Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-08-14
TO HOUSEWIVES.

MATING may be cleaned with hot wat
ter and salt. A thin coat of varnish i'm
proves it.
To extract ink from wood, scour with
sand wet with water and ammonia, then
rinse with strong saleratus water.
IF the face seems constantly dry, rub
it with .tri1e of olive oil every night
for a time; if too oily, put a little borax
in the water used for bathing.
BREAD should always be mixed as
SOFT as it can be handled. It will rise
sooner and higher, be lighter and more
d1gestib)e. and keep fresh longer.
In picking cucumbers for putting
down In brine it is best to leave small
portion of the stem adhering, to pre-
vent whitening and insure perfect keep
ing.
To clean looking glasses. Sponge
down the glass with gum and water,
equal parts; then dust down with whit
ening and finish with an old soft silk
handkerchief.
To set delicate colors in embroidered
handkerchiets, soak them ten minutes
water, in which dessertspoonful of
turpentine has been we'll stirred.
A LONDON medical man says: "Be
IOlul III your u0dlIuSS Win nOTSo-
radish. 1t irritates the stomach far
more than spice, and an overdose will
bring on an unpleasant sensation for
days"
COFFEE pounded in mortar and roast
ed on an iron plate, sugar burned on
hot Goals, and vinegar boiled with
myrrh and sprinkled on the floor and
furniture Of sick-room, are excellent
deodorizers.
BREAD should be kneaded thor.
oughly and faithfully from all sides
until it rebounds ike India rubber
after a smart blow Of the fist upon the
center of the mass. Lazy folks are
therefore never good bakers.
To Cleanse porcelain saucepans, Kill
them half full of hot water and put in
the water tablespoonful of powdered
borax and let it boil. Ii this does not
remove all the stains, scour we'll with
a cloth rubbed with soap and borax
WHEN making cake always sift the
flour twice or three times and warm 1t,
taking care, however, that it does not
get hot. Pound specs fine and slit
them carefully. They should only be
flavor in cake, not discoveraDle SUBJ
stance.
STAINS Of vegetable colors, fruit, red
wine and red ink may be removed from
white goods by sulphur fumes or chlor-
inc water. On colored cottons and
woolens, wash with lukeWarm soap
I've or ammonia. Silk the same, but
more cautiously.
SOME sort of double boiler seems al
most indispensable in cooking rice. A
covered pail suspended i'll boiling wat
er, will answer nicely if you do not
possess one of The patented sort. Milk
Will be found lar superior to water Tor
cooking the rice, generous quantity Of
good fresh milk.
CANARIEs are often famished for fresh.
cool water. You see bits OF sugar and
sponge cake and cracker tucked all
about the wires, while the drinking cup
will be empty, or filled with dirty water
that no bird with respect 1or itself will
touch. Have bath-tub, too, that is
large enough Tor the bird to spread it's
wings and splash.
To polish nickel-plating when It be-
fresh lard, or lard oil, applied on piece
Of chamoise skin. Rub the parts, using
as little of the mixture as possible, and
wipe off with clean, slightly oiled rag,
or some cotton waste. In many cases,
perhaps IN most, no preparation is
needed to clean or polish nickel,
simple rubbing with chamois skin or
very soft cotton being all that is re-
CURED.
BAKED potatoes are more nutritious
than those cooked in any other way,
but they must be properly baked to be
good. They should be washed clean
but not soaked, and baked as quickly
as possible without burning. AS soon
as they are done each potato should be
pressed in a cloth, to crack the skin and
permit the escape OF steam. This max
es them mealy. Served Immediately,
with the skins on, in a napkin, and sea-
soned as they are eaten, with salt, pep
per and bit of butter put into hole
in the top, they have flavor that they
lose when otherwise pre- pared.
To clean pictures. Wash with a
sponge or soft leather and water, and
dry by rubbing with silk handkerchief.
When the picture is very dirty, take it
out OF Its frame, procure clean towel,
and making it quite wet, lay it on the
face OF the picture, sprinkl1rg it from
time to time with clear soft water Let
1t remain wet for two or three days;
take the cloth off and renew it with a
fresh one: after wiping the picture with
till all the dirt is soaked out; then wash
it well with a soft sponge and let it
quite dry; rub it with some nut or lin
seed oil. Spirits of wine and turpentine
may be used to dissolve the hard old
varnish, but they will attack the paint
as well as the varnlsh if the further
action of the spirits is not stopped at
the proper time by using water freely.