Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, 15 July 1909, Page 1113

Domestic

By MAUREEN

Advice About Eggs. A writer in an 'exchange gives some advice about eggs. There is a general impression that eggs, acknowledged to be a complete food, may be safely eaten on all occasions. On the contrary, as the writer alluded to points out, invalids and young children should never be given eggs unless they are very fresh. Persons suffering from biliousness, gastritis, and several other troubles have difficulty in digesting even fresh eggs. Some physicians declare that the slightest tendency towards rheumatism makes eggs undesirable. The white of eggs whipped to a froth with a little water is a good thing to give fever patients, as a rule, but the physician should be consulted before even this *s given to a sick person. Cause of Grey Hairs. Hair generally begins to turn grey first upon the temples. In most people grey hairs show' themselves at about 40 years of age. But there are wide variations iv time. The immediate cause of grey hairs is in the failure of the cells at the growing point to manufacture the pigment necessary to give the color to the hair. When this change takes place at mid-life it marks a gradual lowering of the vitality of the skin, and, to some extent, of course,' a decadence of general vitality. In estimating, however, the immediate cause of baldness and of grey hair, a very important factor must always be taken into , account — namely, heredity. Don'ts for Business' Girls. Don't be late to your work, and then expect consideration because you are a young lady. Don't expect to le treated as if you were in society. You are probably doing the work that was done formerly by a man, and if in small ways you are not considered as much as you are at home, remember that you are in business. Don't have your friends come in to see you during business .hours. Don't let your friends ring you up at the office, even in the lunch hour. Don't complain constantly about your work. If your work is not congenial to you, make up .your mind to get some other employment, but don't whine. That never helped anyone. To Sweeten Butter. Butter, either fresh or salt, possessing a disagreeable flavor may be rendered perfectly sweet by the addition of a little carbonate of soda. The proportion is 2£ drachms of carbonate of soda to 31b of butter. In making fresh butter the soda is to be added after all the milk is worked out and ready for making up. The unpleasant smell is produced by an acid which is generated by peculiarities ;n; n the constitution of some cows, by the condition of certain fodders, or by the length of time the cream is kept before being churned; but too often by the dairy utensils not being kept thoroughly clean. Household Hints. The difficulty in cleaning gas globes is largely due lo the ornamental roughness of the glass, and it is often hard to clean them Avith soap and water, even with the addition of soda. A little salts of lemon added to the soapsuds will make the task easy. It is* not generally known that eggs covered with boiling water and allowed to stand for five minutes are more nourishing and more easily digested than eggs placed in boiling water and allowed to boil furiously for three and a half minutes. Linoleum may be washed over with milk and water, or kept clean by rubMng with paraffin on a. cloth. For polishing linoleum there is nothing better than beeswax- and turpentine ; but polished floors are better avoided in houses where there are little children or infirm people.