Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-20
Some Uses for Kerosene.

/ Kerosene is of great use in washing
/ white clothes One or two Tablespoons
/ fuls. put into the boiler while the water
I is cold, and gradually heated 10 make
/ an emulsion, will do away with much
rubbing and consequent wear and tear on
I the clothes II one doesn't care 10 use
4 the oil for the entire washing. S0iied
/ pieces, like towels. may he put TO soak
/ in ccol water over night with a spoonful
/ Of oil; they will come white much more
easily in the morning.
/ Nothing makes Windows. mirrors and
! picture glasses so bright and clear rs
! very hot water, to which 4 spoonful Of
/ Kerosene has been added Use n small
clean cloth: wiring dry, and rub il over
/ the glass, after the framework has bepn
washed or wiped down with an oiled
/ cloth. tio TO the next window and wash
/ III the same way, inside and ont, and
/ then 20 back to the first window and
| wipe il dry with large clean cloth. All
/ the windows III Il room can be made clean
/ and sparkling in half an hour by this
method, for no real polishing is necessary.
! The Wiping dry seems to impart Shine
! with no extra rubbing.
/ Paint that has been washed in the
| spring. or woodwork of a natural finish,
/ can he made bright and clean in the fall
| by merely rubbing it down with cloth
i dipped in Kerosene. Always use clean
| flannel or wool rags and discard one
| every few moments. for there is no use
rubbing with Soiled rags. These cloths,
! it washed out at once. Will be clean with
| very little work. for the oil helps make
! them white
| When the kitchen sink is rusty, and
! the set tubs, from neglect. become coated
with accumulatians Of wash waters, rub
them over with kerosene.
When, in the spring, the zinc lining of
the refrigerator is found to be covered
/ with small white spots rub the zinc with
kerosene. Leave the refrigerator open
! for several hours. and then wash with
! hot water, soap and Il little ammonia
The spots will have disappeared and the
refrigerator will he clean aud sweet
| The zinc underneath II range or stove
/ should never be wet with drop Of
water, unless the water is wiped up with
/ II dry cloth ut once. Ii water spills on
! the zinc accidentally. wipe ii up at once
! Wet Il cloth with kerosene, and go over
/ the zinc every other day. and it Will have
/ the peculiar white shine that n clean
! zine always has, If ii has been neglect
/ ed for long time, or improperly cared
/ for, wash first with ammonia and ashes
/ then wipe these mp with soap and water
and wash the zinc with kerosene ~ If
/ the oil were water.
When sewing machine runs hard OIL
/ It NH over with Kerosene, and then sow
stew
ing, TO allow the oil TO reach every crew
/ ice. Wipe away all the kerosene and oil
again with some good machine oil. The
machine will seem like new one: it will
run 50 much easier. When boots are
Squeaky, soak in kerosene. placing in n
/ flat pan. just enough 10 reach the tops Of
| the soles. but not touch the leather This
will remove the squeak and make the
boots less likely to leak for awhile
! When a kitchen range looks rather bad
but one hasn't time TO black it. wet a
cloth i'll Kerosene, and rub on some yell
low soap. Go over the stove with this
then rub with the usual backing rag nm
| til it is rather shiny, and finish off with
newspaper.
Kerosene oil will remove the dirt from
ones hands. after backing the stove
more quickly than soap and water Pour
a little in the water. and wash tie hands
with it, then wash i'll luke warm water,
then in hot with plenty of soap and Il
stiff nailbrush. Finish off the hands
with lemon and then rub in any good 10
ton.
After handling paint brush. Kerosene
will remove the sticky feeling better than
anything else.
Ironing is smoother and clothes more
glossy if a few drops Of kerosene are
added to the boiled starch
M enameled bathtub or one of zinc
+
hing With kerosene: nothing makes the
same impression on accumulation from
hard water. with So little work. as this
oil and not only is the oil good for TAX
in~ Tu.t from iron sinks. but if the sinks
are wiped ont once week. al night with
kerosene. they will never rust. the ne
cumulatious Of the week are eaten away.
aud the sink Kept clean I'm the morning
pour hot water, containing q handful Of
soda. down the spout. or trap, and it will
unite with the grease. making soap and
cleanse ont the entire pipe. Use about
Il gallon Of hot water. DO this once il
week and no germs from the sink. at
least. will bring the doctors gig to the
house Not only will kerosene clean
rusty knife blades, but it preserves the
keenBess of their edges Soak very
rusty knife in kerosene. and it will soon
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