Middletown transcript., 1906-07-14
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

i latter case, but does not affect the silver
Avoid putting extra -four in extra soft
IS cooky dough BY rolling on cloth. Spread
e piece OF clean white muslin or cheese
cloth on the breadboard -four it well, and
i drop the dough on it with spoon, put.
ting enough IN each for just one cooky.
Pat them into shape with the spoon, flour
your roller, and roll. trimming of tie
ragged edges with the cake cutter
To give lovely eld.fashioned favor to
loaf cake, wash and dry rose geranium
leaves and lay them on plate. Turn the
cake ont on it, leaving it there until quite
cold. The steam absorbs the flavor of
the leaves, giving it more delicate taste
than any rose iiaForing can possibly do.
Pour few drops of ammonia into every
greasy roasiingpan or greasy cooking dish
after half filling with warm water. A
bottle Of ammonia should always be kept
near the sink for such uses. Never allow
the pans to stand and dry, for it doubles
the labor of washing, but pour in water
and nse ammonia, and the work is balf
DONE
TO renew mirror keep for this purpose
piece of sponge, cloth and silk hand
kercllief, ali entirely free from dirt, as
the least grit will scratch the fine surface
OF the glass. First sponge it with little
spirits OF wine, or gin and water, to clean
off all spots then dust over it powdered
blue tied in muslin, rub it lightly and
quickly off with the cloth, and finish BY
rubbing with the silk handkerchief. Be
careful not to rub the edges of the frame.
4 II the moths have got into the carpet it
must be taken up, thoroughly shaken
and pressed with a aatiron as hot as it
will bear without scorching. Then liber-
ally sprinkle the floor where it is to lie
with spirits of turpentine, pouring it into
any cracks there may be between the
boards.
When roasting meat to make the gravy
nice and brown, take tablespoonful Of
sugar and melt in a pan till it smokes,
then add boiling waite, stir well and mix
with the gravy.
For bruised furniture wet the part with
warm water, double piece Of brown
paper five or six times, soak it in warm
water and lay it ON the place apply on
that warm, but not hot, fatiron till the
water is evaporated if the bruiae be not
gone, repeat the process. After two or
three applications, the dent or bruise will
be raised to the surface.
Those who use salt generously in their
sweeping or their carpets are never
troubled with moths besides, salt bright
ems the coIors and brings out the pattern
of carpets in most satisfactory manner.
For washing finger marks from looking
glasses put few drops of ammonia on
moist rag and make quick work OF it.
Mirrors which are .fy-specked should lie
washed with cold water, and then polished
with chamois dipped in alcohol.
To remove fruit or acid stains from car
pets, dissolve one ounce of carbonate of
of ammonia in one quart OF warm rain
water and carefully apply to the stains
with sponge.
When cleaning spo. with gasolene, il
piece of blotting paper is placed under
the material it will not leave ring.
{ To chop suet break or cut in small
pieces, sprinkle with flour and chop in a
cold place, to keep it from becoming sticky
and soft.
Wrinkles can easily be overcome When
they first appear. After they become fur 3
rows and gullies if is difficult matter to
erase them. The newest complexion
treatments are combination of scientific
massage and electricity. The writer does
not approve OF vibratery machines. They
are far too severe ior thin, delicate,
sensitive skin.
For keeping lettuce crisp aud fresh
take an ordinary two-quart lard pail or
milk pail, must be new and clean; put let
tuce in and cover tight. Will keep week
or longer. Will come out as crisp as
though Just picked from garden.
Mildew-To take mildew from linen
rub the spots with soap, scrap chalk over
them, rub them well, lay the linen on the
grass in the sun and as it dries wet it
little. The spots should come out in two
applications.
Ink spots, il treated while fresh with
,hick paste OF skim milk and starch and
eft with this on for two days, will be
hardly visible when it is brushed of.
Repeat if necessary.
For staircases pieces of old blankets
nay be folded neatly and placed on each
tep separately taking care to cover the
,dge. This is pleasant and soft to work
IN and will make the carpet wear double
he time.
To destroy black beetles make a paste
f red lead, -four and water, roll it thinly
With glass bottle then put on ahot baking
heet to dry. These waters are highly
,oisonous, so must never be left within
he reach OF children or domestic pets.
Whenever you can do SO. strew cucum-
,er peel on the floors at nights; beetles
at it and are poisoned.
Asa carpet cleaner, bran slightly damp
ned. thrown on the carpet and then
thoroughly swept cut, is uDexcelled.
removes all dust and being damp pre-
ents dust from flying For sponging
Mating use bran water.
To dry patent leather or oth,rsloesheat
pan OF bran in the oven until quite warm
our this into the shoes filing to the top,
iipe the outside with a dry cloth aud rub
ITO the leather yaseline or sweet OIL an
It stand until dry.
Freckles are annoying and uubecoln-
ng, but they are n0t uncieaniy like black
eads and pimples. II they are Of old