The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

one does not know that this odor of
an onion viii draw to it every other
disagreeable odor and clear the
house atmosphere in a day.
One onion should be cut into
small pieces and placed about the
room in two or three saucers. Al
low an onion to each room and let
the saucers remain there over day
and night. Ii every bit of odor
hasn't gone in that time put a few
fresh ones in for the next day.
After emptying the hot water bag
put the lips over the opening and
blow. Fill it with enough air to
prevent the sides from touching and
then screw the top on quickly. The
bag will last much longer for hay
ing been treated in this manner.
Old ma gaines make an excellent
substitute for hot water bottle or
bag. Heat the magazines in the
oven until they are sufficiently
warm. You will find that they
keep the heat and can be put under
the back and in various ether places
where hot water bottle would not
be comfortable.
In deep bluing water dip an old
pillow sip, let it dry, and if it is
not sufficiently blue repeat the pro-
cess of bluing This bag should be
used to bleach colored centerpieces
that can not be boiled. Wash the
pieces and dry them in the shade
to prevent their fading. When they
are dry put them in a bright, but
not sunny, place in the pillow slip
Leave them in the pillow slip for
several days, and they will come
out as white as snow. This is by
far the best method of bleaching
these delicate pieces. Be careful in
washing them not to have the water
too hot or the colors are apt to run.
A good clothes rack is made by
fastening with good strong screws
to the posts on the back of the head
of the bed a cleat, one inch thick.
Screw into this a dozen double
clothes hooks. Set the end hooks
some distance from the end of the
cleat, so that the garments will not
hang far out, to show the front of
the bed, A curtain will keep all
the garments free from dust.
Instead of sewing or pinning
shields in a waist, sew thin piece
OF tape or baby ribbon at each end
of the shield, and sew similar pieces
at the proper distance apart in the
armholes of all your waists. The
shields are quickly tied in place
they are easily changed in wash
waists, and there are no pins to
rust or prick.
Clean the SCOT out Of stovepipes
and fiues Ivy placing a piece of zinc
on top of hot fire in the stove.
The zinc melts and forms a chemic-
al which destroys the SCOT. If it is
not easy to obtain the zinc, buy a
washboard and tear the zinc off it
will well repay the outlay. Worn
out zinc mats may be used.
A simple device for extracting
honey from honey-comb is to cut
t1lC CoIilD IiIto a I'LL VI SIdll1lc paul,
and hang the pail over two sticks
crossed at the top of an iron kettle
filled with water up to within three
inches of the rim of the pail. Let
the water boil until the comb is
all melted. Then remove the pail
to a cool place, and the wax will
form into hard cake at the top.
The honey below is rich and clear
and free from wax. This method
is especially useful in reducing brok-
en- comb or wild honey to present
able and attractive shape for table
use.
Take the handle of a child's
broom or any smooth stick, and in
sert into one end a good strong
screw hook, right-ang!e shape. Now
you have an article that is useful
for various purposes: To draw hot
utensils from the oven, to pull down
window shades that have jumped
beyond ones reach, to pull windows
down from the top, to reach any
thing tucked away in the corners of
shelves, etc.