Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.

IN sewing 1T rests you to change your
position frequently.
Touch beef is made tender by lying
few minutes in vinegar water.
Spots may be taken out of wash goods
by rubbing them with the yolk of eggs
before washing.
FLOWERS can be kept fresh for some
time if a pinch of soda or saltpeter is
added to the water. Wilted roses will
regain their freshness if dipped a mo-
ment or two in hot water.
SOUR milk would better be removed
from a tin vessel as soon as possible, as
it is never well to permit an acid to re-
main in a metal receiver. For this rea-
son many people object to canning fruit
in tins.
HALF teaspoonful of sugar will near
ly always revive a dying fire, and, I'M
like the few drops of coal oil which SER
wants are SO fond of using and which
have caused so many sad accidents, is
perfectly safe.
JEwELRY can be beautifully cleaned
by washing in soap suds, in which few
drops of spirits of ammonia are stirred,
shaking off the water and laying in a
box of dry sawdust. This method
leaves no marks or scratches.
To mend very large hole in socks or
woven underwear, tack piece of strong
net over the aperture and darn over it.
Thus mended the garment will be
stronger than when new, and look far
heater than if darned in the ordinary
way
IF child chokes in trying to swallow
button, penny, or any article Of the
kind, turn him head doWnwards, hold
i,,rr l. ~ ho
offending article does not roll out of his
mouth, administer dose of castor oil to
aid it's passage through the stomach anG
intestines.
GLOVES should never be rolled into a
wad or left lying inside out. Pull off
slowly and stretch each finger to it's full
length. Mend every minute rip with
glove thread and needles which come
especially for the purpose. Wrap each
pair IN tissue paper, and keep in long
box, without folding.
AFTER carpets are relaid go over them
and wipe with a damp cloth wrung out
of warm water, to which ox-gall or OK
gall soap has been added. If this can
not be obtained use spirits of turpentine
i'll the proportion of two tablespoonful
to gallon of water. Ammonia should
not be used, as it is sometimes injurious
to delicate colors.
THE simplest method of loosening
wallpaper is to start a large kettle of
water boiling in the room. The damp
ness will soon loosen the paper, and it
may be readily stripped off. If the
boiling water is not a possibility, mop
the paper all over with wet cloths, and
leave the water to soak in, repeating
the process many times until loosened.
GALL is not gold that glitters," nor is
everything brass that discolors. A per-
son wearing a 14-carat ring on one fin
ger and 10-carat ring on another may
have noticed that the finger with the
higher carat will be discolored and the
other one not. The reason is that the
ring of the lower carat fits snugly, and
the other is rather loose, thus causing
friction.
WOMEN who wish to preserve the
beauty and contour of their figure must
begin by learning to stand well, says an
authority on the subject. That is ex-
planned to mean the throwing forward
and upward of the chest, the hattening
of the back, with the shoulder blades
held in their proper places, land the def
mite curving in the small of the back,
thus throwing the whole weight of the
body upon the hips.
In washing all body linen, napery
and bed linen the practice of soaking
them for some hours in water in which
borax has been dissolved is good one.
Nor should clothing be boiled beyond
fifteen or twenty minutes ct the most.
None but the best soaps ought to be
used in any kind Of washing, and after
clothing has been rubbed in the first
water, and put loosely into the boiler,
with plenty of water to scald it in, it
should not require rubbing again in
the sudsing water.