Middletown transcript., 1907-08-03
USEFUL THINGS 10 KNOW

tit for use may be utilized in tie follow
ing manner Remove al the dust and
tack isop Tie floor wrong side psand
paint it The first coat OF paint should be
Iquite thick and it Is better 10 use the
yellow ocItre for ffst coating. The next
two coats may eof any shade desired.
Let the first coat dry thoroughly before
applying the second. A carpet treated
in this mariner will outwear linoleum.
| The email Gallons spot on the soles OF
| the feel, from which so many housewives
| complain, may be cured by piacingaa bit
of absorbent cotton. saturated with olive
oil, on the spot each morning before put
ting on tile stocking or shoe.
| To shine boots quickly do not biacken
but rub with a piece OF an orange. Let
/ the juice dry in, then polish with soft
brush, when they will shine like mirror.
A good method Of washing windows is
to take two or three pieces Of lump starch,
dissolve in the water and wash windows
with the same. Let it dry and polish
with dry cloth.
Common tray cloths may be made from
worn-out table cloths BY cutting the de-
sired size from the strongest parts and
folding hem one and one-half inches
wide with mitercorners.
0ne of tha hast ra,,,a1;ps for yofnop;,o,
corns is turpentine Touch the corn
every night before retiring With little
turpentine. II will come out in very
short time. Apply the turpentine with a
tooth pick.
Never use blaeking on the stove pipes.
When the stove is cold rub both stove
and pipe well with cloth moistened with
a solution OF equal parts OF turpentine
and Kerosene. Keep it mixed in bottle.
There will be no need of blackening the
stove oftener than once week if this
method fsfollored out.
One OF the best methods of keeping
butter sweet is to BOIL for five or six min
utes six quarts OF water. one quart of salt,
two tablespoonftsls of sugar, one teaspoon
full Of saltpeter. The liquid musts..be
strong enough to bear up an egg. Wrap
the rolls in cotton cloth and put weight
on TO keep under the brine.
One of tl1e best furniture cleaners OBJ
tainabIe isenade as follows: Take equal
parts OF turpentins, boiled linseed oil and
vinegar. Shake well before using. Wet
small flannel cloth with the solution,
rub furniture thoroughly, then rub with
large, dry flannel cloth and you will be
surprised at the effect.
In washing woolen garments to avoid
shrinkage put sufficient quantity OF
soap in warm water, adding little am
monia to soften it, Wash and then rinse
in clean warm water, using neither cold
or very hot water. Shake well and dry
quickly. Do not rub on soap.
''The evil of excessive tea drinking, =
says an authority, ''is the leaving the tea
10 stew instead OF using the fresh in
fusion" Tile theme and other desirable
constituents are extracted within few
minutes. and the ignorant belief that it
takes long sleeping to get the dietetic
value of the leaf, and that the teapot can
with impunity be left con the hobn all
day, are VIII at really Injuries teas fair
fame, for the tannin and the resin, the
sole deleteriohs properties of the leaf, are
SO obtained nd SO only. In China the
natives, who rink tea all day long, use
the Mandarin tea, which looks somewhat
like a7sheaf Of wheat, dipping it into
boiling water and allowing it to remain
until the latter is eighty discolored in
Japan, where also it is drunk all day
long, it is never made as strong as it is
in this country Ia Russia, great tea
drinking country. the leaves are stepped
for only four or five minutes. and then
the liquor is poured off into another pot;
and it is only among the poor of this
countrywide do il from mistaken notions
of economy that the pernicious practice
Of overdrawing ID INDUCED.
Nothing is more refreshing when ex-
hausted by heat than camphor bath.
The action OF the gum upon the skin and
head is highly beneficial and may be had
by mixing two ounces Of tinctare Of cam
phor, half an ounce Of tincture of benzoin
and four ounces Of cologne or alcohol.
Enough of this is put into the tub to
make the water aromatic, and the body
is Immersed for Is minutes or more.
More stimulating than plain sea salt is a
combination of one pound of muriate of
soda, one.naf pound of sulphate Of soda,
a quarter OF pound of chloride OF lime
and quarter of pound of chloride of
magnesia. The Ingredients are dissolved
in two or three gallons Of water and put
into the usual tub OF wafer. A soda bath
ia especially cooling when the blood and
skin are heated and has beneficial results.
Common bicarbonate OF soda is used, and
four or FIVE ounces are put into the tub of
clear water, the temperature Of which is
not high. Soap may be used with this.
but q long soaking of the body is better.
The length Of time that person may re-
main In must be decided by the
individual, foS too long immersion is
weakening. Atthe same time the body
should have Al the refreshment it can
get. Fifteen minutes are not too long for
the strong person. Such bath taken
Just before going 10 bed win refresh one
sufficiently 70 i,lsare good nights rest
many times, and . shower on getting up
in the morning u worth manyt what
the apparatus eosts
Darn stockings on the right side to
make them more smooth on the inside
and be sure to dampen the stockings and
press will, 9 hot {fen and the neat patch
viii not be noticed.
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