Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-08

Here and There About the House
Home renovation of feather pillows
is not so difficult task as many sup
pose. Choose bright, windy day
have the washtubs filled with hot suds
and plunge the pillows into it; put
through several suds. rubbing soiled
spots on the ticks when necessary, and
rinse through half dozen waters. Pin
securely on the line where the wind
will blow tue pillows freely. 1t may
he necessary to hang them ont for sew
eral days; when perfectly dry they
will be fresh. sweet, and filled TO burst
ing with the live feathers.
Stains can be removed from ticks hy
covering the spots with paste Of com
mon starch-made with cold water
and exposing to the sun. it possible.
In some cases the paste may have 10 be
renewed as ii dries; but IT /, always
etlicacious.
Never hang mirror where the d.
rect RAYS OF the sun Will strike it, they
affect the mercury and cause cloudy
spots 10 appear, for which there is no
remedy.
To destroy ant-hiIls, pun two ounces
OF soft soap ana one pound OF common
potash into three scant pints OF warm
water. Boil for half an hour, stirring
occasionally. When the mixture has
cooled little, make deep holes with
pointed stick where tn, ground Is in
tested with the ants. and pour in the
hot fluid BE careful, Of course. to
make these holes al safe distance
from growing plants.
Altar Of roses is within the reach IF
any one who has rose garden, ana
costs only little trouble Fill Two
gallon glass Jar with fresh rose leaves
Then fit into the top of the ar a squat.
two-ouuce vial 1t must close the
mouth Of the jar As tightly a. a cork
Fill the vial with strips Of sponge
which have been saturated with pure
odoress oliye oil. Turn the open neck
OF the vial into the mouh OF the jar
and place II in the sun tor week %
more the heat will dI.iill the rose
leaves, and the rising aroma AL .
held by tie oil in The sponge Pel M
fresh rose leaves several times. ana
YOU will have a small vial of the pure~t
altar Of roses lha, can lie made Keep
tightly corked, as it i an extremely
volatile oil,
Ink and fruit stains eau b. removed
from the fingers by the following: Mix
thoroughly half au ounce each al salts OF
sorrel and cream of tartar-hoth finely
powdered-and keep in II tightly
corked bottle When the fingers are
damp, shake little Of the powder mp
on them and rub oit with nail brush
Never put letl-over> away on tin
pilates. Halt the cases of poison from
eating canned food are caused by it's
standing il the can after opening.
China, eartheuware. or glass are the
only safe receptacies for cold food.
Furs aud heavy winter garments should
not be left hanging in closets or lying
uuwrapped on shelves after the moth
millers are seen living about. A. these
pests delight i'll dirt, everything to be
packed away should first be hung out
in the air aud well beaten till free from
dust Grease should he removed from
wooden clothes Use great care in fold
ing, and fill sleeves OF gowns and coats
with rump!ed tissue paper. Where
clothing is to be laid on closet shelves
it should be done up in small packages
first wrapped in old linen. aud tLen
slipped into paper bags. Mark on ev-
cry bag what its contents are and
make an inventory Of the closet shelves.
Don't trust TO cedar closet or chest
for protection from moths both have
been known to prove recreant 10 tile /.
trust. Provide abundance Of small /
sachets made of cheese-cloth and filled /
with lavender flowers or with the moth /
preventive. If fur garment has 1
been once attacked with moths it would /
be well to put on it 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 laven-
der flowers freely, and paste tissue pa
per over the top Of the box before put
ting on the cover.
Uphosterers who are called in to edo /
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 unbleaehed cloth
are hung over the whole