Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-10-01
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.

CLEAR boiling water will remove tea
stains. Pour the water through the
stain and thus prevent it spreading over
the fabric.
CLEAN carved ivory with paste Of
dampened sawdust and few drops of
lemon juice. Lay it on thickly. allow it
to dry, and then remove with a nail
brush.
BRIGHTEN your silver by boiling it up
in soapy water for a few hours, cover
with whiting moistened with some
spirits, dry in the oven, and rub off and
polish with chamois.
THE best way to wipe the walls of
room is to cover broom with piece of
cheese cloth, and beginning at the cell
ing draw the broom down in lines,
changing the cloth as it becomes soiled.
AFTER thoroughly sweeping a dingy
carpet, wipe it with damp cloth par
TALLY wrung out Of mixture of water
blespoonfuls of the latter to gallon of
lukewarm water.
BRoNzEs may be plunged into boiling
water until warm, then cleaned with
soap suds and dried with old linen
cloths. If this is Intellectual, beeswaX
and turpentine, rubbed on and off with
clean, soft cloths, sweet oil, and polish
ing with a chamois, is another remedy.
How many women know how to pre-
pare perfectly fresh egg so that an af-
f1icted stomach can eat it? Pour boil
ing water over the egg in it's shell, let it
stand on the tank in the water for five
minutes. The egg will be nearly as
smooth as custard, and is almost as
easily digested as raw one, while it's
flavor is something delicious.
PEOPLE in the country who are an
noyed by flies should remember that
grows abundantly by nearly every road
side, if hung in the room and left to dry
and shed It's faint fragrant perfume
through the air, will drive away more
flies than sticky saucers of molasses and
other fly traps and fly papers can ever
collect.
To brighten gilt picture frames take
sufficient -four of sulphur to give gold
en- tinge to about pint and half of
water, and in this boil four or five
bruised onions, or garlic, which will an
swer the same purpose. Strain off this
liquid, and with it, when cold, wash
with soft brush any gliding which re-
Quires renewing, and when dry it will
come out brightanew
In washing very fine muslins. they
should be soaked in tepid water in
which borax has been dissolved, .one ia
being sufficient After half an hour
they can be rubbed gently in soapsuds
made of fine curd soap, and boiling wa
ter then poured over them and left to
cool. They should be we'll rinsed and
squeezed rather than rung out.
To preserve crispness and flavor of
green vegetables for salads, throw them
in ice water for an hour, then dry care
fully on soft towel, being careful not
to bruise them, and put them in cold
place until wanted. Never mix any
salad with the dressing until you are
ready to serve it. Use the coolest of
dishes to serve it on, and, if garnished
| properly, it is one of the most attractive
and wholesome dishes on the table.
THIS is the way furs are cleaned in the
| land of flrs, Russia: Rye -four is placed
in pot and heated upon a stove, with
constant stirring as long as the hand
can bear the heat The flour is then
spread over the fur and rubbed into it.
After this the fur is brushed with a
very clean brush, or better, is gently
beaten until all the flour is removed.
! The fur thus treated resumes its natural
luster and appears as if absolutely new.
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 a silk handkerchief. If badly
stained try a paste Of quick lime and
water and let it remain on for a day.
Then wash off in soap and water. Olive
oil occasionally applied with soft
WOODEN cloth keeps buhl cabinets and
ormolu ornaments bright; first, clean
off all the dust.
IT sometimes happens that ones wall
paper, while an excellent background
for pictures, is not equally so for china
and bric-a-bac; in that case wall hang
ing of crimson plush, or plush of any
dark, appropriate shade, may be sns-
pended back of the cabinet, and will
serve admirably to show to advantage
any dainty bits of china which would
be lost against pale manilla-oolored
| cartridge paper, or one of pale gray or
olive, such as form lovely backgrounds
| for engravings or etchings.