The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-05

So much information about everything is Q
so easily obtainable that there is little excuse
for enduring many Of email domestic worries
to which housekeepers aud others are often
subjected Why. for instance, need any one be
inconvenienced by damp ~cupboards, when we
read that q bowl or quicklime placed therein
will speedily absorb the moiatures
Flies are a familiar nuisance; but we are
told of . foreign remedy IN laurel oil. which,
better than glass fy-catchers and others, win
not only rid us Of these pests, but preserves
looking glasses and picture-framcs when coat
ed with it. :
1t is not frequentars of restaurants only who
wonder why the simple precaution Of throwing
red pepper pods or a few pieces Of charcoal
into the pan-said to prevent odors from boil
ing ham, cabbage, etc. lis not oftener observed
Cooks are further reminded that in roasting
meat, salt should not be put upon the joint be-
fore it is put in the cyen, rs salt extracts The
Juice; and that lime wafer viii improve the
condition Of old potatoes IN boiling,
Economy in housekeeping.would be f~acilitat-
ed by the better observance OF what are
known in common parlanes as wrinkles. For
example, why purchase inferior nutmegs when
their quality can be tested By pricking them
with q ping II they are good, the oil viii IN
otAh0y HpICuU dIOluu Tile BuNctuIc. Gu II
worth reccllecting that bar soap should be cut
into square pieces and put In a dry place, "a it
keeps better after shrinking. If we wish to
keep lemons fresh for some time, we have
only to place them in q jar Of water and change
It every morning. In selecting -four we are
advised TO look to the color. lit is white, with
q yellowish straw-color tint, we should buyit:
but if it is white, with a blush cast, or with
black specks, we should refuse it
A deal Of breakage among glass and crock
cry can be prevented by the simple precaution
Of placing lamp chimneys, tumblers, and such
articles In q pot filed with cold water, to which
some common table-salt has been added. Boil
the water well, and then allow TITO cool slowly.
When the articles are taken out and washed,
They viii resist any sudden changes Of temper
allure.
Grape may be renovated by thoroughly brush
ing all dust from the material, sprinkling with
alcohol and rolling in newspaper, commencing
with paper and Grape together, so that the pa
per may be between every portion Of the ma
terial- Allow it to remain SO until dry.
A better plan for removing grease spots than
by applying a hot iron is to rub in some spirit
Of wine with the hand until the grease is brought
to powder, and there viii be no trace Of il.
Every school-boy is not aware that ink spots
can be removed from the leaves of books by us
ing o solution of oxalic acid In water: nor does
every housemaid know that spots are easily
cleaned from vanished furniture by rubbing ii
with spirit OF camphor.
Marks on tables, caused by leaving hot jugs
or plates there, viii disappear under the sooth-
ing influence OF lamp-oil, well rubbed ii with
soft cloth, finishing with a little spirit OF wine
or ea~u-de-Cologne, rubbed dry with another
cloth.
1t is worth while keeping q supply Of am
monia in the household, in case we wish to re-
move inger-msrks from paint or require to
cleanse brushes or greasy pans. Al tea~spoonfnl
IN q basin Of warm water will make hair
brushes beautifully white; but care must be
taken not to let the backs Of the brushes dip
below the surface Rinse them with clean
WARM wator and put III d sunny window 70
dry.
Egg-shels crushed into small bits and shak-
on well in decanters three parts filed with cold
water, win not only clean them thoroughly,
but make the glass look like new. BY rubbing
with . damp nannei dipped in tho best whiting,
the brown discolorations may be taken OF cups
in which custards have been baked Again.
are all OF US aware that emery powder will re-
move ordinary stains from white ivory knife
handles, or that tho lustTe OF morocco leather
10 restored by vanishing with white OF eggy
Nothing il Is said, Is better to clean silver
with than alchohol and ammonia, finishing
with q little whiting en- a soft cloth When
putting away the silver tea or coffee potwhich
il not in use every day, lay 4 stick sscross fhe
top under the cover. This will allow fresk air
to get in, and prevent the mustiness Of the
contents, familier to hotel and lodging-house
sufferers.-Chambers' Journal