Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS,


COFFEE boiled longer than one minute
is coffee spoiled.
TIN cleaned with paper will shine
better than when cleaned with fan
mel.
Boil clothespins in clean water once
month, and they will be much more
durable
O1LcLorHs will last longerif one or two
layers of wadded carpet-lining are laid
under them
WARM dishes for the table by miners
ing them in hot water, not by standing
then on hot stove.
OPEN canned fruit an hour or two
before it is needed for USE 1t is far
richer when the oxygen is thus restored
to it.
CLEAN carved ivory with a paste of
dampened sawdust and few drops of
lemon juice. Lay it on thickly, allow it
to dry, and then remove with nail
brush
ADD tablespoonful OF borax to pan
OF hot soapsuds; put your table silver in
1t, and let it polish with a soft cloth or
chamois.
Tea leaves are good to scatter over
carpets before sweeping, not only to
freshen the colors but also to prevent
the dust arising.
FLOWERS can be kept fresh for some
time if a pinch of soda or saltpetre is
added to the water Wilted roses will
regain their freshness if dipped min
ute or two in hot water.
A SIMPLE means of changing the air of
a sickroCm is to open window at the
top and opening the door, move it back
ward and forward rapidly, SO as to in
sure a current of fresh air from the win
dow.
ONE may utilize old mating which is
no longer fresh enough to look well, by
putting it under carpets. 1t can be
cleaned perfectly by washing it on both
sides with hot salt and water; hang it on
line outdoors to dry.
DIsCoLoRED tea and coffee pots may be
cleaned by filling them with water in
which two or three tablespoonful Of
wood ashes have been placed, and let
ting it boil up, then wash thoroughly
with hot soap-suds, and rinse.
BRoNzEs may be plunged into boiling
water until warm, then cleaned with
cloths If this Is Intellectual try bees
wax and turpentine, rubbed on and off
with clean, soft cloths; sweet oil, and
polishing with a chamois is another
remedy.
''THE proper way to brush the hair"
says well-known hairdresser, "is not
to brush it lengthwise, but to hold the
ends of the hair, if it is long enough,
and simply scrub the scalp with the
brush. This process promotes the
circulation of the blood and excites the
oil-glands to action. After the hair has
been thoroughly brushed in this way,
it should be then finished with
few vigorous strokes lengthWise of the
hair.
ALABAsTER figures are cleaned with
the following mixture: One ounce of
borax and quart of boiling water.
When cool, wash the figures gently, and
dry with silk handkerchief If badly
strained, try paste of quicklime and
water, and let it remain on for day;
then wash off in soap and water. Olive
oil, occasionally applied with soft
woollen cloth, keeps buhl cabinets and
ormolu ornaments bright. First clean
off all of the dust.
WHEN putting away clothes for the
season, If they are carefully wrapped
up, one often has the trouble afterwards
of opening number of parcels before
| finding the needed article Such par
cells should not be laid away without
! list of their contents being written on
the wrapper. In the case of cotton
dresses, which are always folded in
paper when LAID away, pin bit OF the
stuff of which the dress is composed to
the outside; then single glance tells the
contents, and one avoids the necessity
of long search.
A GREAT many women are annoyed
by the rapidity with which braid wears
off their dress skirts. The best quail
ties of skirt braid are finer, and often
do not wear as long as the cheaper,
coarse ones The very best material
for binding dress skirt is bias band
of good velvet put ON as roll. It will
outlast three pieces of worsted braid,
and moreover, will save more than its
cost in saving fine walking shoes from
the wear on the instep caused by the
the friction of braid. This often causes
| the shoe to be shabby here before
any other part Of it is perceptibly
| worn.