Middletown transcript., 1906-06-02
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW
Rub ducks or geese with cornmeal after
plucking to remove the down.

just befnre serving corn soup add few
kernels of pped corn to each plateful
for garnisi,.
Doh't take a hot BATH more than twice
week and then only at night, just be.
fore going to bed.
When interrupted while frying in deep
fat, drop a crust OF dry bread into the fat
to prevent its burning.
A spoonful of mustard in a gallon of
water will kill insects in the earth. This
is good for potted plants.
When making.a steamed or boiled pud-
ding put pIeat in the cloth at the top to
allow the padding to swell.
A teaspoonful of lemon juice to quart
of water will make rice very white and
keep the grains separate when boiled.
Hair on the neck: Use ammonia or
peroxide to tighten the hair on back of
the neck or remove with pnmic stone.
Walnut jnice for eyebrows: Walnut
stain may be obtained at any drug store.
Apply at once month with camel's hair
brush.
The days will soon be at hand when a
few drops OF sassafras oil will need to be
sprinkled about the house to keep the
flies away.
Keep the cake griddle in good con-
dition by the vigorous use of sandpaper
occasionally, using very little grease for
frying the cakes.
yaseline stains can be removed by
washing the article in warm water and
soap, rinsing and applying chlorinated
soda to the stain.
After cleaning and polishing brass or
copper articles brush them oyer with the
beaten white of an egg TO Keep them
bright for some time.
The best toilet preparation in the world
is plain hot water. Drink glass of it
every night if you want good digestion,
clear complexion and good sleep.
To keep an open pail of paint fresh
stir it well to dissolve all the oil, then fill
up the pail with water. When the paint
is again needed for use pour off the
water.
Warm salt water used with a brush
will clean dirty bamboo or rattan furni-
ture. The salt will prevent the cane
from turning yellow. Rub with soft
cloths until dry.
Use this formula for excessive perspira-
lion: Subnitrate of bismuth, half ounce;
powdered oleate of lead zine, half ounce.
Dust frequently over the perspiring skin. |
Electricity is the only permanent way |
% remove superfuous hair. The opera
ion while little painful is not danger
,us nor injurious to the skin. Ammonia
,nly Fghtens the hair and makes it brittle.
Melt together taliow and common
esin in the proportion of two parts
allow to one OF resin and apply to the
eles of the boots or shoes as much as they /
sill absorb. Shoe soles thus treated last
much longer than those not SO treated.
The best hair brush is made of Siberian
'ristles set upon pneumatic cushion.
HE reason why this bush is desirable is
hat it is the only one that can be kept
clean. The old-time brush
ouid never be thoroughly washed.
Salt and vinegar make an excellent So
ution for cleaning bedroom water bottles
r wine decanters. A dessertspoonful Of
ough salt put into wine decanter,
noistened with vinegar, and well shaken
enerally removes all stains. +
If you apply the following lotion every
ight with damp cloth you will be able
) bleach the discolorations from your
eek: Take one ounce of oxide of zinc,
ne dram glycerine, four ounces rosewater
nd fifteen drops essence of rose.
If bathtubs and sinks of white enamel :;
re washed daily with hot suds they will
e kept free from spots, unless the :
ater is very hard. In that case gray ,
ritty substance is soon deposited on the
namel; but it can be removed with sa-
olio or clear ammonia, if applied soon
lough. 1.-THE stains are allowed to re-
ain day or two tits extremely difficult
restore the smooth, shining surface of !
le enamel. Securing soap should not be i
led. 1t soon wears the enamel thin. A i
anne of hard wood on which to set pals :
I'd iron pots is q protection to the sink.
hese frames should be washed and dried i
lilly after the heavy work Of the kitchen
disposed Of.
Superfuous hair on the face can be re-
owed, but much caution should be exer- d
sed. In all the remedies suggested, it is q
lvised that they be experimental with. o
y that ! mean go easily at first, putting @
i only small applications. Not all skins E
e the same. and while full strength of Y
might be necessary in one o
sc il would make skin rough in another. B
e print below a safe and very reliable
don and we feel sure that it win prove ii
tisfaetory =: d
Sodii hsdr. suiph. ounces. q
Solv. in aq. calc. 10 ounces. ii
Gale. hydr. pulv. 81 ounces. e,
When ready to use make into q. paste
til starch and apply. When the paste pl
dry tie hair will come away. Hit re- C.
rms in time it will be much weaker. Of
Iustics form great part of all these 4.
needles and sensible care should be Of
ken. IN
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rpose chicken in this country buy
u settings OF my Columbian Wyan-
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