To remove a tight finger-ring hold hand in very cold
water a few minutes and rub on soft soap.
When a coal fire gets low throw on some salt. It
will help it very much.
When cooking onions set a tin-cup of vinegar on
the stove and let boil and no disagreeable odor will be
in the room.
Gold jewelry washed in ammonia water with a
brush will look nearly equal to new. It is excellent to
take grease from carpets and clothes.
To remove stains of ink, fruit, wine, mildew, etc.^
one teblespoofi of lemon juice, one tablespoon of pure
cream 6f tartar, one teaspoon of oxalic acid, half a
pint of rain water. Wipe off with clear water any ar-
ticle that can not be Washed^ after using the mixture,
or it will eat the fabric.
Borax water will heal all chapping of hands or lips
and remove all stains from the hands. Dissolve the
borax in hot water, bottle, keep a bowl of it weakened
on the washstand; rinse your hands in it after washing.
If frying fat gets too hot, drop in two or three slices
of raw potato or bread.
Felon.
Common rock salt mixed with spirits of turjpentine
in equal parts placed on a cloth and applied to the af-
fected part, removing the application as often as it
dries, for twenty-four hours, it is said will effect a cure.
The quickest way to relieve burns caused by fire or
§team is to Qover the surfage with b?iking soda till a
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preparation of equal parts of linseed oil and lime
water can be applied with soft cloths. For a slight
burn brush over with the white of an egg and cover
with a cloth spread with pure lard. To a burn result-
ing from lime, lye or any alkali, apply vinegar or lemon
juice. Burn from an acid, oil of vitriol or aquafortis,
apply water instantly and immediately follow with ap-
plications of moist earth.
Bruises.
All bruises should be immediately bathed with very
hot water to prevent swelling and lessen discoloration.
Convulsions.
Convulsions are not infrequent with young children
and while teething. Take off the child's clothing
and immerse it to the neck in as warm water as it can
bear, apply cold water to the head with a cloth, very
cold. The muscles will usually relax soon, when the
child should be wiped dry with hot towels, wrapped
warm and placed in bed. If produced by undigested
food give an emetic, if by constipation give a clyster.
Soft Bed.
Why should soft beds be considered unhealthy.^
Certainly they afford more comfort than hard ones.
Hard beds should never be given to little children,
and parents who suppose that such beds contribute to
health by hardening and developing the constitutions
are surely in. error. Eminent physicians both here
and in England concur in this opinion, and state that
hard beds have often proved injurious to the shape of
infants. To a weary one there is nothing restful in a
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hard bed. Birds and animals cover their offspring
with the softest material they can obtain, and also
make soft beds for them. Why not take lessons from
them.
Brick Walks.
If you have brick walks becoming grey and mossy,
scrub and scrape them clean, then sprinkle with Ven-
etian red and scour it in with a broom.
There are many dangerous household liquids, such
as benzine, ether, ammonia, oxalic acid and others,
which should be kept under lock and key. These are
used for cleaning various articles.
Antidote for Poison.
A poison of any conceivable description and degree
of potency which has been swallowed by accident or
not, may be rendered almost instantaneously harmless
by swallowing two gills of sweet oil. An individual with
a very strong constitution should take twice the quan-
tity. The oil will neutralize every form of vegetable
or mineral poison with which physicians are acquainted.
Follow with emetics of a teaspoon of mustard and one
of salt; repeat if necessary.
Antidotes for Poison.
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Presented as published in 1895. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
To remove a tight finger-ring hold hand in very cold water a few minutes and rub on soft soap.
When a coal fire gets low throw on some salt. It will help it very much.
When cooking onions set a tin-cup of vinegar on the stove and let boil and no disagreeable odor will be in the room.
Gold jewelry washed in ammonia water with a brush will look nearly equal to new. It is excellent to take grease from carpets and clothes.
To remove stains of ink, fruit, wine, mildew, etc.^ one tablespoon of lemon juice, one tablespoon of pure cream of tartar, one teaspoon of oxalic acid, half a pint of rain water. Wipe off with clear water any article that can not be washed, after using the mixture, or it will eat the fabric.
Borax water will heal all chapping of hands or lips and remove all stains from the hands. Dissolve the borax in hot water, bottle, keep a bowl of it weakened on the washstand; rinse your hands in it after washing.
If frying fat gets too hot, drop in two or three slices of raw potato or bread.
Felon.
Common rock salt mixed with spirits of turpentine in equal parts placed on a cloth and applied to the affected part, removing the application as often as it dries, for twenty-four hours, it is said will effect a cure.
The quickest way to relieve burns caused by fire or steam is to cover the surface with baking soda till a
The Queen Cook Book 281
preparation of equal parts of linseed oil and lime water can be applied with soft cloths. For a slight burn brush over with the white of an egg and cover with a cloth spread with pure lard. To a burn resulting from lime, lye or any alkali, apply vinegar or lemon juice. Burn from an acid, oil of vitriol or aquafortis, apply water instantly and immediately follow with applications of moist earth.
Bruises.
All bruises should be immediately bathed with very hot water to prevent swelling and lessen discoloration.
Convulsions.
Convulsions are not infrequent with young children and while teething. Take off the child's clothing and immerse it to the neck in as warm water as it can bear, apply cold water to the head with a cloth, very cold. The muscles will usually relax soon, when the child should be wiped dry with hot towels, wrapped warm and placed in bed. If produced by undigested food give an emetic, if by constipation give a clyster.
Soft Bed.
Why should soft beds be considered unhealthy? Certainly they afford more comfort than hard ones. Hard beds should never be given to little children, and parents who suppose that such beds contribute to health by hardening and developing the constitutions are surely in. error. Eminent physicians both here and in England concur in this opinion, and state that hard beds have often proved injurious to the shape of infants. To a weary one there is nothing restful in a
282 The Queen Cook Book
hard bed. Birds and animals cover their offspring with the softest material they can obtain, and also make soft beds for them? Why not take lessons from them.
Brick Walks.
If you have brick walks becoming grey and mossy, scrub and scrape them clean, then sprinkle with Venetian red and scour it in with a broom.
There are many dangerous household liquids, such as benzine, ether, ammonia, oxalic acid and others, which should be kept under lock and key. These are used for cleaning various articles.
Antidote for Poison.
A poison of any conceivable description and degree of potency which has been swallowed by accident or not, may be rendered almost instantaneously harmless by swallowing two gills of sweet oil. An individual with a very strong constitution should take twice the quantity. The oil will neutralize every form of vegetable or mineral poison with which physicians are acquainted. Follow with emetics of a teaspoon of mustard and one of salt; repeat if necessary.
Antidotes for Poison.