The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-24
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Touch steak can often he made ten
der by beating with the rolling-pin, and
r1Ibbing over with a cut lemon.
Boiling Over.-A dreadful smell is
often occasioned in the kitchen by the
boiling over of a saucepan or a stew
pan. This is obviated by throwing a
good handful of salt ON to the CRATE
To detect damp bed linen place a
small hand mirror between the sheets
| for a, minute or two. If it looks damp
and misty on being taken out, 1t IS
sure sign that the sheets are damp and
dangerous to sleep in.
Carpets should occasionally be rub
bed over with a wet wash-leather after
sweeping. This removes hairs and bits
of wool on thread which resist the
broom, and it also freshens the SUR
face.
To Remove Mildew from Cloth-Rub
a little common salt into the spots,
then apply a paste made of powdered
chalk and cold water. Let this dry on,
hanging the garment in the open air
meanwhile, and when perfectly dry
brush the chalk off. If ONE application
Is not sufficient the treatment should
be repeated until the spots disappear.
Fish and Onions.-Nothing is more
unpleasant than to find that a knife,
fork or spoon smells and tastes of fish
or onions, and yet it very often oc-
ours The speediest method to remove
the disagreeable odor is to put the
articles to soak in basin of cold tea
and leaves, Let them soak for ten
minutes or so, then wash them in the
ordinary way.
To Clean Laquer.-Japanese trays,
tables or any description of lacquer or
papier mache should be washed with
clean cold water. dried and polished
with dry -four and a clean buster.
Grease spots should be removed with
an ivory paper knife, and then rubbed
with benzine taking care just to rub
the grease spot, and not the surround
ing part Afterwards wash the polish
as above.
To Loosen Glass Stoppers.-The stop
pers of vinaigrettes, smelling and per-
fume bottles are very liable to get
stuck, and if they are forced out the
result is usually a breakage.. Some
times the stopper can be loosened by
tapping it lightly but Sharply with the
edge of a half dollar or dollar piece;
or bottle of smelling salts may be
placed, stopper downward, in cup of
hot water, not hot enough to split the
=
will be quite loose again.
To Mend Delicate China-An excel
lent cement is made with one teaspoon
full of isinglass, dissolved i'm a table
spoonful of boiling water, and a tea
spoonful of eau de Cologne. Mix in a
teacup and stand this in a basin Of
boiling water, to keep it liquid The
edges of the china to be mended must
be perfectly clean. If they have been
previously mended, and some of the
old cement still adheres, this must be
removed by soaking in mot water
Then dry the china thoroughly; apply
the isinglass with a camel-hair- brush,
press the edges together, tying with
cotton if necessary, and set them in a
cool place to harden.
Damp Linen.-The most dangerous
consequences attend the use of damp
linen, either for beds or for personal
wear. Neither table. bed nor body lin
en- should be put straight away on
coming from the laundress, even If you
receive the assurance that it is well
aired" Everything should be unfolded
and hung on a clotheshorse round a
large fire or gas stove, and turned in
due time. Sheets should be turned
twice, /. e., front upside down, them in
side out. Although hot. the room in
which the airing is done must not be
close, or the steam from the damp
clothes, though it will probably be in
visible, will still condense and settle on
them again. There should, therefore,
be a good current of air. when aired
the clothes may be folded and put
away, but wise precaution is to air
them again just before using. This
may be done on a line in the hot sum
shine during the summer