Forty ounces of alcohol, five ounces of tincture of capsicum, one ounces of napthalene, one ounce of phenol, one-half ounce of menthol, one-half ounce of oil of lemon grass; mix and filter. To be used in the form of a spray, by means of an atomizer, where the moths are found. TO KILL COCKROACHES. An infallible means of destroying black beetles and cockroaches is to strew the roots of black hellebore on the floor at night. Next morning the whole family of these insects will be found either dead or dying, for such is their avidity for the poisonous plant, that they never fail to eat it when they can get it. But be very cautious about burning all the refuse on the floor, for hellebore is a deadly poison to the human family as well. TO KILL COCKROACHES— No. 3. The Kest method to destroy cockroaches is to plentifully scatter pul- verized borax in all places where they appear. I have done this around the kitchen where there have been thousands and killed them all in one night. L. Miller. BED BUG EXTERMINATOR. One-half ounce of corrosive sublimate, five ounces of boiling water, two drachms of hydrochloric acid. Dissolve and add one-half pint of alcohol. Very poisonotis. Apply with a feather in cracks and crevices of beds, etc. A positive preventive of bed bugs. F. R. BED BUG EXTERMINATOR— No. 2. The best method ever tried to kill bed bugs is to thoroughly saturate the bedstead with common coal oil (kerosene). Repeat two or three times. Iron beds are much better than wood because bugs cannot hide themselves. L. B. a"; Mm^ *'" I ^HE training of children is a preparation for the gravest and most A important relations of life; and upon the character of our home life must rest the well being of our nation, and the permanence of all our institutions." While some parents still endorse the old saying, that children should be seen and not heard, I say, make their life happy. They are young but once. What one of you has ever forgotten the day that your mother made you a Christmas or a Birthday cake and decorated it with goodies. For the benefit of those mothers who desire to specially please the little folks, we add some dishes that are unique, tasteful and "darling," as some boys and girls have called them. COLONIAL HATS. One large cup of seeded and chopped raisins, the juice and grated rind of one lemon, one cup of sugar, whites of two eggs and a pinch of salt✪ Colonial Hats. Mix well. Put tablesoonfuls of this mixture on rounds of piecrust from six to seven inches in diameter and very thinly rolled. Fold together from three directions, so that the shape will resemble a George Washington hat. Press the edges so firmly together that none can escape. Lay in baking pan, brush over with milk in which a little sugar is dissolved. Bake twenty minutes. Lillie Tibbits. NUT CARTOONS. Take the desired number of English walnuts, Brazilian nuts, hickory nuts and peanuts and with gold and colored paints decorate the shells in fantastic styles. With a little color they can be converted into all sorts of men and women — white, black and mongolian, wearing all sorts of cos- tumes, from gold lace, beads and jewels, to silks, feathers, furs, etc. (Very pretty for parties.) Mrs. D. Z. Brooks. 550 BIRTHDAY P ARTIES 551 OLIVES A LA NATURAL HISTORY.

AI-modernized reading of the original text

Forty ounces of alcohol, five ounces of tincture of capsicum, one ounce of naphthalene, one ounce of phenol, one-half ounce of menthol, one-half ounce of oil of lemon grass; mix and filter. To be used in the form of a spray, by means of an atomizer, where the moths are found. TO KILL COCKROACHES. An infallible means of destroying black beetles and cockroaches is to strew the roots of black hellebore on the floor at night. Next morning the whole family of these insects will be found either dead or dying, for such is their avidity for the poisonous plant, that they never fail to eat it when they can get it. But be very cautious about burning all the refuse on the floor, for hellebore is a deadly poison to the human family as well. TO KILL COCKROACHES— No. 3. The Kest method to destroy cockroaches is to plentifully scatter pulverized borax in all places where they appear. I have done this around the kitchen where there have been thousands and killed them all in one night. L. Miller. BED BUG EXTERMINATOR. One-half ounce of corrosive sublimate, five ounces of boiling water, two drachms of hydrochloric acid. Dissolve and add one-half pint of alcohol. Very poisonous. Apply with a feather in cracks and crevices of beds, etc. A positive preventive of bed bugs. F. R. BED BUG EXTERMINATOR— No. 2. The best method ever tried to kill bed bugs is to thoroughly saturate the bedstead with common coal oil (kerosene). Repeat two or three times. Iron beds are much better than wood because bugs cannot hide themselves. L. B. a"; Mm^ *'" I ^HE training of children is a preparation for the gravest and most A important relations of life; and upon the character of our home life must rest the well being of our nation, and the permanence of all our institutions." While some parents still endorse the old saying, that children should be seen and not heard, I say, make their life happy. They are young but once. What one of you has ever forgotten the day that your mother made you a Christmas or a Birthday cake and decorated it with goodies. For the benefit of those mothers who desire to specially please the little folks, we add some dishes that are unique, tasteful and "darling," as some boys and girls have called them. COLONIAL HATS. One large cup of seeded and chopped raisins, the juice and grated rind of one lemon, one cup of sugar, whites of two eggs and a pinch of salt. Mix well. Put tablespoonfuls of this mixture on rounds of piecrust from six to seven inches in diameter and very thinly rolled. Fold together from three directions, so that the shape will resemble a George Washington hat. Press the edges so firmly together that none can escape. Lay in baking pan, brush over with milk in which a little sugar is dissolved. Bake twenty minutes. Lillie Tibbits. NUT CARTOONS. Take the desired number of English walnuts, Brazilian nuts, hickory nuts and peanuts and with gold and colored paints decorate the shells in fantastic styles. With a little color they can be converted into all sorts of men and women — white, black and mongolian, wearing all sorts of costumes, from gold lace, beads and jewels, to silks, feathers, furs, etc. (Very pretty for parties.) Mrs. D. Z. Brooks. BIRTHDAY P ARTIES 551 OLIVES A LA NATURAL HISTORY.

Records on this page

Colonial Hats

The national course in home economics