The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-03
HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION.
some surrestlons which May Prove
OF Use 20 the Bass House
keeper.

Smoke stains are removed by soaking
the ivory in naphtha; yellow stains by
rubbing with powdered pumice-stone
and soapsuds. If the article is such as
can be put under glass. wet it with soap
suds and put 1t in the sun under a
glass globe, wetting 1t frequently. An
other method is to soak il in a dilute
sulphuric acid bath. or in a soda bath.
using ten ounces of soda to three pints
of water.
Belts, shoes. gloves, etc, of white
kid may be cleaned in the following
manner: Mix together equal quantl-
ties of finely powdered alum and pipe
clay or fuller's earth. Dip piece OF
flannel in the dry powder and rub the
soiled kid with it. When thoroughly
cleaned brush with a piece of clean
flannel, and then rub the kid with
bran to remove all the earth and alum.
Wipe with soft. clean cloth.
Cut pound Of mutton suet into fine
shreds and put it in a stone or earthen
bowl. Place the bowl in a pan of hot
water on the range, stirring frequently
until there is enough of the melted
tallow to fill half-pint cup. Turn this
tallow into a bowl, and as it begins to
thicken beat into 1t half a teaspoonful
of carbolic acid. This is excellent for
chapped hands, and is also good to rub
on the feet when they are tired or when
one has chilblains.
For light furs, mix together pint of
-four, pint of bran and a tablespoon
full of fuller's earth. Brush and shake
the furs; then lay them on table and
rub With the above mixture, using
coarse piece Of flannel, and rubbing
the wrong way of the fur. Shake out
all the cleaning material and 60 over
the fur again in the same way, using
only bran this time. Shake out the
bran and wipe the fur with cheesecloth.
Dark furs are cleaned in the same way,
save that hot bran alone is used. Heat
the bran in double boiler, or it may be
heated in the oven.
There are two causes of greasy lamps. 7
The oil expands in warm room, and,
if too much oil has been put into the
lamp, naturally a little will leak out.
The other and more common cause of
oil on the outside of the lamp is that
the wick is kept too high when the
lamp is not lighted. The wick draws
the oil to the surface. When the lamp
is burning the oil is consumed, but
when it is not burning the oil accumu-
lates at the top of the burner if the
wick is not turned low. When filling
lamps do not fill to the top, and keep
the wicks low.
Feathers may sometimes be deodor-
lied by exposing them TO high tenn
perature. This is accomplished by
steaming them, as is done at some
establishments, or by bak-
ing them in the oven, or by exposing
them to the heat Of the sun. At times
all these methods fail. The following
method is always sure to be satisfac-
tory Put the feathers in large bag
Of white mosquito netting and soak
them for two hours in chloride of lime
water, then rinse in several waters and
dry in the open air. The feathers must
be put loosely in the bag and the bag
shaken frequently while they are dry
ng. Allow half pound of chloride Of
ime TO eight pailfuls of water, and be
iure that all the lime is dissolved
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