Middletown transcript., 1908-11-14
USEFUL THINGS 10 KNOW

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soap-soit soap e bast--and fine starch
moisten With aemon juice, spread th,
paste thiekly ID both sides Of tbs cloth
then expose to the snn. When the past.
becomes dry soften it with more lemon
f'uice.
i Little mats 3f felt or soft material keer
| fine plates and dishes from being Scratched
or nicked by Piling on shelves.
To make 2iee pudding both unnanal
and good stir raw eggs into she boiled
product in the proportion 81 ons sss 70
each person..
A recipe for paste that will never dfy
nor turn sour is one teaspoonfm of pow
dered alum and ten drops Of Glove oil
added to a pint Of very smooth, thick
paste.
When filling oil lamps place small
lump Of csmphor in the oil vessel. Il
will greatly improve the light and make
the fame clearer and brighter. If You
have no camphor, add a few drops OF
vinegar occasionally.
Lace window curtains should always be
soaked for an hour in cold water to which
little borax has been added before being
put into warm suds. This gets out the
smoky smell that is sometimes SO notice.
able in curtains that have been used 10
town.
Flaked soap is expensive to buy. But
you can fake your own BY seraping down
ordinary soap with suet scraper. These
scrapers are also useful for taking drip
ping when in winter it gets too hard to
be easily rubbed into -four when making
pastry or cakes.
Coffee stains, even when there is cream
in the coffee, can be removed from the
most delicate silk or Woolen fabrics by
brushing the spots with pure gIycerin.
Rinhe in lnkewarm water and press on
the wrong side until quite dry. The
glycerin absorbs both the coloriDg matter
and the grease.
II after washing your painted walls you
end they have become streaky and dull,
lse the following: Take equal parts of
boiled liuseed oil and turpentine. Dip q
wooden rag lightly in this and rub we'll
nto the wall. The streaks will disap-
pear, the luster return and your walls
ook like newly painted
If there is but one electric light in the
DOM place mirror near it and get the
louble benefit of light.
Stains and discolorations on tinware
an be removed by dipping damp cloth
n common soda and rubbing briskly.
Then wash thoroughly and wipe dry.
II the wooden chopping bowl is stood
lpside down when not in use there will
'e no danger of its splitting.
Lemons that have become hard from
ong standing can be made usable by
overing them with boiling water for
eW minutes.
Cold feet often will cause child to be
estless at night. II the child has poor
ireulation it will be well to have him
rear flannel nightgowns with feet on
hem. Never put the baby into cold
ed, for he has not enough heat both for =
is own use and to warm the bed clothes.
he bed should be warmed with a hot
1ater bag.
Do not weight the child down under
lyers of heavy bed clothing. Have the
lankets for baby's bed of good quality
wool. Children who kick the clothes
f should be made to wear sleeping bag
'hich may be made OF a pair of old crib
lankets with draw string in the top SO
nat they may be tied under the arms
It is said that if the machine needle
ecomes sticky it may be made right again
y rubbing the material to be sewn with
bit of laundry soap. 1t seems TO have
le effect of an emery. If it would iDjure
,e material to treat it in this way, why
OF do little stitching on waste bit of
9th well soaped? Should the material
sther when sewn by machine, but a
iece of brown paper under it. This will
eep the needle from catching in the fine
lreads Of the material Of course, when
le sewing is finished the paper easily
nils away, leaving no trace. This is par
cularly necessary knowledge when the
aterial to be sewn is chiffon or voile.
Some claim turpentine to be the best
ling for cleaning piano keys that have
,come yellow. Rub on with soft cloth,
will restore them to their original white
,ss.
To gain flesh, drink from three pints to
10 quarts Of milk day. This you can
!, by taking glass of milk between
eals and when you go to bed, as well as
, drinking it at your meals instead of
ater.> Butter everything you eat, as
Ill as your bread, thickly.
A woman who sews great deal Of the
ne has found that her back does not
come SO tired if her chair is low or ii
9 has stool upon which to rest her
1t. 1t is surprising what difference
Q comfortable position makes and how -
1ch more work she can do. Should the
ns become weary, she puts cushion
her lap. On this she rests her elbows
ang:ng the position of her sewing, thus
ring both arms and eyes chance to
,oyer.
Never use shot in cleaning decanters,
! there is danger Of its causing lead
isoning. Instead, try the effect of
lie soapy water and some fine sand.
AXE the decanter gil tie glass is clean
d then rinse with fresh water, finally
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