Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1890 — THE HOUSEHOLD. [ARTICLE]

THE HOUSEHOLD.

How to brink Milk. Some complain that they cannot drink milk without being “distressed by it.” The most common reason why milk is not well borne is due to the fact that people drink it too quickly. If a glass of it is swallowed hastily it enters into the stomach and then forms in one solid, curdled mass, difficult of digestion. If, on the other hand, the same quantity is sipped, and three minutes at least are occupied in drinking ft, then on reaching the stomach it is so divided that when coagulated, as it must be by the gastric juice, while digestion is going on, Instead of being in one hard, condensed mass upon the outside of which only the digestive fluids can act, it is more in the form of the sponge, and in and out o.Kthe entire bulk the gastric juice can play freely and perform its functions.— Analyst. . « Care of the Feet. Those who are annoyed by excessive perspiration of the feet may add much to their comfort by bathing the feet once, if possible twice, every day in warm water containing a little ammonia. Bay rum and diluted alcohol are likewise beneficial. If the feet are very tender, a small piece of alum dissolved in the water should be used. Chalk and starch made into a powder are recommended for rubbing feet that blister easily. Sometimes an offensive odor accompanies the perspiration. When such

I cases are chronic, some disinfectant! must i be used as well as attention paid to the diet. A harmless disinfectant's boraclc acid or permanganate of potash'. If the acid is used, dissolve one ounce in a quart of water. Of the potash use twenty grains to one ounce of water. The solutions may then be used by dipping the hose, which should be of cotton, into the liquid and drying them before wearing. Another way is to wear cork insoles that have been dipped in cither solution. The articles of diet to be avoided are onions, cheese, and fish. Such treatment, with frequent bathing of the feet, is recommended for simple cases of this disorder. Oxide of zinc, beginning with a very weak solution and increasing the quantity used if necessary, is recommended as if sure cure. A celebrated French physician, M. Legoux, recommends the following treatment when other methods fail: Tho feet are first bathed in cold water for several hours for two days, and then painted with a compound made from five drams of glycerine,. two ounces of solution perchloride of iron and forty drops of bergamot essence. The worst cases are said to be generally cured after such treatment twice a day for one or two weeks. When the feet are continually to be exposed to extreme cold, a pad of curled hitir, shaped like the sole of tho foot and worn inside the stocking, is recommended.

Hint* to tioiiHekeepern. Melted butter is a good substitute for olive oil in salad dressing. Many prefer the butter to oil. Grease spots may bo taken out with weak ammonia in water; lay white paper over and iron with a hot iron. . In using yolks of eggs, 1t must be remembered that a broken egg must bo closely covered in the dish in which it is kept until desired for use. Currants, berries, and'Juicy fruits, having boon washed, may be cooked without, water; then strain and boil tho. juice fifteen or twenty minutes before adding the sugar, ami but little more boiling will be required. The smoked and dusty globes of chandeliers may be nicely cleaned by soaking then in hot water, to which a little sal soda has been added. Then put some ammonia in hot water, immerse tho globes and scrub briskly with a stiff brush. Rinse thoroughly and wipe dry. A physician, who is also an enthusiastic cyclist, believes that tt would bo better for young folks if riding the wheel were postponed until the body approached maturity. The possible dangers resulting from too early riding, would bo “a derangement of tho conformation of the frame-work of tho body.” As, for instance, a kind of riding which has a tendency to throw the body forward in a bent position will In time produce a permanent stoop. Another tendency is to overdevelop tho largo muscles in the fore part of tho thigh.