The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
About Everyday Things How to
Make Brooms Last, and Re-
move Iron Rust.

The excellent washerwomen Of Hol-
land and Belgium, who get up their
linen so beautifully white, used refined
borax as a washing powder, instead Of
soda, IN the proportion of one large hand
full Of powder to about ten gallons OF boil
ing water Borax being neutral salt
does not in the slightest degree fnjure
the texture of the linen. Those that try
this Will be pleased with the result. It is
also nice TO wash blankets or woollen
goods.
Facts Worth Remembering About Tea.
Tea IS 50 well know that we need not
enter very largely into its history, but
yet there are some facts worth remem-
bering It was called chaa when first In
troduced. and was sold from fifty to sixty
shiilings per pound in the days of Charles
IL The tea shrub is from one to two
yards in height, with fine white bios
SONS. Several names of tea are familiar
TO our readers There is Bohea. a small
black leaf; Congou. superior TO II;
and S0uchong, better still. Pekoe
is made of the fenderest leaves,
gathered after the plant has bios
somed. Twankay aud Hyson are green
teas. made OF the same leaves put by a
different process. Many green teas are
colored, but the better green teas are nat
uraIly green, without the aid of indigo,
Prusslan blue and gypsum. and of course
much purer on that account, tor those
eoloring materials neither improve the
flavor nor the wholesomeness of the tea.
But green TEA, at its best, is more hurtful
to the nerves and digestion than black,
because the black has undergone chem
ical change by which it has lost its mar
cotic property and other injurious ele-
ments.
Words of Advice.
Good Housekeeping gives the following
ADVICE
The merit of salad is that it should be
cool, crisp and fresh.
Fine emery paper and sweet oil are ex-
cellent for polishing steel CRATES.
Dredge little flour over the top of cake
to keep the icing from running.
Have blanket, wrapper and soft slip
pers handy in case Of night sickness.
Never wash macaroHi. The cooking
water dissolves everything undesirable.
Soups are SO nutritious and paiatable
that 1t is pity they are not more gener-
| ally used.
The best of a potato is not just under
the skin, as SO many suppose, therefore
pare thfcklv.
One absolutely essential factor in the
preparation Of a good beefsteak is that ii
must De served at once.
Use peanut oil in the small night lamp.
Il imparts no odor, though turned down
below the point OF combustion.
1t IS nonsense to think soda VIII freshen
anything in cookery that is IN any degree
approaching dec0m position.
To Make Brooms Last
If the broom begins to grow brittle it is
a good plan. says youths Companion, to
put it into the hot suds IN the boiler on
washing day. after the clothes are re-
/ moved. and leave it few moments to
soak; then shake iG out thoroughly and
stand it up to dry. This will not only
render the strHws more pliabIe, but viii
cleanse the broom from lint or other dirt
in the inside Of it.
To restore a worn broom soak it thor
oughly Ia scaIding water, aud be sure
that every straw is well scalded, then
shake out the broom. and while it Is wet
bend it in its proper form. SO that all the
straws VIII lie straight and even. This
done, fasten a cloth band around the
broom to keep it in shape until it has
completely dried. Next remove the band
and with a large pair of scissors clip the
/ long. uneven straws on the edge, and You
will be surprised at the improved APP
pearance of the broom.
To Take Out Iron Rust
To take iron rust out Of white goods
pour a teacupful of boiling water, stretch
the goods tightly across the top Of it,then
pour on little of the solution of oxalic
acid dissolved in water, and rub it with
the edge of q teaspoon or anything. II it
does not come out at once dip it down
into the hot water and rub again.