Middletown transcript., 1908-11-21
! USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW


With the fall cleaning over, the amb
tious housewife Is ept TO find in the atti
or storeroom number of articles whic
were thrust aside Oh strenuous days to b
cleaned later, pair Of gloves worth saw
ing, a rug badly stained but not beyon.
redemption, or picture frame that need
touching mp.
For all these material ailments and de
fects, patent cleansers, paints or Stain
are sold, and If directions are followed
results are generally sure and satisfactory
But the average woman thinks that ever
detail in the somewhat involved direc.
tons may not be important and so the
remedy fails and she blamss the maker.
For instance, with one of the best up.to.
date cleansing fluids come directions to
place the fabric to be cleaned on botting
paper or many folds OF soft old cloth. The
woman who does this will find that the
pattern of the article cleaned will be re.
produced In discolored lines on the blot
ting paper, The fuid eating the grease
and dust right out. II the blotting paper
is not used, the fluid will form a ring in
the fabric almost as unsightly "a the
original dirt.
Again, it you are pslng patent yarnish
or stain, and instructions bid you first
saudpaper the wood work, use sandpaper
vigorously. The patented article cannot
perform miracles.
Perhaps you have some wells to wash
and clean. For net wells use gasoline. Put
the veil in glass jar with wide mouth,
cover with gasoline, shake vigorously,
rinse With clear gasoline, shake in the
open air and pin out straight to dry on
q clean cloth or sheet. Wash chiffon
wells in sepid suds made with pure white
soap, rinse in water of the same temper
ature, and stretch on sheet or cloth to
dry. Avoid FIRE risk.
Never put away a delieatsly tinted
gown, wrap or accessory Without removing
oil spots and atrains. For ordinary dust
er CRIME use French salt or magnesia,
allowing it to remain on the fabric until
ready to wear the article again; then
brush off with clean, soft brush.
If you have used gasoline to clean any
fabric and find that it leaves a ring hold
the cloth over steaming kettle and the
ring will disappear. Avoid fire risk.
When lace doilies becomes Roiled do
not put them in the wash, but lay in a
bog thick with French chalk. II this is
done before the dust turns to CRIME wash.
ing can ba delayed indefinitely, The
secret of cleaning is not to let things get
really dirty, but to take the proverbial
stitch in time.
Blood or meat stsins on linen may be
removed by first soaking the article in
cold water; then make suds with cold
water and rinse in cold water. Hot water
at any stage of the process will set the
stain.
Stains on mattresses can be removed by
coverings them with paste made from
fullsr's earth, water and ammonia. 10
each teacup of the creamy paste made
from the earth and tepid water add one
teaspoon of aqua ammonia.
For ice cream stains, especially on silk,
try chloroform. Several applications may
be necessary and be sure to use blotting
paper beneath the stain.
To remove paint stains when fresh use
or alcohol, spreading the fabric
over many thicknesses of clean CLOTH
For old paint stains try chlorotorm.
To test gutmeg prick it with pin,
If it is good the oil will instantly spread
round the puncture,
A little milk added to the water IN
which muslins and prints are washed will
generally prevent their color from rum
ming.
New stockings should be washed be-
fore they are worn, Washing causes the
wool to thicken slightly, and thus in-
creases its wear-resisting qualities.
Stains on brown leather shoes and boots
may be removed by an application OF
methy lated spirit, followed by washing
with soap and water. Then polish With
cream in the usual way.
Save candle ends. for, melted, and with
an equal quantity of turpentine, they
make an excellent polish for floors, oil
cloth, etc. This polish costs almost moth
ing and is often considered superior to
beeswax and turpentiDe.
good meat preserver is box as large
IS you can make room for in the refriger-
ator, the top and bottom of which are oil
wood, the sides of wire netting. Stout
hooks are screwed into the inside OF the
TOP, and one of the netted sides Is hinged
like door. Meat hung in this box will
remain untainted and sweet much longer
than when hung upon the side Of the
refrigerator. If you have cool cellar,
keep the meat box, thus prepared, upon
i shelf in the darkest corner. The net
ling excludes insects, yet allows the air
10 enter, and by drying the surface, forms
IN impervious coating, which will keep
in the juices.
A useful hint is to place piece OF sheet
IRON on the top of the gasoline stove to
ct all over; light one burner, and the iron
will soon get red hot. In this way any
number of saucepans will keep boiling
with only one burner, instead of sep