Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1907 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Cucumber Cream. Cucumber cream is an excellent remedy for sunburn and tan and will whiten and soften the skin of the hands and face and leave it cool and comfortable after being exposed to the scorching summer \un. It is very easily prepared by pacing a cucumber rather thickly and cutting the parings into inch pieces. Put the parings into a bowl and pour over them enough sweet milk to cover them and set them away in the icebox or some cool place. In a few hours it will be ready for use. Bathe the face and hands witlr the scream and pat dry with a soft cloth. This will be found a much finer lotion for the complexion than many high priced articles.—Housekeeper. An Emergency Box. Every house mother should have an emergency box. A large pasteboard one is best. It should be a high shelf, with contents written on outside. In this place some worn linen handkerchiefs and napkins, strips of old muslin sheets and pillow slips, pieces of fine flannel for sore throats, coarser for the possible sprain, cheesecloth for plasters, and plenty of soft towels. In lieu of surgeon’s absorbent cotton may be a small roll of batting, which has been baked in an oven, and is kept in a scalded and dried glass jar. A box like this saves much worry and flurry. Articles not enumerated here may be added from time to time. Spots on Books. Ink spots or writing may be removed from a book by applying spirits of salts diluted with five or six times their bulk of water, which may be washed off in two or three minutes with clear water. A solution of oxalic, citric or tartaric acid will answer the same purpose, as none of them will affect the printing. Grease spots may be removed by laying powdered pipeclay on both of the paper and applying an iron as hot as may be without scorching the paper. This will also take grease spots from colored leather bindings. Wrings the Wet Mop. To obviate the necessity of wringing a wet mop with the hands an ingenious inventor has patented a contrivance that does the trick. As shown in the illustration, it consists of a bent metal frame, one section being pivoted to the other. At the top of each section is a revolvable roll. To wring put the mop a bucket is slipped within the. frame through the opening in the back, the top of the bucket being placed beneath

the rollers. The wet mop is placed over the front roller and by pressing the foot on the pointed section of the’ frame the other roller is brought Into contact with the mop. At the end of one roller is a small handle, which, when turned, forces the mop between the rollers.- Connecting the rollers is a spring which forces them apart when the foot is removed, the mop in this way being released. To Make Hard Soap. Two and one-half pounds of grease are required. This should be freed from salt by melting up iri_a.aqgntiti'

pf water and allowed to rise and har<T en. Dissolve a five cent can of lye in one pint of cold water. Let It stand until cool. Melt the two and a half pounds of grease and Into it, when cool, pour the lye. Add one tablespoonful of powdered borax and stir slowly five minutes. Line a small dripping pan with old cloth, pour in the mixture, and when set cut into cakes. Economy In Gloves. < Many women throw away their long silk gloves just because the fingers are worn through. A very good way to save the price of new ones Is to cut the glove part off. Then buy a short pair of gloves the same shade as the old tops. Sew them to Ae old arm pieces and they look as good 'as new ones, as the top of a long glove very rarely wears out. To Make Javelle Water. Dissolve two pounds of washing soda in two quarts of soft water. Boil ten minutes, remove from the fire, add half a pound of chloride of lime and cool quickly. Bottle and keep tightly corked. This is strong and must be handled w ith care. All such preparations should be kept on a high shelf out of the children’s way and Carefully labeled. ■ j . Hot Flannel Applications. When a succession of hot flannels are needed, instead of scalding your hands with boiling water, wring a flannel in cold water, put it on an old plate, put it in a hot oven for a few minutes, carry the plate to the sickroom and return it to the oven with another flannel. Try the heat of the flannel with the back of the hand. An Old Dominion Statesman. Senator John Warwick Daniel of Virginia, who has been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for the presidency next year, fought for the lost cause in the civil war. Losing a teg at the second battle of Bull Run,

he is now compelled to hobble about on a cork substitute and crutches, as shown in the sN&pshot recently taken. Notwithstanding his physical disability, few of Senator Daniel’s contemporaries are more active, and be is regarded as one of the most brainy and forceful men on the Democratic side of the senate.

MOP WRINGER.

JOHN W. DANIEL.