Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1884 — SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE. [ARTICLE]

SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

Do all your mending once a week. Eat slowly and yon will not over eat. Late at breakfast, hurried for dinner, cross at tea. A place for everything and every thing in its place. Fob ventilation open your windows both at top and bottom. Awayls lay your table neatly whetheryou have company or not Water as hot as can be taken, is excellent in case of nausea and vomiting. Salt sprinkled on a carpet before sweeping, lays the dust and brightens the colors very much. Machine grease may be removed from wraps and such goods, by dipping the fabric in cold water and soda. A cvp of hot water is a good tonio and stomach cleanser, and a sure cure for constipation. It should be taken in the morning and evening; just after rising and before retiring. Kerosene oil will soften leather hardened by water, and make it as pliable as new. A few drops of the oil on the hands, after being in the water, will prevent them from chapping.

.To heal cut fingers with rapidity, saturate the part with alum water; it' will sting sharply for a little bit but will soon stop for good and heal) quickly. I have tried it several times. ' The deposits of fine coal ashes found' on the ledges of the kitchen range or stove, surpasses polishing powder and fluids for cleaning nickle plated ornaments on stoves. Sifted ashes wouldi scratch the ornaments. Here is a. receipt for French pickles delicious; one colander of sliced green tomatoes, one quart of sliced onion, one l colander of pared and sliced cucumbers, two handsful of salt; Let it stand 1 twenty-four hours, then drain through a sieve; add one half ounce of celery I seed, one-half ounce allspice, one teaspoon of pepper, one tablespoon of tumeric, one pound of brown sugar, two tablespoons of mustard and one gallon of vinegar. Here is my receipt for omelette:! Three tablespoonsful of milk for each egg and a pinch of salt for each one; also, beat the egg quite light, pour into a pan in which a piece of melted; butter the size of a walnut has been melted, watch very carefully, the bottom mush be .lifted up incessantly with a clean knife so that the so iter parts; run in, in this way it will be cooked through without turning it over. It should be cooked only about three or four minutes. Three eggs are enough for an omelette for a small family.