The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-02
KEROSENE IN THE nlTcHEE.
Many Household Uses for Refne6
Petroleum.

Many Household Uses for Refnes
Petroleum.
In view of the threatened exhaustion
Of the worlds coal beds, those who
nave learned the value of kerosene IN
rough household work will enjoy the
knowledge that in the opinion Of DR..
Mendelriff, n noted Russian chemist,
the supply of petroleum Is inexhauSt.
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 rapldity of its forma'
tien keeps pace with all possible ex'
! traction.
Headlight oil is double refined petrol.
cum, or refined kerosene 1t is purer
and cleaner than the cruder and cheap
er oils, and has not so strong an odor.
1t is for this reason better for house
hold purposes, although kerosene is us
good in other respects. For laundry
work the oil Is becoming well known.
The clothes are put to soak over night
In warm soap sudS. In the morning
clean water is put in the boiler and to
1t is added a 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 whitest go into
the scalding 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 blued as usual
they will come forth beautifully soft
and white. Knit woollen underwear
woollen socks, ETC., may safely be
washed in this way.
The secret of washing successfully
by this method is the use of plenty OF
soap and warm water to suds the
clothes. If too little soap be used the
dirt will 'curdle" and settle on the
clothes In "freckles."
A tenspoonful of headlight oil added
to quart of made starch, stirred in
while it is hot, or added to the starch
before the hot water IL poured upon
1t, will materially lessen the labor OF
Ironing and will give to clothes, either
white or colorcd, especially muslins
and other thin wash goods, look of
freshness and ncwness not TO be other
wise attained.
To clean windows and mirrors, add
tablespoonful of headlight or kcro,
sene oil TO gallon of tcpid water. y
polish will remain on the glass thar
no mere friction cGn give.
If windows must be cleaned in frcc2
Ing weather use no water at all. Rub
them with a cloth dalnpencd with kcro
sene; dry with n clean cloth and polish
with soft paper
"A few drops of Kerosene added to the
water in which lamp chimnrys are
washed will make them easier TO pol.
;sli.
Tarnlshed lamp burners may be rem
dercd almost rs bright as new by boil.
ing them In water to which teaspoon.
full of soda and little Kerosene has
been added. Then scour with Kerosene
and securing brick and polish With
chamois or soft leather.
TO clean iron work rub with cloth
dampCned with Kerosene
TO prevent rust on stoves put away
for the season, black them before pat
ting away with bllcklng, diluted with
Kerosene, or rub them thoroughly with
Kerosene alone.
To clean zinc, oil cloths and white
paint rub them with Il cloth dipped in
kerosene, and dry with Il clean cloth
To clean brass s.alr rods, brass bed
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