Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2, 14 January 1909, Page 73

Domestic

By MAUREEN

"* Olive Oil for the Hair. • - - * A little good olive oil rubbed well into the scalp will remove the dandruff to be found on the heads of many young children. The oil should -be applied at bdd-time. Ihe dandruff will then become loosened, and can- be brushed off in the morning with a soft brush.

• . Ripening Fruit. * Fruit m storage is accelerated or retarded in ripening l y ,fS% ? Pera i Ure ' •* w ff keei ? b^ st **«» {t « subjected to few changes m this respect, and when it has been kept as cool as possible without actually freezing likening 1S an interesting process, but it is the first step towards decay. Changes go on in the fruit after it is picked which are quite as important as those that occur at any time during the stages of its growth. Not only do air and temperature affect the fruit, but the latter in ripening - affects both the air and temperature' -A change of air is of great importance, and should always

An Invalid's Drink. Apple water is a refreshing drink for an invalid , It can be made with either baked or raw apples, the former to be preferred when time is short, especially if the apples are baked and in readiness. They should be sour/ and when cold should be immersed in boiling water to cover them Let them stand until cool, then strain and sweeten to taste. For the liquor made from raw apples, three or four juicy sour apples of fine flavor should be pared and sliced. Pour over them. two cupfuls* of boiling, water and let them stand three hours. Strain, ' sweeten, and add a small piece of ice. A pleasant flavor is added li the rind of a lemon is mixed with the slices of apple. Well 'to Know. In mixing a mustard poultice add the white "of an eg" instead of water and, although the effect will be the same, it will not blister the skin. Ointments should always be kept in a cool, place, , for if the lard becomes rancid serious' irritation may result ' in the case of. skin diseases for which they are prescribed bor rheumatism try the very simple cure of hot water, lake at least a pint before retiring at night The object of taking hot water late at night is that during the hours you are resting and the digestion if'iiot being tried,- the boiling water can* do its work: on the gastric ]iuces. " &

lo prevent cake from sticking to 'tins' when baked, grease tho tins, then dust them with flour, leaving only what sticks to the grease. This does away with the oldfashioned method of lining the tins with greased paper. Instead of throwing away the peels of oranges and lemons, put them into the jug on the washstand. This will give the water a delightful perfume, besides softening it until it is equal to rain water for the complexion". Qo freshen .stale cake, dip it for a second in cold milk and then rebake it in a rather cool oven. Cake that has been treated in this way will taste -. as . if it has- been neAvly baked, and may be eaten by anyone. Stale bread may be treated in the same way.

The Fresh Air Cure. It is a great pity that more women don't know about the tranquihsmg effects of simply getting out of doors. Ihey allow themselves to grow unlivable, with nerves' strung to the breaking point, voices" rasped] they grow utterly miserable and make everybody else anxious to keep out of their way. Then they spend their money .on sedative pills and patent medicines. And all the while, nine times out ot ten, the cure is just outside their own doors. An hour or two digging in the back yard garden while the sun slimes on it, a long walk through the fields, if you live near them, .will drive away the lowest spirits. Even a tram rido, provided the car isn't crowded' ><-&%d you go out to the suburbs and not through the shopping district, is better than staying m the house and closing yourself with headache powders. A back porch or a ■ convenient ' doorstep where you may pare the vegetables, wash the clothes, and do a dozen other household tasks, is a great promoter -of health. If going out for two hours is simply out of the question, go for half an hour. Failing "that, there is one thing you can do: you can step outride, the, door and take long deep inhalations of fresh air. . rV D6, it four or. five or ten times during the day. It won't take .more than three minutes at most, and -persisted in it will Avork wonders, not only with your health, but with your appearance.-. .