Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-30
MERE AND THERE ABOUT the
HOUSE.


house.
Hone renoyation Of feather pillows 10
NOT 90 dlficult task ~ many suppose.
Choose Q bright, windy day, have The
washtubs nlled With hot suds and
plunge the pillows Into it; put through
several suds, rubbing solled spots on the
ticks where necessary, and rinse through
half dozen waters. Pin securely on
the line where the wind viii blow the
pillows freely. IL may be necessary to
hang them out for several days; when
perfectly dry they viii Be fresh, SWEET,
and filed TO bursting with the live
feathers.
Stains can be removed from ticks BY
covering the spots with paste OF COM
mon starch-made with cold water-and
exposing to the sun, II possible. In
some cases the paste may have 70 be re-
pewed a. Il dries; but II 10 always efica-
cious.
Never hang mirror where the direct
rays Of the sun will strike Il. They
AFFECT the mercury and cause cloudy
spots to appear, for which there 10 no
remedy.
To destroy ant-hills, put two ounces
Of soft soap and one pound OF common
potash Into three scant plnts Of warm
water. Boil for half an hour, stirring
occasionally. When the mixture has
cooled little, make deep holes with
pointed stick where the ground II infest-
ed with the ants, and pour In the hot
fluid. BE careful, of course, to make
these holes at safe distance from grow
Ing plants.
Altar Of roses IL within the reach Of
anyone who has q rose garden, snd costs
only q little trouble. Fill = two gallon
glass jar with fresh rose leaves. Then
ht Into the top Of the Jar q squat, two
ounce vial. Il must close the mouth Of
the Jar as tightly ~ q cork. FIJI the
vial with strips OF sponge which have
been saturated with pure, odorless olive
oil. Turn the open neck Of the vial into
the mouth Of the Jar and place II In the
sun for week or more; the heat will
distil the rose leaves, and the rising
aroma will be held by the oil In the
sponge. Put In fresh rose leaves several
times, and you will have small vial OF
the purest altar OF roses that can be
made. Keep tightly corked, as II Ia an
Ink and fruit stains can be removed
from the fingers by the following: Nix
thoroughly half an ounce each OF salts
Of sorrel and cream Of tartsr-bOth fine
ly powdered-and keep In q tightly
corked bottle. When the fingers are
damp, shake little Of the powder upon
them and rub of with nall brush.
Never put left.overs away on tin
plates. Half the cases Of poison from
eating canned food are caused by Its
standing In the can after opening.
China, earthenware, or glass zie the
only safe receptacles for cold food.
Furs and heavy winter garments
should not be left hanging In closets or
lying unwrspped on shelves after the
moth millers are seen flying about. As
these pests delight In dirt, everything to
be packed away should first be hung out
In the air and well beaten till free from
dust. Grease should be removed from
wooden clothes. Use great care In fold
Ing, and al sleeves Of gowns and coats
with rumpled tissue paper. Where
clothing Is to be laid on closet shelves II
should be done up In small packages,
first wrapped In old linen, and then
slipped into paper bags. Mark on every
bag what Its contents are and make an
inventory Of the closet shelves. Don't
trust to cedar closet or chest for pro-
lection from moths; both have been
known to prove recreant to the trust.
Provide abundance Of small sachets
made Of cheese-cloth aud filed with
lavender flowers or with the moth pre-
yentive. II a fur garment has been once
attacked with moths II would be
well to put on II few drops OF oil
of lavender, or sprinkle with lavender
water.
Winter hats, feathers, ETC., should be
thoroughly aired and freed from dust,
then packed In bandbOxes which must
be strong and whole. Use lavender
flowers freely, aud paste tissue paper
over the top Of the box before putting
on the cover.
Upholsterers who are called In to lido
up" town houses In summer wrappings
leave the most valuable tapestries hang
ing on the walls, protecting them with
little bags Of unground black pepper,
which are fastened at frequent inter-
walls. Dust sheets of unbleached cloth
are hung over the whole.