Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-01

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Use soapy water In making starch,
the clothes will look moro glossy, and
the iron will be less likely TO stick.
Tumblers that have contained milk
should not be washed In hot water, % Il
clouds the glass permanently.
An efiectual way Of getting rid Of
cockroaches 10 to place cut slices OF Gu
cumber over the door they frequent Of
night. They devour this greedily, and
it destroys than.
A watch should b wound In the morn.
Ing and not, a. Il 10 usually done, ai
night. The handspring ID relaxed st
night, but II wound In the morning 70
mains close and tight al day.
Egg-shells are porous and absorb IN.
pleasant odors they should be kept 10
clean cool place, and not near cheese
or any strong smelling thing. .
Raw potato with little bathbrick Will
remove stains from steel knives and
forks, and stains can also be taken ont
of tinware and brass In the same way.
II stung by Q bee or other insect, and
no other remedy 10 near, . plaster oil
mud or even . piece Of damp turf laid
on the place has been known to effect q
complete cure.
To peel ripe tomatoes, put them into
q frying basket and plunge into boiling
water for q second or two, to loosen the
skins; this Is . better way than to pour
boiling water over them.
Paper bags are made Of compound OF
rage, lime and glue mixed with chemi.
csls and acids. When dry these do no
harm; but articles Of food should not be
left In them II damp.
II SCOT happens to be dropped on a
carpet, throw down an equal quantity OF
salt, and sweep all of together.
To take the creases out OF velvet, hold
Il over q basin Of boiling water, and dry
afterwards without creaslng. II the
velvet IL dirty an ounce Of strong am-
monia dissolved In the water Will clean
it.
The following Il . very superior way
of preserving apples until spring. By u
any apple In good condition when pack.
ed, will be equally good when unpscked
and even those rotten, because not In
good condition when put away, will no,
injure any others: Take hne, dry saw
dust, preferably that msde by circular
saw from well-seasoned hard wood, and
place thick layer on bottom OF bar
rel; then place layer Of apples, no,
close together, not close TO slaves OF the
barrel; put sawdust literally over and
around, and proceed until bushel and
q half Cor less) are so packed In each
barrel. They are TO be kept In . COO
place. kept some In an open garrett
to zero. No bruised or mellow apples
will be preserved, but they will not com
municste rot to their companions. There
Is money In this applied to choice ap
plea.
Portable balls are used for taking GU,
grease spots 10 clothing. These usefu
little balls are made as follows: Dry
some fuller's earth so that II will readily
crumble into powder, and then moister
1t we'll with lemon juice. Add small
quantity Of pure pulvcrized peArlash
and work the whole up into thici
paste. Roll 1t into small balls, let then
completely dry In the heat OF the sun
aud they will then be ht for use. TIT
manner Of using them Is by moisteninl
with water the spots on the cloth, rub
bling the ball over, and leaving the clotf
to dry In the sun. On washing the spots
with common water-very often will
brushing them alone-the marks instant
ly disappear.
There are several ways Of loOsenins
the glass shoppers OF decanters and bot
l.. L.. q
basin Of boiling water and allow the
steam TO rise round the stopper; another
Is to drop little oil with feather be
tween the stopper and the decAnter, anC
to stand this near the fire; after time
strike the stopper gently with piece o.
wood on both sides, and II It does MOI
move, repeat the process. A skein ol
wool OF strip Of flannel wound round thu
neck of the bottle and then smsrtly pull
ed backwards and forwards TO produces
friction will sometimes loosen shoppers
-McCsll's Magazine.