The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-11-10
HOUSEHOLD SECRETS.

have It's own unwrltten 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 1inseed oil, procu:
Fable at any hardware store, and with
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
&c damp for aay length Of tim5.
For the tickle plate of stove this
process is reliable: Slack d piece Of
guicklime in covered kettle with just
sufficient water to cause it I'd crumble.
While hot add talldw and work into
past. Cover the bright work with this.
It can be easily wiped Off II prevents
oil dimming and discoloration what
ever.
For renewing black silk there is no
better way than to take the ripped-up
Elk, piiove Is n.oa.;,.h upon ~a.iit:1
scrubbed Kitchen table, pat it thor.
oughly down with sponge dipped i'll
ammonia and water until tho silk is
wet and stuck smoothly to tho 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 al.
most certain to eradicate the staiu
from any WOODEN article, such as
carpet or table cover, If applied ut
once. Thrown on fresh stain it acts
as u magic absorbent. Immediately
brush up the stained salt as lightly as
possible. Then apply fresh and whisk
vigorously. In most cases the stain
wholly disappears. I 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 fol twenty minutes. constantly
stirring, two quarts of water, one-half
pound of lump starch, one 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 salarstus 4tnd
four ounces of ether. Pour into molds
to harden. Rub the soap on the car.
pet, then sponge off lightly with a
damp cloth or sponge. The user will
be dellghted with the result.
When silk or woolen articles become
s.is1-+ly -~;lod,- 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 buokwheat -four.
| The finger marks that become almost
unavoidable in the sewing are always
carefully brushed with the -four till
no trace remains. Light colored
WOODEN wrappers for invalids' every
day wear may be thoroughly brushed
=: tnat 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 a
| bright and successful modiste: When
| there Is waist to remodel, trim or
drape, use pillow as "form." The
modiste referred to has used pillows
| for years, each waist finisher having
her own. For the pretty drsped waist
without outside darts tho Innings arc
fitted, stitched and boned, except the
under arm AMI shoulder seams, then
hooked around the pillows, which I'LL
out each curve properly, 30 that the
| dress material can be correctly lr ,pc
, on. more permanent arrangement
i'll making ones own gown is to take II
fitted waist lining aid bone il, sew
| pieces on To cover neck and ar nholcs,
| fill it carefully with excelsior, then
] sew the coverings over the openings.
| One will i'll that way secure II perfect
molel on which to work. Courier
| Journal.