JUDGING CHARACTER BY TABLE MANNERS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2283, 5 February 1912, Page 7

JUDGING CHARACTER BY TABLE MANNERS.

The nervous man generally consumes his food hastily. Sometimes he puts too large a piece into his mouth, and at other times a ridiculously small piece. The calm, methodical man will cut his meat into pieces very much of a size ; he will take a mouthful of meat, then a mouthful of vegetable, and his plate is never untidy. He keeps meat and vegetables well apart from each other ; whereas the untidy man of irregular habits will have them all heaped up together. The bad-tempered man snaps at his food, and when it is in his mouth grinds it between his teeth ; you can see the muscles of his jaws Dwell each time he closes them, so savagely does he do so. He cuts into his meat with such force as to frequently grate his knife on tho plate, and make that disagree? able noise that sets so many people’s teeth “on edge.” Beware of that man’s ire ! The greedy, grasping, selfish man puts his face somewhat close to his plate ; he hovers over his food as if he expected someone would rob him of it, and were guarding it ; and he is fond of surrounding himself with the salt-cellar, mustard-pot, etc. Such a man generally bolts his food and often overeats.

Where there are several children constantly in need of new shoes, the one who has to provide them will do well to try this : Cover soles of shoes with three or four coats of copal varnish, and they will never I need resoling. Before putting milk into the sauce- : pan, boil rapidly a few spoonfuls of | water (enough to just cover the botI tom of the pan) and it will never j burn, however fierce the fire. I It is not generally known that I slices of lemon put into the copper ; when boiling clothes will make them ! beautifully white, and take all the i stains out of pocket-handkerchiefs i and children’s pinafores. Out the lemon, with the rind, into slices, and j let it remain, in the boiler till the ! clothes are ready to come out. ; In spite of all the remedies offered j for driving away ants from the i house, the only sure way seems to ! catch and kill them. Set in the I closets plates coated thick with soft i lard with little sticks leaning ; against them for the ants to climb. ' When filled, drop in a Pan of boiling i water, and then set the pan as bej fore. | To remove grease or oil spots from j clothing, especially light suits as { worn by cyclists and tourists, mix a 1 little fuller's earth into a paste, spread it over the affected part, and j allow same to dry thoroughly. In i doing so it draws and absorbs the I grease. Then take a stiff brush, 1 which will quickly remove the dried earth, and the result will be pleasing, and far more satisfactory than most other methods. Painted wood, panellings, and wainscotings can he rapidly and effectually cleaned with potatowater. Put half a dozen tubers into a pail, having previously peeled, washed, and grated them. Pour a gallon or two of fresh water over them and let them stand for half an hour ; then strain and use with a houseI flannel. No scrubbing will be needed, but another flannel with clean water must be used for risning purposes, this is good for any kind of wood.