The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-06-19
HINTS FOR HOUsEKEEPERs.

is made by taking equal parts of sweet-oil,
turpentine and good cider vinegar put all
in a bottle and shaken well before using:
use an old bit Of fiannelto apply the polish;
be careful not to use too much; then rub
in well and polish with a dry cloth and a
hard rubbing. Bureaus and tables come
ont ''like new" and with solittle cost, even
of time. The mixture keeps well and is
always ready; it cleans as well as polishes
the chairs and Italics.
Most fruit stains can be removed by
pouring boiling water through the article
stained, but it must be lone before wash
ing. Table-elotbs and napkins are so
liable to be stained during the summer
that it is a good plan to have them scaId-
ed in clear water before washing.
The green grass s~taiu,n which in
summer time so frequently spoils the
pretty white frocks of childhood, can be
removed by alcohol.
0xalic acid is best to remove iron rust.
Wet the stain and lay the article in the
SUI. You may nave to wet the place
several times. When the rust has all dis
appeared wash Immediately, as the acid in
lures the fabric. Keep your exalic acid
bottle put carefully away out of reach of
small fingers and have it properly labelled
poison. Oxalic acid will usually remove
ink STAINS, Grease spots are hard to take
out. The old fashioned way of scraping
French chalk and putting it on the place
is a good one. Remove the chalk and put
fresh on several times if necessary. This
will not iDjure the delicate fabrics.
Wax can be removed from clothes or
carpets by ironing a coarse paper over the
the spots. Blotting paper will sometimes
absorb grease if placed over the spot and
ironed with a warm iron.
To wash Aannels never put them il
water more than blood warm. Hot water
shfinks them. Be sure both suds and
rinse are of the same temperature; make a
strong suds and rub them well On the
board; if much soiled take through a
second suds and then rinse quickly: wiring
as dry as possible through the wringer and
shake out we'll aud hang up Immediately,
for nothing shrinks iannels more than the
clothes basket. They should be washed
and dried as quickly as possible. Flannels
should be washed early in the day, so as
TO dry thoroughly; they also need a long
time in the air and sun, as they cannot be
scalded like white linen and cotton CLOTH
ing. Flannels washed carefully last so
much longer and look SO much better. It
is a good way SO have them brought in
and pressed the same day. They can be
dried, but do not have them remain folded
all night. Iinot convenient to iron the same
day hang lightly and smoothly on an inside
line or clothes bar and iron early next
day.
A carpet can be greatly improved by a
second sweeping with coarse salt or damp
ened cornmeal scattered over 1t. 1t is quite
astonishing how much dirt will be taken
up. Wipiug the carpet thoroughly with a
damp flannel cloth, wrung out of warm
soap suds, or water softened with ammonia
or borax. is also a coed way TO keep a
carpet bright and nice. If ~oilcloth is rub
bed now and then with turpentine and
beeswax it will last longer.
Clean irons are one of the marks of a
good h~ousekeeper. Irons should be
thoroughly scrubbed in hot suds quite
often, wiped off and put on the hot stove
at once, or they will rust. A piece of bees
wax is good to rub ones irons with il they
become rough, or a little lard on a thick,
soft cloth. Some ironers like kerosene.
Dampen a cloth with kerosene and rub the
iron hard with it. Kerosene is also good
to clean the kitchen stove and stoye-pipes-
just a little on a cloth and rub hard.
Boiling water should not be poured over
tea trays or other japanned goods. It
will make them crack and look dull aud
cloudy. If soiled slightly rub once with
a drop or two of sweet oil aud they can be
occasionally washed in warm-not bot
soad suds and well wiped with a soft cloth.
Economy in fuel is one of the hardest
things to teach; nothing seems to satisfy
the ordinary servant but to pile on coal
and to shake and poke to get the fire big,
then pile on more coal. With hard coal
one can keep a good fire and still use very
little coal. Give it time to burn and keep
the drafts right. Use good sense and
never fill the fire box too full. When
a small fire is used just to keep things
going rave the top slides open ana put or
a little fresh coal to keep. then when
greater heat is wished close the upper
draft and open the lower, and in a few
minutes one has a good bright fire; don't
rake out the ashes unless it is necessary to
have a hot oven; wait until one needs a hot
fire, then clear out the ashes aud add coal.
A good manager will save half the fuel
used by the ordinary maid-of-all-work and
have a better fire at that. There should
always be hot water in the kitchen either
in a boiler or teakettle-as often hot
water is wanted at a moments notice.
CHICAGO Meas.
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