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can, or jar, where it will always be
ready for use, and the vessel kept
closed.
Tin measuring cups, of different
glzes may be kept in the flour or
meal box, or closo to them, and
nothing is bettor for the sugar or
cereal jars than one of these cups.
Many pint and quart cups have
measurements marked on the side,
and these a,re very convenient,
For tho Suit-Case
When getting ready for 'any trip
which calls for extra clothes, get
some paste-board boxes, or some
squares of heavy pasteboard. Cut
them so they will just easily fit into
the suitcase, and paste or sew tapes
along the board, from end to end
and from side to side, allowing con
siderable length of loose tape at each
end. Have the tapes securely fas
tened to the boards. Fold your gar
ments carefully and lay on the
board, tie the tapes across from end
to end and from side to side, over
the garment to. hold it in place.
Prepare each tray in the same way,
setting them one on top of the other,
and they may be carried without
wrinkling or mussing, and there will
be no tumbling or tossing of con
tents, as the trays are easily lifted
out when other things are wanted.
No matter how "safe" you think you
know your suitcaso to be as regards
claspB and lock, it is wise to carry
a good strap-r-two' of them, with a
handle between, with you, for if the
case goes in the baggage room, it
may be burst open through rough
handling, and if you carry it with
you, something might "happen" to
the fastenings so it would fall open.
It is wise to strap the case.
Lime Water
Lime water should be kept in
every household, and to make it,
place a piece of unslaked lime the
size of an egg in an earthern vessel
and pour over it one quart of clean,
cold water; allow it to stand a few
hours, then carefully pour the clear
water off the sedimeat. Put the
water into a bottle, cork and keep
in a dark, cool place where it can
be readily found. Lime acts very
energetically on water, and a tea
epoonful of lime water, and a tea
cup of water or milk almost entirely
destroys any deleterious subBtance
"therein. A teaspoonful in a cup of
milk is an excellent remedy for deli
cate children whoso digestion is
weak. It is also very beneficial in
cases of acidity of the stomach. It
gives no unpleasant taste to any
thing to which it is added.
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The Milk Problem
Something more than a century
ago, Balzac predicted that the time
would come, nay, was near at hand,
when a process of cooling milk and
keeping it cool, would make it pos
sible to ship it from the dairy dis
tricts of France to Paris. Those
who gave any heed to hia assertion
pronounced It a vagary of a novelist,
Bince, though, he was a great philo
sopher, Balzac put forth his proph
esy in fiction form. A recent achieve
ment of science has succeeded In
converting milk into a dry, powder
form where a good sized tablespoon
ful of the powder put into a quart
of water will make a quart of sweet
milk ready for use. The powder
will keep for a great length of time,
carry any distance, subject to any
temperature, without in any way
altering Its quality, which is that
of 'certified milk. By the process,
Invented by Dr. Martin Bkenberg, all
moisture is eliminated from milk,
and the demand for this milk-flour
Is much in excess of what the fac
tories now In operation are able to
supply. Nothing is taken from the
milk except its water and gas;
Cheese can also be made from the
powder, the same as from sweet
milk. Professor William Booth, of
New York, finds from actual tests
that this powdered milk is froo from
any colonies of harmful bacteria, and
that it is perfectly clean In a scien
tific sense. It is claimed that no
more than a beginning has beon
made in this now industry, and it is
not yet put up for family use, as the
factories consume the entiro out-put.
An item has appeared In the news
papers, telling of a new achievement
of science that of making milk
from vegetables by machinery, the
milk so made being the same as the
cow-made article. As we long ago
learned tbat a cdw was by no means
necessary to the production of "but
ter," we shall look for this now pro
duct anxiously, as milk is becoming
so scarce and high-priced that those
needing it can not reach It.
Query. Box
Mrs. C. Three lemons to a pint
of water will make a rather strong
drink; many. people find two lemons
to a pint of water strong enough.
L. D. For stomach cramps, a
teaspoonful of tincture of ginger in
a half glass of water in which a half
teaspoonful of cooking soda has been
dissolved, is recommended.
J. J. It is much better to regu
late the digestive organs by the
right kind of food than with cathar
tic medicines, which do only tempor
ary good, and often increase the dis
order later on. Find what foods are
laxative in your own case, and use
judgment.
Laundress-For removing in
delible ink stains, this is recom
mended: For ink which contains
nitrate of silver (which most of in
delible inks (to), first soak the stain
in a solution of common salt, then
wash in household ammonia.
Same Where soap is not admis
sible for washing scarlet or lilac
prints, make a flour paste as for the
laundry, dilute until the starch is
quite thin, and wash the goods ia
this, rinse afterwards In clear water.
Or, peel and boil potatoes in water
enough to moro than cover them,
boiling until done; then strain and
wash the goods in the potato water.
This will not hurt the finest fabric.
"Accident" For tho sprained
limb, get garden wormwood, dried
or fresh, and boil in vinegar until
well colored, and apply as a poultice
.to tho parts, wrapping cloth around
to keep in the moisture. Use as hot
as can be borne, changing frequent
ly. An excellent liniment is made
of tho white of one egg, tablespoon
ful of vinegar, and tablespoonful of
turpentine; mix well by shaking
thoroughly, and shake thoroughly
before using; bathe the sprain with
this until relieved. The dried herb
can be had of tho druggist but the
fresh is better.
possibility of sand or dirt, leaving
the stem on, servo them as they are,
with a dish of silgar at hand to dip
tho berry in as eaten.
For Uio Toilet
Answering F. E. P., this is said to
bo one of tho very best hair tonics,
but I havo no personal knowledge of
its efficacy. The Ingredients are all
well known, and can bo had at any
drug store. It is a very old recipo:
Take a quarter of an ounce of tho
drippings of alkanet root, tie in a bit
of coarse muslin and put it in a
bottlo containing eight ounces of
sweet oil; cover it to keep out tho
dust, and let stand several days;
add to this sixty drops of tincture
of cantharldes (a teaspoonful) ten
drops of oil of rose; noroll and
lemon, each, sixty drops; let tho
mlxturo stand ono wcolc, and you
will have ono of the best stimulants
for tho hair known. Apply to tho
scalp with tho fingertips onco a day
until results appear. Another old
recipe is also given:
To ono pint of strong sago tea, a
pint of bay rum, and, a quarter of
an ounce of tincturoof cantharldes,
add an ounce of castor olland a
teaspoonful of oil of rose, or other
perfumo desired. Shako well before
applying to the scalp, as tho oil does
not mix with tho other liquids un
less well shaken each time.
Tho simplest form of hair-dye, and
ono of the safest, is tho expressed
juice of tho bark or shells of green
walnuts. A little alcohol and a few
drops' of oil of cloves, or "a few
cloves pounded up, is added to pre
sorvo tho Juice from souring; let
stand for two wcoks, shaking often,
and at tho end of tho tlmo, decant
tho puro liquid off and bottlo. A
vory llttlo salt may bo added, and
tho mlxturo kept in a cool place.
Part tho hair and apply, a little
space at a timo, with a sponge, go
ing over tho wholo head in this way.
Dyeing tho hair is not advisable,
ordinnrlly; but whoro a spot, or
streak of whito appears while the
rest of tho hair retains all or most
of tho original color, a dye may b
used. , '
Gold Pens
Metallic Iridium is used for the
points of gold pens, and is made from
tho powder obtained In tho wet way
from platinum oro by heating to a
high heat in a sand cruciblo and
then adding stick phosphorus, The
iridium can not be melted alono, and.
is thus fused in tho form of an
iridium phosphide. To remove the
phosphorus, tho phosphide is boated
with lime and tho iridium is left In
tho form of a hard, whito mass which
is so hard that it can not bo filed or
cut, and is broken up into small
pieces for soldering to the points
of gold pens. These small pieces aro
ground to the right sizo on a copper
disc wheel With emery or carborun
dum. It is claimed that an ounco of
iridium will rmako from 5,000 to
10,000 pen -points. Iridium, thus
prepared, is fo ind to bo as hard as
the ruby, and no steel tools can
make any impression upon It. Ex.
Contributed Recipes
A bavarian cream can bo made of
strawberries, raspberries or cur
Tants; mash the berries and add for
each box of fruit one cup of fine
sugar, then rub the mixture through
a sieve and add to the pulp a pint of
whipped cream and ono ounco and
a half of gelatine to the box. Pour
Into a mold, set on ice until firm,
then turn out on a dish and serve.
C. C. C.
Strawberry Ice Cream Mix a
cupful of sugar with a quart of ripe
strawberries, let stand half a day,
then mash and strain them through
a coarse towel the coarser the bet
ter; then to the juice allow a cup
ful of sugar, and when dissolved,
beat in a quart of fresh, thick cream.
Freeze as any other cream. Rasp
berries, pineapple, cherries, or any
other soft fruit can be made in the
same way.
Where large, fresh berries can.be
had, after freeing them" from any
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