Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1904 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

To Brook Up o Cold. To break up a cold quickly go to bed, cover up well with blankets and have a toot tub of very hot water In which are put two handfuls of sea salt introduced under the bedclothes at the foot of the bed. Put the feet In it and cover with an extra doubled sheet to keep the bedclothes from the steam. Soak the feet fifteen or twenty minutes and meantime drink a glass of hot lemonade after taking three or four two-gptin quinine pills. If the cold chiefly affects the head, in addition to the foot bath have a head bath—that Is easily accomplished by Bwathlng in- a large folded towel dipped In cold water. Cover the wet towel with a folded large dry towel. In the morning the cold will have been broken up and the head and general system greatly relieved. Ladles’ World. The Heady Piece of Flannel. Having pieces of flannel at hand to bandage a sore throat or to cover a baby’s body when the weather has changed suddenly cold or the child has colic proves soothing to the baby, to whom cold is often the cause of suffering. Those enfeebled by old age or by long Illness may find great comfort in the use of flannel pieces to protect the chest and back and even to wrap feet and knees in on cold winter nights. Rice a la Japanese. The Japanese excel in cooking rice, and the process is extremely simple. Put one cup of thoroughly washed rice over the Are, with five of water fast boiling; add salt, and when it has boiled fast for fifteen minutes set the saucepan uncovered in a moderate oven. In fifteen minutes the water will be completely evaporated and every grain distinct and fluffy. Uarhtena Homework. A new method of scrubbing floors has been supplied by a recent invention, says Scientific American. The machine, as shown in the accompanying illustration, is provided at the upper end with a padded breastplate, which may be strapped to the body of the operator. The scrubbing brush is connected by a universal Joint with a driving shaft, which passes up through

a tubular member of the main frame. The tubular member is also connected by a universal Joint with a sleeve on the spindle of the scrubbing brush. A bevel pinion at the upper end of the driving shaft meshes with the driving gear, which is mounted on the main frame and rotated manually by means of a crank. A handle is formed on the tubular member of the frame by which the scrubbing brush may be conveniently directed while in operation, the requisite pressure being at the same time applied by the body bearing against the breastplate. Scalloped Oniona. Cook half a dozen onions of medium size in salted water until tender. Drain and lay in a buttered baking dish without breaking. Pour on half a cup of thin cream, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover the top with finely rolled cracker crumbs. Put bits of butter over the top and set in the oven to beat and brown the crumbs. —» Handllna Feathers. When taking feathers from a pillow or a tick to put into a new one the latter must be stitched all around except for a space, say, of ten inches. In the former rip a 'hole to correspond, sew the two tightly together, and by pushing and shaking the feathers will pass Into the new receptacles with not a bit of down or fluff flying about Ceatat For Iron. Equal parts of litharge and red lead form, when mixed with a sufficient quantity of glycerin to form a paste, a substance which is highly recommended for repairing cracks In iron. It resists the action of water, alkalis and fire. Brotllas Time Table. Broil steak one inch thick eight to ten minutes; steak one and a half Indies thick, ten to fifteen minutes; mutton chops, eight to ten minutes; spring chicken, twenty to thirty minutes; quail, eight to ten minutes. A Smokeless Fire. If a sheet of paper be laid at the bottom of a grate, so as to prevent air from coining up between the bars, and a firs built on this and lighted from the top, such a fire will be practically smokeless. To Stop a Moose Hole. A mouse bole can be effectually stopped for all time by pasting a doth over it if after pasting the doth is sprinkled freely with red pepper before applying it to the wall.

SCRUBBING MACHINE.