Middletown transcript., 1908-06-27
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

Natural finished willow furniture may
be cleaned with soap suds in which borax
has been dissolved. 1t should be applied
with serubbing brush. The pieces
should be dried very speedily in the sun.
Before the cleaning with water begins,
the piece should be thoroughly busted.
This rule holds good with any article at
all that is being washed. All loose dust
should be shaken or brushed off or out
before water is applied.
Natural wood should be freed from all
loose dust before cleaning and then may
be wiped off with wooden cloth moistened
with oil and turpentine or with wood
alcohol. This treatment should be fol-
lowed by rubbing with dry woolen
cloth TO bring out the polish. A woman
who found several dents in the hard wood
of her dining-room wainscoting restored it
by laying over each dent thick pad of
wet brown paper, wet cloth folded sew
eral times over that and then applying a
hot iron. over all. When the pan was
about dry it was removed and if the
place still Showed a mark the treatment
was repeated.
Here is something to do away with
that dangerous paraffin can. Save all
the orange peel you may have. Dry it
in cool oven, and store away in paper
bags. Then some morning when your
fire won't burn, throw bit Of peel on
and watch the effect.
By mixing two teaspoonfuls OF glycer-
inc with one tablespoonful of lime water
and one teaspoonful of paregoric you
have an excellent gargle for sore throat.
A half cupful of milk added to dish.
pan half full of hot water will be found
very beneficial in washing dishes. 1t
gives the dishes a clean, polished look,
softens the hardest water, preserves the
hands from chapping and also prevents a
greasy scum from appearing on the top OF
the water.
The theory now is that blankets must
be washed instead of dry cleaned TO be
healthy. To have them soft az new,
make soap suds in half tub of warm
water by using one-half cup of washing
powder and soak blanket in it for hall
an hour, then simply move it around and
rub soiled spots; rinse in warm water oil
the same temperature and hang up in q
warm place or sunsbiny outdoor air.
Use soft water for washing.
Grass stains will yield to alcohol.
Turpentine will remove paint stains.
Rinse clothes thoroughly before bIuing,
Run the iron with the goods i'll ironing
and iron dry.
Shake the clothes we'll before hanging
upon the line.
Do not use real hot water for eithel
washing or rinsing.
| If you must do your own housework
see that your shoes are loose and abso
lutely comfortable. Change them, more
over, in the afternoon, as nothing rests
the feet more. If your feet get SO tired
that you feel you cannot stand up an
other moment and your feet are swollen
take time to dip them in cold water aud
give them vigorous rub.
Spots OF cream always spoil the ap
pearance of an afternoon teacoth without
actually warranting its dispatch to the
laundry. If the spots are lightly touched
with household ammonia and the stained
portion of the cloth ironed over piece ol
clean white blotting paper, all traces oI
the grease should vanish.
Women with sensitive feet who must
be on them much frequently suffer greatly
from callous spots on the soles. These
can often be relieved by wrapping the
feet in adhesive plaster, taking care that
it is put on smoothly and without 6
wrinkle. This plaster will cause moisture
and perspiration, which will finally soften
the callous places SO that they will dis
appear.
Up to date housewives are going in fol
ovens with glass doors. In the big
cities no woman of moderate means dreams
OF keeping house without glass door tc
her oven. Plate glass of good thickness
is used and is of course rather expensive
item, But those who use it maintain
that its convenience repays them fully
for its cost.
Pumice soap and ammonia will cure
the worst case of tarnished brass. Just
moisten a cloth with ammonia, rub il
briskly over the pumice soap and then
apply to the article to be cleaned. The
operation is simple and easy one, and
the results are immediate and most salts
factory.
Newspapers may be used to pad the
ironing board just as an old blanket OF
muslin.
/ Cover the floor of the kitchen with good
linoeum. It is much easier to stand and
wslk on, does not tire the feet asa harder
floor, and when properly laid, is more
easily cleaned and kept clean, therefore