The Southern herald., 1894-03-09

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ID view Of the threatened exhaustion
Of the worlds eoai beds. those who
have learned the value Of kerosene in
rough household work viii enioy the
knowledge that IN the opinion d Dr.
Meadelriff. 3 noted Russian chemist,
the supply Of petroleum IS inexhaust-
ible He attributes the formation Of
petroleum to the constant action Of
water on the metallic deposits Of the
hot. central portion Of the earth, and
believes that The fapidity Of its forma-
tion keeps pace with ali possible ex.
traction.
Headlight oil i double refined ps-
troleum Or refined kerosene. Il is purer
and cleaner than the eruder and
cheaper oils. and has not so strong an
Odor. Il Is for4 this reason better
for household purposes. although
kerosene is as good in other respects
For laundry wsrk The oil Is becoming
well known. The clothes are put to
soak over night in warm seapshds Id
the morning clean wHter Is put In the
boiler and TO il is added a bar Of any
good soap shred fine, and two and one
half tablespoons Of headlight or kero-
sene oil The clothes being wrung
from The shds. the finest and whitest
60 into the scalding water in the boiler
and are boiled twenty minutes When
taken from the boiler for the next lot,
they are sndsed in warm water, collars,
cuffs and seams being rubbed If
necessary. Rinsed and blued as usual
they will come forth beautifully soft
and white. Knit woolen underwear,
~ooleh socks, ete.l may safely bs wash
ed IN this way.
The secret Of washing successfully
by this method is the use Of plenty OF
soap and warm water TO sids the
clothes II too little soap be used the
dirt will "curdle" and settle on the
clothes in "freckless
A teaspoonful Of headlight oil added
TO quart Of made starch, stirred in
while IL is hot. or added TO the starch
before the hot water is poured upon it,
will materially lessen the labor Of iron
ing and win give the clothes, either
white or colored; especially muslins
and other thin wash goods, q look Of
freshness and newness not to be other
wise attained
For cold starch add q teaspoonful oi
oil for each shirt TO be stretched Rui
the starch well into the article, roll III
tightly, and leave it for three-fourth;
Of an hour, then iron.
To clean windows and mirrors, add 3
spoonful of headlight or kerosene
oil 10 gallon OF tepid water A polish
will remain on the glass that no mere
friction can give.
II windows must be cleaned in freez'
Ing weather, use no water at all Rut
them with cloth dampencd with ker
osene; dry with clean cloth and pol
ish with soft paper.
A few drops of kerosene added TO thl
water in which lamp chimneys arc
washed will make them easier to polish
To break glass bottle or Jar evenly
put narrow strip of cloth, saturate,
with kerosene, around the articll
where II Is to be broken. Set FIRE Il
the cloth and the glass will crack of
above It
Tarnished lamp burners may be rem
dered almost as bright as new by boil
ing them in water to which teaspoon
full of soda and little kerosene ha
been added. Then Scour with kerosene
and securing brick and polish will
chamois or soft leather.
10 clean iron work rub with a clotl
dampened with kerosene.
To prevent rust on stoves put ava,
for the season, black them before put
ting away with backing, diluted witt
kerosene, or rub them thoroughly witt
kerosene alone. Detroit Free Press.