Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
isOlKI: TOPICS.
IIouschold Hints for Spring.

For ordinary woodwork use whiting to
rul The dirt of, and ammonia.
Copperus mixed with the whitewash up
on the cellar walls will keep vermin
away.
Cell igs that have been smoked Ivy
kerosene lamp should be washed off with
soda water.
Hclcbore sprinkled on the floor at
night destroys cockroaches they eat it
and are poisoned.
Good fires should be kept up during
house cleaning time, even though the
doors and windows be kept open.
Drain pipes and all places that are sour
or impure may be cleansed with lime wa
ter, copperas water or carbolic acid.
A little chloride of lime dissolved in
warm water, and LETT in n lamp or can
which has held kerosene, will deodorize
ii very soon.
Salt literally sprinkled over carpet
before sweeping will absorb the dust and
dirt. and bring out the colors rs fresh as
new.
If stove polish is mixed with very
strong soap suds the luster appears I'M
mediately, consequently there Is less dust
to breathe and blacken.
Paper and plaster are active absorbents,
and when they become thoroughly satu-
rated with various eifuvia nothing but
entire renewal will cleanse them.
Carpets should he thoroughly beaten
on the wrong side first, and then on the
right, after which spots may be removed
by the use Of OK gall or ammonia and
water.
II the wall about the stove has beer
smoked by the stove, cover the black
patches with gum shellac and they vii
not strike through either paint or calci
mine.
\ good way to clean lamp burners whel
they have become covered with SCOT ant
gum is to boil them up in a strong solu
tion of soda water. The wicks need nj
occasional washing, too, to remove scdi
ment.
An excellent liniment is made by taking
equal parts each of sweet oil, ammonii
, and turpentine, adding double the guam
, tity of alcohol us of any other ingredien
used. Put together aud shake well eacl
time before using.
, To wash red linen table cloth: Pu
enough powdered borax into tepid sof
> water TO make it feel slippery. Use III
soap. Put small quantity of boile,
= starch into the warm rinse water. Ham,
i'll the shade and iron when almost dry.
1 One way to clean thcluside of pots an,
4 pans is to fill them with water in which
a few ounces OF washing soda is dissolved
and set them ON the fire. Let the waite
!. boil until the inside Of the pot look
v clean.
!. Paper walls are cleaned by being wipe
o down with flannel cloth tied over
y broom or brush. Then cut OFF thic
piece of stale bread with the crust oi
l. and rub them down with this. Begin 1
/ tee top and go straight down.
l. Furniture needs cleansing rs much q
p other woodwork. 1t may be washed wit
d warm soap suds, quickly wiped dry an
Il then rubbed with nn oily cloth. To polls
!, it rub with rotten stone and sweet oi
u Clean oil the oil and polish with chamo
~ skin.
"a China is best cleaned, when very dirt
W. with finely powdered fuller's earth NJ
20 20 warm water, afterwards rinsing it well
- clean water. A little soap may be add,
!, to the water instead of fuller's cart
y, The same plan is recommended for clea
III ing glass.
id Thick brown paper should be laid Il
st der carpets il tie patent lining is not
Id be had (; it saves the wear OF the fabi
IT, and prevents the inroad Of moths, whic
ng however, will seldom give trouble ii ST
,te is sprinkled around the edge when t
carpet is laid
u Before paint or calcimine Is applied