Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1891 — THE HOUSEHOLD. [ARTICLE]

THE HOUSEHOLD.

A New Remedy for Iturut. An ingenious drug clerk has discovered something now in the way of a speedy remedy for burns. He allows the contents of a siphon of seltzer water to flow slowly over the affected parts. In a moment or two tho. pain vanishes. He continues tho treatment a few minutes, then applies a healing lotion and bandages the parts, and in case of slight burns no further inconvenience is felt. He attributes the quick relief afforded by the seltzer water to the action of its carbonic acid gas. How to Whiten the Hand*. An old writer, talking abofitf Marie Stuart, tells how beautiful and white were her hands, and adds that when she was in trouble they looked very pathetic and helpless against her black gown. Now, one’s hands need not be helpless. They can be white, though, and there is a very good way to make them so. Wash them every night in very hot water,using a good soap and giving them a thorough bath; then, having driod them gently on a soft towel, rub olive oil lightly over them and put on a pair of gloVcs. Continue this for two weeks, after which the hot bath alone ouarht to keep them white. By the by, have a jar of almond meal on your washstand and use a little each day on your hands to soften them. Put about a teaspoon of the meal in the palm of one hand, moisten it and rub it over tho other hand exactly as if it were soap. When the meal is washed off, the hands feel, and are deliciously soft.— Detroit Free Press. A Warm Bath for the Baby. When babies are restless, feverish and sleepless give them not soothing sVrire oe opiates, but a warm bath. For babie* the warm bath is a blessed institution, declares a writer in Babyhood; better than all medicines, it will impart relief and restoration to the feverish and restless little folks. In addition to its charming effect upon the general condition it is well to acid there is scarcely a local trouble of a temporary nature, as, for example, pain in the stomach or bowels, which will not give way upon immersing the body in the warm bath. The degree of temperature may be determined by the urgency of the symptoms. The greater the suffering the warmer should be tho water, especially if the patient be of strong constitution. When the little sufferer becomes quiet or the skin moist, it should be taken out, rubbed with soft, warm towels, and wrapped in a fresh, warm blanket. No other simple means In the treatment of sick children can be compared with It. In teething, tho brain irritation and bowel affections are more relieved by a Judicious use of the warm bath than by all other moans.

Hint* to Houaokeepor*. The daintiest covers for the toilettable are made of linen and hemstitched on the borders, and wrought in drawn work and darned stitch. Lamp chimneys are easily cleaned by holding them over the steam from a teakettle, and rubbing them with a soft cloth and polishing with paper. If the fat In the frying-kettle is hot before you are reafly for it, put in a drycrust of bread. It will not burn as long as it lias something to do, only when It is left idle. It is notgonerally known that linoleum can be waxed, like a hardwood floor, and polished with a regular polishing brush. It is generally treated in this way in English houses. By spraying the region of theextornal ear with ether, Drs. Henoque and Fridel, of Paris, render the dental nerves insensible, and extract teeth without pain or general anaesthesia. Flowers are always bright and cheering, but they should not always be left In a room at night, and care should be taken to change tho water frequently, and not leave them there at all when faded. A good gargle for sore throat is the following: Vinegar, one wineglassful; honey, two tablespoonfuls; water, half a tumblerful. Pour the water onto the honey, and stir it up; add the vinegar and use cold. A rule well to bo remembered in baking is that all things to be browned on the bottom must be set directly on the bottom of the oven, butthose things that are to be browned only on top or merely heated may be set on the grate.