Middletown transcript., 1907-04-06
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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Both tea aud coffee should be made
with briskly boiling water
A hot solution of oxalic ACID will re-
move stains caused by iron rust
The beds in the nursery should be
either, of iron or brass, and the walls
painted instead Of paper walls.
When oysters are served on the hall
shell they are usually placed upon the
table before the meal is announced.
A salamander is a round plate OF iron
with handle. It is used to brown the
surfaces of dishes that cannot be placed
in the oven.
For the determination Of ants scatter
either sprays or the oil OF pennyroyal
about the places infested by them. Green
walnuts are also said 10 be excellent for
the purpose.
1t is better to give canary only canary
hemp and rape seed, aud about three
times a week very small piece Of bread
soaked with milk. This latter is said to
clear the voice.
Finger bowls should not be filed more
than half full OF water. Each bowl should
rest upon a plate upon which a dolly of
some sort is placed.
When buying hemstitched linen select
only that of the best quality there is
great deal of poorly. done hemstitching in
the market.
At formal dinner parties the servant
who is detailed to attend to the wants OF
the gentlemen guests hands each one, as
he leaves the dressing room, an envelope
containing a card bearing the name OF
the lady whom he is to take to dinner.
When possible, table linen should be
hemmed by hand. For everyday use
table linen is usually marked with indel-
ible ink, though many housekeepers object
to having their table linen marked at all,
except with handsomely embroidered in
itiaIs or monograms.
Horn is prepared for polishing by first
boiling it to remove the pith. 1t should
then be thoroughly scraped with sharp
knife and dipped frequently into hot
water to soften it rub with sand or emery
paper, then with powdered pumice stone
and linseed oil, using flannel cloth, then
with a clean, dry piece OF flannel, and
lastly with tissue paper.
The duties of a housekeeper in hotel
are usually the care of the bedrooms,
parlors and halls. with oversight OF
chambermaids and cleaners.
Lamp chimneys are best cleaned by
holding them over steam. Then polish
with dry cloth.
II the hands are rough and coarse-look-
ing try putting a little oatmeal in the
basin of water in which they are washed.
The oatmeal should be tied in small bag
Of silk cut about an inch square. This
should be squeezed in the water, and may
De useQ more tnan once.
Make tea for an invalid with boiling
milk instead of boiling water. It's much
nicer and much more digestible-if the
milk really boiis.
Almost every lamp needs boiling occa-
sionally when the lamp burns dimly, and
no attention to oil or wick will make any
difference. Take the lamp apart, remove
the wick, and then boil both burner and
wick in hot water in which has been
thrown some washing soda. When every
part has been thoroughly cleaned, and as
thoroughly dried, put in the wick, trim
it, fill the lamp with oil and the light
will be brilliant
To clean Iinoleum without washing, re-
move all the dust, then take bit of
flannel sprinkled with parafin, and rub
the linoleum. It will not only make it
appear like new, but will preserve it.
Good powder is harmless. Antisepties
and good things can be put in powder
form. just because it is powder is no
reason that it is injurious