Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1891 — THE HOUSEHOLD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE HOUSEHOLD.

A Bally Jumper. A jumper for the baby to amuse itself with can be knocked together with a few sticks, as shown in the cut. Ais a strong board two inches wide and forty inches long, supported on the board D, which is six inches highland acts as a pivot. The lever A runs through a hole in the end board C and is connected by a strong spring to the bottom supports, so that

the child can jump up and down with safety.- By moving the brace E and the cross-bar F, the pivot u can be changed. The two supports, marked B, are thirty-six inches long and two inches high. The end block 0 is fourteen inches high and six inches wide, the hole in it for A being six inches from the bottom, five inches high and two and one-half inches wide.—Farm and Home. Useful Knowledge. To purify water, hang a small bag of charcoal in it. For toothache, try oil of sassafras, and apply it frequently, if necessary. Vinegar bottles may be cleaned with crushed egg-shells in a little water. If the color has been taken out of silks by fruit stains, ammonia will usually restore the color. To brighten carpets, wipe them with warm water in which has been poured a few drops of ammonia. A good liniment for inflammation, rheumatism, swellings, etc., is olive oil well saturated with camphor. A good cement is melted alum, but it must never be used when water and heat are to come in colntact with it. When onions are beingteooked, the strong, disagreeable odor may be lessened by placing vinegar on the stove. To purify the air in a newlypainted room, put several tubs of water in it, and it will absorb much of the odor. To clear a stove of clinkers, put a handful of salt into it during a hot Are. When cold, remove the clinkers with a cold chisel. Fine shavings from soft pine wood make a pleasant pillow. They have special curative virtues for coughs and lung troubles.—Good Housekeeping.