Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-17
Washingtun STANDARD
Hot SEH0LD NOTES.

t'ood furniture polish Is made oil
onr-thitd tnrpentine and two-thirds
sweet oil.
To clean zinc, wet it over with vim
egar, let it remain few minutes, then
wash it Off
II calico be dipped for an instant in
dilute sulphuric acid, it will be found
that it is waterproof.
When washing anything that ha.
cream tint, do not rinse in blued
water, but in clear water.
Pans for baking are more easily
creased with a small paint brush than
the usual untidy bit OF paper.
Dip your brooms in kettle of
strong suds every week or two; they
will last longer and be easier on the
carpets.
Too rapid boiling ruins the flavor OF
any sauce. 1t must boil once, but
should never do more than simmer
afterwards.
A pointed paint brush will be found
convenient for busting the creyices in
furniture and all spots that cannot be
reached with the dust cloth.
Lavender may be used as a pIotec-
ton against the fly nuisance. The
recipe is lavender oil mixed with water
in equal parts and sprinkled or
sprayed throughout the rooms.
When cleaning house it is convent
ent to have stick with deep notch
in the end with which to lift picture
wires and cords off their hooks. 1t
saves much climbing up and down.
A washing fluid of much value may
be prepared by the addition of freshly
Stacked lime to solution of sal soda.
When the liquil becomes clear, add a
little alcohol and bottle the mixture
Tor use.
A good cologne water is made after
the following recipe: Sixty drops
each of oil of lavender, oil of berga-
mot, oil of lemon and orange flower
water mixed with one pint of alcohol.
Cork and shake we'll.
To clean oilcloth and linoleum use
cold tea, which is better than soap for
the purpose. Then polish with lin.
seed oil and little turpentine. Worn
spots paint over, and the life of the
covering may be greatly prolonged.
A rubber brush is excellent to use
for the hands; it is not go hard as
hair-brush, and is more effectual.
When you remember that defective
circulation is the cause of many red
hands, you will understand that Wig
orous rubbing night and morning is
an excellent means of promoting cir.
culation.
Be careful where you keep flour.
Like butter, it absorbs odors readily.
1t should not be kept in place where
there are onions, fish, vegetables or
other odorous substances, nor in a
damp room or cellar. Keep it in a
cool, dry, airy room, where it will not
be exposed TO freezing temperature,
nor to one above 20 degrees. Always
sift before using.
In summer time children and girls
of larger growth are apt to have their
white dresses injured by grass stain.
One of the best remedies; indeed, it is
the only effective one. for removing
these stains; is to rub molasses on
them thoroughly, letting it remain
until the garments are washed in the
usual way, when it will be seen that
the dark green stains have disappeared.
Oatmeal water has a very softening
effect on the skin, and many persons
use this in preference to soft water.
1t is made as follows: Boil 5 ounces
OF oatmeal in J pints OF water for
about 40 minutes, then strain off the
liquid and use. The oatmeal may be
used as paste to line gloves for sleep
ing. The oatmeal water must be
made fresh every day, as' it so soon
turns sour.
To mend winter flannels they should
be taken in hand before they are too
dilapidated. Cut the worn spots out
and knit with wool thread Q square
just trifle larger than the one cut
out. Now, with the same kind of
wool. buttonhole the aperture in the
garment all around the edge and then
crochet the patch in. This when
washed will look very much like the
otiginal flannel, and is warranted to
outwear the garment itself.
Pure, fresh, cold water is one of the
most valuable dlsinfectants, inasmuch
as it is q powerful absorbent. Every
sick room should have q large vessel of
clear water, frequently renewed,
placed near the bed, or even beneath
it. This not only absorbs much of the
hurtful vapor, but by its evaporation
it softens and tempers the atmosphere,
doing away with the dryness which is
so trying and depressing to an inva.
lid, or even to persons in health, for
that matter. 1t has frequently been
shown, by actual experiment, that
troubled sleep and threatened insom-
MIA are corrected by so simple thing
IS the placing of an open bowl OF
water near the sufferers head.