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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
September
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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Fot; a Time ok Neei. - 8onw ono pnnsiblr wijfesta Ihat overv liousc nhoulil hold a trunk contaiiiing lialf ivorn clotliing, sltoctghud pillow-cawg in readiucsa í'n skkncss. I-'or iliia pnrposo a doublo rown. ninde of nvo calicó drossen, niiglit ])rove serviceable ns wcll as Borne solí handkerchiefs, bnnd-iges nnd lint ; also, plenty of lineu, coi ten ajid ivoolen peces. W'hilo overlooking tlie vnriotii) rcccptacles o' sur!] nrticles, ii vvould be well to re meniber this tiniely hint, and -ollcct theni against n time of need. [n caso Miilile.ii illne.ss, a store of this kind is invaluuble. CARrETS. - Thfl cnstom of complolely eoveriug Llio floor ot' bed-olmnibers w i th carnets is mpldly boeoming obSole e. Iu ionio instan "68, people lid no carpe t ut nll. Xlits extreme di Higo is nol al lil l(;si i:i lle. li good to llave carpeta tu every parí ol' ihe room wliere tne Jbi't must rcgnlaiiy bu placed, it is bad to have i-ari-els in lirt of tlie rooni wliere (lie leel aro noi regularly placed. These two ruiét goverii ilie wnolc posiiion. aml the most iiK'xpcrieuci (I housewile can ea.-ily ivniciiiber (heul. lij' these rules liicre gliouKI l carpe t. a!l aiound tlio heil. carpet opposílu io tlie wardivbes 01 chesis of ülMWers, cirpet opposile thc vvusli siand, carpet. Opposiie ihe diveainjj-tabli', but none iinuer t.e be.s, ffud nono t'or a spacq or two or tluee uel arouud ihe rouin - th.it is lo say, two or tinco leet í'ruin tlie w.ills o f tlie robín. Tlie carpeta íhat are laid down shuuld be luose froiu eacli o. her, eucli one sliould lx; complete iu ite í, so Ihat it can he taken uj) lo iie shaUen wilh the least trouble, uid caeh one shouíd bu arranged to lie close to thf lloor, su ihat (lust muy not easily {jet uiideriieath. Tie aaVautuges ol' snob a plan are evident. Lip-salvb. - A n clegatít lip salve nía lo muite in thc loiiowiug simple inanuer : l'ut baila ptwuid of í'r.-ii lard into a pan, witli an ounce anda liulfot' whilo wa.x ; set ona slow lire lili it is niel C'l ; tliun take a sinail i ni dish, lili it wilh waicr, and aad a t'ow chips of alUanet root ; lel Ihe water boil lili it betoinea ot a Lxautiftil re . color; stram soino l' 1 1, an i m.x it wilh ihe otlicr ingredlCUU accordm;4 as niay be tle-iivii ; -ei'iii it witli soinu ugrecab.e an.i favorito extract, aun tlien your into guiull whne j i'rg or bo.xes. l'oor.ED in'to FatkE9S. - fil ftnly wcallliy connoi-seius aru very lond oí' hit oi'iolans, and tli.sis lne devieo bv whiib they o b tai ii thciu : Tliey .-bul tlu: birds u p in aiiark uumnbui1 (,Knowing that in llieir íiitural st.ite it is lucir haba lo lee . at suin i.-c.j Tliey ilion arrange ar.itie.al liglits, vvliicíi can bu casi at will mío tnedark prison of Ibe oir ,s, on seeing whieh tlie ortolailS íliiuiedmtely ,-euk tUe íomi whicn is provkied lor them ; the lighC is witndrawn and they o to gleep ; after a few bours il isugain introducid, and so tbe process is reeaiod live or six tiuiOcj in the twciVy-l'our holirs, so that the brds are kept consiantly feeding or sleepiug; tlio cousoquence is tbat ni abotiL three days tho orlo.an becanies "a delicious bali oí' fat," and ready for the la ble. Ckystalizkd Flowers. - Construct baskets ot t'uiicy form witli pliaulo copper wire, and wrap them witli gauze. Into tbose lie to tbe bottoni violéis, leins, geranium leaves - Iu laet any llowers cxucpL full blown roses - and siiik liiem in a eolutioii of al um, one pound to a gal on of water, aftel' the solutiou is cooled. The eolors will tuen be pioservetl in tbeir or.ginal beauiy, and the crystalized alu ni will hold taster than wiien írom a hot soltiüon. VVIlOll yon lia ve alight cov.ring of crystals that eoinploiely covers tiie articics, remove ihe uasket careiully, an i allow to tirip for twelvü lioiirs. Theso baskets inake a beautiful íiarlor ornament, and lora lunií lime piO;Crve tlio froshness of theilowcrs.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Argus