HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 101, 18 April 1908, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A Jo\v applications of c qual parts ol sweet uil and chloroform will cure chilblains. To Turn out a Jelly.—Slightly grease jelly moulds with butter, and when the jelly or pudding is to bo taken out, plunge the mould into hot water, aim leiuove at once. The jelly will thu? turn out without any trouble. Jf colored clothes remain wet 100 long, no precaution can prevent the colors from running into streaks, and this will certainly happen if they are allowed to lie in water. They must always lie done as quickly as possible till the whole process is completed.

I To improve a cushion.—When making up a cushion, spread a thick sheet ol wadding over it just under the outside cover, tacking it down with a stitch at the corners and in the middle of the sides. The cushion feels softer than it otherwise would do; moreover, the wadding shows up the work, and makes even a plain cover look well.

Little Things you Should ltemember —H is bad form to pass between t\w persona who are talking together, without an aopolgy. An article that has been borrowed should never be lent to a third person unless you have permission to do so. To answer questions iu general company that have been put to someone else is a breach of good manners. Wall Papers.—Avoid arsenical green paper or hangings; the air of a room Lne walls ol winch are covered wan these papers is liable to oe charged Willi the line dust of the poisonous arsemie of eopjjcr. Those wJio inhabit these rooms are liable to suffer in the lungs, eyes, nose, and throat by local irritation. Glazed papers are leas objectionable than unglazed.

'lv Cain a Graceful Upright Carriage. | —Children should be taught to play games which entail balancing light articles on their heads. iNoiiimg gives a more graceful, easy carriage than frequently carrying things on the head, aud when races and games are made of the practice it does not become irksome, Even in after years adults nmy be cured of round shoulders by this simple method. How to Take oil' a Glove.—There are two ways of doing tiiis simple thing, the popular one being to tug at the finger-tips until the gloves come oil somehow, slightly the worse for each tug. The other way is to turn them wrong .side out from the wrist up, which is the right way, for it neither spoils Lite shape of the glove nor tears the dd. (iloves should always be pulled nto shape as soon as they are taken >lf, and, it the hands of the wearer are jot aud damp, the gloves must not be ml. away until they are dried.

Jlow to Deal with a Smoky Chimney. —if the grate smokes, light the lire from the top. in order to achieve thia properly, cover the bottom of the grate with a piece of brown paper, build up a wall of coal around, leaving a hole in th e middle, cover it all with a piece of dry paper, lay pieces of wood crossing each other over it, then more paper and a few cinders, set alight to the middle paper, and the sticks, etc., will kindle and fall into the hollow centre. In half an hour there will be a good lire, which will not smoke, but it must not be stirred. Colored lace* are gaining favor, . in J shades of dark blue, browns, greys, greens, etc. Filet lace, guipure, Irish crochet, the new Irish Jlet lace are all iu favor. Gold and silver filet lace, handsomely embroidered, is used for trimming evening drcssc*. Street clothes should uever be hung uj) without brushing first, if light dresses are kept in the same wardrobe. Kven then the light dresses should be covered up with an old sheet or a nightdress. if crowded for closet room, the light dresses and shirt-waists might bo kept in the big pasteboard boxes which llorisls use.

To keqi plated silver clean anil bright without constant cleaning, which is so injurious to plated articles, dissolve a small handful of borax ill a basin with a little hot water and a little soap, put Iho silver in, anil let it stand for three or four hours; then pour oil the suds, rinse with clean, cold water, and wipe uilli a soft cloth.

Wrinkles Under the Eyes.—Massage well across the lines every night with lauuliuc or olive oil, and then apply a lotion composed of one pint of whito wine (a cheap quality), four parts of powdered alum, and fifty parts of rosewater—all well mixed. Another excellent lotion is composed of a pint of rose-water mixed with seven or eight drops of simple tincture of benzoin.

Sore Throat. —Those subject to sore throat will lind the following preparation simple, cheap, and highly efficacious when used in the early stages: l'our a pint of boiling water on thirty leaves of the common sage and let, the infusion stand for an hour; add vinegar sullicicnt to make it pleasantly acid, and honey to taste. Tile mixture should be lifted as a gargle twice a day. There is no danger if some o£ it is swallowed.

Among true friends there is no imperiousiiess. Friendship is courteous and gentle; it does not domineer, does not command, but is satisfied with proposing, without exacting compliance. At the same time it is indefatigable ill labor when labor can achieve a friendly purpose. The grass is not allowed to grow under the feet, of a man who works in his friend's interest. Such eager work is sometimes among the grandest spectacles the world offers to view.