The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.
Some Valuable Recipes and Suggestions For the
Careful Housekeeper.

To remove paint from window glass
rub a little vinegar on the spots.
To blacken brown boots, cut a raw po-
tato in halves, with which rub the black
ing in well and then polish.
To clean white silk lace. soak it in
milk over night and souse in warm
soapsudS- the next morning.
To whiten lace, stand in soapsuds ex-
posed to the rays of the sun.
To polish brown boots there is no bet
ter preparation than melted beeswax,
applied with Clean cloth and well
rubbed in.
An excellent furniture polish is made
by mixing turpentine with beeswax to
the consistency of a thick cream.
Grass stains may be removed from
light summer frocks by damping the
sofled part in a little alcohol and rubbing
we'll until no trace of the green is left.
To prevent colored things from run
ming: Boil a quarter of a pound of
soap till nearly dissolved, then add a
small piece of alum and boil with it;
wash the things in this lather, but do not
soap them. If they require second
water put alum in that also. ais well as
in the rnsing blue water
A servant is much more likely to be
fastidious in her dish washing and care
full with dish towels if she is provided
with proper ones In the beginning. The
ideal cloth for washing dishes is made
by taking a square of cheese cloth,
doubling it twice (malCing four thick
nesses) and quilting it in large meshes
on the sewing machine This makes
a towel soft, thick, agreeable to handle
and easily kept white.
In canning fruit liable to easily fer
ment, it lis an exceedingly good idea
to put a teaspoon of brandy in the top
of each can. Housewives who have
tried this have found it an infallible pre-
ventive of fermentation.
To clean carpets without taking them
up First thoroughly sweep the car
pet; then put four teaspoons of am
monia to a pail of water and scrub the
carpst with a medium brush, and wipe
with cloth exactly as you dould do in
cleaning am implanted floor; change the
water frequently; leave the windows
open, and the carpet will soon dry
Wash fiatirons occasionally with warm
water to every two quarts Of which has
been added half a tablespoon of melted
lard. Wipe thoroughly, and set in a
warm place till perfectly free from
moisture.
A dirty macintosh should be spread
out fiat on a table and scrubbed ali over
with nail brush, using cold soft water
and yellow soap When all dirt is off,
dip the cloak in several lots of clean
cold water, but do not wiring it out.
Shake well and hang it up in the open
air, If possible, to dry. Failing this,
let 1T hang in a cool room, but on no
account put it near the fire. Hot water
must never be used, and If there are any
very bad stains or grease marks which
will not yield TO the soap alone, rub a
little turpentine on them.
Stains on white flannel are hard to re-
move. The best way is ito mix together
equal parts of the yolk of eggs and gly-
cerlne, apply it to the stains, and allow
it to soak for half an hour or so be-
fore the article is washed.
Few people know how useful oil of pep
permint is as remedial agent. A lit
tie rubbed over a. sensitive corn elimin-
ate the soreness i'm a miraculous man
ner.
Two or three drops of oil of pepper
mint mixed with an equal amount of
suet rubbed over baby's chest gives in
slant relief in case of a cold on the lungs
or a cough
People who suffer with perspiring feet
will fird great relief If they wash the
feet every night with warm vinegar
and water for several minutes. Then
dust over them "a powder of one part sal
icylic acid to eight parts of tale powder.