The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
THINGS WORTH KNOWING
Bits of Scrapbook Wisdom on Vari
GUS Household Topics.

A lover of flowers suggests that too
many flowers should not be placed in one
vase. Further, that partially withered
flowers will pick up wonderfully if put in
wet sand Also that when flowers have
come through the post, if a few drops Of
salvolatie is put in the water in which
they are arranged it will revive them.
In putting away white silk or muslin
gown it is a good idea to put in the box
several cakes of white wax. Wrap the
gown in plenty of white tissue paper and
put blue paper over all. The wax will
turn quite yellow in time, but the clear
white of the gown will be preserved 1
In this slippery weather. a. recipe to
| keep from slipping when walking on icy
pavements may not be out of place. It's
! efficacy is vouched for by man once p,
| freight brakeman. He says it saved his
| life many times when he was running
over slippery tops of freight cars. It is
certainly very simple, for it. consists only.
in curling your toes under inside your
shoes. The man who advises this says he
doesn't attempt to explain it. Just why
cured toes should hold one up is mys-
terry, but they do, he declares. At any
rate it is worth trying.
For chapped hands, rub with vinegar,
which will prove as good as lemon juice
and much cheaper and easier to get hold
Of For liquid glue, melt good hard glue
in hot vinegar and cork tightly. Except
in the coolest weather this is always
flowing and ready for use. For securing
copper or brasses use vinegar and salt,
and they will emerge as bright as ever.
If the skin is oily, use wash of enc
tablespoonful Of vinegar to ten of water,
: and battle the face ard hands with this,
letting it dry in.
A. Pennsylvania housekeeper makes
$ strong, durable dishrags out of the shop
/ string that comes around bundles from the
Y grocery store. She ties the different
Y lengths together and crochets them into
. a square Of convenient size. They are
a much more flexible and wear better thar
$ ordinary dishrags. The crocheting is no
I waste of time, either. for it goes on dur
: ing the half hour chat of a morning vis
n or when mere eXacting fancy work ha:
v wearied the eyes,
$ A box or small cupboard containing
e supply Of cleaning fluids and materials
n will be found a source Of comfort in tn
h household. Ammonia, gasolene. and
q small bottle of chloroform. than Whicl
= there is nothing better for cleaning sill
and delicate materials. will do for liquids
French chalk and pipecay should be in
cluded, and this will suffice for all prac
teal purposes, although many people hav
their own favorite preparations whic
they will always have on hand. 1t zoe
; without saying that the cleaning cupboar
- should be placed out of reach of children
- and away from all danger of fire.
- Tomato waterloo is occasionally serve
y. as a sweet ice. A cooking school recip
- for it requires half of can of tomatoes
-, pint of water, the juice of one lemon
, three-q quarters of a cupful of granulate
~ sugar, and a pinch of ground ginger, tn
mixture heated slowly to the boiling poir
20 in a saucepan. Remove from the fire an
~ rub through a fine sieve. Two ounces
10 finely chopped candied ginger and fol
10 tablespoonful of maraschina are adde
~ before the compound is ready to be chile
20 and frozen An addition of four table
err opooi,9 ~ I'll s - -. -
- by the addition of little red-colored fru
- paste before freezing 3