Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-11
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.

HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS
USE clam shell to scrape pots and
frying pans With.
WHEN wIping the floor before putting
the carpet down, sprinkle it all over
with salt while damp; this will greatly
prevent moths.
WHEN cold water is craved although
cold water really interieres with diges-
tom, it should be boiled ard filtered,
and cooled in bottles on ice.
is to put on boiler for ten minutes
ing water five minutes. Serve hot.
In purchasing canned goods it is q
safe rule to observe whether the head
of the can is concave, bullying APP
pearance being indicative Of decomposi
ton.
A MANS way of patching a hole in
| table-cloth would probably be to sew on
piece; a Woman's way is to patch the
piece on with starch and then smooth it
with hot iron.
If the throat is very sore, wiring a
cloth out OF cold salt and water, binu
it on the throat tightly when going to
bed, and cover it with dry towel. This
is excellent.
LARD is sometimes adulterated with
alum, starch and lime water. When
pure, it is com ,letely soluble in benzine,
has no burnt taste or odor, and melts
without sputtering, to a clear fluid.
THE best way to preserve old boots is
never to use backing of any sort, but
have the boots brushed, or if very
muddy wiped with little damp cloth or
sponge, then carefully gone over with
little clubbing.
For stiff neck, sore throat, pains in the
chest, good remedy is to rub some oil
or vaseline into the skin. then cover
with a piece of cotton wadding, the
shiny side outward, and wear till the
discomfort is gone.
To keep flour from spelling, 1t should
be thoroughly dried and stored in bags,
not in barrels. 1t is said that the ex-
clusion of air is apt to render flour
somewhat damp, and does not yield as
good dough as when perfectly dry.
If you wish your floor mattings to
look as fresh and bright at the close of
the summer as when they were laid in
the spring, see that they are carefully
wiped off alter each sweeping with a
soft cloth, wrung out of salt and water.
For felon, take common rock salt,
such as is used for sailing down pork,
dry it in an oven, then pound it fine
and mix with spirits of turpentine in
equal parts. Put it on linen rag and
wrap around the felon. AS it dries put
on more, and if followed up the felon
will be dead in twenty-four hours.
IT is well to know that wood I've is an
antidote to poison ivy. Boil wood ashes
IN bag few moments. Dilute so that
it will not be too harsh, yet leave it
ct int Hn
parts, and in ten minutes wash off with
soft, tepid water and anoint with vase
line. Repeat till a cure is effected.
AN old French recipe for removing
grease-spots in silk Is as follows Two
ounces of spirits OF wine, add one ounce
of French chalk and one ounce of pipe
clay, both finely powdered. Make the
paste into balls and let it dry. Apply
it by rubbing it, slightly moistened,
on the spot of grease. When it is dry,
brush it off, and if the grease is not
entirely gone repeat the process.
GOLD tinsel ruching will be of great
assistance to those who have to depend
upon their own fingers for the manipu-
lation of bonb0nnieres to send to their
friends 1t is bright looking, and easily
used in ornamenting bags, baskets,
flower tubes covered with brocade,
plush and so forth. The rose and
chrysanthemum pearl ruchings, too, are
useful, for they save all the trouble of
sewing on each petal separately.
To keep hanging baskets from drying
out is the chief point of Importance in
their care. A very good method is to
hang the basket where it can be
sprinked every day, either with a
watering-pot, using a generous supply
of water, or with whisk broom. Dip
the broom in water slightly warmed,
shake it a little, to remove the greater
| weight of water, then, by whisking it
| quickly over the plants, fine spray
can be thrown, which is better than the
spray from the watering-pot.
PRIME wheat flour should have the
| following characteristics: When han
died, none should adhere to the fingers;
| if a handful be squeezed, it should not
sift through the fingers, but should clog
| together, forming a little ball, which
will show the fine lines of the palm for
some time after release; if a little ball of
| flour be dropped on a table, it should
even then preserve it's form and con-
tinuity. at least in large measure.
A GOOD way to remove the various
particles of food remaining in the mouth
and throat is to take few crackers, or
still better, some stale bread, after every
meal, and chew them very thoroughly.
This will carry away all re naming par
ticles, especially from the throat, where
they may otherwise irritate the larynx.
The use of bread at least three or four
days old is the best means of clea nsing
and disinfecting these parts.
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