The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-17
Wrinkles for Housewives.
From Chambers' Jonrnal- ]

FROM GnamDers journal.
So much information about every
. thlng IS now so easily obtainable tina
0 there IS little excuse for enduring many
D OF the small domestic worries to which
: housekeepers and others are often sub
lected. Why for instance, need any one
De Inconvenience by damp cupboards
. when We read that bowl of ouicklime
placed therein win speedily absorb the
moisture.
Flies are familiar nuisance; but We
are told of foreign remedy in laurel
oil, which better than glass fy-eatchers
and others, will not only rid US of these
pests, but preserves looking glasses and
Pieture-frames when coated with it.
It is not frequenters of restaurants
only who wonder why the simple pre-
caution Of throwing red pepper pods or
few pieces of charcoal into the pan
said to prevent odors from boiling ham,
cabbage, etc.,-is not oftener observed.
Cooks are further reminded that in
roasting meat, salt should not be put
upon the joint before it is put in the
oven, as salt extracts the juice; and that
lime water vii Improve the.condition of
old potatoes in boiling.
Economy in housekeeping would be
| facilitated by the better observance of
what are known in common parlance as
wrinkles" For example, why purchase
/ inferior nutmegs when their quality can
be tested by pricking them with pin ?
If they are, good the oil will instantly
spread around the puncture. 1t is worth
recollecting that bar soap should be cut
into square pieces and put in dry place,
as it lasts better after shrinking. If We
wish to keep lemons fresh for some time
we have only to place them in jar of
water and change it every morning. In |
selecting flour we are advised to look to |
the color. If it is white with a yellow
ish straw-color tint, we should buy
it; but if it is white with blush cast,
or with black specks, we should refuse
it.
A deal of breakage among glass and
crockery can be prevented by the simple
precaution of placing lamp-chimneys,
tumblers and such articles in pot filled
with cold water, to which some common
table-salt has been added. Boil the
water well, and then allow it to cool
slowly. When the articles are taken
out and washed, they will resist any
sudden changes of temperature.
Grape may be renovated by thorough
ly brushing all dust from the material,
sprinkling with alcohol and rolling in
commencing with the paper
and Grape together so that the paper
may be between every portion of the ,
Allow it to remain so until l
Try.
A better plan for removing grease !
ipots than by applying a hot iron is to /
-ub in some spirit of wine with the +
land until the grease is brought to +
powder, and there will be no trace of it. 4
Every schOOl-boy is not aware that ink q
pots can be removed from the leaves of s
looks by using a solution of oxalic acid /
n water; nor does every housemaid d
NOW that "spots" are easily cleaned a
rom vanished furniture by rubbing it t
With spirits of camphOr. Il
Marks on tables caused by leaving hot P
ugs OF plates there, will disappear under t.
he soothing influence of lamp-oil, well h
Ubbed In with a soft cloth finishing u
rith little spirit of wine or eau-de- Il
;ologne, rubbed dry with another cloth. $.
1t is worth while keeping a supply of u
mmonia in the household in case we 81
Tish to remove fnger-marks from paint y
r require to cleanse brushes or greasy y
ans. A teaspoonful in basin of warm . .
,ater will make hair brushes beautifully =
Thite; but care must be taken not to " "
1T the backs of the brushes dip be- u
DIV the surface. Rinse them with clean 4, -
yarm water and put in a sunny window 81 g.
0 dry. =
Egg-shells crushed into small bits and 81
haken well in decanters three parts o.
lied with cold water will not only clean
hem thoroughly, but make the glass b,
,ok like new. By rubbingiwith damp 10
annel dipped in the best whiting the
rown discolorations may be taken off l.
ups in which custards have been baked. &C
gain are all of us aware that emery
owder will remove ordinary stains
-om white ivory knife-handles, or that
le luster of morocco leather is restored
y vanishing with white of egg? to
Nothing it is said is better to clean WI
liver with than alcohol and ammonia, IN
nishing with;a little whiting or a soft "a.
9th. When putting away the silver w w
"a or coffee pot which is not in use ~
rery day, lay little stick across the ~
,p and under the'coYer. This will allow IN
le fresh air to get in, and prevent the m ll
ustiness of the contents familiar to al az
land lodging house sufferers. ~ ~