Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
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In Removing Grease

water to the thickness of cream. Then ap-
ply it to the spot, laying it on quarter OF
an inch thick. Let it remain during four
hours and then scape 1t away. If the spot
has not been absorbed by the clay. put the
wet clay on it again and repeat as before.
If oil or grease is on your best book. use
this simple method. Apply spirit of turpen-
tine to the spot, smearing it ON thin with
small swab. Let the turpentine dry, then
moisten the spot with alcohol with clean
swab and the grease will disappear. The
paper will not be discolored. If necessary,
make second application.
Or lay blotting paper on the grease spot,
then press the blotting paper with warm
iron, repeating the process several times
so as to absorb as much of the grease as
possible. Then take little essential Oil or
turpentine and heat it almost to the boiling
point. Have the greasy leaf warm and then
with a clean brush wet in the warm turpen-
tine, go over the grease spot on both sides
of the paper. Repeat this process and the
stain will soon disappear. Lastly. apply the
blotting paper and warm iron.
A good book may be so thumbed by con-
slant use as to become dirty on the margin.
or even on the entire pages. Such dirt may
be removed easily without impairing the
and with it rub off what dirt is loose. Then
make a saturated solution of oxalic acid
and water. Citric acid or tartarlc acid may
he used if preferred. None of them Injuries
printing ink They will remove marginal
notes if in writing ink. so care must be
used in that respect. When the acid solu-
ton has been made, apply it with a small
swab to the dirt Let it evaporate and the
dirt will also disappear. 1t might not be
best to make the paper too wet, as it may
pucker when dry. Simply moisten the book
leaf with the solution of acid.
When Flowers
Have been ported any length of time little
white worms appear in the soil. feed upon
the roots of the flowers and bore up into
the stems of the flowers. In order to get
rid of them stick matches with the heads
down into the soil about the plants and
they will soon drive away the worms.
There is no danger of the phosphorus in
juring the plants; If it has any effect. it Is to
make the plants more vigorous. Put ten
drops of carbolic acid in one pint of water,
sprinkle that on the earth in the flower
pots.
There is another remedy. 1t will drive
away the little white worms that poster
almost every flower plant, and the plants
are greatly benefited by its application.
Take a piece of unslaked lime, enough to
NIL a pint cup, ana STAKE IL In TWO gallons
of rain water. Make the lime dissolve by
stirring 1t around. When it settles to the
bottom pour off the water. Then use 1t to
water the soil about the plans and the de-
sired effect will be secured. t''.-
In watering plants it is a bad practice to
give them a little at a time and apply 1t
often. Never let the soil in the flower pots
get dry enough to cause the tender roots
next to the sides of the pot to be injured
In order to prevent this, when the plants
are watered apply enough to saturate the
entire amount of soil in the pot completely.
Give so much as to cause it to soak
through and out at the aperture in the bot
tom of the pot. When the water has been
applied in that way, do not water again
until the surface of the soil looks dry. By
following this method the plants will not be
dwarfed by drought. nor grow spindling
and sckly from overwatering. There is no
danger of applying too much at once, II it
be applied In this way.
There
Is nothing perhaps that will cause fine
flannels to look SO well as borax in the
water. Borax leaves flannels soft and clean
without shrinking. A tablespoonful of
borax to a pail of hot water is the right
proportion. Use but little soap, and, if you
use any. have 1t well dissolved il the suds
One good method for washing fannels Is
to wash them first with white soap in hot
water and dry them in the shade. Do not
let flannel freeze, as 1t becomes rough after
freezing. If possible iron them while damp.
In washing blankets one should seek to
preserve their softness, also the brightness
of the colored stripes. To do this, instead
or using soap, take aqua ammonia or
boraX, whichever is convenient.
To wash worsted goods use good plain
white soap, and always wash them sepa-
rately from the other laundry pieces. Iron
ing this kind of goods will not do.
Snake well and suspend by the edge to
dry. To iron before dry is best as they
will look like new and be clean, bright and
soft
For the ordinary wooens take soap I've
and aqua ammonia. They work wonders by
quickly dissolving the soil. Use a table
spoon of each TO one bucket of water Scan
I've and boraX in the same proportions APP
piled boiling hot give white woolens a
looseness and a dazzling whiteness which
they do not often possess when new. Do
not wiring out your woolens, but press them
between your hands. Shake them well and
hang out to dry. There is nothing that
compares with I've and borax for washing
woolenS.
The Looking Glass
May be polished with soft cloth wet with
a few drops of aqua ammonia. 1t Injuries a
mirror to allow the sun to shine full in it.
In some way the suns rays affect the
metallic coating of the glass, causing it to
lose its brightness. and often cracking the
poor reflector.
Divide newspape, in two, fold up one
half into small square, wet IL in cold
water and rub the looking glass with it
Wet half OF the paper then dry it with the
other half. Fly specks and all other marks
Will disappear as If by magic.
To scour mirrors make paste of whiting
and water. Cover the surface with it, Let
il dry on the glass. and then rub it off
with tissue paper or with newspaper that is
soft. Do not bear too heavily, as the parti-
Giles of grit may scratch the surface.
1t is easy to remove fingermarks and
such stains from looking glasses by rub
bling them thoroughly with a soft rag wet
with alcohol.
Here is the way to remedy a scratch that
appears In the back of a mirror: Scrape
away the mercury to the width of a quarter
of an inch from either side of it and wine
the place with piece of clean rag wet with
alcohol Take n broken piece of mirror and
mark out a piece of silvering larger than
the place on the mirror needing the repairs
Place small drop of mercury on the cen
ter of that slvering, allowing it to remain
"a few moments. Clean away the silver
from around the patch and slip ii from the
broken glass to the place to be mended
pressing 1t into place with q small piece of
cotton batting.
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