Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-08
INNS on nouss cik.SIxo.

A. the ,ptipg dsys sppfoseh. the house.
slf, f.,ls Der daily csrs Increase. Every
closet. drawer, and piece-psg must he rsn.
ssck,i, overlooked and ch ared up for the
conlug sammsr.
Save the tea leaves for few days, then
stssp them In . tin pail or pan for half IN
hour. strain through sisye. and use the
tea 10 wash all vanished paint IL re-
qair,s very little rubbing or "elbow pol.
lsh," ~ the tea acts A. q suong detergent,
cleansing the paint from It's impuritie'.
aud making N. vsrnl.h shine equal To
new. II clssusss window ssshss and oil
cloths, indeed. any vanished surfase II
Improved by its application. IL washes
widow pants and mirrors much better
than ,osp ard water. aud Is excellent for
CLEANSING black walnut picture aud look
log glass frames IL will no, do To wssh
ub,arni.hsd paint with H. whiting Is
10, qusl,d for cleansing white paint. Take
q small quantity on . damp hstnel. rub
lightly over the surface, and you VIII he
surprised st it, Effects. Wall pspsrs are
readily elespsed by tying . son cloth over
q broom, and sweeping down the walls
cartfal'y. The dust and ash,s OF furnsees
ard stoves are deposited In every crack
aud cfe,ice ~ our rooms, aud r,qsire Wig
liant aud setlye treatment for their re-
mOyAl. Carpets absorb great quantities
OF them. All who can snjrd IL will md IL
= great improvement 10 use straw mating
In summer. aud la autumn cover them
with carpet Innings or even common news
papers, then put down the carpets over
Them. Cleansing silver I. not an easy
tack; the use OF kerosene will greatly
facilitate the operation. Wet . nsnpsl
cloth in the oil, dip In dry whiting atd
thoroughly run the plated OF silver ware
throw IL l,to dish OF scaldiug sosp suds,
wipe with 4 son flannel. and polish with
q chamol. skln. Your silver or plate will
look ,qusl tn that exhibited In q jewelers.
window, aud will retain It's brilliancy for
six months. N once = week, when washed,
II A. POLISHED with sChsmoi. skin. Bright
silver scds much 10 the beauty OF tatle,
and L. easily attained by this method
some may think IL will irIare the plate. l
have u. 4 10 sprlug aud fall for i've ye,rs,
and neither plated siiicl,s nor silver sns-
tain any iriafy. Tbose Who use bfs,s
andlrors will nbd II equally efflcaclou. 10
restoring their brightness. Old feather
beds and pillow. are greatly Improved by
putting thsm on . clean grass plo, duflng
q heavy shower, let the beds become
thoroughly wsiisd. turning them on both
slides. let them lie GOT until thoroughly
dry, then beat then With rods ihls viii
tighten up the feathers and make th' m
much more healihful 10 sleep UPON IL re
move. das, and rja,snars The hAihsr'.
Celery 4. much pfsitlsr sryci on q
small oval meat di.h. with q foldei ffingcd
nsplln uudsr H. than la celery gbs.
Cot The l0ug pieces la Two twice or thfes
times, then slash them ~ two OF three
time. at sseh sni. and piuug. into very
cold water Tor two OF ihr,e houf-, which
will cause them Ia curl pfritily. The
delicate inside pieces. ~ couf-". n'el no
thlbg done 20 them ilcaPsi on iish. -
suggs,ie,i above. ate much more easily
served than la q giass, a. well a. bsing
much pr.i,isr.