Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-31
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.


Chloroform is excellent for carpet
bugs.
A spoonful of kerosene oil put into
cold starch will prevent the iron from
sticking.
Powdered rice is said to be very ef-
fcacious in stopping bleeding from
fresh wounds.
1t is claimed that cistern water may
be purified by hanging in it bag fill
ed with charcoal.
Velvet that has become crushed may
be restored by placing the lining side
OF the dress over basin of hot water.
When the burners of lamps become
i,clogged with char put them in strong
soap suds and boil awhile to clean
hem.
To render the colors of cotton fabric
permanent, dissolve three gills of salt
IN four quarts Of water; put the calico
IN while hot, and leave it till cold;
I It will not fade by subsequent wash
ing.
A new shape for tea cozy shows a
square of linen, with a cock embroi-
iered in red upon it. Two sides of the
square are left open and two sewed
together, and the cozy was put over
The pot cornerwise.
| The tannin stains in fine china tea
cups often annoy the careful house
keeper. Dipping flannel in little
whiting and rubbing the spot will gen.
orally remove them. Salt will as we'll,
but sometimes scratches very fine
ware
The creases can be taken out Of vel
vet and the pile raised by drawing 1t
across a hot iron over which a wet
1:loth has been spread. If there are pin
marks over which the pile refuses to
rise brush 1t up with a stiff brush and
steam it, repeating the operation sew
sral times.
Many persons iron towels, fold them
and put them away before they are
thoroughly dry. This Is an error, and
sometimes leads to results not expect
ed. In their damp condition there is
a mold which forms on them called
oidium, one variety Of which causes
numerous skin diseases.
For starching muslins, ginghams
and calicoes, dissolve piece of alum
the size of shellbark, for every pint
of starch, and add to it. By SO doing
the colors will keep bright for a long
time, which is very desirable when
dresses must be often washed, and the
cost is but trife.
Linen garments which have become
yellow from time may be whitened by
being boiled in lather made Of milk
and pure white soap, pound of the
latter to gallon Of the former. After
1.-THE boiling process the linen should
be twice rinsed, little blue being
added to the last water used.
The addition of three-quarters OF ar
ounce of borax to q pound OF soap
melted in without boiling, makes g
saving of one-half in the cost of soap
and three -fourths the labor Of wash
ing, and improves the whiteness O.
the fabrics; besides, the usual caustit
effect is removed, and the hands are
left with peculiar soft and silky
feeling, leaving nothing more to b.
desired by the most ambitious wash
erwoman.
Milk of roses comes as near being f:
wrinkle cure as anything in the drui
stores. To be brutally candid, there il
no cure, but the following balm il
slightly stringent, and by Tightening
the skin presses out few lines: Boi
gum benzoin in spirits Of wine unit
rich tincture forms, or better still
buy ten cents worth of tincture o
benzoin. Put teaspoonful in a glas
of water, wash the face, neck AM
arms and let it dry. This gives tn
skin sweet smell and faded cheek
a bit Of bloom.