Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-03-11
Household Hints.

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egg shells, sand, or common coarse
salt
The small, dark checks in crockery
are caused by cleaning in too hot
water.
At some hospitals, almost the only
gargle used for the throat is hot salt
water.
Chandeliers and picture frames if
rubbed occasionally with oil of laven
der, will not be injured by flies.
Grained woods should be washed
with cold tea, and then, after being
wiped dry, rubbed with linseed oil.
A sack of the best salt standing
where there is a smell of fish or
any Objectionable ordor, will absorb
the flavor.
When you polish your stove, shave
as much hard soap as you use of the
polish, boil together in a little water,
and apply.
BY rubbing with flannel dipped in
whiting, the brown discolorations may
be taken off of cups which have been
used for baking.
After the juice is squeezed from
lemons, the peels are useful to rub
brass with; dip in common salt, then
brush with dry bathbrick.
In making custards, pumpkin or
lemon pie, it is better to partly bake
the crust before adding the mixture,
that it may not be absorbed by the
paste.
Wash zinc in a strong solution OF
warm water and wash soda, or am
monia and soap; afterwards, rub
thoroughly with a woolen cloth satu-
rated in kerosene.
Sweeping heavy velvet carpets with
salt, cleans and keeps them from
moths, as particles of the salt remain
in the carpet and corners. Salt is not
hurtful, and has no disagreeable odor.
Set pearls which have become dis
colored by wear may often be i'm.
proved by placing in a covered vessel
with mixture of whiting, ammonia
and hot water, and permitting them
to remain a few hours.
A travelling case of brown linen
bound with ribbon, which has pockets
or places for comb, brush, pins and
other necessary toilet articles, can be
made very pretty with little trouble.
The pockets to slip the different arti-
cles in are all feathered-stitched with
silk.
Bags can be made from all sorts OF
elds and ends for work, scraps, comb
ings, shopping, etc. A laundry bag is
of brown linen and has on it the word
" Laundry" outlined in gold silk. Vel
low ribbons are used to draw it up by.
Drawn work is pretty decoration for
these bags.
Kerosene will take iron rust and
fruit stains from almost every kind of
goods, without injuring the fabric.
Wash the soiled spot in kerosene as
you would in water. The spots must
be washed in the kerosene before they
have been put into soap and water, or
it will do no good.
A dainty button bag is OF orange
silk, lined with pale blue pongee. A
casing is run at the top, and silk cord
is drawn in for closing the bag. A
small diamond-shaped piece of cellu-
loid, notched at the edges, is fastened
at one side with tiny bows of ribbon,
and on this is painted in gilt letters
the word Buttons"
With q little care, all stale bread
can be utilized. All the odds and
ends of crusts should be spread even
ly on pan, and allowed to dry in a
warm oven. When quite dry, put
them in small bag made of ticking
or canvass, and pound them until fine.
Silt and put them into empty fruit
cans. They will keep a long time,
and are useful for breading meats,
croquettes, omelettcs, and making
dressing for fowls.
The following is recommended for
bleaching cotton goods TO five
pounds of cloth, take twelve ounces of
chloride of lime, dissolve in a small
quantity of boiling water, and when
cold strain off into sufficient warm
water to immerse the goods. First
boil the goods in strong suds; wiring
out and rinse. Put the cloth in the
above solution, let it remain ten OF
fifteen minutes, frequently stirring
and rinse till clean.