Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-04-18

peas or macaroni has been boiled to
add to soup.
| Whalebones that are bent can be
Strengthened by being thrown into
cold water for few hours.
Two parts Of crude oil and one
part Of turpentine removes white
spots from vanished furniture, and
makes tine polish.
A teaspoorful of salt in q half
pint Of water makes an excellent
hair tonic. Massage the scalp ev-
cry night With the finger tips Dip
ped frequently in the solution. Do
not use the nails.
Camphor in fur fades them. :
Wet the blacking for the kitchen
stove in coffee instead of water.
IL baby does not enjoy bis bath
let him have o cork to play with
while in the tub, aud the mother
can do her work in peace.
Rub tough meat with freshly
cut lemon.
Fresh raw meat is the best bait
for mouse traps.
The oven should be made as hot
az possible before meat for roasting
or broiling is put in.
A half tesspoonful of chicory ad.
ded to one-third Of a cup of Mocha
and two.thirds of Java gives the
rich dark tint and peculiar flavor Of
French after dinner back c"ffpe.
Ice wrapped in paper lasts much
longer than when uncovered in the
ice box, and is much more cieanIy
than q blanket, as it can be renew
ed daily.
1t 10 we'll TO know thar murlatic
acid will remove stains fr u. marble
and is excellent for cleaning about
the bathroom. Common dry salt
10 also excellent.
Orange and lemon peels should
be saved for kindling, il not other
wise used, as the oil 10 in fam m bile.
Keep tin can of powdered
washing soda in the kitchen. Used
on q wet cloth it cleans tins beauti-
fully and takes of cooking stains
from granite and enameled ware
and stone china.
Drawing threads of hemstitching
is made much easier by ru bling the
linen well on both sides with hard
dry soap. A piece kept in the sew
ing machine drawer for use on hard
woven or stiff cloth 10 q great help.
To keep dry salt for table use
mix q teaspoouful of corLstarch
with one cupful of salt.
Pot cornmeal at once upon oil
spots on carpet and in a short
time sweep it up. repeating until
the oil 10 all absorbed.
Flies do not like sweet clover.
Ammonia will clean and brighten
carpets.
Flowers cut with knife or scissors
keep longer than when picked.
Berry stains on table linen should
be soaked in milk.
A new, soft paint brush 10 q good
thing to dust carved furniture with,
also door panels and basebosrds.
Don't furnish Q north room in
blue or any other cold color.
An old housekeeper says that the
way to exterminste red ants in O
closet is to put in an earthen dish
containing q pint of tar, on which
two quarts Of hot water has been
poured.
A little turpeDtine in hot water
10 excellent for washing mirrors ard
windows. Use q chamois skin in
stead of cloth. and no further wip-
ing or polishing will be necessary.
Washing mica from stove doors
in vinegar will remove smoke staiI 9.
Clean gilt frames or gas fixtures
with white OF egg on q soft cloth.
Do not beat the egg.
Sspolio or scourine is almost az
necessary in the kitchen as soap.
Preserving 0ilcloth or Linoleum:
To preserve oilcloth put two on nee
OF glue into o pint of water; let
! this stand in o warm oven till melt
ed. III it remains liquid when cold
it 10 fit for use; il not, little more
warm water must be added to it.
Having washed the oilcloth and al.
lowed it to dry thoroughly proceed
thus: Dip in linen rag IN the
glue water and with il rob the OIL
cloth. Let it dry. This will pre-
serve the oilcloth and give 1t beau
tifnl gloss. After this application
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