Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1907 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Eradicating Pimples. As a rale, lotions of any sort are not Worth while for pimples. Sometimes they take off the outside, but make matters worse by driving in the eruption. First look for the cause; then try to reach It by proper means; then, when one Is sure that the system is In good order, a cooling, cleansing and curative wash or cream may be used. A simple ointment that often helps Is made by mixing half an ounce of spermaceti ointment, to be had at any drug store, with half a dram of glycerin and eighteen grains bicarbonate of soda. Wash the face well, using almond meal or a jelly -made of soap. Rinse, dry and rub in some of this. Let remain fifteen minutes, then wipe off all bnt a very little, which should be left all night— St Louis Globe-Democrat Arrowroot Water Jolly. Stir two tablespoonfuls of arrowroot Into as many tablespoonfuls of cold water until It Is smooth. Have ready over the fire a cupful of boiling water in which you have dissolved two teaspoonfuls of white sugar and a pinch of salt Add the dissolved arrowroot and continue to stir until it Is clear, keeping the water at a boll all the time. Add a teaspoonful of strained lemon juice and take directly from the fire. Torn into small molds wet with cold water and when cold set on Ice. To prepare for eating empty mold upon a saucer, strew with fine sugar and drench with cream. Should ths invalid like the flavor of rosewater season delicately with It..

Useful Hints. Rubber and leather casters are now frequently put upon furniture which Is to be placed on a hardwood or stained floor. Where brasses are much discolored an application of a solution of salt and vinegar Is advisable before using the customary brass polish, as the work of polishing is much more quickly performed. Handsome glass vases may be kept free from the accumulation of dust at the bottom by inserting a wad of tissue paper'the color of the vase when It Is not in use. By taking this means of keeping them clean the brilliancy of the glass is retained. Novel Egg Bester. Obviously the object of all mechanical egg beaters is to imitate the movement of the hand In beating np the egg. So far no mechanical power has been devised which equals the hand

beating. In these so called egg beaten the paddles, Instead of beating the egg, generally revolve In circular path, which stirs but does not beat the egg. The nearest approach to hand beating Is shown in an egg beater Illustrated herewith. In this apparatus the beater does not revolve, but Is operated back and forth, obtaining both the efficiency of the hand beater and/the rapidity of the machine beater. It Is held in one hand and operated by the otter. | Uses of Glycerin. Glycerin and oatmeal made Into a paste with rosewater constitute an ideal face lotion to remove the effects of cold ypinds. As an addition to the bath glycerin scented with rose perfume will Impart a delightful fresh ness and delicacy to the skin, the proportions being four ounces of glycerin to one gallon of water. For a cough or a cold a tablespoonful of glycerin In a cup of hot milk gives instant relief. Two parts of glycerin and one part of powdered willow charcoal also Is a help In case of severe cough. To Cloan Zinc Tubs. These tubs are ffhnaewhat difficult to keep in good order,/ They ought to be frequently washed with a strong solution of soda and ) melted soap to remove all grease; then, after being rubbed with a wet cloth which has been rubbed with soap and dipped in finely powdered sconring soap, they shpuld be finally well washed and most thoroughly dried. They ought then to be polished with a dry cloth dipped In whiting. ' / Turtle Soup. Have water In boiler boiling and drop in turtle; let boll a few minutes, for that helps loosen the flesh from flhell; take out and run a sharp knife all around shell; take by head or tail and draw out; cut up, clean and wash thoroughly; cook until tender, season with salt; pepper- and an onion or celery If liked. / , \ Relief For Burns. Equal parts of linseed oil and limewater make the finest thing .possible tee burns. A bottle of this mixture should be In every household.

IMITATES HAND MOTION.