The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-07-20
FAMILY SCRAP BASKET.
A Valuable Compilation OF Household Fact
and Fancy.

A Valuable Compilation OF Household Fact
and Fancy.
Stains on ivory knife-handles may be
removed with salts of lemon.
Set small box of lime in the pantry
and it will help keep it dry and the air
pure.
After washing a wooden bowl, dry
it at distance from the stove, so that
it may not warp or crack.
1t must be very unhappy state Of
mind to have nothing to wish for-the
very essence of discomfort.
Black lead is an excellent lubricator.
Try the tip of lead pencil on squeak
ing door-hinge, and see.
Ivory black stirred in ordinary shellac
varnish makes a brilliant black varnish
for iron stoves and fire-places.
Boiling water, poured directly from
the kettle upon fruit stains in white
goods, is recommended to remove
them.
Poach an egg in mufTin-ring placed
at the bottom of q saucepan of boiling
water, and see how nice it looks.
Keep corks five minutes under melted
paraffine by means of a wire screen.
1t will make them air and water tight.
Green vegetables may be kept quite
fresh for day or two if they are
sprinkled with water and laid on a
cool cellar floor.
When butter is put into the ice-chest
or refrigerator, cover it tight, and it
will not absorb odors from the other
contents.
The secret of success in household
economy lies in the ability to strike
just balance between the parlor and
the kitchen.
Two tablespoonfuls of washing-soda
in a gallon of boiling water makes q
good disinfectant for the kitchen sink.
Pour it in at night, while it is still at
boiling heat.
A domestic in an Indiana town where
natural gas las been introduced for
fuel, gave her mistress prompt notice Of
leaving, remarking that she 'wouldn't
cook Gods meat over hell-tire."
1t is trite saying, but worthy Of all
acceptation, that sunshine is remedy
and preventive of all kinds of disease
and illness. 1t comes the nearest to
universal cure-all of all things we have.
The appetite for rhubarb quickly
vanishes when berries and early fruit
come in. But if you will put some of
it up in cans in the same way that fruit
is canned, you will have "a very pleas
ant reward by and by.
Lime and alkali stains may be re-
moved from white goods by simply
washing. In the case of colored goods
and silks the goods should be moistened
and citric acid, much diluted, applied
with the finger.
TO close cracks in iron stoves take
good wood ashes, to which add the same
quantity of finely pulverized clay, mix
thoroughly together with a little salt;
this mixture is to be moistened with
water and applied to the parts. The
stove should be cold when applied.
Cold-slaw dressing without cream:
A beaten egg. teaspoonful of sugar,
pinch of salt, dash of pepper and
about four tablespoonfuls of vinegar.
Mix them together, set on the stove
and let the whole come to a boil, STIR
ring constantly. Then add lump Of
butter, and pour while hot over the
sliced cabbage.
To treat sprains give the affected
part rest and apply warm fermenta-
tions. If Inflammation has set in put
on leeches and cooling applications,
which may be removed at intervals if
necessary. When the Inflammation
subsidies use friction and stimulating
liniments, or poultices made of bread,
vinegar and water.
Borax water for washing the hands
may be made by simply dissolving the
borax in warm water in bottle, as
much as the water will take up. A
spoonful of the solution in a pint of
water is about the right proportion for
washing the hands. 1t is best used just
before retiring, and will tend to keep
the hands soft and smooth.
Housekeeping.