The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-04-03
Hints to Housekeepers.


for moving slip rubber bsnd owe
the body of them.
Never slice apples for marking pie
quarter and core, and II AN apple :
large cut each each quarter in i've
pieces.
Sifl tablespoonful OF pulverized
sugar over the top of of two-crust pics
before baking, aud see how delicious
it makes them.
If vegetables are boiled in sof
water it is said that the freshness anu
greeness of their color will be thus
best preserved.
Nothing will give such a polish to
glass, even the finest, as slightly moist
newspaper to wash il, and dry news
paper to give the finishing touches ;.
Piano keys yellow with age can DO
cleaned by dilution of one ounce OF
nitric acid in ten ouces Of soft water !.
Apply with brush and wash off with
flannel.
After room has been newly pre-
pared there should be ample oppor-
tunity given the paper to dry upon the
walls before a fire is built in the
apartment.
Combing and rubbing the scalp of
the head with the hand draws the
blood up to the surface of the head,
and not only relieves headach, but
adds new strength to the hair.
To cure face pimples eschew very
salt, rich or greasy food, and take
dose of magnesia occasionally. Also
wash the face three or four times
day with diluted cologne water.
After thoroughly sweeping dingy
carpet, wipe it with a damp cloth
partially wrung in out ola mixture of
water and OK gall in the proportion of
two tablespoonfuls of the latter to a
gallon of lukewarm water.
To cleanse glass bottles that have
held oil, place. ashes in each bottle and
immense in cold water, then heat the
water gradually until it boils; after
boiling an hour let them remain till
cold. Then wash the bottles in soap |
suds and rinse in clear water.
A water cooler to set over pitcher
Dr. q goblet may be made by inserting |
IN interlining of cork into a high
fez. OF course il must be
AIKEN to pieces and remade, but the
'esult when accomplished will be
ound to be very like! those coolers
from India.
Steel knives or other articles which
AVE become rusty. Should be rubbed
With little sweet oil, then left for
lay or two in dry place, and then
ubbed with finely powered, unslacked
ime until every vestige Of the rust has
disappeared, and kept in a dry place
up in bit of flannel.
A bit of peppermint lozenge just
efore going on is Lillian Blauvelt's
preventive against dry palate, or any
Their salivatory trouble. Every one
nows that her mellow notes always
eem to ripple from well-oiled throat.
he gave the remedy to Campanari,
Tho extols it highly. 1t may come in
for many nervous, dry
hroated young singer.
When putting gloves on, always
egin by buttoning the second button !
len, when buttoned to the top you
an easily fasten the first button
'ithout tearing the kid. Never re-
love the gloves, by pulling the fingers,
ut by drawing the part covering the
'rist over the hand, and leave them
nus wrong side out for some time
efore turning them to their proper !
lape. Always lay gloves length
ever roll them.
Simple as the operation may seem, {
here is way to clean windows and ]
way not to clean them. The fol-
wing suggestions may be of use to
,me, as they save both time and
Dor: Choose time when the sun
pes not shine on the window, else il
ill dry streaked, and no amount of 8
lbbing can prevent it. Brush Off all
Re dust inside and out; clean the
oodwork around the glass first. Use
# this warm water and ammonia
\ not use sOap. Wine dry with cotton