Middletown transcript., 1907-07-06
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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To keep cheese moist, wrap in cloth
wrung out of vinegar, place in a paper
bag and hang in cool place.
When making coffee, add a pinch oil
salt after placing the coffee in the pot.
The flavor will be much improved.
When mashing potatoes, add little
hot milk to the butter used. 1t will pre-
vent the potatoes from being heavy and
tasteless.
A quarter OF teaspoonful of bicarbon-
ate of soda taken in cupful of hot water
after meals will often relieve Indigestion.
When washing handkerchiefs, add a
little borax to the last rinsing water. It
Will make the handkerchiefs easier to
iron, and they will.look.. better when done.
To keep the enamal of the bath in good
condition, always put in a little cold water
first. Very hot water makes it liable to
crack and peel off.
When ironing, rub the iron with
cloth moistened with little paraffin be-
fore using. If your iron is inclined to
stick, rub frequently on sandpaper
When baking soda biscuits or cakes,
dissolve the soda in little cold milk. 1t
will prevent the disagreeable Jumps SO
often found in cakes, scones, etc.
When cooking green vegetables, do
not cover the pot in which they are
boiled or they will be bad color. A
small piece of common soda, the size of
q pea, added TO the water will make
them vivid green.
If you wish to read an inscription
which age has obliterated on a silver
,oin, heat poker red-hot and place the
,oin upon it. The inscription will plainly
appear in greenish hue, but will dis
appear again as the coin cools.
To clean irons that have become rough
through bits of starch sticking to them,
wash thoroughly in soapsuds, and they
viii then be beautifully smooth and clean, |
'ut be sure to dry them thoroughly after
ward or they will rust.
When sewing, if you want fresh piece |
II cotton, thread your needle before cut
ing from the spool and begin working at |
he end just severed. You will then use
ne thread the right way, and it will not
'e continually getting into knots.
For burn, apply equal parts of lime
Tater and linseed oil mixed together till
looks creamy. A bottle of this mix
ure should always be kept on hand, as.
y applying the remedy promptly much
nffering can often be saved.
Unused silver will keep quite bright
laid away in box of -four. If brushed
yer with collodion after cleaning and |
ept in a case, silver will very seldom
eed polishing. To remove the collodion,
'ash in warm soapy water.
To mend an umbrella, moisten a piece
black court-plaster and stick it on the
aside over the hole. 1t will not be SO
oticeable as darn and although the
laster may have to be renewed after the
mbrella has been out in hard rain, it
easily done.
An excellent polish for mahogany is
,ade by placing in bottle one-half pint
ach Of linseed oil and turpentine, and
ne gill each of vinegar and methylated
pirit. Shake well together until thor
ughly mixed. Remember always to
lake the bottle before using.
Lemons may often be used as a good
ousehold medicine. They are ndoubt.
lily very excellent for bilousness. Lemons
owever, should not be taken in their
nre state, as their acidity will injure the
'eth and the lining of the stomach. The
roper way is to take the juice of one
mon in cup of water without sugar.
he best time to take such dose is before
reakfast or just before retiring.
Hot baths are of great use to those who
lffer from nervous exhaustion. A warm
ath at the close of hard days mental
ork is productive of sleep, but it is
isest fret to apply cold water to the
cad, or at least to the brow. After
we're physical exertion, such as climb
lg, walking, bicycling or riding, it is
Use to take hot bath before going to
ed, so as to relax the muscles and pre-
ent any sensation of stiffness on the
blowing day.
To clean and brighten shabby carpet
ut an ounce of yellow soap into small
Iuares, and make into a lather with
int of boiling water. Add to this
uart of water and enc ounce of borax.
lace the mixture on the range, and
ring it to a boil then remove it, and
hen quite cold add an ounce each OF
leohol and ammonia and half an ounce
glycerine. Wipe over quite a small
ortion of the carpet at a time, and rub
igorously with clean flannel (which
hould be repeatedly turned as it gets
oiled) dipped in the mixture, until all
pots are removed and the color revived.
When you have finished you will be de-
GIFTED to find how nice your once shabby
arpet looks.
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