The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-26
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Cut up half pound OF beeswax
In half pint Of turpentine. Place
the vessel In boiling water until the
wax is melted, Add pint of lin.
seed oil and, half pint OF drier.
Apply with rag, and rub the wax
in we'll This wax dries with a dull
finish, but may be rubbed to a polish,
ia not affected by water, and is not
slippery
There is no simpler way of treat
Ing vanished mahogany, oak or
walnut than with vinegar and oil,
the vinegar being the cleanser. The
ingredients may be used by mixing
the two in the proportion Of one
third vinegar and two-thirds olive
or linseed oil, shaking vigorously.
and rubbing on with a soft cloth,
afterwards polishing with dry rag;
or, by using FIRST the vinegar and
later the oil clear applying each with
different cloths.
Housewives who like to practice
economy are using the new heart
shaped saucepans. The pointed sides
can be crowded together so that cook
ing may de done simultaneously I'm
three pans over one gas burner, or
the hot spot" on a range-a thing
impossible with the ordinary round
saucepan.
Three level tablespoons butter
three level tablespoons -four, one
fourth level teaspoon salt. one
eighth level teaspoon pepper, three
fourth cup hot milk, few drops
onion juice. one egg slightly beaten
two cups finely chopped cold cooked
meat. Melt the butter, add the -four
salt and pepper, and, when blended
add the hot milk gradually Stir until
thick and smooth. Add the meat, mix
well, and add the onion juice, egg
and more salt and pepper, II neoes-
sary. When cold, shape into croquets
dip in egg, then in fine crumbs and
fry in deep fat. If made of chicken OF
veal, serve with creamed peas. II
made OF beef, serve with tomato
sauce. Garnish with parsley.
To patch a piece of carpet, get a
piece of cloth OF the same color and
paste II under the hole with a mixture
of gum tragacanth and water.
Rub lemon through a sponge
rinse the sponge in lukewarm water
and 1t will be as clean and sweet as
when new. 49,.
Clean white zephyr articles with
-four and magnesia; shake and hang
in the sunlight.
Clean copper teakettles by washing
them with sour buttermilk and salt
Oil OF peppermint will drive mice
away from cupboards.
Wash the hands in cold water this
winter and you will observe they will
not chap.
After washing chamois, put a little
olive oil in the rinse water and the
chamois will not dry harsh.
Hot gingerbread is improved with
icing made of pulverized sugar and
milk.
To fill inthe cracks of windows, cut
an old black stocking in straight
strip, beginning at the top and cut
ting around and around the stockinl
TO the toe. This will curl into Ions
rope and, being dark, it can be push
ed into the cracks around the win
dow and will not be observed. WheI
necessary to raise the window, giv'
the stocking jerk and on 1t comes
1T can be quickly replaced when nee
essary.
The reason umbrellas should be
turned upside down to dry is to draii
the water from the wires and proven
rust. Often IL placed In the opposite
position the water runs down, carries
dust particles and leaves high wat
err" marks around the top of the um
brellak These can never be removed,