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

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] tended to first, then muslins and fin
pieces, white towels, busters and roughe
+ things should be left until the last.
When ironing colored blouses, no mat
ter of what material don't use very ho
iron. An nserheated iron Injuries the
coiors, n'H1 ing them look dull and
chintzes should be ironed on the wrong
side.
I A candle may be made to fit any can.
| dlestiek if it is dipped into hot water.
This seftens the wax, and it easily may
| be pushed into candlestick that other
wise would be etoo small, and it will neatly
and firmly be held.
The willie OF an egg applied with a
with small canelhar brush will remove
fly traces and soil from gilt frames or the
water in which onions have been boiled
will, if rubbed over the frame, remove
dust and specks and brighten the gliding
wonderfully.
1t is said that stains can be removed
from black cloth by rubbing with fresh
iy-cut raw potato, Niping With clean
cloth,
To dry parsley wash it, and shake dry.
Set in cool oven, and when it is crisp
let it cool Put into tins or bottles, and
keep the air excluded.
When cleaning windows pnt little
kerosene in the water and see how much
easier the work is done and how much
better they look. They polish beautifully.
To keep moths aud buffalo bugs from
rugs and carpets sprinkle well with salt,
then wipe with cloth dampened with
warm water having spirits Of turpentine
added in the proportion of tablespoon
to each quart of water.
Candles treated in this way will not
melt and run down while burning Make
thick lather of soap and water. Take
one candle at a time and cover with the
thick foam Wipe off what you can with
the moist hand and lay away to dry.
Instead OF steaming brown bread on
the stove, put the. bread in pail, place
that in a larger pail half full of water,
cover tightly, steam in the oven four or
five hours, Have moderate fire. This
saves steam from going all over the house;
also from filling up the kettle every few
minutes, as you never have to look at it
at all.
Medicated soaps are not suitable for
everyday use, for they usually contain
strong materials for the healing of erup-
tions.
Rubber bands are most useful for keep
ing sleeves out of the way when doing
housework. Pull your sleeves up as far
as you want them to go and put the bands
round your arms over the sleeves.
To clean paint. dampen clean cloth in
hot water, dip it in whiting, and rub the
paint until the dirt is removed. Rinse
we'll in clean water, dry with soft cloth
and polish witha ehamois leather. Paint
cleansed in this way looks like new.
Try rubbing needles up and down in
piece Of oiled silk before putting them in
the needle book, or keep them in flannel
that has been slightly oiled.
Low shoes, when new, often blister the
heels by slipping just little as the wearer
walks. To prevent this it is we'll to rub
the inside of the shoe at the heel with
soap before putting it on.
Two methods of cleaning straw hats
Cover with damp cornmeal well rubbed
in. Let 1T dry. Go over it with meal.
Bush clean and wash with peroxide Of
hydrogen. Buy cents worth of salts Of
lemon, dissolve in pint of boiling water.
Then take for nail brush and wash the |
hat with the liquid. When clean rise
thoroughly in cold water and put in the
air to dry. II it is straight hrim hat
dry on a table, keeping the rim down |
with a weight. Do not put wet straw in
a hot sun, as it burns.
Do not lay the serubbing brush with
the bristles upward. The water is al
lowed to ak into the wooden pant and |
the bristles very soon become loose. Al
ways place it with the bristles down.
If teaspoonful of concentrated lye
with cup of water be put in Kettle
whose contents have burned on the bot
tom and left to stand for few hours
there will be no trouble in removing the
burned substance.
Milk which has been standing for any
length OF time in a jug should be care
fully poured into another, leaving a little
at the bottom, for this portion OF the
milk is injurious to the health.
If you have an old floor full Of cracks
but cannot afford a carpet to cover it, try
this way of fixing it and you will be
pleased. First cut, brush aud punch all
dirt from the cracks, next give the floor
a thorough washing with hot soapsuds.
Let it dry thoroughly before giving the
floor coat of ready mixed cream paint.
Dry for twenty-four hours and then fill
cracks with patent filler there are sew
eral kinds on the market. Wipe up all |
crumbs of the patent filler and give an
other coat of tile cream paint. Dry for
twenty-four hours and stain with an oak
oil stain. When this is dry give coat of
varnish and you viii have handsome
OF hardware floor.
Butter slice Of bread, then toast the
side not bnttered, When nicely brown,
turn the buttered side to the fire long
enough to let the butter soak into the
bread. This makes a much nicer toast
Tor invalids aud elderly people than the
ordinary toast.
Mix stove backing withturpentine and
vinegar. This will give splendid shine,
will last longer, and is easier to put on.
frequently glass shoppers become very
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