The times., 1897-11-07
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.
More Valuable Recipes and Sucees-
tions for the Wife and Mother.

tIoHS Tor the NIfe anu Mother.
To remcye paint from window glass rub
little vinegar on the spots.
To bIacken brow boots, cut raw potato
ir halves, with which ra6 the blacking ia
well, and then polish.
To clean white silk lace, SOAK IL in milk
over night, and sousein " arm soapsuds the
next morning.
To whitenlace standin soapsuds exposed
TO the rays Of the sun.
To polish brown boots there is no better
preparation than melted beeswax applied
with cIean cloth ana well rubbed Ill.
An excellent furniture polish is made by
mixing turpentine with beeswax 10 the Con-
sistenCy of thick cream.
Grass stains may be removed from light
summer frocks by damping the soiied part
in a little alcohol ana rubbing " ell until 40
trace Of the GREEN'S left.
10 prevent colored things from running.
Boil a quarter of pound of soap till nearly
dissolved; then add a small piece Of alums
and boil With it; wash the things in this
Iather, but do not soap them. II they re-
quire a second water put alum to tnat also,
as well as to the rinsing blue water.
A servant is much more likely to he
fastidious in her dish-w ashing and care
ful 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 (making four thick
nessesl, and quilting it i'll large meshes
on the sew ing machine This makes
towel soft. thick, agreeable to handle and
easily kept white.
In canning fruit liable to easily fer
Inent IT is an exceedingly good idea 90
pat q teaspoon OF brandy in the top OF
each can. Housewives who have tried
this ha sc found II an infalihle preventive
Of fermentation.
To clean carpets without taxing them
up. First, thoroughly sweep the carpet
then put four teaspoons of ammonia 20
a pail os water and scrub the carpet With
a medium brush, and wipe with a cloth
exactly as you would do in cleaning an
unpaiBted floor; change the water frc-
quently; leave the windows open, and the
carpet wiz sooL dry,
Wash fiatironS occasionally with warm
water. 10 every two quarts OF which has
been added half a tablespoon of melted
lard. Wipe thoroughly and set in a warm
place tin perfectly free from moisture.
A dirty macintosh should be spread
out flat On table and scrubbed all over
with a nailbrush, 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. Il
possible, TO dry Failing this, let II hang
in q cool room, but on no account put il
near the fire. Hot water must never be
used. and if there are any bad stains or
grease marks which viii not yield TO the
soap alone, rub little turpentine on them.
Stains on white flannel are hard TO re-
move The best way is TO mix together
equal parts of the yolk OF eggs and glycerins
apply 1t tothe stains, and allow tito SUakfOr
half an hour on so before the article Is
washed.
Hay fever may be treated by inhallng
the yap1rs Of a pint OF hot water to which
ten drops oe cTeosote have been added. Tho
nostrils may DC SPRAYED with a solution of
Quiuine GIVE grains to the ounce OF water,
while some persons find relief by inserting
a tabloid of cocaine into the nostrils andIet-
ting it dissolve and exert It's action on the
nose membrane.
Few people know how useful oil Of
peppermint is as remedial agent. little
rubbed over sensitive corn eHnina Ues the
soreness In a miraculous manner.
Two or three drops of oil Of peppermint
mixed with an equal amount of suet rubbed
over baby's chest gives instant relief in case
Of Il cold on the lungs or a cough.
People who suffer with perspiring feet
will find great relief if they wash the feet
every pight With warm vinegar and water
for several minutes. Then dust over them
q powder of one part salicylie acid to eight
parts Of tale powder.