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ounces of gum camphor -dissolved in
one pint of coal oil, and then add
half a pint of good olive oil. Rub
parts affected.
To cause quick perspiration, put
one teaspoonful of alcohol into
twelve teaspoonfuls of water. Dose:
one teaspoonful every fifteen or
twenty minutes until the desired ef
fect is secured.
For bruises, severe cuts, barb-wire
laceration or rusty nail wounds,
place bits of wool or woolen cloth
on live coals and hold the injured
member in the smoke of this until
the pain is relieved. This will pre
vent blood poisoning. Mrs. C. P.
A very valuable remedy for wa
tery eyes, or for tired, inflammed
eyes, suffering from Btrain; make a
solution of two grains of sulphate
of zinc, ten drops of tincture of
opium, and two ounces of rosewater.
This will cost about twenty cents,
and will last a long time. Put sev
eral drops into the eyes two or three
times a day. The lids should be
lifted that the solution may reach
the muscles of the eye ball. This
recipe is from a very successful occu
list. Raw potato peelings burned in the
stove will clear the under parts and
the chimney of soot.
To prevent the accumulation of
soot in the chimney, make a brine of
common salt, pour it over small coal
and half-burnt cinders and burn this
with the fuel. The cause of liquid
soot;" which so often streaks the
walls where wood is used for fuel
is caused by the steam from the
wood wetting the soot in the chim
ney and draining through the lapping
of the joints of the pipe, and out of
the chimney hole. Mrs. S. K.
Query Box
M. E. P. See article on "Super
fluous Hair."
L. The acid crystals will dissolve
if boilingwater is poured oVer them
';F." C'. Try 'moistening the ink
stains onthe fingers in warm water,
then rub'the sulphur end of a match
on them.
S. G. Remove the blood stains
by saturating with coal oil, let stand
awhile, then wash in warm water.
Housewife To clean the matting,
rub the oil spots with -alcohol, then
rub with pure hard soap, wash with
cold water, rubbing dry with cloth.
S. S. Sponge the serge skirt with
bluing water, such as is used in the
laundry, to remove the shine; press
under a damp cloth (not a wet one).
Mrs. B. P. A very good domestic
polish for the mahogany furniture
is made of one part good vinegar,
and three parts pure linseed oil: rub
vigorously with a soft cloth .moist
ened in the polish.
Effle D. The little flannel gar
ments may be embroidered with
either silk or cotton. If silk, use a
rather heavy twisted thread; if cot
ton, embroidery cotton, No. 35 is
about right.
Mrs. M. Go over the wood work
in the room with a flannel cloth
dampened with coal oil, then go over
it again with a clean, soft cloth, rub
bing vigorously, and the dirt will
come off.
Mrs. J. N. For the marble dis
colored by smoke, clean by applying
benzine liberally, . and rubbing it off
with a clean flannel cloth; if neces
sary, repeat. Do not have any fire
in the room, or near it.
Impatience The film can be re
moved from the lenses by letting
them lie in alcohol for a moment,
then polishing With a clean chamois
skin, or piece of old, soft silk. Sop
is not good, but increases the film.
Glace kid gloves of delicate color
should be cleaned with common
kitchen flour, very slightly moistened
with gasoline or alcohol; apply the
paste to the glove on the, hand, with
a soft cloth.; then rub clean with a
soft cloth, until quite dry." Do the
work out of doors.
C. N. Forthe snails in,,the pansy
bed, catch and kill all you can, then
dust 'powdered lime over the soil
and the plants.
Flower-Lover One of the cheap
est, safest and best insecticides is a
solution of one-half pound of com
mon Ivory soap (used in the laun
dry) dissolved in five gallons of wa
ter, and thrown on all sides of the
bush with a good garden syringe,
or spray pump. Begin before the
insects become numerous, and use
liberally, preferably in the evening.
Musings
Out from the doors ot a cottage
homo not far away, a trio of young
folks go, every morning, to their
places in the business of the city.
As the night falls, I see them hurry
ing home again, but they come sing
ly. When they go of a morning,
the mother stands at the door or
window, watching them, or their car,
until distance shuts them from her
view. On her lips Is always a ten
der, hopeful smile, but her eyes are
full qf thought. As the evening
shuts down, I see her often at the
window, looking eagerly, expectant
ly, and sometimes anxiously, down
the street, as she hurries about her
preparations for the evening meal.
A glad light flashes into her eyes as
the first familiar form swings oft the
car, and she greets them as they
come, one by one, with loving words
and motherly solicitude. As the
evening hours go by, the lamps are
lighted, and through the thin lace
coverings of the windows, we see
them all gathered about the room,
and can almost hear the young voices
relating the happenings of the day.
As I watch these little scenes
daily, a touch of heartache comes
to me, for I realize that all too soon
these young feet will go out, "for
the last .time," into the world per
haps neyer to come back to its safe
shelter again; perhaps to come back
at rare intervals, or to "run in"
whenever the world's business will
allow; but no more with the simple
hearted "home" feeling that draws
them to the cottage now. At first
there may seem small difference; but
the breach will widen; the boy and
girl will become the man and wo
man, and "home" mother's home
will not be theirs. Other interests,
other loves will creep in, and try
as they may, it will never be the
same again. The mother will see
the first signal she will miss some
thing, and the faint, uneasy ache
that mothers know will follow her
wherever she goes. -The boys and
girls will begin to vaguely realize
that they are somehow missing a
link in the chain, but it will not
hurt them as it hurts the mother.
When the door is shut and the key
is turned as the night closes down,
there will always be a feeling with
the mother that something is shut
out, and as she goes about, 'closing
the house for the night, ghostly
footsteps will keep pace with hers;
echoes of light words and snatches
of song or ripples of laughter will
float about her, and the solemn still
ness of the closed rooms will bring
tears to the longing eyes and a wist
ful light that will never be taken
away.
Fruit Syrups
Raspberry, strawberry, pineapple,
blackberry and cherry syrup is easily
made, and comes in very handy for
many uses. When soft berries are
used, it is better to put them
through the fruit presser and strain
before cooking the juices. For
cherries, stone the cherries and let
the juice drain from them. Then,
in the juice dissolve two cupfuls of
granulated sugar, put the cherries
and the sweetened syrup over the
fire and cook for ten minutes; take
from the fire and put through the
press, and return, to the fire and boil
until a thick syrup is formed. Two
cupfuls of .granulated sugar Is al
lowed to two. cupfuls of cherry
Juice. The samo proportions to be
observed with other jitices. This
syrup must bo sealed up while boil
ing hot, and is fine to servo a few
teaspoonfuls of the syrup with. iced
water, thinning to taste. In canning
cherries, or other juicy fruits, one
ofton has a remnant of juice left
after filling the jars, and this can
bo made into fruit syrups and bot
tled for future uses.
Removing Superfluous Ilair
Specialists, in nearly every case,
tell us that nothing will permanently
remove superfluous hair from thd
face; other specialists have methods
which they claim will do this, but
it may possibly bo that they are
personally interested in a financial
dense in the sale of the methods. The
use of the toilet pumice, like that of
the razor, simply Temoves the growth
each day, and must be used contin
uously. .The toilet pumice is a small
piece of pumice stone of fine texture,
and can be had of almost any drug
gist for five or ton cents. Depart
ment stores also keep them on sale
at the toilet counter. To use the
pumice, first wash the face with a
good toilet soap and tepid water;
while quite soapy, apply the toilet
pumice, rubbing wherever needed,
but do not rub hard enough to red
den the skin. The face must be
quite soapy, and a few applications
will literally rub the hair off. This
process must be repeated every day,
and will take about five -minutes
time. While it is claimed by some
that the use of the pumice coarsens
the hair, the same as the razor Is
said to do, others claim the contrary.
Some specialists recommend that,
after using the stone, a little perox
ide of hydrogen should be applied
to the face, and its application fol
lowed with a few drops of toilet
ammonia, and this is said to bleach
and weaken the roots and finally de
stroy the constitution of the hair.
But I can not speak of this from per
sonal knowledge. The use of the
hydrogen and ammonia, should be
followed by rubbing a' little cold
cream over the places so treated, to
remedy any inclination to roughness.
The hydrogen is quite inexpensive,
a small vial of it costing but ten
cents, and will be enough for use for
a long time.
If the superfluous growth is not
particularly noticeable, it would be
well to let it alone, as a downy cov
ering Is not always disfiguring if
light in color; if dark enough to be
unpleasantly noticeable, some spe
cialists recommend the use of perox
ide of hydrogen, or' other bleaching
methods, which will help in a meas
ure, but if the hair is already coarse
and disfiguring that is another
matter.
with salt and poppor-and stow slowly
for ten minutes, stirring gently to
prevent burning.
Cauliflower with Cheese Pick off
tho outside leaves and cut the stem
close to tho head; wash well, then
soak one hour, head down, in cold,
salted water. Tie up In a plcco of
cheeso cloth, plungo in salted boil
ing water and cook for half an hoifr,
drain, and turn into a deop dish. In
a saucopan, mix one tnblcspoonful of
butter and ono of flour until smooth,
add half a pint qf milk, stirring con
stantly until It boils; then add four
tablespoonfuls of grated cheese and
half a teaspoonful of salt. Pour
over tho cauliflower and servo hot.
Egg Plant Cut tho slices half nn
inch thick, pool, and lot stand in salt
ed water a half hour; then dip each
slice in flour, and pilo up; whon tho
flour becomes moist, fry In very hot
lard, browning on both sldqs, tako
up and spread a little butter on tho
top of each slice. Or, tho slices may
bo dipped In beaten egg, then in
rolled cracker-crumbs, and fried un
til brown in very hot lard.
Salads
Tho use of salads prepared from
tender plants and vegetables is to
bo encouraged, as tender vegetables
are among tho most healthful foods
to be had. While they may not bo
very nourishing In themselves, they
contain salts, which are very excel
lent correctives, and theso salts are,
In many cases, changed or destroyed
in cooking. Salads made of raw
vegetables contain an alkaline salt
which is of tho greatest value In all
skin diseases. Such foods aro ap
petizing, and tho oils used with them
are nourishing If not killed by too
much vinegar, pepper, and like sea
sonings. Green foods aro oxcollont
for clogged liver.
Pic Plant Jelly
July Is tho month in which to"
make pie-plant jolly, and if one can
get red currants, using one-third cur
rants to two-thirds rhubarb, a much
finer jelly will be the result than if
rhubarb alone is used, and a much
cheaper one than if only currants
are used. Canned rhubarb may bo
used to good advantage as an acid
addition to mincemeats. Rhubarb
can be dried, and kept for winter
use, and will bo liked by some as an
addition to apples for sauce or pies.
COULDN'T KEEP IT
Kept it Hid From the Children
Some Timely Recipes
Dressing for Boiled Beets One
teacupful of vinegar, one table
sjpoonful each of butter and sugar,
and a little salt. Mix all together in
a sauce pan, and when it boils, add
one-fourth cupful of sweet cream
blended with a teaspoonful of flour.
Let cook up a minute, stirring, and
pour over the boiled and chopped
beets.
Roasted Beets Wash and lay the
tender beets in a pan and set in a
hot oven; turn often, but do not
break the skin; when baked tender,
skin and chop up with salt, pepper, J
and a little vinegar in wnicn a little
flour has been mixed smooth; add a
lump of butter, heat up and serve.
Brocoll Strip off all but the top
leaves, remove the outside skin from
the stalks and small branches, then
boll until tender in salted water. Sea
son with salt, pepper and butter
after draining.
Stewed Carrots Slice lengthwise
and boil until tender; then, in a
saucepan, heat one cupful of sweet
cream and two tablespoonfuls of but
ter; put the carrots in .'thisr season
"Wo can not keep Grape-Nuts food
in the house. It goes so fast I have
to hide it, because the children love
it so. It is just tho food I have
been looking for ever so long; some
thing that I do not have to stop to
prepare and still is nourishing."
Grape-Nuts is the most scientifi
cally made food on tho market. It
is perfectly and completely cooked
at the factory and can be served at
an instant's notice, either with rich
cold cream, or with hot milk if a
hot dish is desired. When milk ox
water is used, a little sugar should
be added, but when cold cream is
used alone the natural grape-sugar,
which can be seen glistening on the
granules, is sufficiently sweet to sat
isfy the palate. This grape-sugar
is not poured 6ver the granules, as
some people think, but exudes from
the granules in the process of man
ufacture, when the starch of the
grains is changed from starch to
grape-sugar by the process of man
ufacture. This, in effect, is the first
act of digestion; therefore, Grape
Nuts food is pre-digested and is most
perfectly assimilated by the very
weakest stomach. "There's a Rea
son," Made at the pure food factories of
the Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich,
Read the little .health- classic, "Tho
Road-to Wellville," In pkgs.
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