Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-09
Isher. but it tends to Keep the blade

isher. but 1t tends to keep the blade
sharp.
Feelings from lemons and oranges
should be thrown into cold water and
placed on the stove and boiled. The
i water then should be drained off, and
they should be covered again with cold
water; let them boil fifteen minutes.
Make syrup OF sugar and water
put the peelings into this and boil un-
til transparent Roll in sugar. then
place on plate to dry. This is ex-
cellent when added to fruit cake
The art of cutting whole cheese
into halves is known to few. Usually
1t is attempted with knife and the
result is not successful The proper
way to do this to use fine wire. Take
a length of 1t sufficient to go around
the cheese, and with some to spare
at each end; twist each of these ends
around clothespin so as to form two
handles; grasp these handles in the
hand, loop the wire around the cheese
and pull with Will The cheese will
fall apart in clearly cut halves. This
method is also excellent if bars of soap
are to be cut.
Another valuable suggestion is that
childrens lunch baskets need consider
able care to keep them sweet and pure
AS often as once month they should
| be dipped in hot salted water and then
plunged into cold water Dry them in
the sun If possible or before the fire.
If japanese paper napkins are used
instead of linen, the baskets viii be
| more easily kept in good condition.
a dark calico bag or cover for the
| ironing board when it is not in use is
| an excellent thing, as it Is essential
that the ironing board should be kept
very clean. and the covering suggested
makes it possible to do So
When polished table is stained or
marred by hot dish a good restora-
tive consists of wood alcohol rubbed
over surface, followed with linseed oil
The same treatment is excellent for
keeping any polished furniture in or
| der and 1t Is one of the few things
for which wood alcohol may be used.
The odor of wood alcohol is not pleas
ant. but 1t is much cheaper than the
pure article.
Glassware should lie washed in hot
soapsuds and well rinsed in clear wa
ter. then wiped with fine linen tow
ell In washing cut glass lay three or
four thicknesses of a towel on the bot
tom of the pan, which will make a
soft support for the glas and render
1t leSs liable to be broken when 1t
comes in contact with a hard sub
| stance tTSH brngh
ticles of dust from the deep cutting.
A little blueing added to the water in
which the glass is rinsed will give it
the brilliancy of crystal
Mirrors should not he cleaned with
soap and water. as in time 1t will dull
the surface. Alcohol and water is
safe. but unless the mirror is actually
dirty rubbing with soft cloth cleans
es 1t perfectly. Many housewives be-
lieve it is not wise to use soap on ta-
Bile glass. as it is apt to scratch it.
All polishing powders which are SO
extensively advertised should also be
avoided.
If lampwick sticks or will NOT
mLVe up or down easily, draw one or
two threads from each side. In eX-
tinguishing the flame of n lamp never
blow straight down upon it, but across
It, the wick should first be trimmed
very low. Again, when trimming a
wick do not cut off the brown tinder,
as 1t helps in relighting. Merely run
a cloth along it to remove any loose
bits.
To remove dirt from porcelain sinks,
bath tubs and marble washstands and
bowls, dampen a woolen cloth with
gasoline and rub over the places. The
dirt will instantly disappear and the
surface will be clean and polished.