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The Household

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Day
28
Month
September
Year
1883
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Public Domain
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Sensible School Dresses A school in Massachusctts reconiniends to ïts 200 girl students a sensible school dress, of wliich the following are some of the features: First itis to consist of single layers of clothing, so ttat warmth shall be equally distributed over the body. Second, it should be sufiieiently looso not to impose restrictions upon the freo and active use of the muscles. Third, the materials should be soft, unexciting in color, and undistinguishable in pattern. Fourth, the design should suggest rather than outlino the figure, uniess the material is elastic, and should be divided into few parta in order to be free from distractions Fifth, it should avoid whatever is unnecessary or that takes time and strength that could be botter put onto work or play. The combination under garrnent of knitted wool, or cotton, or both, the skirt of pleated wool attached to a lining waisl cut with a spring over the hips, and a polonaise orwoven "Jersey" supplies all the requirements for such a dress. If the polonaise is eniployed, the lining waist may be extended so as to require only a dëep pleated flounce of the wool to bnng it to the length of a walking skirt, thus rendering it lighterandcheaper. The polonaise should bc pleated at the back, a part of the fullness being taken out of the waist, and cut with a whole sack front, which could be belted in. The sleeves shouid be cut very high, and somewhat f uil at the top, so as to surround the arm at the socket, and aliow free movement. All dress skirts made of wool should be attached to a lining waist, as this equalizes both warmth and weight. Honr lo Get Kid ol' Hats. Chambers' Journal. Rats are wonderfully clean animáis, and they dislike tar more, porhaps, than anything else, for if it once gets on their ( jackets they flnd it most diflicult to remove it. Now, I had heard it mentioned that pouring tar down at the entrance of their holes was agood remedy, also placing broken pieces of glass by their holes was another remedy. But these remedies are not effective. Tl rats may leave their old holes and niake fresh ones in other parts of the house; they don 't, ho wever, leave the premisos for good. I thought I would try another experiment - one I had not heard of before. One evening I set a large wirecage rat-trap, attaching inside a most seductive piece of strongly smelling choese, and next morning 1 found, to my satisfaction, that 1 had siKx.eded in trapping a very large rat, one of the largest I had ever seen, which, after I had besmeared him with tar, I let loose into his favorite run. The next night Itried again, and succeedod in catching another equally big fellow, and served him in the same manner. I could not follow those two tar-besmeared rats into their numerous runs to see what woula Lappen; but it is reasonable to assume that they ei ther summoned together all the members of their community, and by their crest-fallen. appearance gave their comrades silent indications of the misfortune which had 30 suddenly befallen them, or that they frightenecl their brethren away, for they ono and all forsook the place and (led. The experiment was eminently successful. From that day in 1875 till now, 1883, my house, ancient fcough it is, has beenentirely free from rats; and I believe that there is no remedy equal to this one, if yon can uatch your rat alive. They neviir come back to the house agai'n. Opalin Caito. "Annt Abbie" in Country Gentleman gives a recipe for a very delicious cake of five parts, whioh can be baked in layers, or a3 a marble cake: Yellow Part. - Yolks of four eggs, one cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter, half cupful of milk, one and one-half cupfuls of flour, and one teaspoonful of baking powder. Flavor with orauge. White Part. - Whites of four eggs, one cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter, half a cupful of milk, one and one-half cupfuls of flour, and one teaspoonful of bakine powder. Flavor with pineapple. Brown Part. - Yolks of fonr eggs, one cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter. half a cupful of milk, one and one-half cupfuls of flour, and one teaspoonfnl of baking powder. One cake of sweet chocolate, grated, and one teaspoonful of vanilla. Red -Whites of four eggs, one cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter, half a cupful of milk, ono and ono half cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of blusb, flavored with roso, one teaspoonful of baking powder. This may be made a more delicate shade of red by using half the quantity of blush. Lavender Part. - Two eggs, two cupfuls of sugar, two thirds of a cupful of butter, half a cupful of red raepberry jelly, dissolved in hot water sufficient io make a cupful of liquid, three cupfuls of ilour and one teaspoonf ui of baking powder. V Simple Dlslufectaiit. One pound of groen copperas, costing seven cents, dissolved in one quart of water, and poured down a water-closet, will effectually concéntrate and destroy the foulest smells. On board ships and steamboats, about hotels and other public places, there is nothing so nice to purify the air. Simple green copperas, dissolved in anything under the bed, will render a hospital or other places for the sick, free from unplesant smells. In tish markets, slai'ghterhouses, sinks. and wherever there are offensive gasses, dissolve copperas and sprinkle it about, and in a few days the suiell will all pass away. If a cat, rat, or inonse dies about the house, and sends forth an offeusive gas, place sorne dissolved copperas in an open vesssl near the place where the nuisance is and it will purify the atmosphere. Then keep all clean.

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