Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-09
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES

Mix applied once q week with a soft
cloth, fresnens and preserves boots and
and shoes.
Acid phosphate will remove ink stains
from the hands when everything else
fails.
Canned sardines carefully Drowned
on a doubls-wired Rridiron, and served
with lemon, are appeJizing.
One OF the easiest ways Of taking
cold" 10 use = mIsnOmer, Is 10 drop
asleep without en- extra wrap over the
shoulders.
These are the days when extra care
should be taken 70 keep perfectly dry.
A fresh pair OF stockings should Do
used every day,
Canned tomatoes are more delicious
when baked than stewed. About ten
minutes before removing from the oven
spread buttered bread crumbs over the
top.
Calicoes, glnghams and chambrays
cannot be properly washed along with
the white clothes. They need much
quicker process, and the long delays or
an ordinary wash day would ruin them.
Two uses OF eggs ars not generally
kaOwo or appreciated. A fresh egg
beaten aud thickeEed with sugar, free
" eaten, will relieve hOarseness, and
the skin Of a boiled egg, wet and ap-
piled 10 a DOLL, will draw out soreness.
A dress iuprovsr" IS something very
nice to have. 1t is somewhat new
idea IL Is made OF the very lightest
hairclOth, does not weigh pound and
does away with the need OF heavy skirts,
keeping the dress IN proper lines.
To prepare al egg for a sick person,
beat the egg until very light; add sea-
soning to taste, aod then steam until
thoroughly warmed through. This will
not take more than ten minutes The
most delicate stomach will 0e able 70
digest it.
To keep irons from rusting wrap them
In common brown paper and put them
away in a dry place. If they become
rusty they may be made smooth and
bright by putting some white sand on
smooth board aud rubbing the iron over
it several times.
To sweeten the breath aud prevent
liberation OF the stomach that general
~ proceeds from an al conditioned
stomach take as much bjcar J0uate OF
soda as you can put on five cent
nickel, dissolve in small glass OF water
and take before breakfast once or twice
week.
Silver or steel thimbles are the only
kinds ever 70 be used Other compost
lions Of which cheap thimbleS are made
are very frequently of lead or pewter,
and their use is likely 20 result in Sc
rious infsm nation and swelling IL there
is even a slight scratch on the finger
To wash ones hair is q matter requir-
log time, or, at any rate, the drying Of
IL requires time. To have ones hair
washed is sometimes a matter OF too
great expense. A dry shampoo saves
the time of the busy woman and the
money OF the poor one. IL removes
dust and dGndruR almost as well as
washing.
A refreshing drink is quickly made
By putting into tum bier liberal table,.
spoonful OF any kind OF s!rup-pineaD-
pie is always successful tablespoon
full OF thick cream and then filling
glass from a syphOn of iced soda water.
This is drinA particularly suitable for
garden and SenniS parties. StrawS
should be furnished for such drinks as
contain cracked ice and fruit slices.
To clean oilcloth take a pail OF clean
soft, lukewarm water and nice soft
piece Of flannel. Wash the Oilcloth and
wipe very dry, so that no drop Of water
is eft 10 soak into IL. After washing
ADD drying, IL cloth is wrung ont OF
Adish of skim milk aud water, and the
Oiicloth Is rubbed over with this and
then again we'll dried, the freshness and
lustre ol the cloth will we'll repay the
extra labor.
To set the colors, soak the dress a few
minutes before beginning the regular
washing. IF there is much pink, pur-
pie, lavender, or green In the goods,
strong, cold alum water is the best.
For reds, yellOws, browns and the like
use about one ounce OF sugar Of lead 20
q gallon OF water. For black and white
combinations, whether striped or In the
form Of gray, dissolve two handfuls Of
salt In tub OF cold water.
Here is one woman's way OF remov-
ing rosin, tar or axle grease from cloth
ing. She says she never found stain
so obstreperous that IL would not yield
70 her efforts, though the fabric will be
apt 20 fade II il IS at all high cOlored.
II works to a charm on white goods:
Apply auy Kind Of grease 10 the stain
and then soap it we'll with good wash
lug soap and let it stand while. Then
drsnch 10 well with turpentine and
wash with warm water. IL may take
several applications.