The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-21
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS. S. A. NETTLES.

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make the housekeeper's life busy, but
not too happy one. For drudgery
is tiresome; so tiresome that [ am al
ways on the watch for something to
tighten it, or sweeten it, or make me
forget how disagreeable it is. [ Won
der if every one knows the beauty
and usefulness of sal-soda. 4 dish of
it ought to stand on every kitchen
workable, for it will dissolve dirt and
grease, and sweeten and brighten up
things in an easy, satisfactory way.
Some writer's say that soap should
never be used in washing dishes, but
we like plenty of good soapsuds for
our dishes, with plenty of hot water
to rinse them IN. And dislwashing
time is one of tue times We need and
use sal-soda.
If some of the old tins get a little
rusty, we scour them up with sal-soda.
On baking days we wash the baking
tins, and then put a little of the soda
in each one, and rub thoroughly in the
corners and cracks, on the sides and
bottom, then wash again, rinse, and
wipe dry. That way they are sweet
ana clean, with no old grease left in
to flavor the next baking. A little
lump of soda in the spiders, kettles,
and pancake griddles will make those
homely articles pure and clean. Clean
the kitchen workable or sink with it,
put some in the mop water, and clean
windows and woodwork with it. If
the milk strainer gets clogged up, wet
and rub thick with sal soda, let stand
few minutes, then wash. If not
perfectly clean, repeat the dose. 1t is
the quickest and incest way to clean a
strainer. And if you want to clean
the inside of a lamp, fill it full of
strong soapsuds and put in a lump of
the soda as big as small marble; let
soak awhile, then wash in another
suds with little sai-soda added, if
the lamp is bit greasy. My small
girl says that when she gets big, and
keeps house, she is always goirg to
use sal-soda. Five cents worth
will last quite awhile, and will save
more than five cents worth Of time
and labor. One day when I walked
into neighbor's, I saw a big dish
pan full of dirty .ketchup bottles wait
ing to BE washed, for the time to ill
them was near at hand, and so that
Job of bottle cleaning must be added
70 the rest of the housework. ! did
not wonder that the girl looked sour,
for they had laid in that dirty dried-up
state so long that they would need
plenty of time, patience, and sand for
the cleaning. Now that style of work
is unnecessary, even in busy house
hold, for the best and easiest way is
to clean each bottle or fruit-can as
soon as emptied. Put the bottle or
can on the dish-table, and when you
wash the dishes, wash that, dry it and
put away, and it is all ready for next
year, and will save time and temper
when the hot canning days stretch
out long in the land. Often a clean
bottle is wanted in a great hurry, and
if you have one all ready, it will save
the expense Of buying one, and ga
penny saved is penny earned" We
have to buy our sage, and it is often
tedious when we are in hurry to
stop and pick out the stems, sticks
and straw, before we can rub the
leaves fine for the turkey or chicken
dressing. A nice way is to pick out
the stems, then rub the leaves fine,
and put them in tin can, or big
mouthed bottle, close tight, and there
the sage is ready fer use at any time.
Parsley leaves can be washed, dried,
and packed away the same way, ready
for the winter soups. For the winter
days are so short that if one gets up
late, the meals crowd close together,
and the work of one seems to step on
the heels of the other.-Athur'> Home
Nagaz>ae.
A good cement to use for cracked
lids is equal parts of wood ashes and
salt, with just enough water 70 make
paste. Use when the stove is cold,
and it will soon harden.
Keep the bottles containing favor
ing extracts well corked, as the ex-
tracts are extremely volatile.
A few drops of oil will greatly help
the running of the carpet sweeper,
sewing machine, and elothes-wringer.
Apply linseed oil and turpentine in
equal parts with soft cloth to white
spots on your furniture.
Grease spots may be removed from
carpets by first covering with pow
dered chalk, and then passing over
them hot iron, the spot and chalk
first being covered with soft brown
paper.
Do not have the sunshades for the
babies of bright color. AS the ba-
by generally lies on its back, the sun
shining upon the blight parasol is apt
to do great injury to the baby's eyes.
It is best to select the darker, duller
shades, even if they are not quite so
pretty to look at.
To loosen the cover of fruit jar
that has become stuck iuvert the jar
and nlace the ton in hot water for q