Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-08-06
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FEW HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.

Gasoline is excellent to clean pots,
pans, sinks, etc.
A little kerosene in boiled starch
keeps it from sticking.
A little ounce canned with apples
gives them delicious flavor.
Whiting on damp piece of old fan
mel is excellent to clean white paint.
Table linen must be dampened
considerably before ironing to bring
out gloss.
A little lime and the white of an
egg make fine cement for mending
broken china
Coffee grounds put in pans in which
fish or onions have been cooked, re-
moves all odOr.
For rest for fat-irons use several
thickneSSes of wire netting, which
cleans them effectively.
Ammonia and coal oil in equal parts
make an excellent cleaning fluid for
sinks, bathtubs, washbowls, etc.
A tablespoon of kerosene added to
the water in which you are soaking
clothes will quickly loosen the dirt.
To clean raisins for cake rub be-
tween towels instead of washing them
and they will not make cake heavy or
soggy.
Paint the stoves with kerosene be-
fore storing them away and they will
be found in good condition when
needed.
Handkerchiefs will have a faint
scent of violets if a little piece of orris
root is put into water in which they
are boiled
In making molasses cookies. have
all ready except putting in flour the
night before and you will find them
much better.
Buy quantity OF soap at time and
do not use any till it is thoroughly
dried out, and you will not need
nearly as much.
Put little blueing into water in
which you wash cut glass. Dry with
crumpled tissue paper and it will
sparkle beautifully.
Bake cake by putting it first in
, cold ovens and then starting fire, and
it will be very light without a soggy
center and burnt crust.
Save all unused envelope flaps, and
when you put up fruits and jellies
write names of different kinds on
these flaps, which are SO easily put
on.
A few drops of kerosene on soft
woolen rag will work wonders with
your funiture if you apply it dill
gently. 1t not only cleans, but polisi
as well.
The finest way to clean bottles
glases, jars, etc, is to put in raw ric'
and water and shake. 1t gives ;
beautiful polish besides cleaning 81
easily.
An excellent preparation to whittier
and soften the hardS is made from
soap dissolved in boiling water, t.
which lemon juice and glycerine hav
been added.
A spot on table, made with a no
dish can be removed by putting sal
and said oil on it. After letting
remain on an hour or two, rub wit
fine soft cloth.
For cleaning silver, pour a fey
drops on a flannel rag and rub tn
piece well. Then rinse in hot sud
and dry, afterwards polishing wit
chamois. The silver will look lik
new.
Before putting away the laundr
utensils, after the week wash. wip
, out the boiler with q cloth wet
kerosene, to prevent rust, and whe
the rubber rollers of the wringt
need cleaning. the same treatmer
will be effect ual.
Sometimes ch hildren bring unwe
f come visitors home in their hal
r When this happens, saturate the sea
and hair thoroughly with kerosene
! then wash well with soap and waite
;. Dry and rinse in strong vinegar, the
9 rinse again in clear water. Repe;
>. this in two or three days and the
= will be no further trouble.
+ For thinning paint, when turpe
n tine is not at hand, kerosene is an e
n client substitute although it leaves
n dull finish. 1t also removes the pai
r from the brushes when the work
n finished nearly as well as turpentlr
d Whether kerosene or turpcntlne
n used for cleaning paint brushes, tn
D. should be well rinSed in soap a
,r water afterw ards.
r The sewing machine should
D. cleaned at frequent intervals, a
j. for this nothing is as good as keI
sene. Fill the oil can with 1t a