Dish of hot water set in oven prevents cake from scorching.

Economize health, time, and means and you will never beg.

Flour.—­Keep cool, dry and securely covered.

Glass.—­Clean with a quart of water mixed with a tablespoonful of ammonia.

Herbs.—­Gather when beginning to blossom; keep in paper sacks.

Ink Stains.—­Wet with spirits of turpentine; after three hours, rub well.

Jars.—­To prevent, coax husband to your will rather than order him.

Keep an account of all supplies with cost and date when purchased.

Love lightens labor.

Money.—­Count carefully when you receive change.

Nutmegs.—­Prick with a pin and if good oil will run out.

Orange and Lemon Peel.—­Dry, pound and keep in corked bottles.

Parsnips.—­Keep in ground until spring.

Quicksilver and white of an egg destroys bedbugs.

Rice.—­Select the large, with a clear fresh look; old rice may have insects.

Sugar.—­For family use, the granulated is the best.

Tea.—­Equal parts Japan and green are as good as English breakfast.

Use a cement made of ashes, salt and water for cracks in stove.

Variety is the best culinary spice.

Watch your back yard for dirt and bones.

Xantippe was a scold.  Don’t imitate her.

Youth is best preserved by a cheerful temper.

Zinc lined sinks are better than wooden ones.

Regulate the clock by your husbands watch, and in all apportionment of time remember the Giver.

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1.  Charcoal to Prevent Rust.—­Charcoal absorbs all dampness, for which reason it should be kept in boxes with silverware to prevent rust.

2.  A Needle Holder.—­A guest of ours kept all her needles in a bottle in which was a pinch or two of emery.  She said that it keeps them always bright and free from rust, and she finds it much easier to pick out the needle she wants from the bottle than from a tray.

3.  Care of a Scrubbing Brush.—­Scrubbing brushes should never be put away with their bristles upward, for thus the water would soak into the wooden part and the bristles would soon become loose.

4.  In Case of Sickness.—­In our home, when hot cloths are needed wet ones are put in a steamer, and water kept boiling underneath.  In this way the cloths are more easily handled and can be applied as hot as needed.

5.  To Tighten Cane-Seated Chair Bottoms.—­Cane-seated chair bottoms that have sagged may be made as tight as ever by washing them with hot water and leaving them to dry in the open air.

6.  For Chilblains.—­To relieve the chilblains bathe the feet in warm water at night, then rub them with castor oil.  This method will cure very bad cases.

7.  Paint, Smoked by Kerosene Lamps.—­Paint that has been smoked by kerosene lamps may be cleaned with kerosene, which can afterward be rubbed off with a clean brush.