Three short courses in home making

Simple disinfectants. — Sunshine and fresh air arc nature's disin- fectants, and should be freely admitted to every part of the house. Windows should be left open whenever possible. The windows in sleeping rooms should always be opened at night. The interior of the house should be kept perfectly dry. Decay does not take place in dry places that are well aired. A damp cellar should be drained off, and the grounds around the house should be prevented from draining into the cellar. Coarse coal ashes should be used to fill in around the house, on the walks, etc., to help secure thorough drain- age. The fine ashes should be thinly scattered over the vegetable garden in order to restore the valuable properties they contain to the soil. Wood ashes can be used as a simple disinfectant to cover decayed organic matter. Whitewash is a good disinfectant and should be frequently used both inside and outside the house and on all outbuildings. Slacked lime is valuable as a disinfectant for use in the cellar or barn lot. Kerosene and creoline also make good dis- infectants for frequent spraying of the barn lot. Can of out-of-door closets. — The privy should be so arranged that it may be cleaned often and all excreta disposed of in a safe way. The building should be so well built that there will be no cracks for the tstant admission of flies. In a poorly constructed building, old paper can be pasted in the cracks to make the structure fly proof. Alter each using dry earth, street dust, or lime should be sprinkled through the seat, then the seat should be closed to prevent flies or mosquitoes entering. The top of the seat should be frequently washed, and both the seat and the floor in front of it scrubbed at least once a week. PRELIMINARY PLAN. It will be well to teach this lesson at a time when improvements are necessary in the care of the schoolhouse. The discussions in regard to out-of-door closets will have to be taken up at a time when the girls are alone with the teacher. IN CAM OF TH1 HOME. 17 M ETHOD OF w ORK. Discuss the disposal of waste, the care of garbage, etc., for the home and for the school. Talk over the care of \ from the school lunch and discuss methods of keeping the school in sanit condition. Follow this by general cleaning about the schoolhouse. LESSON V. MAKING SOAP. -i BJ1 ■< ! MATTEE. Il«'\i BMADE BARD 30 \!\ ads fat 1 pint of c >ld water. .n lyo. It;' lowly. Mix lye .in.l water in a bowl or kettle (do nol use o tin pan . stirring with ;i stick until the potash dissolves. Add tin- borax and allow the mix turf >••!. <• I the fat ■ : en it is lukewarm add the lye, pouring it in a this and stirring constantlj . Stir with a smooth Btick until aboul as thi< k ae and • niiimt. .r the mixture into a 1 harden. Cut into pieces the desired in a 1. dry place for in days, to ripen before using. When i ip be careful net t<> spal ish <<r lye on the hand bad burn. If hands are burned with b with t once. Do nol them. PRKI.IMINAUY PLAN. ime time before this Lesson is given ask the girls to l>ri: aps fat from hon See that these are in good condition, and weigh them to determine the portion of the recipe thai can be made, ii one oi the girls can bring sumci< for the recipe. METHOD OF WOEK.