The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-08-11
Useful Hints.
From The Philadelphia Reeora.

I From the Philadelphia Record.
As delicate looking as are feathers ol
a light shade, they can be freshened
and cleaned il only one knows how.
The best way is to dip them in warm
water in which white soap and a small
piece of pearlash has been dissolved.
Repeat the process several times,
squeezing the feathers gently, and
using a weaker solution of soap, and
then rinse them in cold water and beat
them across the hand 70 expel the wat
er. When nearly dry curl each fibre
separately with blunt knife.
When crewel work is TO be washed il
Is best to make the process a. quick a.
possible, to keep the colors of the wool
from running. Rinse well and roll in
a cloth and wiring dry. Iron on the
wrong side As soon as it Is dry.
Paint stain can be removed without
leaving any mark by rubbing with
turpentine. Ifthe paint IS fr,sh it can
be easily removed by applying the tur-
pentine with a sponge, but when dried
it is better to mix with the turpentine
an equal part of pure alcohol and clean
Off with benZine.
One way to brew tea for the ) O'Clock
cup is TO pulverize the leaves. niOisten
them with cold water s3d let them
stand twenty minutes, then sdd q suf-
ficient amount of boiling water and
steep one minute. This l. called Leigh
Hunt tea
When cream Is extremely rich it
can be whipped more easily il a little
milk Is added TO il. II will also whip
more easily if it is well chilled
For cleaning the spots on the carpet
OK gall, ammonia and water are excel
lent The proportion i one table
spoonful Of household ammonia 10 four
parts of water, or Use one tablespoon
ful Of OK gall TO one quart of water.
Apply with a sponge or flannel not
too wet and rub until nearly dry.
Lime spots may be removed with vine
gar. This must be used quickly and
washed of Immediately. For SCOT, COW
er with salt or eornmeal and sweep up.
To remove ink spots pour on milk, and
As it becomes eolored absorb with blot
ting or other soft absorbent paper;
coarse butchers paper is good. As
soon As the ink is removed wash with
warm water and CASTLE soap-nothing
stronger-to remove the grease of the
milk.
For cold Russian tea, take four tea
spoonfuls of tea, four cups boiling wat
er, four slices Of lemon. Some people
prefer the tea stronger, and two tea
spoonfuls of tea may be used to each
cup of water. One or two blocks Of
sugar may be used. To serve, the
glass must be filed three-quarters full
Of cracked ice, a slice of lemon is plae-
ed on top aud the hot tea Is poured
over the whole.
Where fire has to be kept up all
night in the room of an invalid an
old loose glove should be kept handy,
with a long stick. With the glove on,
piece of eosl be picked up with the
fingers and put on the fire without
making a sound; while, when the fire
requires poking, this can be done with
the stick with far less noise than with
an ordinary poker.
1t is better for house plants il the
soil be loosened about the roots once 3
week. This allows the air to reach the
roots, and assists the evaporation of
the excessive moisture when they have
too much wetting. Always have the
water at least IS warm as the tempera-
ture of the room when using it upOn
plants