The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-02-12
Wrinkles for Housekeepers

tic worries to which hOusekeeper
and others are often subjected
Why, for instance, need anyoue b.
> inconvenienced by damp cupboard
when we read that bowl Of quick
lime placed therein will speed /,
absorb the moisture? Some of u
are nervous about bed being wei
aired, and yet We have only to fl ;
, large stone bottle with boiling wa
ter and put it into tie bed, prezsiR
the bolster and pillows around it il
heap. By this simple contriv
ance, it is comforting to learn, NJ
one need fear giving Il friend 4
damp bed, even if this is done OnlY
once fortnight.
Flies are a familiar nuisance
but we are told a remedy in laure
oil, which better thah gla Nv
catchers and others, will not ONLY
rid US of these pests, 5nt preserve
locking glasses and picture frames
; when coated with it. Jane the
"help" 5should derive satisfaction
from the assurance that beetles may
be efectually got rid of by sprink-
ing once or. twice on the floor a
mixture of pure carbolic acid and
water, one part to ten.
! 1t is not frequenters of restsu-
rants only who wonder why the
simple precaution of throwing red
pepper pods or few pieces of
charcoal into the psn-said to
prevent odors from boiling ham,
cabbage, etc.--is not 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 lima water will i'm
prove the condition of old potatoes
in boiling.
Eggs could be purchased with
greater confidence if the German
method of preserving them by
means of silicate of soda was gen
orally followed. A small quantity
of the clear syrup solution is
smeared over the surface of the
shell. On drying, a thin, hard,
CLASSY film remains, which serves az
an admirable protection and sub
stitute for wax, oil, gums, etc.
Economy in housekeeping would
be facilitated by the better observ-
ance Of what are know in common
parlsnce as wrinkles. For exam
pie, why purchase inferior nutmegs,
when their quality can be tested by
picking them with pin? If they
are good the oil will Instantly
spread around the puncture. 1t is
worth recollectinE that bar soap
should be cut into square pieces
and put into dry place, as it lasts
better after shrinking. It 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 at the color. Ifit
is with yeHosish straw-color tint
we should buy it; but if it is white
with blush cast or with black
specks we should refuse it.
Broken china can be manded
with a useful glutine made with =
piece of old cheese mixed with lime :;
and the wooden pailings of the
garden fence may be preserved
from the weather by costing them
with composition of boiled lin
seed oil and pulverized charcoal,
mixed to the coRsistence of paint.
In lhis way wood can be made to
last longer than iron in the ground.
Il we consult our health, we should
plant the garden with odoriferous
plants such as wall flowers, mignO-
nette and other old fashioned flow
ers and herbs, which have a re-
markable power OF developing
ozone and purifying the atmosph re
from miasmatic poisons.
Amateur joiners my derive com
fort from the knowledge that nails
and screws, if rubbed with a little
soap, are easily driven into hard
wood. The same household com
mo lily. Of fine quality, if rubbed
over new linen will enable it to be
more easily embroidered, as it pre-
vents The thtesd from cracking.
A deal Of breaksge amongst
glass and crockery can be pre-
vented by the simple precaution of
placing lamp chimney, tumblers,
and such articles in a pot filled
with cold water to which some com
mon tabls salt has been added.
Boil the water well and allow it to
cool slswly. When the articles are
taken out and washed they will
resist any sudden change eff tenn
perature.
Crepe may be renovated by
thoroughly brushing all dust from
the material, sprinkling with alec
bel and rolling in newspaper, com
mencing with the paper and crepe
together, so that the paper 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
ia to rub in some spirit of wine
with the hand until the grease is
brought to powder, and there will
be no trace of it Every school
boy is not aware that ink spots can
be removed from the leaves Of
books by using a solution of oxalic
acid in water; nor d 3es every house
maid that spots are easily cleaned
from vanished furniture by rub
bling it with spirits of camphor.
Marks on tables caused by leav-
ing hot jugs or plates there will dis
appear under the soothing infu-
ence Of lamp oil well rubbed in
with q soft cloth, finishing with a
little spirit OF wine or eau-de CO.
logne rzbbed dry with another
cloth. When the white pianoforte
keys become discolored, we should
remove the front door fall, and slip
of wood just over them; then lift
up each key separately from the
front-do not take them out-and
rub the keys with 8 white CLOTH
, slightly dampened with cold water
9TH cloth alinht Z