JANUARY 22,-1909
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if hard water must be used, try this:
Put into a pint bottle full of water
as much borax, either lump or pow
dered, aB the water will dissolve,
adding borax until there is left a
settling of the borax at the bottom.
This is called a saturated solution of
borax The water will hold only so
much. When about to wash the
hands or face, pour into the basin
of water enough of the solution to
makethe water feel slippery. Use a
mild soap, and when the hands are
well lathered, rub corn meal over
them, scouring, and when clean,
wash off, then rinse in clear water,
pour a little vinegar into the palm
of the hand and rub this over the
hands and face to kill the alkali. A
very-little mutton tallow, cold cream,
or cocoanut oil rubbed over the hands
will restore-the .natural oil that has
been removed. A good scouring
with cornmeal or bran, without any
soap will cleanseif 4he hands.areaioti
-very., dirty.: . As ,lh,e .water, is poured
xff .the borax, add .more water until
all the-borax is 'held in suspension
by the water.
Baby's Toys
Very satisfactory toy animals may
be made for the young child by using
canton flannel, which comes -in va
rious colors and costs ten to fifteen
cents a yard. The patterns 'for these
animals may be had of any pattern
agency. Bran,jgawdust, cotton, wool,
or rag-clippings may 'be used 'for
stuffing; beads or hoe buttons may
be used for the eyes, and the mouth
and nose may be outlined with
thread.
A. Butterfly Bow
For stiff white linen or embroid
ery collars, the .butterfly bow is-the
favorite. It -; is' very easy to make,
either of lawn,t,pr of ribbon,, and
should' be J washable. If made of
latyn,, the, material should be rather
fine, and something that will keep
its shape. The edges should be button-holed
with fast colored cotton or
Bilkateen, with or without dots or
small designs in the body of it. Or,
the edges may be button-holed and
the rest left plain. Sew a small
nickle plated safety-pin on the back
of the bow, with a narrow strip of
lawn; draw up the middle of the
piece of lawn and bring the fold
about it firmly, and over the back
of the pin; fasten the end with a
very small button and loop. This
will admit of its being, loosened for
laundering, and the pin will bo to
fasten it to the collar. If the pin
is not removed when it is laundered,
the bow should be dried quickly.
. HER MOTHER-IN-LAW
Prjovcd a Wise, Good Friend
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Ayoung woman out in Iowa found
a wise: good friend in her- mother-in-lawff.H-dokes
notwithstanding. She
writes
"It is two years since we began
using Postum in our house. I was
greatly- troubled with my stomach,
complexion , wagblotchy and' yellow.
After meals' I Soften suffered sharp
pains and would have to lie down.
My another oftetfUold me it was the1
coffee I drank 'at meals. But when
I'dnguit coffee, I'd) have a severe head
aches "While visiting my mother-in-law
I remarked that she' always made
such? good coffee and asked her to
tells, me--how. She laughed and told
me it was easy 'to make good 'coffee'
when you use -Postum.
"I began to us"e- Postum as soon as
I got home, and now we have the
same good 'coffee" (Postum) every
day, and I have no more trouble. In
digestion is a thing of the past, and
my complexion has cleared up beau
tifully. "My grandmother suffered a great
deal with he. stomach. Her doctor
told her to leave off coffee. She then
took tea but that was just as bad.
"She finally was induced to try
Postum "which she has used for over
a year. She travelled during the
winter over the greater part of Iowa
visiting, something she nad not been,
able to do for years. She says she
owes her present good health to
Postum."
Name given byJPostum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Jtead, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a
Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.'
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
- ' Odds nnd TEnds
A safe receptacle for holding the
young baby who is just beginning to
roll and toss ,about, is a clothes basket,-
such as is used in 'the laundry.
This can .be " carried from room to
room, and in -his basket, the baby
can be always under the eye of the
mother," comfortable and safe.
Instead of the bag of candy for
the last day of school, try giving
your young charges some little trifle
that can be kept by those forming
the souvenir habit, or that will give
more than a passing pleasure to the
careless one. .Even a' .cheap, little
booklet is better than candy, and
there are so many pretty and in
structive cards to be had at .little
cost, which would usually be prized,
while cloth-bound books, many of
them reprints of standard authors,
will cost about ten cents each.
Powdered alum is milder in its
effects than lump alum that is pul
verized. To make powdered alum,
lay the lump alum, broken in bits',
on a clean china plate and heat it in
-the oven, stirring, until the "waters'
of crystalization" are evaporated,
and it becomes a fine, dry powder.
Apply this powder to cold or canker
sores on lips and inside the mouth;
one application is usually enough.
This is sometimes called "burnt
alum."
A solution of borax one round
ing teaspoonful of borax to one pint
of water is one of the simplest and
most effective home remedies for
nasal catarrh. Pour a little into the
hollow of the palm and snuff it up
into each nostril several times a day,
but especially before retiring at
night and on getting up in the morn
ing. If the throat is gargled with
the borax water it is very cleansing
and healing. Fdr the eyes, a tea
spoonful of boracic acid to half a
pint of water is excellent in case of
strain or feverish ness from over
work. Do not scratch your scalp with
hairpins or hatpins, and do not use
any that are rough or "scaly." Cel
luloid hairpins and ornaments are
not to be recommended, as there is
always danger of their exploding
when brought near a flame.
and bones and minci It. Put in a
frying pan three tablespoonfuls of
butter and one chopped onion, and
cook for five minutes, stirring fre
quently. Add two tablespoonfuls of
flour and one heaping tablespoonful
of curry powder; stir one minute;
then draw the pan back and gradu
ally add one pint of cold Btock or
cold water, and boil for two minutes,
stirring all thrj time; then add half a
teaspoonful of salt and boil for three
minutes longer. Sprinkle over the
minced cold meat a cenerous tea
spoonful of salt, and put the meat
in a stew pan; strain the curry sauce
over it and cook for five minutes;
servo with boiled rice. Ono cupful
of the raw rice will be enough for
the quantity of curry mentioned, and
the dish will be sufficient for serving
six persons. It should not be ac
companied by potatoes.
For ginger cookies, boil together
one cupful of molasses and- ono cup
ful of brown sugar, stirring until the
sugar molls; take from the fire and
add half a cupful each of butter and
drippings and one cupful of hot wa
ter. Into tills put two teaspoonfuls
of soda dissolved in a little water,
and sift a saltspoonful of salt, and
one teaspoonful of strong ginger
with flour enough to stiffen the
dough so it will roll oiit' and keep
its shape when cut. Cut into cookies
and bake in a moderato-ovcn. Who
the cookie's will break apart, they
are dorie.
A good quality of velveteen makes
a most serviceable gown,, whether
suit or one-piece garment, and can
be worn very late in the spring and
very early in the autumn. Cash
mere, mohair, poplins, and wool suit
ings wear well, and have an excel
lent appearance.
Put two tablespoonfuls of cayenne
pepper on the fire when smoking the
meat, and the flies will let it alone.
Some Seasonable Recipes'
For an emergency dessert, mix
thoroughly together half a cupful
each of butter and sugar; to do this
add two well-beaten eggs, one cupful
of sweet milk, and two and a half
cupfuls of flour into which has been
stirred two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Bake this in a thin loaf.
While the pudding is baking, make
the following sauce: Beat t.gether
well one egg, one cupful of sugar,
half a cupful of butter (melted) and
one teaspoonful of flour. When
thoroughly blended, place on the
stove in a sauce pan and stir into it
slowly one cupful of boiling water;
let it boil slowly ten minutes; in the
meantime, add such flavoring as may
be desired, and serve this sauce with
the warm pudding.
.The simplest way of preparing a
dish of curry is as 'follows: Free
one quart of cold meat of skin, fat
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