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THE OOLOGIST. 



How to Test DresG Gocdc. 

 Of The goods sold as "all wool" there 

 is not one-tenth that is genuine. Gen- 

 erally the main component is cotton. 

 The test for this is simple. All that is 

 necessary is to pull out a few threads 

 and apply a lighted match. Cotton 

 will go off in a blaze; wool will shrivel 

 up. To distinguish pure linen from 

 counterfeit is even easier. The in- 

 tended buyer need but wet her finger 

 and apply it lo the goods. If they are 

 pure linen, the moisture Avill pass 

 straight through. The spot touched 

 will be soaked at once, and almost im- 

 mediately one side will be as wet as 

 the other. Frauds are more numerous 

 in silk than in any other fabric, but 

 here also the material of adulteration 

 is cotton. Its presence can readily be 

 discovered. Draw a fev/ threads out. 

 The pieces of cotton will en;ip off short 

 when pulled, while the silk will stretch 

 and permit a considerable pull before 

 breaking. 



Hew to Get Cinders Out of Eyes. 



When travelers will open car win- 

 dows instead of leaving them dov.n, 

 as all the wise ones do, there is the 

 constant danger of cinders, which ir- 

 ritate the eyeball Those who travel 

 two or three times a day on the train; ■• 

 find that their eyes are in a bad con- 

 dition about this time of the yer.r. 

 He!'e is a good bit of .advice from one 

 who knows: Restrain the impulse to 

 rub the eye and insert a flat linseed 

 in the corner of the eye. Close the 

 lids and the seed will slide painlessly 

 around the eyeball and soon come out 

 at the other corner, bringing the cinder 

 with it. The best part of this remedy 

 is that it does not leave any chance 

 of inflammation. The oil of the seed 

 covers the eyeball and takes out all ir- 

 ritation. It is advisable for those who 

 use the trains constantly to carry a 

 few of these seeds in the pocketbook. 



blood vessels of the brain. In many 

 persons fainting never goes so far as 

 a loss of consciousness or loss of con- 

 trol of the limbs. And in these the 

 sudden weakness is often brought to 

 an end by a sneeze caused by nature 

 herself without any external aid. A 

 grain or two of pepper, snuff or tobac- 

 co introduced into the nose or tickling 

 its interior lightly will usually insure 

 a sneeze. These simple procedures or 

 others similar in character may prove 

 invaluable when smelling salts and 

 other elegant aids are absent. 



How to Preserve Pretty Feet. 

 A perfect foot is a great rarity, and 

 so is a pretty foot. While it is not 

 possible for one to obtain a perfect 

 foot, one can cultivate a pretty foot. 

 One should be just as dainty in the 

 care of the foot as of the hand. The 

 toes should not be cramped and 

 squeezed until they are crooked in 

 shape and overlap one another. The 

 foot should be as white as any other 

 part of the body, but the heel and the 

 tips of the toes should be rosy and 

 pink. Callouses and hard spots should 

 be rubbed away with a piece of toilet 

 pumice. It requires but little care to 

 keep the feet soft, white and dainty. 



How to Remove Iron Rust. 

 Iron rust may be removed from 

 clothing by holding the stained spot 

 over a bowl of water to which a little 

 ammonia has been added and applying 

 with a small glass rod or a little piece 

 of wood 18 per cent muriatic acif?. The 

 Instant the stain disappears irtimerse 

 the spot in the water, thereby prevent- 

 ing the acid from changing the texrcive 

 of the goods. Before using the muri- 

 atic acid it is best to test it on one cor- 

 ner of the goods. 



How to Cure Fainting Spells. 

 There is no more sure cure for an 

 attack of faintness than a hearty 

 sneeze. It immediately stimulates t 



How to Mend Breaks In Plaster. 



For breaks in plaster mix together 

 one-lialf pint powdered lime, one gill 

 plaster of paris and cold water to 

 make a thick paste. Fill the holes 

 with this and smooth the surface with 

 a knife, working quickly. Mix only a 

 little at a time, as it hardens rapidly. 



