Middletown transcript., 1906-09-01
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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VI kafila has been successfully used for
mending straw hats. It is especially GOOD
q II the Summer sun has made them brittle
Il Is lnconspicuens, firm and easy to use
Thred large needle with narrow strin
and mend. as you would with AREA d.
Maidenhair fern, INTELLECTUALLY withers
soon after gathering, can be kept fresh
Tor week II when first picked the ends
are held in flame until quite black.
Dampen two cloths with kerosene and
shut them up tight IN large tin pail.
Leave them thus for twenty-foar hours
or more, when they will be ready for use.
Use one for dusting furniture, doors and
castings the other one for linoleam, hard
wood or painted floors. They thorough.
ly take up the dust and prevent its being
again SHAKEN into the room. They do
rot leave streaks as freshly danpenei
cloth is apt to, nor do they igdre wood.
work of any sort.
A dry sponge is the best thing with
which to remove lint or fuzz from woolen
clothing. Men who deal in cotton and 1
have to handle samples, keep email 4
sponge upon their desks 10. That purpose. s
II one has homegrown fruit that which (
Is oyer-ripe, knotty or specked, can best be
used for marmalade or preserved; but
however skihfully made, it is sure to give
second or third rate article, and to buy
such fruit is an economy that wastes.
Fruits Hiat require pairing should i'm
mediassly be dropped in cold water to
prevent discoloration. When ready to
cook drain by spreading ON a dry towel
and gently pressing another over the top.
Unless you prefer leathery preserves de &
not sprinkle sugar over the fruit aud al
low it to stand and suck out The fruit
juice.
Pineapples, pears and ounces should
first be simmered, covered closely ia
clear water until they begin TO soften,
then finish in the sirup
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1.-THE hands are rubbed on stick of
celery after peeling onions the smell will
be entirely removed.
When washing articles, the Aannels
first, the calico and muslin garments next,
lastly towels, busters and rougher ar
tices.
A cloth wrung out of boiling water and
placed round mould containing jelly
will do much to bring it out whole and
without sticking.
Those who take cold easily after wash
ing their head should rub little .ean de
cologne or other spirit tito the scalp after
the hair is dried.
To keep fruit or seed cake moist place
it in an air-tight tin with good sound
apple, renewing the apple ifit becomes in
the least decayed.
Those whose skin is inclined to be yell
low should never apply to it any lotion
that contains glycerine. ElderfoBer
water, instead, will best snit such COM
plexions.
Hair brushes in daily use should be
washed at least once month. Put lit
tIe ammonia into the water, and dip the
brush-bristles oniy-into this. Dry the
brush in the open air.
Cover grease spots on wood or stone
with -four, starch or powdered chalk,
which will absorb the gpease. Cold water
thrown on grease as soon as it is spilled
will harden it; the greater part may then
be scraped of.
Only small amount Of fruit should be
cooked at one time. If a larger quantity
is to be preserved, it is better to have two
or three vessels for cooking, so that the
fruit may not remain in the cold water
any longer than is absolutely nssessary.
Have the sirup boiling when the fruit
is added, then lower the heat and cook
gently, occasionally pressing the fruit
down under the sirup, but never string
it round and round. Rapid cooking is
not only more liable to break the fruit,
be-. is sure to make the sirup pungent.
To keep the lines of tennis courts white
and prevent them from rubbing out
quickly or getting washed out from rain
put about one teaspeonful of parafin oil
to each quart of whiting, and stir well to-
gether before marking the lawn. When
tennis balls get soiled or discolored lay
them when damp on or between paper,
and place them so on the hot-piate rack of
the kitchen. When thoroughly dry rub
each ball well on stiff cocoa-mat.
To do justice to the work in hand, one
must have the very best Of tools Clean
pots, pans and kettles enhance the value
fifty per cent. of all articles that require !.
cooking before being served at the table.
The cleaniy housekeeper has not only
to combat constantly tie insects that in
fest kitchen, such as ants and cock
roashes, but she must wage war against
bacterial life and germs of disease in that
quarter as we'll. To do this thoroughly
and well one must have recourse to the
use Of disinfectant.
II is imperative that all kitchen sinks
and drains should be constantly purified
by the use Of q good, satisfactory deodor.
ant at least as often as once week.
This should never be neglected, as the
health Of an entire family may be depea.
lent upon the observance Of this precaas
ion. The pipes should be flushed so that
hey may be kept clean, clear and diain-
ected.
0ser-cooking is an almost universal
,rror in preserving. Skim oHt the fruit
,sfore ii is soft enough to be palatable,
or the boiling sirnp atterward poured