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The Nebraska Independent
NOVEMBER 22, 1908
I HOME LIFE I
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Ted
I have a little brindle dog,
Seal-brown from tall to head.
Ills name I guess Is Theodore,
But I just call him Ted.
4. He's only eight months old today
i..' I guess he's just a pup;
t,Pa says he won't be larger
' When he Is all grown up.
He plays around about the house,
As good as he can be, .
He don't seem like a little dog,
, . He's just like folks to me.
; And when It Is my bed time, -
Ma opens up the bed;
' Then I nesJe down real cozy
And just make room for Ted.
jfAnd oh, how nice we cuddle!
i Ho doesn't fuss or bite,
i Just nestles closely up to me
1 " And lays there still all night.
'.We love each other dearly, .
My little Ted' and me.
We're just good chums together,
And always hope to be.
Maxine Anna Buck.
Household Hints
It is a mistake, according to the
veteran housekeeper, to have floors
that are intended to be ornamented
treated with anything but wax. To
varnish or shellac a hardwood floor
' of any kind Is a sacrilege that should
not be permitted under any circum
' stances. Inevitable the best of them
, wears scrappy and blotchy after a
while and then they have to be scraped
and bleached an expensive business,
since .it ought not to have been neces
sary at all. On no account must water
be used on a waxed floor, as it will
only roughen it. without removing the
, dirt. Turpentine is the proper cleans
ing medium.
Slices, of fried bread or, ordinary
toast spread with anchovy paste an
delicious if covered with scrambled
eggs. . This is very nice supper dish.
One way of ridding the house of
flies is to put into an atomizer some
oil of lavender, slightly diluted. Spray
It freely into the air. This, more
over, leaves a delightful fresh odor in
the house.
- Let eyeglasses He in alcohol for a
few moments, then polish with cham
ois. If the glasses are set into gold
frames, a fine camel-s hair brush will
lift the dust from the edges and make
they look like new.
Candles treated in this way will
not melt and run down while burn
ing. Make a thick lather of soap and
water. Take one candle at a time
and cover .with the thick foam. Wipe
off what you can with the moist hand
and lay away to dry.
, Marking linen is most conveniently
effected .by using a small stiff brush,
and a small copper plate-with perfor
ations corresponding to the letters re
quired. This stencil plate is laid upon
the linen and indelible ink is rolled
into the cut-out spaces with a brush.
Once. a. week the whole Inside of the
refrigerator,' from the 'ice chamber
down should be thoroughly cleansed
with a strong solution of warm soda
water, then wiped dry with a clean
cloth. The drain pipe should also
come in for special notice, w.hilathe
cleansing is in progress.
A housekeeper who was closing her
house for a long period packed her
silver ' in ' dry flour, with the knives,
forks and spoons kept together and
arranged in layers, with flour between.
She had tried the experiment before
and found that the silver emerged per
fectly bright and untarnished. .
In washing blankets the advice of
an old laundress is: Never rub soap
directly on the blanket, but dissolve
It in the water. When it is taken
from the last water hang upon a strong
line, where a good breeze will strike
it and pull in stretch in shape. Al
low it to remain until dry, then pack
it away until cold weather with plenty
of gum camphor placed within its
folds. s
Vegetables not only contain stimu
lants but are capable of producing an
intoxicating influence on those who de
pend on them exclusively for food,
according to an investigator. He cites
a case in which some young people
of his acquaintance suffered from par
tial Intoxication as the result of a
purely vegetable meal.
Peanut lovers have noticed that the
nuts are generally very much larger
this year than usual, a fact which
may be verified by the most ., casual
glance at any stand where they are
sold. They are also said to be much
better in flavor, though there are some
connoisseurs who declare that the
small nut is the sweeter.
In pressing ribbons with a hot iron
lay them between two sheets of ma
nila paper and they will come out like
new.
When coarse lawns and other cot
ton fade white, a dainty pink color
can be given them by using the petals
of an old artificial rose in the starch
water, when laundered.
Flies will come down an open chim
ney and if it is desired to keep the
house free from them it will be nec
essary to screen or close off in some
manner the open fire place.
Ivory carvings that have become
discolored may be restored by a very
simple process. Paint them over with
spirits of turpentine and expose them
to the sunshine for two or three days.
When filling fir balsam pillows mix
in with balsam generous wads of
cotton batting, using two or three
times as much cotton as balsam. It
makes the pillow soft and light and
prevents the balsam from breaking
into small bits as it dries.
To make jelly glasses take bottles
the desired size and soak a cork in
turpentine and tie tightly about the
bottle where you want it cut. Set
fire to it and when . the blaze begins
to fail plunge the top in cold water
up to the cord and it will come, off
leaving a smooth edge.
Here is a delightful way of serving
cantaloupes. Select small, firm melons
and lay on ice until very cold. Cut
in half and scoop out the seeds, then
with a thin, sharp knife remove the
melon from the nnd. Cut the pulp
into inch pieces, mix with bits of ice
and put back in the shells, pouring
over all French dressing. Arrange
the melon halves on grape leaves.
So often when the house is being
done, paint is spilt over the stone
steps and is sometimes difficult to
get rid of it. In this case make a
strong solution. of potash,, and wash
the steps thoroughly with this, simply
leaving to soak in. After a . little the
paint, will become quite soft, and can
be washed off with soap and water ;
then throughly wash with cold water.
Paint which has been, on for any
length of time will yield to this treat
ment. " - -
A faded dress can be made perfect
ly white by washing it In boiling
cream. . . -
Tomatoes and milk,, to be blended,
mustbe. brought to the. same tempera
ture and beaten . together vigorously.
There is less liability of curdling. -
One garment should aev.er be, hung
over another on the same hook. To
do this would take all the freshness
out pf the undermost garment, and
it would not improve the one which
lay uppermost.
To keep moth and buffalo bugs from
rugs and carpets sorinkle them well
with salt, then wipe with a cloth
dampened with warm water having
spirits of turpentine added in the pro
portion of a spoonful to every quart
of water.
A gardener is responsible for this
piece of advice. If plants are infested
with insects, cut a potato in half,
scoop out the inside and place it on
the soil under the plant. The insects
will gradually assemble in it.
Many an old faded carpet, that is
not worn out, but that has become
unsightly, goes to the dyer these days
and comes back as good as new and
usually, more fashionable. A light
colored Axminister carpet that did
duty for several years in a parlor is
now a rich maroon and covers the floor
of a reception room.
Always put the sugar in a pie in
the center of the fruit, not at the
top, as this makes the paste sodden.
Keep the cake griddle in good can
dition by the vigorous use of sand
paper occasionally, using very little
grease for frying the cakes.
Water should never be put on gilt
frames. They should be wiped with
dry cloth or chamois. This applies to
all metal and lacqeured goods.
A piece of soda the size of a pea in
a quart of stewed rhubarb or goose
berries greatly reduces the amount of
sugar required without impairing the
flavor in the least.
Among the artistic materials in use
for walls now none is more charming
than the Japanese grass cloth, with its
interesting handloom weave and at
tractive silk gloss. It is, of course,
not expensive.
Roll all pieces of wrapping paper
not good enough for further use that
are -usually thrown Into the fire into
hardtight balls. These will help along
wonderfully in the kindling basket for
the morning's fire.
Plenty of soap and cold water and
no soda are the secrets of success in
washing board floors and the wood
must be scrubbed the way of the gaain
and not round and round, if you want
to get the dirt off. Change the water
often. You can't expect boards to be
a good color if they are rinsed in dirty
water.
You Owe it to Your Mother
To treat her with the unvarying
courtesy and deference you accord to
those who are above you in rank or
position.
To study her tastes and habits, her
likes and dislikes, and cater to them
as far as possible in an unobtrusive
way.
Never to intimate by word or deed
that your world and hers are different,
or that you feel in any way superior
to her.
To manifest an interest in whatever
interests or amuses her.
To seek her comfort and pleasure in
all things before your own.
Not to forget that, though she Is
old and wrinkled, she still loves pret
ty things.
To make her , frequent, simple pres
ents, and to be sure that they are ap
propriate and tasteful.
To remember that she is still a girl
at heart as far as delicate little at
tentions are concerned.
, To give her your full confidence,
and never to do anything which . you
think. she would disapprove. .
- Ta make-her'a partaker so. far. as
your different ages wlil permit, in all
your pleasures and recreations.
To lift all theb urdens you can from
shoulders which have grown stooped
in waiting upon and working for yon.
.To bear patiently wih her peculiari
ties or infirmities of temper or disposi
tion, which may be the result of a life
of care and-toil.
To consult her and ask her advice fa
regard to whatever you are about to
do, even though you have no doubt
as to what your course should be.
To be on the lookiut for every occa
sion to make whatever return you can
for her years of sacrifice and planning
for your happiness and well being.
To do your best to keen her youth
ful in appearance, as well as in spirif.
hv taking pains with her drrss an1 th"
HHio accessories and details of he
toilet; Not to shock or pain her by making
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