176 FAKM HOMES, INVDOORS AND OUT-DOORS. 



and woollen goods, as well as for filling scent-jars. It 

 should be kept covered. When used for drawers and 

 boxes, the salt and rose leaves are omitted, ten drops of 

 otto of rose substituted, and the powder placed in silk or 

 flannel bags. 



GRAPES AND PEARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. 



Select the choicest and soundest specimens, and lay them 

 on shelves in a cool, dark, and well-ventilated closet, or a 

 darkened upper room, where there will be no danger of 

 freezing, and where they can have plenty of space so as not 

 .to touch each oth^r. Clusters of grapes should have the 

 ends of their stems dipped in melted wax, and will keep 

 best if hung up on slats to prevent any contact with the 

 wall. Choice fall apples and pears, that otherwise mi^ht 

 not appear at Christmas, should be wiped and placed on 

 white paper. The cooler the room is, without freezing, 

 the better the fruit will keep, and good ventilation is 

 strictly necessary. The Concords, Isabellas, and other 

 late-ripening grapes are excellent for such storing, and 

 when freezing weather arrives can be packed in sawdust, 

 and kept nearly all winter. 



WARMED BEDROOMS. 



There is no surer pathway to the tomb, says Mrs. 

 "Eyebright," than cold bedrooms and cold beds. 

 " Neuralgia, pneumonia, and consumption itself can 

 often be traced to the comfortless room in which child- 

 ren and delicate persons are forced to sleep." It is not 

 at all true that "cold bedrooms are healthy." This 

 favorite idea should cease to be held by people who lay 

 claims to common sense. The less w r e are roasted m 

 summer and frozen in winter, the nearer we approach a 

 climate most conducive to health. It should be the 



