Herald Of The Times

HOUSE-KEEPING.

The true economy of house-keeping is,
simply the art of gathering up all the
fragments, so that nothing be lost. I
mean fragments of time, as well as mate-
rials. Nothing should be thrown away
so long as it is possible to make any use
of it, however trifling it may be; and
whatever be the size of a family, every
member should be employed either in
earning or saving money.

If you have a greater quantity of
cheeses in the house than is likely to be
soon used, cover them carefully with pa-
per, fastened with flour paste, so as to ex-
clude the air. In this way they may be
kept free from insects for years. They
should be kept in a dry, cool place.

Instead of covering up your glasses &
pictures with muslin, cover the frames
with cheap yellow cambric, neatly put
on, and as near the color of the gilt as
you can procure it. This looks better,
leaves the glasses open for use, and the
pictures for ornament, and is an effectual
barrier to dust as well as flies. It can
easily be re-coloured with saffron tea,
when it is faded.

The fumes of brimstone are useful in
removing stains from linen, &c. thus, if a
red rose be held in the fumes of a brim-
stone match, the color will soon begin to
change, and at length the flower will be-
come white. By the same process fruit
stains or iron moulds may be removed
from linen or cotton cloths, if the spot be
previously moistened with water.

When plain tortoise shell combs are
defaced, the polish may be renewed by
rubbing them with pulverized rotten stone
and oil. The rotten stone should be sift-
ed through muslin. It looks better to be
rubbed on by the hand. The jewellers
afterwards polish them by rubbing with
dry rouge powder, but sifted magnesia
does just as well--and if the ladies had
rouge, perhaps they would, by mistake.
put it upon their cheeks, instead of their
combs, and thereby spoil their complex-
ions.--Frugal Housewife.