The rules given here for different family emer-
gencies have all stood long years of testing and
may be relied upon to do just what they claim.
Most of them have the added advantage that
they can be compounded at home at small cost.
Cleansing Fluid
(Mrs. Joshua Eutherford.)
2 ounces of castile soap.
2 ounces of liquid ammonia.
'1/2 ounce of sulphuric ether.
% ounce of alcohol.
Cut soap very fine, pour on it 1 pint of boiling
water. ✪ Cranberry Sauce When dissolved add 2 quarts of water
and other ingredients. Keep tightly corked.
Shake well before using.
Carpet Cleaning Fluid
(Mrs. J. Q. A. Eutherford.)
2 gallons of water.
1 cake of Ivory soap.
2 ounces of borax.
3 ounces of washing soda.
Shave soap and add all other ingredients. Set
on stove until dissolved. Put on carpet as hot as
possible, using a scrubbing brush. Eub with a
dry cloth. Do not rinse.
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Household Paste
(Miss Mary B. Eutherfoi'd.)
1 pint of flour.
% teaspoon of powdered alum.
% teaspoon oil of sassafras.
Mix flour, alum and oil together with a cup of
cold water, stirring until smooth. Then pour in
3 pints of boiling water, stirring all the time.
Boil up once, remove from fire and put in jars.
When finished it should be a little thicker than
boiled starch. This amount makes about 3
quarts. It keeps indefinitely.
Liniment for Sprains
(Miss Isabella Eutherford.)
1 cup of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of turpentine
and the white of 1 egg shaken together. Rub in
well or bind on with a cloth.
Preserving Eggs
(Miss Eleanor G. Eutherford.)
1 pint of salt, 1 pint of slacked lime, 3 gallons
of water. Mix and let it stand over night, then
put in eggs. This amount covers 10 dozen eggs.
To Eelieve Whooping Cough
(Mrs. Thomas L. Wallace.)
Over a handful of hops pour a quart of cold
water and let it simmer down to a pint. Strain
and add half a pound of brown sugar. Let it
barely come to a boil. After taking from the
fire add I/2 ounce (five cents' worth) of Anti-
monial wine. Bottle and keep in a cold place.
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Take one teaspoon of it after each coughing
spell, give a baby half a teaspoon.
This remedy has been used repeatedly, always
with excellent results. It has been tried suc-
cessfully on several infants under six months
old. It causes the patient to throw off the mu-
cous, when coughing, without strangling, and
quickly lessens the duration and frequency of
the coughing spells. It will not injure the most
delicate stomach.
Household Helps
1. A loose leaf note book is convenient to copy
recipes. It makes classification easy and lies
flat when open.
2. To remove wrinkles from woolen clothing
hang out of doors on a damp, but not rainy, day.
Dry indoors.
3. One of the best polishes for old mahogany
is made from 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 tea-
spoon of vinegar. Apply with a piece of flannel
or soft silk, and polish with fresh flannel or a
regular weighted polisher.
4. A spatula is a much more convenient cook-
ing utensil than a knife. Covered porcelain
bowls in all sizes can be had for ten or fifteen
cents and are invaluable for keeping things in a
refrigerator. Never be without a frying basket.
Use your meat chopper for making bread crumbs
and getting ready the ingredients for chow-chow,
if you would save time.
5. A good polish for stained floors is a mixture
of Vs of linseed oil and % of benzine. Kub on
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The rules given here for different family emergencies have all stood long years of testing and may be relied upon to do just what they claim. Most of them have the added advantage that they can be compounded at home at small cost.
Cleansing Fluid
(Mrs. Joshua Eutherford.)
2 ounces of castile soap.
2 ounces of liquid ammonia.
1/2 ounce of sulphuric ether.
% ounce of alcohol.
Cut soap very fine, pour on it 1 pint of boiling water. When dissolved add 2 quarts of water and other ingredients. Keep tightly corked. Shake well before using.
Carpet Cleaning Fluid
(Mrs. J. Q. A. Eutherford.)
2 gallons of water.
1 cake of Ivory soap.
2 ounces of borax.
3 ounces of washing soda.
Shave soap and add all other ingredients. Set on stove until dissolved. Put on carpet as hot as possible, using a scrubbing brush. Eub with a dry cloth. Do not rinse.
Household Paste
(Miss Mary B. Eutherford.)
1 pint of flour.
% teaspoon of powdered alum.
% teaspoon oil of sassafras.
Mix flour, alum and oil together with a cup of cold water, stirring until smooth. Then pour in 3 pints of boiling water, stirring all the time. Boil up once, remove from fire and put in jars. When finished it should be a little thicker than boiled starch. This amount makes about 3 quarts. It keeps indefinitely.
Liniment for Sprains
(Miss Isabella Eutherford.)
1 cup of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of turpentine and the white of 1 egg shaken together. Rub in well or bind on with a cloth.
Preserving Eggs
(Miss Eleanor G. Eutherford.)
1 pint of salt, 1 pint of slacked lime, 3 gallons of water. Mix and let it stand over night, then put in eggs. This amount covers 10 dozen eggs.
To Eelieve Whooping Cough
(Mrs. Thomas L. Wallace.)
Over a handful of hops pour a quart of cold water and let it simmer down to a pint. Strain and add half a pound of brown sugar. Let it barely come to a boil. After taking from the fire add I/2 ounce (five cents' worth) of Antimonial wine. Bottle and keep in a cold place.
Take one teaspoon of it after each coughing spell, give a baby half a teaspoon.
This remedy has been used repeatedly, always with excellent results. It has been tried successfully on several infants under six months old. It causes the patient to throw off the mucous, when coughing, without strangling, and quickly lessens the duration and frequency of the coughing spells. It will not injure the most delicate stomach.
Household Helps
1. A loose leaf note book is convenient to copy recipes. It makes classification easy and lies flat when open.
2. To remove wrinkles from woolen clothing hang out of doors on a damp, but not rainy, day. Dry indoors.
3. One of the best polishes for old mahogany is made from 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of vinegar. Apply with a piece of flannel or soft silk, and polish with fresh flannel or a regular weighted polisher.
4. A spatula is a much more convenient cooking utensil than a knife. Covered porcelain bowls in all sizes can be had for ten or fifteen cents and are invaluable for keeping things in a refrigerator. Never be without a frying basket. Use your meat chopper for making bread crumbs and getting ready the ingredients for chow-chow, if you would save time.
5. A good polish for stained floors is a mixture of Vs of linseed oil and % of benzine. Kub on
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