Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
HOME MATTERS.
Seasonable Suggestions and Practical
Hints to HousekeeperA

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Hints to HousekeeperA
Two TKAsrooNTuIs OF LIouIp make one des-
sertspoonfuL
OCCASIONALLY USE A CouPLl OF doors Of
camphor on the tooth brush.
WARN DISHES FOR THE TABLE BY immersing
them in hot water, not by standing them on a
hot stove.
GREASE spors MAY BE TAKEN Our with weak
ammonia in water; lay soft white paper over
and iron with hot iron.
People VINO TAKE CRACKED Ice get the
stimulus Of ice upon the nerves Of the mouth
and tongue, and not flooding by water Of the
feeble throat and stomach.
Use GREAT CARE IN SERVING Foop for the
table, as the smallest spatter Of grease or gravy
changes the appearance and spoils an other
wise pretty dish.
DoN'r THINK WHEN You SIT Down TO REsr
thatlt is necessary TO pick up the unfinished
mendlng. Ten minutes absolute rest is worth
much 20 the tired muscles
PUT A TEAsPooSFUL OF BoRAx in your rinsing
water; it will whiten the clothes and also re-
move the yellow cast on garments that have
been laid aside for two or three wears.
PUT TEssPooNFUL OF AMMONIA in a quart Of
water, wash your brushes and combs in this
and all grease and dirt will disappear Rinse,
snake and dry IN the sun or by the fire.
FURNITURE PoLIsH.-Equal parts sweet oil
and vinegar and pint Of gum arabic well
powdered; shake the bottle and apply with a
rag. 1t will make the furniture look very
nice.
LII rs WELL TO KEEP SOME CANNED SALMON
In the refrigerator, which then becomes firm
and slices nicely; placed on a platter sur
rounded by slices of lemon il makes a pref ~
and tempting supper dish.
HEARTBURN MAY BE RELIEVED ALMOST In
srANTLY If half teaspoonful OF table salt be
ulssorVed IN awlne glass OF cold water and then
drank.
WHEN THE Nosr OF Your COFFEE Por gets
stopped up fill it up with cold water, add from
one-half to three-fourths of a teasponful of
soda. place it on the back Of the stove. let it
come to boil; then pour the water out
through the nose and you will find it is all
| clean.
REMEDY FOR SPRAISED ANKLE.-Take cara
way seed, pound it, put it in a tin basin with a
little water, put il on the stove and stir until
| IL thlckens then bind IL on the ankle; il will
take out the Inflammation and ease the pain.
To REMOVE BEAN FROM THE NosE.-It is
a common occurrence for children to get beans,
grains OF corn and other foreign substances up
their noses. This simple remedy is worth re-
membering: Get the child to open its mouth.
apply your mouth over it and blow hard. The
offending substance will be expelled.
Ivory ORNAMENTs, unless carefully cared for.
become yellow. They are very easily cleaned,
and with little trouble will look fresh and re-
| tain their lus.er for a long time simple
way TO clean them is to brush them with new
tooth brush, but very sharp, to which a little
soap Is applied. Then rinse the ornament in
lukewarm water. Next dry it and brush until
tho luster reappears A little alcohol poured
upon the brush will increase this luster. If the
trlnket has become very yellow dry ii in gen
tie heat The yellow will soon disappear and
the ornament look good new.
To PRESERVE PARSLEY take fresh-gathered
sprigs, pick and wash them clean. Set on a
stew pan half full of water, put a little salt in
| it, boil and skim il clear and then put in the
parsley. Let II boil few minutes. then take
| 1t out, lay it on sieve before the fire that it
may be dried as quickly possible. Put it
| away IN a tin box keep it in dry place and
when wanted for use lay 1t in a basin and cover
| 1t with warm water few minutes before using
TURPENTINE ADDED TO THE WASH BoILLR Of
| clothes answers the same purpose coal OIL
about which many questions are asked. The
| use of both these oils Is that they dissolve
grease out of the material, Just you Use lard
| to dissolve out tar stains from boys trousers
Both turpentine and coal oil are unsafe things
| to have about fire, and can only be put into
| the wash boiler at distance from the stove
| and then must be covered before putting the
| boiler on the fire. Neither of them is any
cheaper or better than the household borax a
pinch of which removes the cirt with no danger
| of catching fire from the flames. IL is foolish
| fad, oiled clothes are certainly no nicer
| than otherwise washed ones, and borax does
! not stir the most delicate colors Of dyed goods.
For WASHING KNITTED WooLENs, or woven
ones, boil gallon of soft rain water and pour
| it upon a pound Of fine bran; stir them well
| together, and leave them 70 stand from twelve
| to fourteen hours. You must then drain the
| water from the bran and make il lukewarm
| not hot Wash your wooden garments in this
| water without using soap. When clean, on no
account wiring them but press and pin them to
| dry. The combinations should be drawn over
a thin board made to the shape, and be pinned
| in their places, or be fastened with drawing
/ pins until they are quite dry. 1t should be
borne in mind that no knitted wooden garments
| nor, in fact, any wooden garment, should be
allowed to become very much soiled before
washing. Ii very dirty use ammonia with the
bran water. The rule for shrinking knitting.
if too large is to soak il in boiling water wiring
! tight and let it lie doubled up in a cloth until
dry. 1t is obvious that the very reverse Of this
process must be used when YOU wish to prevent
shrinking, aud TO be quite successful every gar
ment should be blocked" l. e., drawn over a
| board made to the right size of the garment
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