Middletown transcript., 1908-02-08
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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tine is in cleaning them. With sand
or steel wool, dipped in turpentine,
the blackest coating, which is apt to
in winter on waxed floors not
polished, can be easily and
quickly removed ; and a washing with
turpentine does much to brighten up any
waxed floor, preparatory to the applica-
ton OF a light fresh coat OF wax and
polishing with the weighted brush. As
with all other painters materials, how.
ever, turpentine is shamefuily aduiterated,
and care must be taken to get only the
best and purest from some thoroughly
reliable dealer. The usual adulterant !s
cheap benzine, and as benzine turns good
floor wax a dirty white. turpentine so
adulterated has an injurious effect on the
floor. The floor "waxes" made with tai
low shows less effect from adulterated
turpentine, but the wise householder will
use only those floor wakes which are
made with bees wax and turpentine, with
little parafine, but no tallow.
Soap bark is an effective cleaner OF
wooden skirts and mems clothes, as it is
quick eradicator of grease and dirt. Get
five cents worth of the soap bark, pour. it
over a quart Of boiling water. steep ii
gently over fire for two hours, keeping
the heat low, so that the water will not
boil away. Th through piece
Of cheesecloth to use.
Any ripping apart Of gar cnts that
needs to be done should be done before
the cleaning process takes place. Brush
the garments carefully first, and then
apply the liquid with a WOODEN cloth,
going vigorously over every spot. This
should be done with care, using especial
diligence with the soiled spots. After
sponging, rinse in ammonia water, and
before the garment is thoroughly dried,
press il between two dark cloths.
Hang oranges and lemons in wire bas-
kets and they will keep fresh much
longer.
The secret of cooking game is constant
basting. It should be underdone and
full Of gravy.
Pare potatoes and cover with cold water
| for an hour before cooking, and they will
be less liable to turn dark after they are
boiled.
A tablespoonful of vinegar added to a
quart of lamp oil will destroy the un-
pleasant odor if it is not caused by q
burner in need of thorough cleaning.
When boiling old potatoes, which are
apt to go to a very dark color, put a
tablespoonful of milk into the water in
which they are boiled and you will find
they will be beautifully. white when
cooked.
New walking shoes are sometimes in
clined to "sIip" at the heels and nasty
blister is the result. A simple preventive
is to rub the inside OF the shoes with a
little soap at the heel before putting them
on.
A quick method of making bread
crumbs is to put the crumbs from stale
tin loaf into muslin bag, tie at the top
and rub it gently with both hands for
few minutes. The bread will then be
fine enough for any purpose.
II You have a fern that does not grow
fast enough try putting the pot in hot
water-not boiling, but too hot to bear
the hand. This is especially good for the
beautiful large fern that resembles the
wild fern that grows on some shady hill
side.
For the benefit of women who have
mems heavy overalls and shirts to wash
Instead OF rubbing on the washboard, the
usual way, spread them on the board and
brush with scrub-brush and plenty of
soap. It will save the wear OF both hands
and garment.
When creaming butter and sugar for
cake, use common wire potato masher
it saves time and is better than the old
way.
Ii dampened cloth is put under
caketin as soon as the cake is removed
from oven, the steam will loosen the cake
from the tin.
One cup of sugar will sweeten one quart
Of any mixture to be served chilled or
frozen.
One teaspoonful of extract will favor
one quart of custard or pudding to be
served unfr oxen.
Disappearing paper is q novelty for use
by those whose correspondents forget to
burn the letters alter their utility has
ceased. Il is teeped in sulphuric acid,
dried and glazed, the acid being partly
neutralized by ammonia yapor. II falls
to pieces after a given time.
II few drops of glycerine be added to
the starch for linens it will be found that
the iron will not stick and that the linens
will have beautiful gloss alter they are
ironed.
Use clean brick to stand the iron on
when ironing instead of the usual ironing
stand. 1t has no holes underneath to
admit the air, and the irons will retain
their heat much longer.
New boots often do not take a good
polish. They win do SO if they are rubbed
over with a cut lemon before they are
blacked. A cut raw potato may be used
instead OF the lemon if the latter i not to
be had.
; To make paper stick to metal use
strong solution OF washing coda. While
hot dip the metal in and when clean take
it out and rub with soft cloth. Apply |
onion juice to the metal, press the paper
smoothly over it. and ii win adhere like
glue, and it will be almost impossible to