Middletown transcript., 1906-09-15
USEFUL THINGS TO Know

bed over porcelain bowls. tubs, etc., will
: remove dirt ike magic.
When using cooking recipe be very
{ careful to divide the ingredients accurate.
~ or failure will be the result.
al Remember when putting meat in the
ice chest not to place it against the ice.
Ice draws the favor out of meat.
When making ice cream pack news
papers tightly around the top of the free-
zer to prevent the ice melting too rapidly.
A cake OF bark soap and small piece
OF black cloth should always be on hand
to take spots out of dark clothing. It is
perfectly harmless and will remove ordi-
nary stains better than benzine which
is both dangerous and disagreeabIe.
Dip the cloth in warm water, rub it well
with the soap and especially rub the spot
with it. Sponge off the lather and
yoa will see no traces of dirt.
| In setting colors. if you use two table.
spoonfnis of alcohol, one tablespoonful OF
turpentine, in three gallons OF cold water,
and put the garments in china jar, let
ting it remain for twelve hours, it will
set the most delicate collars.
Have perforated covers for fry ing-pans,
so that the grease will not spatter ON the
stove. The holes allow the steam to es.
cape and do not prevent the food from
browning. Any lid which will fit over
the pan may be perforated by panching
holes in Il with a nail or ice pick and ham
mer.
III your Brusteis rug persists in rolling
up at the edges, turn it over and apply a
good coat OF glue. Lei it dfy before
turning, and you will not be troubIed,any
more.
Did you ever use old stocking legs
oyer-sleeges when working around 4
house? Try them and you will like thel
Potash put down drain-pips will pre-
vent a plumbers bill.
Use lime water on plants that are tsou-
bled with worms or slugs. There is no
danger of making the water too strong as
only a certain amount can be kept in sus-
pension and this is never in excess OF safe
ty to the plants towhich it is applied. Put
a piece as large as a teacup in pailful of
water. When it is dissolved pour off the
clear water, leaving the sediment and
apply enough 20 each pot to thoroughlys-
saturate the soil. 1t may be necessary
to repeat the operation several times.
Acooling powder to dust oyer the feet
is one OF the most valued OF toilet pow
ders. An excellent preparation for this
purpose is made of seventy five grains of
powdered Florentine orris, five grains OF
picnic acid, one grain of essence of yiolets
ten grains of alcohol and one hundred
grains of powdered starch. Dissolve the
acidsin the alcohol and then add the yio-
let. Next mix in the starch and crris
red make the mixture perfectly smooth.
In perfect face every feature should
bear certain portion to every other
feature. The width of the face should be
equal to five eyes. The distance between
the eyes should be exactly equal to one
eye. Another important relation is that
between the eyes and the mouth. The
width of the eyes should be equal to two
thirds in length to the forehead, of reg
ular shape and precisely defined outline.
Eat spinach and onions. These are eA-
cellent for the stomach and therefore,
benefit to the complexion. Spinach con-
tains salt of potassium, iron and other
things which conduse to long life and
fair skin.
Wine stains-sprinkle thickly with
salt while still vet. If dried, wet with
boiling water, rub thoroughly with salt
and pour more boiling water through.
Grass Stains-AIcohol or molasses.
Ink stains-Dip into boiling water,
spread over basin rub well with salts OF
sorrel, then rinse thoroughly.
Indelibie Ink-Soak in a solution of
salt, then wash with diluted am
monia Rinse well. JaYelle water and
; solution,of oxalic acid will also remove
ndelible ink. Rinsing must follow im-
nediately and thoroughly.
Blood Stains-Soak in cold soapsuds,t to
which little kerosene has been added.
Fresh Paint-Try kerosene, yaseline
'r machine oil. Then wash with soap
md cold water.
To rid the house of flies, put into an
tomizer some oil of lavender slightly
liluted with mater, Spray IL freely in
very room and the flies will entirely dis
ppear.
Light cloth coats can be cleaned at
ome with oatmeal and whiting. Lay
at on clean table, mix the oatmeal
nd whiting in equal proportions, and
nth piece Of clean flannel rub thor
ughly and evenly into the cloth. Shake
Iell, and If necessary go over again, and
speat until the cloth looks perfectly
lean. Then shake well and press on the
'rong side with warm iron.
Ruat-Wet in cold water, spread on tho
rass, then apply to each spot an ordin-
~ table salt wet with lemon juice. As
'st as it dries renew the application. In
Estimate cases repeat several times. As
ION as the stain is removed rinse thor
nghly.
The careful housewife who boils the
mily drinking water and then cools il
r putting ice into it is a highly illogical
srson, for there are quite as likely to be
- . -