Domestic.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10, 12 March 1908, Page 33

Domestic.

By * Maureen'

- Lime in the Eyes. If quicklime gets into the eyes, bathe them at" once m a saturated solution of sugar, sttrsing the sugar into cold water until 'it will dissolve no more.- / To Solder Granite Ware. Granite ware can be soldered as easily as tinware by adopting the following method : Brush over the edgesof the holes to, be mended with shellac, both inside and outside, and immediately apply the melted solder, which will adhere firmly. ) To Fix Brass Letters on Glass. Mix together a little white lead, piaster of Paris and wlntmg, and add gold-size to the' consistency of thick cream. Lay this over the back of the letter and press firmly to the glass. Allow to stand for an hour or two, then clean off the superfluous cement. As to Prunes. ■ - If prunes are picked, washed, and soaked overnight in cold water with sugar to taste, then simmered for ten rn'inutes next morning, they wni be found richer and more tender than if stewed in the usual way.Prunes of the first quality need no cooking, only soaking, with the amount of sugar desired. Don't Use Kerosene. Some housekeepers, and good ones, too,- use kerosene for furniture polish. This is not a good plan. It" will pay at first, but its continued use will injure the grain. It will pay to get a good furniture polish, but if this ' is not possible, linseed oil may be used. It is a good preservative. Apply with a soft woollen cloth and polish until no staan is left. After Eating Fruit. After eating very acidulated fruits like lemons, oranges, an:l grapes, the teeth should be carefully cleansed. * Grapes, especially, leave upon, the teeth a deposit of tartar, which is very injurious. Apples, the cheapest' and commonest of native fruit, are not particularly harmful to the teeth, and are excellent for the digestion. A firm tooth brush is always to be preferred to a " soft orus. An Aid to Health. Dr. C. W. Bradenburg, of the New York Medical College, declares that he regularly prescribes humorous books to a certain class of patients. When he was a student in Ohio he was a room-mate with John M. Pattison, late Governor of that State. The latter, a law student, was ill and blue one night, and" the doctor says : ' I read one of Mark Twains books to him and he laughed himself well. Laughter is" one of the bestmost natural forms of exercise I know of.' System in Household Work. The woman who does her own work, day in and day ' out, and rushes to avoid hurry and comes to the table in a proper state of mind and body to partake of the meal which she has prepared, should allow one hour for nreparing dinner and three-quarters of an hour for the~ other meals of the --day, according to an authority on domestic matters. Then without undue haste (sometimes, not always), the dishes used in preparing the meal can be washed while the meal is being prepared and the after-meal work need not "be dreaded. Know what you are going to 'do before you enter the kitchen, then go straight to the mark without dallying: Fuel and precious time are often wasted while one is trying to make up her mind what she will do. Then'""" worn out in trying -to find something easy . to ' make, calling for nothing tangible in the way of ingredients ond little cooking, the matter is given up and the' grocer is telephoned to bi'lng something in the inevitable paper bag. There is no satisfaction .in- this kind of housekeeping. Housekeeping is a business to be conducted in summer and in winter. To -be always eaual • to it, take a holiday of ten., and give the saire to those in your employ. Do not stagnate. Initiate new proiects 'in your business. Rejoice, in it. Avoid overwork and overheat, but keep up your interest.