Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1904 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Ironing Tucked Garments. Dresses and muslin underwear can usually be ironed most effectively on the wrong side. This is particularly good for dresses that have tucks and puffings, as pressure on the outside gives these a flat, shining appearance. Many good laundresses use a very little white wax In the starch for underwear and shirt waists. It gives them a barely visible polish that is a nice finish. In doing all skirts with ruffles it is usually well to iron the ruffles first before they dry rough, for they need to look Immaculate, and it is very difficult to sprinkle the ruffle over after the rest of the frock has been ironed, while the reverse is feasible. With shirt waists always iron first the parts that need to be most stiff. These are the front plait, cuffs and neckband, and the starch in them will respond better the hotter the iron. Using a sleeve board prevents an ugly crease on the outer arm. Everyday handkerchiefs can be folded once and then ironed, • although better ones should have all the hems pressed first

To Preshea Oilcloth. When oilcloth is losing its shiny surface it can be made to last longer and to look quite new once more by varnishing it over with glue. Wash the oilcloth thoroughly and let it dry; then at night, when the traffic of the day is over, go over it with a piece of ffimnel dipped in glue water. Choose a dry day for it, and in the morning the glue wifi be quite hard and the floor cloth new looking. The glue water must be prepared some time before it is needed by putting a small quantity of glue in a pint or so of water and letting it stand on the stove till dissolved.

Keep The Silver Bright.

Shave a quarter of a pound of soap into a pot holding two quarts of water and add a little soda. Into this put all spoons, forks, etc., and boil for five minutes; then remove the articles to a bowl of clear hot water to rinse them; then dry and polish them with a leather. The silver will be beautifully bright, and the trouble will be much less than if powder were used. Put aside the boiled soap in a jar and add a little of it to the water in which the ailver is washed whenever it is used and you will find it easy to keep it nice and bright.

Msttren For Invalids.

Among the patents recently granted was one for a mattress which is calculated to make the life of the invalid easier and to permit of a variety of changes of position without submitting the patient to any distress. It will be readily seen how this is accomplished. Formed fa the mattress at one end thereof Is a framework consisting of

two parallel ratchet rods having downwardly extending parts and the guide braces. Hinged to the ratchet rods is the adjustable framework section of the mattress, to which arms are pivoted, the free aids of which engage and operate in the ratchets. This arrangement forma a bed rest which is always available with very little trouble &nd with little disturbance of the patient On the other side of the bed is a similar arrangement, by which a collapsible chair la called up aa desired, as If by magic. A Good lew, A turnip, a carrot cued in onion cut

In cubes the size of dice and fried a golden brown In butter; put Into kettle with bones and scraps of roast beef or lamb or the trimmings of fowl; add two stalks of celery cut In short pieces and three tablespoonfuls of pearl barley; cover with water and boil slowly for three hours. A pint of tomatoes can be added when soup is nearly done if liked. Take out bones and season soap before serving.

Baked Fish.

Make a dressing of bread crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of minced onion, some chopped parsley, a little butter, one tablespoonful of chopped suet, pepper and salt and a beaten egg. Stuff the fish and sew securely; place in a pan With some hot water; lay pieces of pork on top with a little pepper and salt and bake, basting very often. •

Foods That Deteriorate.

Sugar should be bought in small quantities, as it dies and loses flavor if kept. Raisins, currants and candied peel will not keep long. Vinegar soon loses its flavor if kept, and so does olive oil. Macaroni will not keep, and spice, pepper and roasted coffee, too, soon deteriorate.

Karas For Invalids. To poach eggs for an invalid break them into a granite dish, pour boiling water over them, cover and let them stand on the back of the oven for eight minutes. Do not apply heat to the dish. \ ... Improving the Dairy Herd. While the amount of milk may be Increased somewhat by careful feeding, it is only possible to improve the quality of the milk by breeding up the herd. Select cows which give large quantities of milk with the highest per cent of butter fat, In other words, breed and not feed is the prime essential in improved dairying.—American Agrie/iltlurist.

To Treat a Feverish Horae.

If the horse has been standing in the stable for some time the feverishness Is very likely owing to liberal feeding and lack of exercise. Feed less grain and exercise daily. A mash made of linseed meal and bran is good, the linseed being boiled to a Jelly and the bran added while hot, two parts of bran to one of linseed meal, with a little salt Care of Sfcerp. If roots are not available a little bran or oil meal will prove very beneficial as a corrector of the digestive organs of the flock.

BED BEST IN OPERATION.