Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25
USEFUL THINGS 10 KNOW

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!, Of warm water are iaf better than soa
for washing delicate silk, flannel o
i wooden goods.
4 II, when baking the oven should &c
TOO hot, place basin OF cold water in it
This will cool the oven, and the steam
| which rises from the water will preVen
the contents from burning.
To remove oil stains from wood mil
i pipeclay and water together till it form
stiff paste, and spread it over the stain
If left sill the next day aud then carefully
removed, all trace Of the stain will hav,
disappeared.
To remove coffee stains rub thoroughly
with pure, clean glyeerine; this will re
move stains caused by coffee from wooler
and other materials. The place should
be afterward well washed with lukewarm
water aud ironed on the wrong side till
dry.
II coal is kept in dry and airy place
it will burn much better than if placed in
q close, badly ventilated cellar. Coal
that is excluded from the air soon gets
rid of its gas, and the absence of this
renders il more wasteful when burned.
To remove rust, ink and mildew marks
from white garments, nothing is better
than salt and lemon juice. Moisten the
salt with the juice and spread over the
stains, allow it to remain on for short
time, and, if necessary, repeat the process.
Rinse we'll aiterward in clear water.
Baked potatoes that have been left over
from q meal are, as rule, no good for
future use; but, If mashed while still
warm, q little milk, butter and salt added,
and the mixture beaten together till light,
and then placed in a pie-dish, they will
be delicious heated for another meal.
New potatoes are excellent cut into rather
thin slices and fried in butter until q
delicate brown. Fat is too heavy for new
potatoes, and seems to destroy their favor.
To keep lima beans from boiling over
put small piece Of butter with them at
the time they are put on the stove.
The dishpan and other tinware not to
be used on the stove will last twice as
long if the outside is given two or three
coats of enamel. Rubber hose will also
last much longer if given coat or two of
enamel.
II an asbestos cloth cannot be afforded
for the dining table. to protect the highly
polished surface, make one Of wool felt,
or il that is too expensive use double
faced Canton flannel. Cut it the size
and shape of the table top, allowing about
two inches to project over the edge. Bind
it with wide tape and run draw string
through the binding. When this il pulled
tight the cover will lie smoothly, and
.there will be no danger Of ii sliding off
the table.
! A pretty way to mount photographs
taken by amateurs 10 to purchase very
thin mounting board, cut is about two
inches larger than the picture in such 3
way as TO leave the edges uneven. Paste
the photograph lightly on it by the two
upper corners.
.Colored fabrics will not fade if they
are washed in -four starch. Make a thin
starch and wash the garment, using no
soap. Rinse in clean starch and dry in
abe shade.
IF you wish your soft pillows to stand
up firmly make the cover an inch smaller
each way than the pillow. 1t will then
be held out as plumply as if there were
not inside pillows.
Paint brushes may be cleaned by wash
ing in hot soda water.
Begin with the little things.
One may save on everything.
Stale bread serves for croutons and
grated crumbs,
Stale cheese bits are delicious grated
over macaroni.
In preparing fruits or vegetables pare
off only that which is useless.
Cold peas, boiled carrots cut into dice
and cold rice are addition to vegetable
soup.
To renovate furs plenty of bran or saw
dust will be needed. Part of the bran or
sawdust should be heated as hot as the
hand can stand by putting it into the
oven. Put the garment to be cleaned on
q fat surface and rub the dry, hot bran
in thoroughly, going over and over and
using plenty of muscle. Let this stay
until the bran is cool, and then shake or
brush out. Repeat the process, using
cold sawdust this time, and then shake
and brush well. Should the fur not be
quite clean rub in more hot brah, and
afrerward put in the sun again. When
the iurs are thoroughly cleaned they
should be put away at once. 1t is best to
have trunk especially for such storage.
Pure alcohol can be used with wonder
full success as means of cleaning black
Spanish or Chantilly lace. The alcohol
should be poured into clean basin, and
whipped with the hand until it is frothy,
when the lace should be dipped into it,
and well worked about with the fingers
until the dirt is removed. After gently
squeezing out the spirit, the lace should
be laid on folded cloth, the patterned
edge pulled out, each scallop or pieot
being fastened down with a pin. When
perfectly dry the lace should be unpinned |
and pressed gently between the palms Of
the hands until smooth, in lieu of ironing
ID, as this would astten the pattern and
spoil the color.
A good cleansing fluid, which will re-
move grease stains from delicate fabrics,
can be made in the following manner:
An ounceof pure Castillo soap should be
shredded finely, mixed with a teaspoonful |
Of saItpetre, and, lastly, with two ounces
of ammonia. the whole being 6IiInfed |