Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17
HOUSEHOLD SECRETS.

HOUSEHOLD SECRETS.
Every household in time comes to
| have its own unwritten laws and ira.
ditions, specifics that have been used
through many years with the same
sure and satisfactory results, and here
is revealed some of those that have
made the domestic machinery of one
home at least run smoothly:
When pipes or stoves are to be set
away take boiled linseed oil, procu-
rable at any hardware store, and with
a cloth rub it over the iron. Almost
before the work is finished it will have
dried into smooth varnish which will
keep the stove bright and impervious
to damp for any length of time.
For the nickle plate of stove this
process is reliable: Slack a piece of
quicklime in covered kettle with just
sufficient water to cause it to crumble.
While hot add tallow and work into q
past. Cover the bright work with this,
1t can be easily wiped off. It prevents
oil dimming and discoloration what
ever.
For renewing black silk there is no
better way than to take the ripped-up
silk, place breadth upon white
scrubbed Kitchen table, pat it thor
oughly down with sponge dipped in
ammonia and water until the silk is
wet and stuck smoothly to the table,
Lay one breadth over another, patting
each smooth; then leave them to dry.
No ironing is needed and the silk will
be almost like new.
Oxalic acid is the standard remedy
for ink stains, but by some perversity
it is never on hand when needed. Salt,
however, is always ready, and it is Ill
most certain to eradicate the stain
from any wooden article. such as q
carpet or table cover, il applied at
once. Thrown on fresh stain il acts
rs n magic absorbent. immediately
brush up the stained salt rs lightly as
possible, Then apply fresh and whisk
vigorously, In most cases the stain
wholly disappears. l know no other
absorbent that will act in this way.
A soap that is invaluable where car
pets, rugs or wooden curtains need
freshening or cleansing is as follows: !:
Boil for twenty minutes, constantly
stirring, two quarts of water, one-half
pound of lump starch, ono tablespoon
salt, three bars laundry soap cut fine /;
when the mixture is smooth and free
from Jumps remove from the fire and
add one tablespoon of salaratus and
four ounces of ether. Pour into molds
to harden. Rub the soap on the car
pet, then sponge off lightly with u
damp cloth or sponge. The user will
be delighted with the result.
When silk or wooden articles become
slightly soiled, but are of texture too
delicate to be treated with soaps or
fluids of any kind, the "buckwheat
cleanse" is invaluable. In many large
dressmaking establishments part of the
stock-in-trade is buckwheat -four.
The finger marks that become almost
unavoidable in the sewing are always
carefully brushed with the flour till
no trace remains. Light colorel
woolen wrappers for invalids' every
day wear may he thoroughly brushed
in that way when soiled and kept in
good condition, This dry cleanse is
Invaluable for delicate silks.
This hint for the home dressmaker
is stolen from the establishment of IA
bright and successful modiste: When
there is u waist To remodel, trim or
drape, use pillow as "form. The
modiste referred 10 has used pillows
for years, each waist tnisher having
her own. For the pretty draped waist
without outside darts the Innings are
fitted, stitched and boned, except the
under arm and shoulder seams, then
hooked around the pillows, which fill
out each curve properly, SO that the
dress material can he correctly draped
on. A more permanent arrangement
i'll making ones own gown is to take
fitted waist lining and bone it, sew
pieces on to cover neck and armholes,
ill il carefully with excelsior, then
sew the coverings over the openings,
One will in that way secure u perfect
model on which to work. Courier
journal.