The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-11
FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME

near jellies, fruits and jams will pre-
vent their molding.
Clean japanned trays by rubbing
them over with little olive oil, and
then polish it off with soft cloth.
Do not buy over-ornamental pots
for your plants; they should serve as
foils rather than attract too much
attention in themselves.
Leather on writing cases and blot
ting pads may be sponged with a
weak solution of oxalic acid in warm
water without destroying the deli
cate ivory tint.
According to famous palm fan
cier the leaves of palm should be
washed not with pure water, but
milk and water, which is a wonder
full way of preserving them and pre-
venting brown spots.
In polishing silver that has been
laid away and badly furnished, it is
a good plan to dip a portion of a
soft, old cloth in sweet oil or soft
lard, then in whiting and rub the
articles we'll until the black has dis
appeared. Then finish with whiting.
Steel knives that are not in gen.
eral use may be kept from rusting If
they are dipped into a strong solu-
ton of soda Zone part water to four
parts of soda). Then wipe the knives
dry, roll them carefully in flannel
and put them away in a dry place
If one is obliged to have the hands
in strong, soapy water while wash
| ing dishes or doing other household
duties, a little vinegar rubbed upon
them after they have been taken
from the water, will greatly improve
them and also tend to keep the skin
white.
Lavender scented sheets are said to
induce sweet slumbers. The odor is
exceedingly fresh, clean and whole
some. Old fashioned housewives al
ways scented their linen and drapery
with sprigs of the sweet old flower.
Italian orris root and French YETI
cert, dried root, may be used as a
substitute.
A mixture of chalk, pumice stone
and common soda, we'll pounded and
passed through a sieve, then made
into a paste with water, is excellent
for removing stains from marble. 1t
should be rubbed over the marble,
left for a few hours, then washed off
with suds and the surface polished
with a soft cloth and little sweet
oil.
If there is any fear that bed not
usually slept in is damp, put bright
looking glass between the sheets and
cover it up. In few minutes exam
inc it. If the surface of the glass is
dim, there is cause for uneasiness.
If a bright looking glass is not at
hand, a tumbler, warmed and turned
upside down, will answer the same
purpose.
Place several Jumps of copperas
the size of a hens egg on the sink
drain and pour on boiling water. The
salt will Immediately dissolve, thor
oughly cleansing and purifying the
sink at once. This method is prefer
able to keeping the copperas already
in the form of a solution, as the lat
ter stains and may easily become
overturned.
Those tiny hairs growing in your
unsightly. They are put there for
the purpose of filtering the dust from
the air before you breathe it into
your lungs. The only way to remove
them is either to clip them closely or
pluck them out. This is easily done
if you rub prepared chalk on your
fingers.
Women who wish to preserve the
beauty and contour of their figure
must begin by learning to stand we'll
That is explained to mean the throw
ing forward and upward of the chest
the f1attening of the back, with the
shoulder blades held in their proper
places, and the definite curving in the
small of the back, thus throwing the
whole weight of the body upon the
hips.
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