Middletown transcript., 1906-05-19
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW
Freshen salt fish by soaking in SO

Meats or soups should not be covered
closely while hot.
Alcohol is effectual in removing medi-
cine stains from fabrics.
TO remove egg strains from silver apply
dry salt and rub with soft cloth.
A brush dipped in salt water should be
used in cleaning bamboo furniture.
A little sugar added to the water used
in basting roast improves its flavor.
The dirtiest fr. ingpan will become clean
soaked five minutes in ammonia and wa
| ter.
Add few drops of lemon juice to eggs
while being scrambled. 1t will improve
the taste.
When airing bed clothing, carpets and
rugs, hang them wrong side out to pre-
vent fading.
Eqnal parts of turpentine, linseed oil
and vinegar make a splendid polish for
furniture, etc.
The odor and taste of onion can be re-
moved from silver by rubbing it with a
slice OF lemon.
To bring out the brilliancy OF cut glass,
ammonia should be put in the water in
which it is rinsed.
A dustpan with long perpendicular
handle will save many a twinge in the
muscles of the back.
Wax or parafline may be drawn out by
placing blotter upon the spot and press
ing with warm iron.
A few grains of rice put in the salt GEL
lar will keep the salt moving when being
shaken and avoid its caking.
Hearthstones painted with two or three
coats of white enamel are easily cleaned
by wiping with damp cloth.
To take care of silk dresses properly
they should never be brushed, but rub
bed with soft piece of merino.
Large Jumps OF unslaked lime placed in
dark or damp corners in the cellar will
absorb the moisture and purify the air.
Hot bread will cut as easily as cold il
the knife used is heated. Dip knife
in cold water before using to cut warm
cake.
Powdered borax and pulverized alum
mixed and sprinkled on pantry shelves
before putting the papers on, will keep
ants away.
1t is much better to have plastered walls
painted than papered. Paint can be
washed occasionally and is really more
economical than paper.
Ii pains in the head are brought on by
a nervous attack they will often be re-
lieved by binding silk handkerchief
tightly around the forehead.
Equal parts OF boiling water and strong
vinegar used with sponge to wash cal
Gimme walls will cut the calcimine and
prepare the wall for papering.
Iron stains can be removed from
marble by applying mixture of spirits
OF wine and oxalic acid and washing of
with warm water within few minutes
Setting dishes in the oven to warn
often results in their cracking. Warm
them by pouring hot water over then
and there will be less chance of breakage
Stoves which are to be taken dowr
and set away should first be rubbed ovel
with kerosene and then backened. This
preserves the iron and insures fine pol
ish.
The brushes should always be washed
, in cold water in which there is little
ammonia and few drops of carbolic acic
to the water by way of mild disinfec
| tant.
Ink stains will come out with the salts
of lemon. Rub the salts over the spo
after wetting it slightly with water. Re
peat the process every few minutes, rub
, bing We and rinsing in cold water unit
the marks have disappeared. Some ink
stains are very obstinate and do not yield
} as readily as others.
Cleanliness is the first law of beautify.
ing-also the second and all the others.
No matter what the nature of your COM
plexion i'll, the face should be bathed
every night with warm water, and pure
soap and a correct complexion brush.
Since this cleansing process removes the
natural oils, as well as dust and CRIME, a
simple emollient, like creme marquise,
/ or orange flower skin food should be ap-
piled to keep the skin from becoming dry
or rough.
Moths may be driven from upholstered
work by sprinkling it with benzine. The
benzine is put in a small watering pot
such as is used for sprinkling house
plants. It does not spot the most deli
cate silk, and the unpleasant odor passes
off in an hour or two in the air. Care
must be taken not to carry on this work
near the fire or flame, as the vapor of
benzine is very infammable. Spirits of
turpentine, added to the water with
which floors are washed will prevent the
ravages of moths.
treatment for blackheads calls for a
general avoidance of greasy or stimulating
foods, pastries and an excess of sweets.
Keep the digestion and the kidneys active
by eating plenty of fine fresh fruit and
drinking three pints of water day. Ii
the blackheads are large and stubborn,
they should be removed with acomedone
extractor, little instrument which may
ha houpht for rs cents Every night