New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14

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them warm a piece OF beeswax slightly and rub d
in straight lines following each other the d.
When the entire surface Is waxed, oil It and sew @
| the tick.
| One Of the most aggnvating things to person g
good sense Is the method which people employ ~
dealing with 1ies They are useful scavengess. en-
II they would limit their inroads to places Whe9'
they are needed, they would do good service. IN
fortunately. however, when they once come In forcf
| they often pcrvade the most clearly homes. on
Of the most successful methods In dealing win nlo
is to hang up some herb or plant which u onsnuvl
to them, and not offensive to the residents Of ~
| house.
sweet clover which grows plentifully BY tie roa4
sde and has a faint, pleasant odor. unob5ecaonane
| 10 any ono not afncted with hay fever, has the
reputation Of being abhorred by hies few spray
OF this plant hung In the paror, cluster OF tn
sweet, white tasscllike heads a bouquet on the
centre-table will do work In Kidding the room
OF flies than dozen fytraps. There Is considsfsoo
doubt whether any trap which contains molassest
sugar any such material does not draw In more
flies than 1t kills. besides being disgusting ana U
cleanly way OF meeting this nuisance
There Is no hope Of dealing successfully with me-
unless scrupuous cleanliness Is the rule Of the house
The pertinacy of flies has been celebrated by Homer
and an Engshman, taking advantage Of this ua,S,
has just invented curious kind Of window-panes
which is a successful OF driving nies out -
the room, we'll as preventing their ingress. Il
Is we'll known that dies climb upward from the bottom
Of the pane to the top. This summer window-pens
has the top cut of about inch, that when the
fly crawls up he naturally goes outdoors In order
to prevent the ngress OF flies by the same plan, .
small piece OF pane coming down from the top over
laps this open space but does not touch the pane
below, leaving Just for the fly to crawl up ana
out To come In he must crawl down the pane
which fy seldom never does.
1t Is not intended that the permanent wtndowpano
should be arranged in this way, but that window
frame with panes OF this kind should be substituted for
summer use.
The various parts of stove require careful treat
ment II 1t Is to be kept shining and bright In I'll IT.
parts like the steam-engne OF expert engineer.
Nothing shows more prominently the slovenly house
keeper than ill-kept and untidy stove Careless
workwomen black the stove all over, regardless OF
the nickel work, polished edges mica, or anything
else and sometimes they backing so freely that
it fails to cling to the stove, and nes about the
Kitchen, covering all other things with Its untddy
dust.
| once month IS often enough to apply backing TO
a stove, provided the kitchen is kept clean 1t -
easy enough to clean kitchen, hut she only u .
| model housekeeper who keeps her kitchen chan.
This implies continual care especially OF the stoves
care OF the ashes that they do not float about ana
the very backing that 1t does not become source
OF dirt. H. by some untOwnrQ acclCent, sometnin6
Is spilled on the stove 1t should be cleaned on at
once, and not allowed to burn into the stove a
heavy flannel rag should be kept hand for this
purpose In very obstinate greaSesDotp
kerosene, q very little, may be used. Where syrup
or anything of sugary nature is spilled. 1t Is very
difficult to take up, and It probably the best way
TO let 1t burn to char and then take 1t up.
All these cases unhappy, untoward accidents.
The expert housekeeper does not allow such accidents
TO happen often. 1t Is unavoidable that Q little
grease should fall the stove In broillng unless
there is a regular broilng arrangement attached TO
the stove. In such the grease must be wiped
of the instant the broiling ceases, with heavy
flannel cloth kept for the purpose. Otherwise 10
will burn in and make an ugly and unseemly STAIN
But all the other accidents easily avoldable.
In blacbing the stove the monthly backing.
remove the nickel work. This IS easily done, as 10
Is merely screwed on. Black the stove thoroughly
dampening the backing If convenient, with a little
coffee rather t.lan water. After applying the woS
backing with one brush to small portion OF the
stove polish It off with dry brush, ana after
the whole stove has been polished In TINS way, ruo
and polish it with a channels, kept for the purpose
or clean cotton cloth. This last process removes
the dust OF the blac king No patent blackngs, which
| have been invented to do away with the labor Of
polishing be recommended as durable. Ihey
| REQUIRE to be continually renewed ana 90 NOT take
| the place Of tho oId-iashioned backing:
After the stove has been fully backed ana Pousnca
| whiting, and put back in place. II the stove has
ground polished edges as most OF the best stoves
| have do not polish them with backing but clean
them bright With sapollo.