The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-12-04
KEROSENE IN tAE Klrc.4eN.
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KEROSENE IN THE KITCHEN.
Many Household Uses for Refined
Petroleum.
In view Of the threatened exhaustion
of the worlds coal beds, those who
have learned the value of Kerosene In
rough household work will enjoy the
knowledge that IN the opinion of DR..
Mendelriff, noted Russian chemist,
the supply OF petroleum Is inexhaustl-
ble. He attributes tho formation OF
petroleum to the constant action of
water on the metallic deposits of the
hot, central portions of the earth, and
believes that the rapldIty of its forma-
ton keeps pace with all possible ex-
traction.
Headlight oil is double refined petrol
cum, or refined kerosene. 1t is purer
and cleaner than the cruder and cheap
er oils, and has not so strong an odor.
1t Is for this reason better for house
hold purposes. although kerosene Is as
good In other respects. For laundry
work the oil is becoming well known,
The clothes are put to soak over night
In warm soap suds In the morning
clean water Is put la the boiler and to
1t Is added a bar OF any good soap
shred fine, and two and one-half table
spoons of headlight or Kerosene oil
The clothes being wrilng from the
suds, the finest and whltest 90 into
the scalding water in the boiler and
are boiled twenty minutes. When
taken from the boiler for the next lot
they are sudsed in warm water, col
lars, cuffs and seams being rubbed IL
necessary. Rinsed and blued as usual,
they will come forth beautifully soft
and white. Knit woollen underwear,
woollen socks, etc, may safely be
washed In this way.
The secret of washing successfully
by this method Is the use of plenty of
soap and warm water to suds the
clothes. IL too little soap be used the
dirt will "curdle" and settle on the
clothes In "freckles.'
A teaspoonful OF headlight oil added
to qunrt Of made starch, stirred Ia
while 1t is hot, or added to the starch
before the hot water Is poured upon
It, will materially lessen the labor of
ironing and will give to clothes, either
white or colored, especially muslins
and other thin wash goods, look of
FRESHNESS, and newness not to be other
wise attained
To clean windows and mirrors, add
a tablespoonful Of headlight or kero-
sene oil to a gallon of tepid water. A
polish will remain on the glass that
no mere friction can give.
IL windows must be cleaned in frcez-
Ing weather use no water at all. Rub
them with a cloth dampened with kero
sene; dry with clean cloth and polish
with soft paper.
"A few drops OF Kerosene added to the
Ia, ,.,Ita aI,t
washed will make them easie. to pol
ish.
furnished lamp burners my be rem.
dered almost as bright as new by boil
ing them in water to which teaspoon
ful of soda and little kerosene has
been added. Then scour with Kerosene
and securing brick and polish with
chamois or soft leather.
To Glenn iron work rub with a cloth
damprned with kerosene.
To prevent rust ON stoves put away
for the season. black them before put
ting away with biIcking. diluted with
Kerosene, or rub them thoroughly with
Kerosene alone.
To clean zinc, oil cloths and white
paint rub them with II cloth dipped in
kerosene, and dry with n clean cloth.
To clean brass s'alr rods, brass bed
steals, and other brasses, rub with
kerosene and rotten stone put on with
n soft cloth, and polish with dry
cloth, soft paper, or chnmois
To remove rust from kettles or Other
ironware, rub with Kerosene and let
them stand. Keep Il day, then wash
with hot water and soap; repeating IL
necessary.
To remove rust from fatroiIs, soak
them in, or rub them with kerosene,
and polish with securing brick.
To remove rusty screws, drop kerO-
scne upon them; Ia few minutes they
can be moved.
TO take rust from steel Implements,
cover with Kerosene for forty-eight
hours, then scour with air-slacked lime
until the stain disappears.
To remove paint from any kind II
cloth, saturatc the spot with kerosene
and rub vel; repeat IL necessary.
To remove fruit stains, saturate tho
stain with kerosene. rub thoroughly
with baking soda and ieavc In the sun
To renew woodwork and furniture
varnish with black varnish, plentifully
diluted with Kerosene.
To soften leather hardened by re
peated wettings. rub 1t well with kero-
sene.
To clean sewing or other machines,
oil all the bearings plentifully with
kerosene, operate the machine rapidly
for moment, rub the oil off and apply
machine oil.
To relieve chilblains, soak the feet in
hot water and rub them with kerosene,
or with kerosene and lime water.
To relieve calloused feet, rub them
frequently with kerosene
TO relieve the pain of rheumatism,
rub the afflicted Joint with Kerosene.