The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-07-10
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KEROSENE IN THE MTG HEN.


nany Household Uses for RcNnet
| 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, a noted Russian chemist,
the supply Of petroleum is ineXhaustl,
BILE. He attributes the 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 rapidity Of its fOrlna.
tlon keeps pace with all possible ex
| traction.
Headlight oil Is double re1ncl petrol.
cum, or refined kerosene. 1t Is purer
and cleaner than the crudcr ana cheap
er oils, ana 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 wei known,
The clothes are put to soak over night
In warm soap suds. In the morning
clean water is pllt iii the boiler and to
1t is added bar of any good soap
shred fine and two and one half table
spoons of headlight or kerosene oil
The clothes being wrung from the
suds, the finest and whtcst 20 into
the scaldiDg 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 II
necessary. Rinsed and blurd as usual,
they will come forth beautifully soft
AMI white Knit wOOllen underwear.
Ia f.1t Ia
washed in this way.
The secret NJ washing successfully
by this method Is the use of plenty or
soap and warm water to suds the
clothes. If too lltilr soap be used the
dirt will "curdle' and settle on the
clothes In "frechlcs."
A tcaspoonful of headlight oil added
to quart of made starch, stirred in
while it is hot, or aducd 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 colortd, especially muSlns
ma other thin wash goods n look of
FRESHNESS, and nCwncss not to be other
wise attained.
TO clean windows and mirrors, add
l tablespoonful of headlight or kCro-
'cne oil 10 gallon Of tcpld water. y
polish VIII remain on the glass that
10 mere friction Gun give.
If windows must be cl,anCd in frCcZ
ne weather uSe no water at all Rub
hem with cloth danp2ncd with kero
ienc: dry with Il clean cloth ana polish
With soft paper.
a few drops Of kerosene added to the
water in which lamp chimncys are
washed will make them Casicr TO pol.
lsh.
Tarnlshed lamp burners may be rem
Tered almost as bright us new by boil.
iGg them in water To which teaspoon
!ul of soda and Il little Kerosene has
DeCn added, Then scour with Kerosene
md securing brick and polish with
'hamois or soft leather
TO clean Iron work rub with cloth
lampyncd with Kerosene
To prevent rust on stoves put awaJ
for the season, black them before put
ding away with Backing diluted with
kerosene, or rub them thoroughly with
Kerosene alone.
To clean zinc, oil cloths and white
paint rub them Win cloth dipped in
kerosene, and dry with clean cloth
To clean brass s'air rods, brass bed.
Itcads, and other brasscs, rub With
kerosene and rotten stone put on with
soft cloth, and polish with u dry
cloth, soft paper, or chamois.
To remove rust from kettles or other
lronware, rub with kerosene and let
them stand, Keep a day, then wash
with hot water and soap; repeating if
necessary.
10 remove rust from flatlr0ns, soak
ihem In, or rGb them with kerosene,
and polish with securing brick.
To remove rusty screws, drop kero.
Iene upon them; IN n few minutes they
mn be moved.
To take rust from steel implements,
cover with Kerosene for forty-elght
nourS, then scour with air-slaclicd lime
until the stain disappears.
To remove paint from any kind 81
cloth, saturlte the spot with Kerosene
and rub well; repeat il necessary.
TO remove fruit stains, saturate tho
stain with kerosene, rub Thoroughly
with baking soda and leave in the sun,
TO renew woodwork and furniture,
Sarnish with black varnsh, plcntifully
diluted with kerosene.
TO soften leather hardened by re
Jcatcd wettngs, rub 1t well with kero
scne.
To 'lcan sewing or other machines,
oil all the bearings plentlfully with
Kerosene, operate the machine rapidly
for q moment, rub the oil off and apply
oil.
TO relieve chilblalns, soak the feet in
hot water and rub them with kerosene,
or with kerosene and lime water.
70 relieve calloused feet, rub them
with kerosene.
TO relieve the pain of rheumatism,
rub the afflicted joint with kerosene.