1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
467 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
A Cheap Seal. —Bottles filled with 
pickles and catsup can be made air-tight, 
by using a piece of the skin taken from 
suet and some other parts of meat. Mois¬ 
ten, draw over top and tie. R. f. h. 
A New Lease of Life. —Cans which have 
been used until the metal ring slips, may 
be renewed by putting a strip of cloth 
around them, having the lap edge go the 
way the ring turns. They are made just 
as tight as when new. R. f. k. 
Unlucky Thirteen ?—A practical woman 
who scorns the superstitious notion that 
13 at table means some fatality, said re¬ 
cently : “The only time when it might 
make me a trifle uneasy would be when 
there had been only dinner enough pro¬ 
vided for 12.” 
A Trade Secret.— Says the D. F. P. 
Household: “You have, perhaps, a 
pretty book in dainty white or pale- 
tinted binding which has been soiled by 
somebody’s careless fingers. In book 
stores, such soil is removed by rubbing 
with chamois skin dipped in powdered 
pumice stone.” 
Custard Toast. —For this novel break¬ 
fast or luncheon combination, one quart 
of sweetened and flavored hot milk is 
poured over two well beaten eggs. The 
cream thus formed is in turn poured over 
slices of golden-brown, well buttered 
toast. The whole is then placed in the 
oven until the custard is set. m v. n. 
Evaporating Sweet Corn.— Concerning 
the question as to the preservation of 
sweet corn for family use I would say : 
I have tried several recipes for canning 
and brining with more or less satisfac¬ 
tory results (usually less, though) but 
was very much pleased two years ago 
with some that I dried in an evaporator. 
I used the best Egyptian sweet corn 
that was not too far advanced to be 
sweet and tender, and no one that ate 
of fhathad a suspicion that it was “dried” 
corn. h. e. c. 
To Wash a Silk Handkerchief.— Make 
suds with hard soap, but do not rub any 
soap on the handkerchief. Draw it 
lightly through the hands without rub¬ 
bing. Pass through a wringer and spread 
it out inside of a dry sheet, roll up and 
in a half hour or so take it out and iron 
it. When it is an object to get a gar¬ 
ment very quickly ary after being 
washed, it may be folded in a dry sheet 
and wrung out after being first wrung 
as dry as possible. Nearly all the moist¬ 
ure will pass into the dry article. 
AUNT RACHEL. 
Rainy-day Exercise. —The problem with 
mothers how to give their children ex¬ 
ercise on stormy days is thus settled by 
Childhood: For those who are in their 
own homes, a good plan is to dress the 
children in hats and cloaks, as if they 
were going out of doors, then open all 
the windows of the nursery, if the rain 
will only not beat in, and let them play 
vigorously. It will do them a deal of 
good, ana is far better than trying to 
keep them quiet at the expense of their 
tempers. It makes a noise. 
Foresight in the Nursery.— A plan for 
which our English cousins have the credit 
has to do with accidents and emergen¬ 
cies. It consists in placing in the most 
conspicuous place in the nursery a large 
card-board. At the top of this are written 
the name and address of the family doc¬ 
tor. Below, a list of common accidents, 
beginning with the most serious ; oppo¬ 
site each, the remedy, or antidote if the 
case be poison, to be used while waiting 
for the doctor. Beside the card is placed 
a small, locked cabinet, the key hanging 
in plain sight, but high above the reach 
of childish hands. It contains all the 
remedies specified, plainly labeled, as 
well as lint, absorbent cotton, bandages, 
et_». Even when the mother is on the 
scene of the accident, she may, if nervous 
and excitable “ lose her wits,” and this 
card with its plain directions may be the 
means of saving precious lives. It may 
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria 
be labeled, “ While waiting for the doc¬ 
tor,” “ In Case of Accident,” or anything 
to show its precise mission. 
Test With Caution. —An easy scheme for 
keeping russet shoes clean and bright is 
given in the Chatham Republican by one 
of whom it is said his own footgear testi¬ 
fies to the value of his plan. He says : 
“ With a piece of nice, ripe banana I can 
not only keep russet shoes clean, but I 
can keep them polished as well. I simply 
take a piece of banana and grease the 
leather with it and then polish it with a 
cloth. In thin way all the discolorations 
are removed and a polish is obtained.” 
Buttons One Would as Soon Not Have.— 
With many a large enterprise in lines 
where competition is strong, success may 
drpend on absolute economy in the 
utilization of the waste products. The 
Commercial Inquirer gives a notable in¬ 
stance of such economy. The great Chi¬ 
cago packing-houses, it says, are so ar¬ 
ranged that the blood is all caught in a 
great tank, and after it clots it is carried 
oft' to a stamping house, where numerous 
and powerful machines are kept busy 
stamping it into buttons. The buttons 
are made at one stamp of the big dies, 
and they are said to wear remarkably 
well. These buttons are easily distin¬ 
guished by their peculiar dark red color. 
Washing Lamp Chimneys.— Shall we 
wash lamp chimneys ? The answer de¬ 
pends somewhat on the quality of the 
chimney. The best are made with lead, 
the poorer qualities contain lime. The 
former during the first week of use 
gather a blue film on the inside that 
nothing but soap will remove. Rub with 
soap as far as the hand can reach, if 
possible touching every point Rinse 
and polish with a dry towel. After a 
week of this treatment the film will 
cease to appear and monthly washings 
will keep tne chimneys clear. Lime 
chimneys do not collect this film, but are 
inferior in beauty and durability. A 
thoioughly tempered chimney carefully 
handled, will last a year. e. ii. c 
A Suggestion. —Don’t be afraid of eat¬ 
ing between meals. Fellow Housekeep¬ 
ers. After getting an early breakfast, 
we are often too tired to do it or our¬ 
selves justice, and when appetite comes 
later, it is time for refreshments, what¬ 
ever the hour. But don’t keep the tea 
or coffee pot brewing for it, or take a 
piece of pie, or try to save “ odds and 
ends” by eating them then. Just have 
your own pretty, thick mug, fill it with 
milk, and set it on the range where it 
will heat slowly, and, meanwhile, toast a 
slice of bread. The effects of hot milk, 
when sipped slowly and restfully, are 
wonderful. Or, if one cannot possibly 
take milk, try breakfast cocoa. These 
are as stimulating as tea or coffee, with¬ 
out making one nervous or irritable. 
SAOLOMAS. 
Farewell, Eulalia. —The Princess Eula¬ 
lia came, saw and conquered, not New 
York only, but Chicago also. As the 
representative of Spanish royalty she 
was royally entertained bv these two 
cities. But she wearied of so much atten¬ 
tion, and longed to go sight-seeing like 
any ordinary individual. When she re¬ 
turned to this city, she came, not as the 
princess, but as the Duchess de Montpen- 
sier, and as the guest of the Spanish 
Consul. She went shopping like any 
ordinary American. She patronized the 
New York dressmakers, declared the 
gowns they made too elegant for any¬ 
thing, and expressed surprise that any¬ 
thing so exquisite should have been de¬ 
signed by a man. She went hither and 
yon at her own sweet will, visited New¬ 
port, and other notable places, and 
finally sailed away expressing regret 
that she had not visited America before. 
Evanston’s Housekeeping Woes.— Some 
of our readers may remember the brill¬ 
iant rise, and sudden fall of the Evanston 
Cooperative Society, several months ago. 
The end of the story is not even yet. 
Daily exchanges state that the hired 
girls of the aristocratic sub irbhave boy¬ 
cotted a number of the most prominent 
ladies of that suburb, and not only will 
not work in the households that are 
under the ban, but are doing all they 
can to prevent the peaces being filled. 
The motive of the boycott is revenge. 
The h.red girls are striking back at the 
women who tried to do away altogether 
with hired girls by organizing the Evans¬ 
ton Cooperative Housekeeping Associa¬ 
tion. In the case of the Cooperative Asso¬ 
ciation a high-priced chef and irregular 
deliveries of cooked edibles resulted in 
Mothers.— Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adm. 
financial disaster. Now the woes of the 
fair stockholders in the ill-starred asso¬ 
ciation are at floodtide, the hired gilds’ 
combination having so far proved relent¬ 
less, laughing to scorn offers of higher 
wages and numerous days off. 
Some Open Eyes. —Having occasion to 
call on a friend last spring, when I 
reached the house I was informed that 
the lady was away from home a short 
distance, but was expected to return 
soon. While waiting for her, I strolled 
through the house with the intention 
of looking over her clothing, as I knew 
she wore fine dresses. I found them in 
the closets, etc., in fine order ; but as I 
came out of the closet I saw a fine ward¬ 
robe, and as I had a curiosity to see 
what it contained I opened the doors 
and oh ! what a change from the neat, 
orderly closet ! Confined in a small 
space were shoes, dirty stockings, soiled 
flannels, etc., and what an odor greeted 
me as I opened the door ! Well, what 
do you think of it ? I’m a nice courteous 
person! Eh ? No, indeed. You’d call 
me a sneak, if not worse. But isn’t 
that just about what some other people 
do ana then tell of it; even, sometimes, 
in The Rural ? Didn’t your blood ever 
boil when seme friend (?) of your hus¬ 
band’s came in his (the husband's) ab¬ 
sence and poked around through barns, 
granaries, garden* and all, and then 
came in the house to say (at least one 
once said to me) “Farmer by name but 
not by nature ? ” farmer’s wife. 
With a Retrousse Nose.— Every one has 
her business in life says the Recorder’s 
“ One Woman.” The business of a mar¬ 
ried woman is to make a good man—a 
model man—out of the man she marries. 
The wisest women usually know the 
least about managing a man. If you wish 
to gain ideas of value ask a little woman 
with a retrousse nose, and a weakness 
for bonnets and changing fashions. The 
sensible woman wouldn’t be like her for 
the world, and yet ten to one that little 
woman has the more sense of the two— 
i. e., more sense about the vital questions 
of life—relative to domestic happiness. 
She won’t tell you her secret of making 
a devoted slave out of a selfish every day 
kind of a man, but you may depend upon 
it, she doesn’t worry about the butcher 
and the baker and other bill collectors 
who call on the fir-t of the month. She 
buys silk stockings and wears ribbon 
bows on her underwear, and sews sachet 
powder into her gowns and never lets 
him know she can wash dishes or make 
beds or do common-place work that you 
can have done for three dollars a week. 
He, in the meantime plunges ahead to 
get the money to meet the obligations 
and keeps up a stiff life insurance be¬ 
sides to take care of her after he is gone.. 
It isn’t a good thing for a man to have 
too much time on his hands. 
PisttciliMCflus’ gulmii.sinfl. 
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All riders say they cannot s, 
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Patent lambskin-with-wool- 
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Take Care of Leather—both 
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Vacuum Oil Company, Rochester, N. Y. 
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