The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-24
FOR HOUSEHOLD USE.
Odd Bits of Information Cleaned
from Various Domestic
Authorities.

A tablespoonful of lemon juice added
% the water in which rice is boiling is
said to aid in making the rice whittier and
keeping the grains separate.
To frost a bathroom window dissolve
epson salts with vinegar, apply to the
glass with brush and when dry give
it coating of white varnish.
Stop cracks in a wall with plaster OF
paris, but mix the plaster with vinegar,
aot with water, for vinegar prevents its
setting too quickly and makes it easy
Of manipulation.
Tar on cotton fabrics can be removed
by covering the spots with butter and
allowing it to remain for some hours be-
fore the garment is washed. The fresh
er the stain the more easily will it come
out
To prevent the juice running out Of
fruit pie make roll or tube of clean
| white paper and stand it upright
| through the crust This will let the
steam escape and prevent the juice from
boiling over.
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must have plenty of earth, plenty of
water and shower bath once week.
When it has dried, after this bath, wipe
the leaves and sponge them with milk;
this treatment acts as food, as we'll as
making them rich and glossy. A rub
Der plant should have plenty of light.
but no direct sunshine, and care should
be taken to prevent the water from
standing in the pot; keep the ground
moist, but do not soak the roots with
standing water.
To set the color in black stockings,
tights, ETC., place the garments in solu-
ton formed of one gallon of warm water
to two tablespoonfuls of beef gall. Let
them remain till the water is cold,
squeeze, shake and dry out of the sun.
Do not use wringer. Another way of
treating black stockings (cotton) is to
wash them in warm soapsuds and rinse
in water of the same temperature, to
which little vinegar has been added
This has the effect of mercerizing the
stockings SO that they will keep theil
color till worn out.
Here is a hint for the possessors oi
lace collars. When you desire to clean
the collar, put some shaved soap into
boiling water and drop in the lace, stir.
ring it around until the dirt is out of it
Add to teacupful of hot water one tea.
spoonful of gum arabic; dip the lace II
this, squeeze partly dry and smooth out
pinning down each point and corner OF
board covered with muslin. When dry
the collar will be found to look as goot
, as new. This suggestion will be of serv
ice to owners of the large cape collar
; now so fashionable, which defy anna
| teur efforts in the way of doing up."
: Before new print goes into the tul
t set the colors. The way of doing tha
depends on the colors. For green, blue
/ pinkish purple, mauve and aniline reds
: soak ten minutes in alum water, usin
four ounces of alum to tub of water
For the madder tints, soak in sugar Q
lead solution-an ounce of the salt to
gallon of water For black, black an
white, grays and deep purples, dissolv
a handful of coarse salt in tub of wa
ter and soak about seven minutes. Som
blacks are made fresher and more pei
: manent by putting strong black peppe
a tea into the first suds. 1t is best to tr
q the color of anything by wetting
n small piece in the various solutions, an
: using that from which it comes oil
o brightest.