Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-06
HOME MATTERS.

Seasonable Suggestions and Everyday Hints
to Practical Housekeepers-
SAVE Your COLD TEA; it is excellent for
cleaning grained wood.
Hor SOLUTION OF SALT AND VINEGAR bright
ems copper and tin ware, also zinc bath tubs.
NEVER Sun FEATHER BEDS. Air them thor
oughly on a windy day in a cool place. The
sun draws the oil and gives the feathers q
rancid smell.
GALVANIZED IRoN Pals for drinking water
should not be used. The zinc coating is read
lily acted upon by the water, forming a poison
Gus oxide of zinc.
To CLEAN GOLD JEwELRY with the stones in
wash in warm suds made Of fine soap, with ten
or fifteen drops of salvolatile in it. This makes
jewelry very brilliant.
ALL SORTS OF VESSELS AND UTENSILS NAV
be purified from long retained smells Of any
kind by rinsing them out well with charcoal
powdered after they have been secured with
sand soap.
A DELICATE GLUE FOR MOUNTING FERNS AND
SEA WEEDS is made Of five parts of gum arabic.
three parts white sugar, two parts starch and
and very little water. Boil until thick and
white.
For A souEAK1So SHOE bore three or four
small holes in the soles between the toe and IN
step, just enough to reach through the FIRST
layer. Fill each hole with oil and repeat an
long as the oil Is absorbed. The holes quickly
fill up.
TooTHAcHE, CAUSED By Cold IN THE Facial
NERVES, may often be relieved by wringing a
soft towel out of cold water and sprinkling it
with strong vinegar. This should be laid on
the face like poultice, and will often be fol-
lowed by refreshing sleep.
For A Quick FILTER, the Druggists Circular
recommends the employment of chamois skin.
washed in a weak solution of salsoda or any
alkali to remove any grease and thoroughly
rinsed in cold water. By means of 1t tinctures.
elixirs, sirups and even mucilages are said to
be filtered rapidly. II washed we'll after each
time it is used this filter will last long time.
WOOD WORMS CAN BE DESTROYED IN Books
and woodwork by benzine. Books are locked
up in q cupboard with a saucer Of benzine
The insects, as well as their larva and eggs,
soon die Off Furniture and carvings are sim
ilarly placed in room with dish of benzine
and kept closed up for several weeks the time
required for the complete destruction of the
insects varying according. to the thickness of
the wood. New woodwork can be protected
against their entry by a coating Of glue, as,
living on vegetable substances, they do not
touch animal products.
IT Is WELL TO REMEMBER that too much
bluing renders clothes yellow after q time
Inexperienced or careless servants think the
more bluing in the water the better for the
wash and it is difficult matter to convince
them that the clothes will look far better if
only small quantity be used. As bluing
varies SO much in intensity experience only
can teach the required quantity. Usually
half tablespoonful to tub of water is suffi-
Gent. 1t should always be diluted before it
is put in the tub, as, il not thoroughly mixed
before the clothes are put in, unsightly streaks
will be the result. II the clothes are soaked
over night one tablespoonful of pure water am
monia in each tub of water will materially lessen
the labor of washing.