Middletown transcript., 1908-03-21
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW


To keep the house free from infection
says DR.. Kate Lindsay, every room shoul'
be we'll aired daily, and the sleeping ant
living rooms SO located that the sun vii
shine into them for at least part Of th
day. Hard wood or vanished floors will
rugs, which can be taken up and shaker
frequently, are better than carpets. Nigh
and day fresh air should flow freely int
the rooms and the foul air out. Thil
does not mean cold rooms, although over
heating should be avoided.
All bedding and clothing should be
aired and summed out of doors at least
once q week !; bedrooms have windows
left open day and night, and the bed
clothes turned back over foot OF bed, SC
that it can air all day long if possible.
The neat housewife may regret that her
bedrooms are not as artistically nice look.
ing, with sheets and blankets turned back
over the foot frame as if made up, and
bedding tucked in and covered with lace
spread and pillow shams, either sensibly
or insensibly.
For cuts or angle worms in house plants
a drop or two of ammonia in the water,
or put a few pieces of tobacco leaves in
the dirt.
The prettiest curtains imaginable may
be made from unbleached cotton or mus
lin. They may be simply feather stitched
or cat stitched at the hens, or il you have
time buy some plain colored gingham and
cut pretty conventional design from it
and stitch it on the curtain at the bottom.
A design Of geraniums in bright red ging-
ham would be effective, especially if a
pretty red tablecIoth is spread on the
table when it is not in use.
Blue silk which has faded may be re-
stored to natural color by dipping III
alum water.
After windows, mirrors, and, in fact,
any glass, even cut glass, have been
washed a most beautiful polish can be
obtained by rubbing with tissue paper.
Save all the tissue paper that comes into
the house and use it for this purpose.
When musty odor is perceptible in a
room place some charcoal in dish or
hang it up in little bag of net or cheese
cloth. This will purify the air and abb
sorb odors.
People who use the e, es much in read
ing, writing, sewing, ETC., will rest the
organs of visions by lifting the eyes every
ten minutes or SO, and gazing at some
distant object.
Black dresses can be much freshened
by sponging with alcohol mixed with
water in the quantities Of one part OF
alcohol to three of water. The garments
should be sponged on the right side and
then pressed on the wrong side.
When any frying operation is finished,
remember to draw the pan of fat to one
side of the stove at once, to prevent it
from burning. When it is somewhat
cooler, strain the fat through a sieve into
the basin in which it is usually kept, SO
that it will be ready for use again.
To improve your ironing rub fatirons
with beesWax and salt. Tie the wax in
cloth and apply this briskly to the iron
while hot; afterward rub it in paper
containing salt, and the irons will pass
far more smoothly over the clothes.
To say that the use of cold cream as
face cleaner makes the hair grow is an
exploded fallacy, says noted skin special
ist. 'There is no reason to leave the
cream on the face overnight. Five min
utes is plenty of time. Then rub it off
with soft cloth and wash in warm water,
using dash of cold before drying. This
method keeps the skin smooth and clean
without enlarging the pores and cultiVat-
ing blackhesds, NOR does it make the face
delicate for winter winds.
'If grease made the hair grow SO easily
as some people believe, would there be
any baldheaded men or would women use
SO much false hair2 Think about that
and all your fears will be set at rest
1t is well to keep every bill, paid or
not, for an indefinite period. One never
knows when mistakes may occur or when
may be attempted. The steel
bill files are all very we'll, though they
are not remarkable for their neatness or
order, but better way is to use large
scrap book and paste the bills in alpha
betical order, according to the names of
those by whom they are preferred therein.
II possible, it would be well to prepare
the leaves like those of an address book,
30 that it would be easy to find any bill
1t any time. OF course this is only |
cheaper homemade substitute for regu-
lar letter file, which is the very best thing
for the purpose.
After oiling sewing machine it not |
infrequently happens that drop of oil |
which has not been absorbed stains the |
material which is being stitched. To re-
move the mark lather made with soap. |
,old water and tablespoonful of am
monia will usually prove successful, but |
IN the case Of colored linens and cottoBs
5he ammonia should be employed eau
iiously, as it is apt to fade the color.