A FEW SIMPLE LUXURIES. 1V5 



through the door-screen^ the lower half can have slats 

 nailed across, or be composed of boards entirely. A bit 

 of coiled wire spring will keep the door from being left 

 ajar. There should also be netting at bedroom and pan- 

 try windows. If these screens are all put in place before 

 the flies make their appearance, there will be very few 

 intruders. Flies know enough to become " wonted " to 

 places, and it is not so easy driving them away after they 

 have once made themselves at home. 



A POT-POURRI, OR SCE^T-JAK. 



Some of the " decorated " jars which tyive given pleasant* 

 occupation to so many young fingers the past two years, 

 can be put to appropriate use by filling them alternately 

 with layers of salt and any fragrant leaves or blossoms that 

 can be obtained. Spices should also be sprinkled on the 

 leaves. Sweet clover, rosemary, lemon verbena, rose gera- 

 nium, June roses, sweet briar, lavender, and as many more 

 as can be found may be used. Cinnamon, clove, and nut- 

 meg ground together add greatly to the strength of the 

 perfume. After filling, keep the jar closely covered for 

 three months. After that, if the contents are occasion- 

 ally stirred with a stick, and the cover left off for a few 

 moments, the room will be filled with a delightful fra- 

 grance. 



Another scent-jar that will keep its perfume for years 

 is made chiefly of materials from the drug store. Bruise 

 together four ounces of orris root and sweet flag. Add 

 three ounces of sandal wood, one ounce of cedar, one 

 ounce each of gum benzoin, styrax, and nutmeg, pow- 

 dered, half a drachm of essence of lemon, one drachm of 

 millefleurs, twenty drops of oil of lavender, ten grains of 

 musk, and three ounces of rose leaves. Mix all together, 

 and add a pound of fine salt. Mrs. " Daisy Eyebright" 

 finds this mixture excellent for perfuming linen, furs, 



