The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-28
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.


ture and let It dry. II may be neces-
sary to dip 1t several times. II the
mixture is thick. Il can be applied
with brush. II is easily washed on.
saw badly cracked mirror on a
cabinet mantel treated with a very
thick coating OF hot salts so that II
resembled snow. Upon this was paint
or a beautiful winter scene in wood
brown shade. One would never know,
unless told, that the picture was 9TH
or than very fine piece Of art work
Do not handle ferns The electric
ity from the hands is said to destroy
ferns.
Add one cup of milk to corn meal
mush and 1t will fry much nicer.
If your face chaps IN winter. wash
II only with almond meal; dry the
skin thoroughly.
Bake clothes pins in the oven be-
fore hanging out clothes in the winter
This makes them comfortably warm
to handle
Common tallow rubbed on the edges
OF dresser or chiffonier drawers, will
prevent them from sticking.
An exchange says that hot cloths for
applications can be squeezed dry in
potato ricer.
silverware will tarnish If wrapped
In newspaper which contains chemi.
calls that make silver black
Compound spirits Of ammonia /!
used in water will remove the dis.
agreeable odor arising from excessive
pcrspiratlon. It is cheap and harm
less remedy.
To mend rubber, use soft kid from
an old glove and paste the patch to
the gum with automobile paste. The
leather adheres better to the gum
than a gum patch.
II V-shaped incision is cut out of
the side of cork, medicine can easily
be obtained drop at a time" from
the bottle.
IL bread is set to rise over night and
there is the possibility of II chilling.
put hot water bottle under the par
or crock. cover completely with
wooden article and the heat will be
retained throughout the coldest night.
Hot water bottles are as serviceable
but not quite so convenient
To blanch nuts pour boiling water
over them, rub them in a towel and
rinse in cold water
Rnn naanpfo tbr,urb A.
machine and cream them with melted
butter Some like a pinch of mustard
In peanut butter, especially when used
for dark bread sandwiches.
Roasted chestnuts are said to pe
very delicious when salted. the same
as peanuts.
fish sauce can be served in tho
half OF hard-bolled egg Remove
the yolk, pour in the sauce and place
the little egg ramekin In the heart OF
a lettuce head
Never add salt to cooked pork until
II is almost done. since It tends 10
extract the juice.
An old turkey has rough and red.
dish legs, a young one smooth and
black legs. Fresh killed, the eyes are
full and clear, and the feet moist.
Whiten tallow for cosmetic purposes
with piece of alum and saltpeter.
A stenographer should keep bottle
of pure grain alcohol in her desk to
remove the Objectionable marks on
her fingers caused by indelible pencils
and typewriter ribbons. There are
times when the ribbons must be
changed and It is impossible TO do so
without marking the hands.
Soft turkey feathers, II made into
brush and attached to long stick
viii make a good brush for dusting
pictures beyond ones reach, and viii
be useful in dusting walls and win
dows. A turkey wing makes soft
brush that is useful in sweeping under
furniture where an ordinary broom
cannot be used.
A change OF food for canarles is
necessary in the winter, Boil an egg
twenty minutes and mix cracker
crumbs and small pinch OF cayenne
pepper "a few pepper seed will do).
Give a thimbleful each day with other
foods, preferably something green.
Colored wells that have that hope
less, bedraggled appearance can be
made to look like new, providing they
are not chiffon. Place the veil IN a
small glass of alcohol, rinse II L r0r N
& this TO make 1t clean. lay It uDou
folded sheet and pin in shape When
dry, press with warm iron, unless it
is covered with chenille dots. At
least iron the border edge.
In selecting grape fruit, get the
fruit that is heavy for its size. This
insnres firm, sound grape fruit; light
grape fruit is often spongy and unfit
for use.
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