Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1894 — This and That. [ARTICLE]

This and That.

A race horse clears from twenty to twenty-four feet at a bound. It costs Great Britain $20,010 to scrape the- barnacles off the bottom of one of its big men-o’-war and repaint, it, and this has to be done twice a year in the case of nearly every vessel. Before beginning to fold clothes, or even, to hang them out on the line, put on a clean apron' if you wish to have the clothes entirely clean. There is always-a chance of the damp muslin wiping something from anything soiled with which it comes in contact. A simple but graceful and decorative match safe may be made of a goose or duck egg. Break near the smaller end, not being at all particular to make too edges even. Fasten a pieee of sand paper with good glue. Decorate according to fancy. EV£JRY once in awhile something new fc recommended fop destroying the odor of onions. The last thing advanced- in this line it that parsley is absolutely effective. We give the iniormation to our readers for what it is worth, as we have never tried it. This same vegetable is also strongly recommended as a remedy for tired" nerves. It is said to possess great tonffc properties as well.