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ing water over five cents worth of the
hark and steep gently for two hours,
keeping the heat so low that the water
will not he perceptibly diminished,
then strain the liquid through a cheese
cloth, and keep in an earthenware" ves
sel. The material, meanwhile, should
have been ripped apart and brushed
and all the stitches picked out of it.
Have ready a smooth board or table,
lay the pieces b'f cloth one after another-
on it i arid; sponge thoroughly on.
both' sides, giving particular attention
to soiled spots. After, each piece has
been sponged, lay it across the end of
the table, and when all have been
cleaned, rinse thoroughly in clear,
clean water, run through a wringer,
hang in the shade, and iron on the
wrong side when nearly dry.
Silk goods may be purified in tho
same way, huh must not be wrung out
or twisted. Lay the silk on the board
a second time and dabble it with clear
rinsing water. For black silk, some
simply wipe o-S. whatever lather forms
with another piece of silk. Pin the
pieces of silk to a sheet and hang the
sheet in the open air to dry. If a per
fectly clean pine table can be had for
the purpose, rub the silk while wet
upon the smooth table top and leave to
dry in that position.
the fluid into a saucer, sponge tho spots
until they disappear, wipe thoroughly,
and placo the fabric in the open air
to become perfectly dry.
Hoviso Clotxnintf Helps
To clean cane-seated chairs, scrub
with Galty water and dry slowly.
Straw matting should be cleaned by
dipping a large, coarse cloth in salty
water, wiping thoroughly and drying.
Beat a carpet on the wrong side first,
then on the right side. A bundle of
tough switches is an excellent carpet
beater.
If a carpet begins to show signs of
wear, rip the lengths apart and trans
pose, putting the worn widths on the.
sides.
In nailing down a carpet, be sure
that the floor is perfectly dry, else tho
tacks may rusL and injure the carpet.
Tinned tacks are best to use.
To remove fly-specks from gilt
frames, wash very gently with warm
alcohol (heated by setting in a pan of
hot water), letting it dry on.
Coal oil will clean smoked copper,
nickel, tin or agate ware, which should
afterwards be polished with old pa
per; To clean the wash pan, nothing
is better than a few drops of coal oil.
For brightening grates fronts, fen
ders, and similar iron substances, mix
well one pint of a&phaltum with a gill
of turpentine, and apply evenly with
a paint brush. This quantity is enough
for five grates.
To brighten carpets after beating,
wipe all over with a soft cloth dipped
in ammonia water one gill of house
bold ammonia to one gallon of water.
Remove spots with ox-gall and water
one pint of ox-gall to three gallons
of water. Tar or wax may be removed
by rubbing with turpentine.
To clean a soiled carpet, make a
suds, cream-like in consistency, of good
soap and soft water, and apply with a
small scrubbing brush, cleaning only
a small space at a time, sponging it off
at once with clean, cold water and rub?
bing dry vith soft clean cloths. A
weak solution of alum or soda is used
to revive colors. . '
A pale pink coloring for walls can be
made by dissolving whiting or lime
in cold water and adding enough per
manganate of potash to give it the de
sired color. Add a little liquid glue
and apply as you would whitewash.
A pale yellow can be made with a lit
tle yellow ochre, and the laundry blue
ing bag will give a tint of blue.
Erosive Fluid
This preparation is-excellent for re
moving grease spots from furniture
coverings, silk and wool garments, car
pets, or, indeed, anything that can not
be treated by other methods. Benzine
or gasoline is liable to form a circle
about each spot that will soon become
noticeable, but this fluid does not leave
a trace, although it takes a longer time
to remove the grease than by some oth
er detergent. Plaqe a quart of soft
water in a saucepan, and to it add half
an ounce of borax and two ounces of
finely shredded white Castile soap (the
best). Stir until the borax and soap
have become dissolved and then pour
in a quart of cold water and set away
to cool. When it, is cold, add half an
ounce each of glycerin and ether, cork
tightly in a large bottle. Brush the
dust out of the article to be cleaned,
shake the bottle well, pour a little of
AN OLD AND WELL TRIED KKMKDY.
Miia. Winslow's Soothing Stuup for children
toothing should always bo used for children whllo
teethlnir. It softens tho (rums, allays all pain, cures
wind chollo and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Ttventy-flvo cents a bottle.
Noglected Bibles
One of my letters reads: "Tell the
mothers to take better care of the ba
biesthe little, ciawling things, with
no language but a cry, and whose lit
tle, clutching fingers, clinging to our
garments as we hurry about our work,
are too often slanped and none too gen
tly torn away from their hold, and they
are scolded for doing the only thing
possible for them to do. Neglect the
older ones, if needs must, but let us
be tender and patient with the babies."
Another says: "Do insist on better
care being given to the babies. They
should be Itept clean and sweet, and,
if properly attended to, this is not so
great a task. The baby should not be
allowed to fret and cry because of the
uncomfortableness of cold, wet gar
ments which often induce disease and
always brings suffering. I have, seen
babies in the homes of even the well
to do, where the mother was not ob
liged to earn wages to help eke out a
slender salary, whose sanitary condi
tion was simply disgusting, and whom
one scarcely felt justified in holding in
her lap, even thought protected by a
generous apron."
Another: "Try to discourage the
habit of putting the baby down any
where on the cold floor, even if pro
tected by a rug,. and expecting it to
play contentedly while you work. The
floor is the coldest part of the house,
cold and bad air always settling to the
bottom, and no child can bo comfort
able in such a place. A grown person
Is very sonsltlve to this layer of cold
then why not the baby? If no bettor
place can be contrived, snread a bit
of oil-cloth on the bed, and over this,
a ioiueu Dianuet or quilt, and let the
baby revel in the soft warhith and
comfort of this play-ground. I have
seen little ones whose 'goose-bumped'
and mottled flesh has made my heart
acne, wet. blue with cold. Its little fin
gers like icicles, trying to play cheer
fully despite its evident discomfort;
but I have not enjoyed tho sight."
Now, dear mothers, ask yourselves if
these pictures "hang on your walls,"
and if they do, banish them at once.
No matter who else suffers, take care
of the helpless little things that have
no way of teMng you in words how
distressed they are. Bo good to tho
babies.
Lengthening a Skirt
One of our girls asks how she can
make over a skirt, bought ready made,
of good material, that has "sagged",
behind and at the sides, while tho
front has drawn up until too short.
Put the skirt on, just as though to be
worn; then, standing on a box, chair
or table, ask some one to pin or baste
the skirt so as to be even in length
with the shortest width, all around
Let the pins or basting stitches be
quite close together, all around, and
when this is done, take the skirt off
and cut the widths off at the line
of pins or basting threads, being very
careful to have the lengths perfectly
even. If one has material like the
skirt, or something matching in color
and texture or even of harmonious
color, cut a strip the full width re
quired for the new length, allowing for
the seams, and being careful to cut it
on the true bias, enough to go around
the bottom of the skirt held with a
little fullness. Line this strip with a
lining of bias crinoline, and baste the
crinoline to the goods so it will riot
slip , or stretch. Sew it, holding the
bias rather Joosely, to the bottom of
the skirt; then, with a hot iron and a
damp cloth, press out the seam, stretch
ing the bias so it will lie smooth.
Face, and finish with a binding of vel
veteen, as you would any skirt.
Another way, after evening the
lengths, is to cut the skirt in two at a
depth suitable for trimming and insert
a piece thatf" will simulate trimming;
but the first is the easiest way.
A good way to use up a plush or
velvet cape which has become an eye
sore from long familiarity, and can
well be spared, Is to rip it apart, fresh
en it, and make it over into one of
those useful bolero or blouse jackets.
It may be necessary to use some trim
ming down the front, or for the cuffs,
but it can be very prettily and inex
pensively done, and will do service in
this shape for quite a while. ,
It should be lined with some pretty,
fresh lining, and the trimming around
the neck and down the front, as also
the cuffs, can be made of some suitable
material, covered with handsome lace.
WHAT SULPHUR DOES
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Stoamod Brown Bread
Take three cupfuls of corn meal and
one of rye meal, two-thirds cupful of
molasses, cup and a half ci sour milk,
teaspoonful of soda, and a little salt.
Add cold water and stir the whole until
.the dough is of the right consistency
(neither too thick nor too thin, but so
it will pour out of the pan easily). Put
the dough into a tin pail, or vessel with
tight-fitting cover, allowing consider
able room in the pail so the bread may
rise, then set the pail in a large iron
kettle partly full of hot water so that
the water will come half-way up the
sides of the pail. Cover the kettle tight
ly and let the bread steam in this for
three to four hours, adding hot water
For the Human Body In Health And
Disease
Tho mention of sulphur will recall to
many of us the .early days wjjcn'bur
mothers gave us bur dally dose of sul
phur and molasses every spring and
fall.
It was the universal spring and fall
"blood purifier," tonic and cure-all,
and mind you, this old-fashioned rem
edy was not without merit.
The Idea was good, but the remedy
was crude and unpalatable, and a
large quantity had to be taken to get
any effect.
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur in a palatable, con
centrated form, so that a single grain
is far more effective than a tablespoon
ful of the crude sulphur.
In recent years, research and experi
ment have proven that the best sul
phur for medicinal use Is that obtained
from Calcium vcJnlciura Sulphide) and
sold in drug stores under the name
of Stuart's Calcium Wafers. They aro
small chocolate coated pellets and con
tain the active medicinal principle of
sulphur in a highly concentrated, ef
fective form.
Few people are aware of the value of
this form of sulphur in restoring and
maintaining bodily vigor and health;
sulphur acts directly in the liver, and
excretory organs and purifies and en
riches the blood by the prompt elimi
nation of waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and molas
ses every spring and fall, but the cru
dity and impurity of ordinary flowers
of sulphur were often worse than tho
disease, arid can not compare with the
modern concentrated preparations of
sulphur, of which Stuart's Calcium
Wafers is undoubtedly the best and
most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for
liver and kidney troubles and cure con
stipation and purify the blood fri a
way that often surprlsea patient and
physician alike.
Dr. R. M. Wilkins while experiment
ing with sulphur remedies soon found
that the sulphur from Calcium was su
perior to any other form. He says:
"For liver, kidney and blood troubles,
especially when resulting from consti
pation or malaria, I have been sur
prised at the results obtained from
Stuart's Calcium Wafers. In patients
suffering from boils and pimples and
even deep-seated carbuncles, I have
repeatedly seen them dry up and dis
appear in four or five days, leaving tho
skin clear and smooth. Although Stu
art's Calcium Wafen, Is a proprietary
article, and sold by druggists, and for
that reason tabooed by many physi
cians, yet I know of nothing so safo
and reliable for constipation, liver and
kidney troubles and especially in all
forms of skin disease as this remedy'
At any rate people who are tired of
pills, .cathartics and so-called blood
"purifiers," will find in Stuart's Cal
cium Wafers, a far safer, more palat
able and effective prepartion.
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