Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1906 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Health Hints. ■When a cut will not heal, saturate a piece of absorbent cottou with coal oil and biud on. If a pimple or boll will not come to a head, apply cloths that have been dipped lu hot water. If there Is trouble of any kind with the eyes, a wash of either cold tea or new milk Is good. j A few drops of camphor taken lump of sugar at the first Intimation of a cold will often break it up. When food will not stay ou the stomach, put one teaspoouful of llmewater In a glass of milk and sip it slowly. For bronchial trouble, If common baking soda is blown through a glass tube Into the throat It will be found effective. For a scald try dry flour. The heat from the burn will moisten the flour, and if it Is left on it will heal without a scar.

Coddled Apples. CoddlSQ ifpples are made by steaming or parboiling sweet apples that have beeu cored and then simmering them in a sirup made from sugar and water or the water the apples were boiled In. This sirup must have sliced lemon In It. Do not let the apples break to pieces. Sweet apples are chosen because they hold their shape better than sour ones. When thoroughly done and flavored through and through with the rich lemon sirup, dish them and pour the sirup over. 801 llt down If necessary. This is a delicious way to cook apples. They can be cooked In the sirup In a double boiler, a few at a time. An Improved Du«tj>nn. In carrying the ordinary dustpan from one room to another some of the contents are sure to fall out Dust being very light, the slightest wind picks it up and blows It off the pan. This cannot happen with the one shown here. Over half of the surface of the pan Is covered,, which helps to prevent the dust escaping. As an additional

aid the inventor has added a handle by which the dustpan can be carried anywhere without fear of losing any of the contents. In gathering up the duet the pan is placed in the ordinary position. By swinging the handle over to the left and the pan raised the dust drops Into the receptacle formed by the cover. In this way It is not affected by the wind. Laundry Lore. If the following list be pasted upon the door of the laundry closet and the chemicals used with Judgment and patience, success can be warranted in a large per cent of experiments: For black ink stains use oxalic acid. To neutralize acids use ammonia. For grass stains, colored inks or dyes use alcohol. For paint use turpentine. For bleaching or tea, coffee, cocoa, fruit or mildew stains use javelle water. For grease or wax use benzine. For vaseline use kerosene. The Hot Footbath, A hot footbath ot a temperature of 108 degrees to 110 degrees is an exceedingly useful means of balancing the circulation by the dilation of the blood vessels of the legs, relieving congestion of the brain and other organs In the upper half of the body. The duration of a hot footbath may be from five minutes to half an hour. The feet should be completely Immersed. After the hot footbath the feet should receive a dash of cold water to produce true tonic circulatory action. Rusty Nickel Platlnar. Rust may be removed from nickel plating by covering the spots with mutton tallow and letting It stand for several days. If this treatment Is followed by a rubbing with powdered rotten stone and then by a thorough washing with strong ammonia, succeeded by clear water and a final polishing with dry whiting, stubborn cases will yield. Waterproof Glue. A good waterproof glue may be made from three parts of gum shellac and one part of India rubber, these being dissolved separately In ether under the Influence of heat, and the two solutions mixed and kept for a time in a sealed bottle. Baked Apple* and Bananas. Gore five apples, fill the core with sugar and put about a two Inch piece ot banana In each core; sprinkle with sugar and a dot of butter. Bake until tender through. For Cleaning Woolens. Two medium sized potatoes grated Into a quart of water will make an excellent liquid for cleaning woolens or for washing delicately colored fabrics.

PREVENTS ESCAPE OF DUST.