Summer Love in the Library and a Parrot
A rented furnished home hosts a summer romance between the narrator and Mr. Blinder aided by Gip the parrot. Gip’s cage in the library becomes a symbol as Miss Barrows foils an engagement with a withering look during a tea.
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Gip
Miss Barrows
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Biea
Blinder
Mr. Blinder
Barrowses
Ethel
How To Keep Medicines Safe At Home
A guide urges storing medicines in a high wall closet with double doors and separate locks. One side holds poisons such as opium, morphine, and acids. the other stores common drugs in light protected bottles. The closet should be partitioned into pigeonholes and kept locked with a single key kept by the house mistress.
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How to Use Ammonia and Household Tricks
Ammonia works as a cleaning aid for fabrics, carpets, and collars, and softens water for washing. It freshens black fabrics, cleans corsets, removes paint stains with turpentine, and aids in home polishes when mixed with wax and turpentine. Also suggests serving watermelon with champagne, and using cooled coffee batter for muffins.
How to Use Cheese Scraps in Everyday Cooking
Use dried cheese scraps grated over creamed potatoes or with macaroni and tomato enuce. Sprinkle on top and bake until a delicate brown to add flavor and reduce waste.
How to Wash Jerseys and Preserve Shape
The article suggests sewing a band of washing silk or soft linen inside a knitted golf jersey at the waist before washing. This method aims to prevent stretching and keep the jersey in perfect shape.
The Vanishing Manatee and Other Inquiries
A survey of coastal manatees notes their decline due to hunting for southern markets while describing their gentle nature and herbivorous diet. The piece also highlights a foldable Parisian boat design and reports on insect-borne diseases like leprosy, malaria, and sleeping sickness with medical cautions.
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Sand and Lang
Man
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