Middletown transcript., 1903-12-12
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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Kettles may be thoroughly cleansed by
boiling a few potato peelings in them.
Never put table linen that is fruit.
stained into hot soapsuds; this sets and
fixes the stains.
To light fire-Dry orange peel slowly
In an oven and use instead Of chips: it
makes an excellent fire.
Sweet oil and putty powder, followed
by soap and water, are all that could be-
desired to clean brass and copper.
Silver that has become very discoIored
may be Cleaned b rubbing withas little
Prepared e!lal ( mixed TO paste with
ping with cloth dipped in para
8lll not only clean, but also greatly
improve the appearance of shabby black
iron bedstead.
When baking pies or tarts don't stand
them on the top of the hot stove after
they are done, as that makes the pastry
soft and sodden.
1t is said that windows washed in wa
ter to which little blueing is added will
show a fine brillance and keep fresh
longer than when washed in the usual
manner.
Silk stockings, colored or black, should
never be washed with soap. Warm bran
water should be used and the stockings
should be squeezed, not wrung, and
dried in the shade.
When you are ironing any dark ma
terial do not put linen cloth under
meath, as the lint will come off on to the
stuff, and you will have great difficulty
in brushing it off again.
Grass stains on white material should
be rubbed with spirits of wine before be-
ing touched with soap and water. If this
precaution be taken they will easily come
out when the garment is washed.
Air your cellars at night when it is
possible. Close them at nine in the
morning and they will be cool and dry
the entire summer. Exceptions to this
rule are on windy days. Keep the cellar
perfectly clean and fresh.
Avoid filling kettles in the morning
with the first water that comes from the
tap, for it has been in lead or iron pipe
all night, and is, therefore, unwhole.
some. This caution is to be remembered
if the water is to be boiled or not.
Mildew is one of the most difficult of
all stains to remove. Rub well with
brown soap, then apply paste of chalk
and water and put the stained article in
The hot sunshine. After two or three ap-
plications the mildew may be bleached.
To obtain agloss equal to new on white
'ilk handkerchiefs, after washing them
md well rinsing. put them into water
little methylated spirit-one
easpoonful of the spirit to pint of water,
md then iron. A beautiful gloss will be
'btained.
To sew button on any material, lay
pin crossways over the holes. Sew
ver the pin from side to side with strong
bread; then remove the pin, and the
utton will give slightly. Wind the
bread few times round under the but.
on and finish it off
Silver in daily use may be kept very
right if allowed to soak in strong borax
'ater for four or FIVE hours occasionally.
he water should be perfectly boiling
Then it is poured over the plate. This
nipple hint will save much elbow grease,
nd also plate powder, if carefully fol-
,wed.
Leaves and flowers can be preserved
'r several months by dipping them as
'on as gathered in perfectly limpid gum
ater. After allowing them to, drain for
yo or three minutes, arrange them in
ase, and the gum forms complete coat
'g on the stems and petals, and preser-
IS their shape and color long after they
ave become dry.
Brass on bedsteads should never be
eaned with the ordinary brass polishes,
they destroy the coat of lacquer that
put on to prevent the brass from tar
shing. The parts should be rubbed
cry day with soft cloth, and if they
gin to look discolored rub with cloth
with sweet oil, and afterward
lish with a soft cloth and chamois