Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
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pieces Of charcoal put into the pot also are
said to stop the unpleasant odor which gen.
orally fills the house when green vegetables
are boiled.
Salt prevents moths from getting into the
carpets If piece of flannel or cotton wool
be kept saturated with turpentine, kept
moist and hung up in a roon flies are SAID
to give the apartment wide berth. 70
clear house Of cockroaches put powdered
borax into a tin with perforated lid ana
dust the borax into cupboards. above the
stove, on the floor and everywhere the
reaches are found. Use the borax steadily
in this way for time and you VIII find
that the reaches disappear entirely This
remedy is perfectly safe, for borax Will not
injure dogs, cats other animals.
Wiping-
Polished furniture with a soft cloth damp
ened with kerosene will add much to Its ap-
pearance Dark painted floors which look
hopelessly shabby and dull can be improved
greatly in appearance by rubbing with
kerosene. Use a mop and pail and about a
quart Of oil and see what good results are
thus obtained.
II your china. bath tub or hand basin
shows a streak caused by hard water and
soap, put little kerosene on a cloth and
rub well. The stain will quickly disappear.
For ugly stains in the water closet basin
brush out the water from the vessel, pour
in about cupful of kerosene, and with a
whisk broom kept for the purpose scrub it
out A minute or two spent in this way
once or twice week will keep it clean.
Kerosene added sparingly to the water in
the clothes boiler will help to loosen the
dirt and wllitea the clothes. trifie added
to the starch helps to prevent the iron stick
ing. Kerosene used on a sewing machine
will eat out the hard machine OIL. 1t
| should then be wiped Off, new clean oil
dropped in.
Kerosene will clean marble, and added to
water is excellent for washing windows.
The Proper
Way to have lace curtains cleaned and at
| the same time preserve them is to have the
| curtains thoroughly washed and rinsed.
| then starched and ironed. Only good starch
| should be used. to which a little borax
| should be added. They should not be stiff
| ened more than Is necessary. The removal
| Of dirt is the first thing to be considered In
| the treatment of hangings. Great care
should be taken to remove all iron rust or
| mold stains with exalic acid before the cur
tains are wet. The curtains should be
placed in cold water to soak about twelve
hours and then should be squeezed out and
| placed in a fresh lot of water for some
| hours, repeating this until no more dirt
| comes out. They then should be thorough
| ly washed in warm water with plenty OF
| soap. After washing 1t improves the looks
| Of the curtains to boil them. They should
| be passed through blued water to avoid the
yellow appearance, and afterward dried out
doors in the bright sun. After the cuStains
| are dried they should be starched using
raw starch If they are to be ironed. and
| cooked starch IL they are to be dried in q
| frame or pinned to the floor. II the cur.
| tains are to be ironed they must be rolled
| In clean cloth for some hours, and If they
are to be dried by pinning out fiat they
! should be pinned to sheet and pulled GU,
| evenly, SO that the pattern and shape ap-
| pear all right Ironing should be done on
board of such length that the full width
| Of the curtain can be ironed at once Mod
| erately hot irons should be used and the
i curtains should be kept square as the work
proceeds. After they have been ironed the
frills, II there are any, should be at
| tended to.
| To remove iron mold or rust the best way
| 10 to stretch the spots over q bowl and
| moisten with salts Of lemon until the spots