Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-04
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS,

HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
SET a small box of lime in the pantry.
and it will help keep it dry and the
air pure.
ADD a little petroleum to the water in
which waxed or polished floors are
washed, to improve their looks.
To clean vinegar bottles and cruets.
crushed eggshells in a little water are as
good as shot, besides being healthier
and handler.
Two tablespoonful of washing soda in
a gallon OF boiling water makes good
disiniectant for the kitchen sink. Pour
it in at night, while it is still at boiling
heat.
ALWAYS sift your -four when you use
it, warming it little afterward if the
weather he cold. Sitting twice is even
better than once. as you get more air
between the particles.
MAKE list, in the order in which
you pack them, of the contents OF your
wooden chest, and paste it on the out
side. Then the articles at the head
of the list will be in the bottom of the
box.
A SOLUTION of charcoal hydrate, five
grains to the ounce of water, will clear
the hair Of dandruf, and prevent it fai-
ling out from that cause. 1t is also
claimed that partial badness may be
cured by these means.
WHEN the bread is taken from the
oven 1t should be tilted on the edge up
on the table, the upper part supported
by the wall. and coarse, dry cloth
chould be thrown over it until the
loaves cool. Bread keeps best in
tin box Or earthen crock, with cloth
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THE ordinary method Of scraping or
burning Oft old paint is hardly expedi-
tious enough for general purposes, and
is also Jaborious. Soda and quicklime
are far more thorough. The solution of
half of each is thus made: Dissolve
the soda In water, and then add the
lime and apply with brush to the old
paint, which can thus be removed in
a few minutes.
SPIRITS of ammonia is the best thing
to clean hair brushes with as it does
not soften the bristles like soap or soda.
If a teaspoonful of ammonia is mixed
with quart of water, the brush need
only be dipped in the solution for a
moment and all grease is removed.
The brush should then be rinsed in
cold water, shaken we'll and dried in
the air, but not in the sun.
A BAD breath is certainly repulsive,
and very properly so, not only because
it is unpleasant in itself but it can al
ways be remedied with proper care.
If it proceeds from decayed teeth
dentist should be consulted; if from a
disordered stomach it is case for the
physician. Two drains OF chlorate Of
potash mixed with six ounces of rose
water will make apurifying wash to rinse
the mouth with every few hours.
BITING the lips frequently makes
them sore, and for hard, dry lips
little pure glycerine lightly rubbed in
at night is often beneficial. A harmless
application for the same purpose is
made of q quarter Of an ounce white
wax, with one teaspoonful each of
glycerine and mutton suet. The wax
and suet are melted separately, and
then the whole mass is we'll mixed and
turned into mold to cool.
CHARCOAL is the great sweetener Oft the
breath, and besides that it Strengthens
and whitens the teeth, removes the tar
tar, prevents toothache, and gives the
gum and lips an attractive color"
AS much as can be placed on. the point
of knife should be rubbed gently into
the interstices of the teeth on going to
bed, to be rinsed out thoroughly in the
morning. Tie objection to charcoal is
it's grittiness, and it must be reduced as
nearly as possible to an impalpable
powder. It's purifying qualities are in
valuable, and it is said if taken inwardly
it will cure indigestion,
PAINTING proceeds from different
causes, the com1lonest being the DIS
turbance in the circulation of the blood
in the brain. For an ordinary fainting
fit you should lay patient fiat. Great
harm has often resulted from the treat
ment of ignorant people in trying to
make the patient sit up, or propping up
his head with pillows. You want to
send the blood back from the heart to
the brain. and SO the.fat posture is alb
solutely necessary. Let the patient lie
SO that the feet are higher than the
head, throw the clothes about the chest
and throat open, sponge the face with
cold water, and give him some cold
water to drink.
THERE are two kinds of sunstroke. l.
Comes on suddenly from direct exposure
to heat of the sun. 2. Results from
laboring in the open air. The symp-
toms are, headache, giddiness, sickness,
confusion of ideas, refusal to take food.
Often after couple of hours inse nsibil-
lty comes on, and the face is flushed.
Pulse slow. Eyes are bloodshot. All
you can do is to raise the head. apply
cold water water with chill off is
better); patients to be kept in the
shade. Remove tight clothing from
neck and chest. Avoid giving any
stimulant. There is always danger of
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