Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-17
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.


full of rice through it.
A gridiron should always be heated
before putting meat on il to broil.
To prevent the juice of pies soaking
into the under crust brush the crust
with the white Of a beaten egg.
To cure bruise or sprain battle in
cold water, and then apply dccoc-
ton of NORWOOD and vinegar.
To renovate old black silk sponge
with spirits of ammonia or alcohol d.
luted with water, and press on the
wrong side.
TO take oil spots ont of mating,
etc, wet the spot with alcohol, rub it
with hard soap, and then wash well
with cold water.
tn remove stains from cups or arti-
cles of tableware or marblcized oil
cloths. rub them with saleratus, either
with the fingers or piece of cloth.
TO rid the room of the disagreeable
smell OF fresh paint let pailful Of
water in which a handful of hay has
been placed stand in the room over
night.
To clean oil-cloth wash with warm
milk. Once in six months sconr with
hot soapsuds; dry thoroughly and
apply coat of varnish. They will
last as long again.
4 starch that will make linen look
rs good n neo j. made of one quart
of well boiled corn starch, three
ounces of gum arabic, and two onnces
Of loaf sugar.
One pound Of green coppcras dis
solved in one quart of boiling wafer
will destroy foul smells. Powdered
borex scattered in their haunts will
disperse cockroaches.
To give glass great brilliancy wash
with damp sponge dipped in spirits.
then dust with powdered blue or
whiting (tied ia a muslin bag), and
polish with chamois skin.
When carpets are well cleaned,
sprinkle with salt and fold. When
laid, sirew with slightly moistcned
bran before sweeping. This, with salt.
viii ireshen them up wonderfully.
n paste made of whiting and ben
zoiB will clean marble; and one made
of whiting and chloride of soda, spread
and Jeff 10 dry iln the sun, if possiblc)
on the marble, viii remove spots.
silk handkerchiefs washed in clear
water with pure white CASTLE soap
look like new. DO not iron, but snap
between the fingers until almost dry.
and Then press under a weight.
China of ANY color, excepting white,
may be easily and quickly mcnded
with shelIar. Place on the broken
pieces. and, keeping them together,
hold them to lighted candle.
To prevent The hair from falling out
use a mixture composed of two ounces
of spirits of ammonia, two ounces each
of gly cerinc and rose water, one-half
ounce of cantharidcs, and enough alco-
hol TO clarity.
To cure carachc take n pinch of
black pepper, put il on a piece of cot
ton batting dipped in sweet oil, and
place il in the ear, and tie bandagc
around the head, and il viii give al
most instant relief.
To clean oil or grease spots from
carpets use fullcr's earth and water
spread thirkly, cover with paper and
let IL remain two days: brush off, and
il moi removed make another applica-
tion If haste is required use benzine.
t'ildcd frames of mirrors and pic |
lures are beautifully cleaned by apply
ing the white of eggs with camel's |
hair brush. TO prevent flies settling
on them wash in garlic or onion water.
DO not fear the odor. as il soon dies |
away, and the gilt is frightened.
To raise the pile of velvet take two
pieces Of wood and place them on a
table, and between them, bottom side
M, put three very hot fat-irons, and
lay over them wet cloth; hold the
velvet over the cloth with the wrong
side down, and when thoroughly
steamed brush the pile with light
niSp.