Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-01-12
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Nothing is better for securing stee
knives than coal ashes.
Ordinary headaches yield by putting
hot water to the feet and back of neck
Ice water used with the yolks oI
eggs will make An omelette more
tender.
A slice of bread boiled in pea soup
will prevent the peas from sinking to
the bottom.
If the nose is oily or shiny, use borax
water, or wash it with cornmeal in
stead of soap.
Bruises. if Immediately bathed with
hot water, will neither become discol.
ored nor swollen.
One pair of shoes will do the work of
two if creased at least once a week
with Neatsfoot oil.
The most satisfactory method of
sprinkling clothes is to use a good
whisk broom kept expressly for that
purpose.
To prevent q musty smell in metal
teapots, which are seldom used, drop
q lump OF sugar into them before put.
ting away.
Use soapy water when making starch.
The clothes will have a glossier ap.
pearance, and the irons will be less
likely to stick.
Half glass of tepid water with a
heaping teaspoon eacn of salt and dry
mustard is an sntidote for most any
kind of poison.
Hang muslin bags filled with fresh
charcoal on each side of q joint of
meat; this will keep it sweet in the
hottest weather.
Rub q drop Of olive oil on your
knives and forks before putting away,
and they will retain their brightness
and be free from rust.
In bottling home made pickles, etc.,
boil the corks, aud while hot you can
press them into the bottles. When
cold they are tightly sealed.
In sweeping do not use one side OF
the broom all the time. Change it
about often. This will keep it straight,
and a. long as it lasts it will sweep
we'll.
Carpets should be thoroughly beaten
on the wrong side first, and then on
the right side, after which spots may
be removed by the use of ammonia and
water.
Unslacked lime or plaster OF paris
mixed with white of egg to the con.
sistency of cream is said to produce an
excellent home. made cement for mend.
ing china.
The application Of red-hot iron to
the head of rusty screw will enable
ono to remove it easily, if the screw
driver is used before the screw has had
time to cool.
To dry damp feathers throw hand.
full of salt on the fire and hold the
feathers over, shaking them vigorous
ly. Don't put them 80 near the fire
that they will burn.
To remove q vinegar, a wine or a
fruit stain from q white linen cloth,
the following method will be found ef.
fectual: Hold the stained parts in
boiling milk and the stains will be
found to very quickly disappear.
Old potatoes are very apt to turn
dark color in the boiling, but the way
to prevent this is easy enough. Add a
tablespoonful OF milk TO the water in
which you boil them, and you will
find they are beautifully white when
cooked.
Fly marks and general griminess
may be removed from gliding by dip.
ping . small piece Of cotton in gin,
and with it rubbing gently over the
soiled parts. The cotton wool should
be squeezed before being applied to the
gliding, for this must not be made
really wet, and any damp on it should
be dried by the fire as soon - the
marks have been removed.