The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-11
GOSSIP AN o AID VICE. 20 EHis
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The sest and Easiest Way Of . y
Things - sugs es,ionss About !, Dust a'e,:
ine-Ptettiiy Polished Furniture is
Mech gAppres iated---coa!rree Sand;
soap Should 80 Near at Hand When
Washing Dishes.
There Isl nothing that can be used
osdasts with that can equal the lower
I: porti OF Id game underyest. Wet 4 in
3 warm 1si swattr and wrnng out tight, Il
sSlIl take up every particle ofsdust and
then. as II is rinsed, one feels sure
"a actually getting rid OF 50 much dirt.
Twenty years Of busting damp woven
dust cloth has not dirmed its luster.
When sneets wear fout past recor-
i on tear out tie center Of worn part,
Fssa( up in a double seam, thus hiding
Z me edges and sew one, two or three
brass rings as needed on 70 one end.
use this to hang over nice dresses in
!: tho closets. II too long cut piece
oh fromEthe bottom and use to cover
l ne sleeve board, or. II Of good quality.
this piece would make pillow case.
All stockings should be marked SO
as to mate. Initials can be worked
Sins long outlining stitches with either
& white thread Of; different colored silks
8for different members OF the family.
5 use the Roman numerals vita one
long stitch for each line to mate them.
This sort Of marking takes but few
moments as soon as the stockings are
bought, and saves much time in sort.
! Ing and gives general satisfaction in
sahs, household.
big piece OF cheese cloth wr7lns
out OF .turpentine and dried is almost a
magic duster. It accumulates all dust.
( does not i scatter 1t and &. the same
limo 6rightens everything it touches.
There is no reason why young or
old should be careless about having
their footwear kept An proper condl-
Hon: "A lambs wool glove and dauber
can. be! bought for: 10 cents and n box
Soft blac kfng! dor another dime. By be
Ing careful to never nse but one side
aof the dauber there will be. no need
of soillng the fingers, and the wool
glove gives . fine polish with very
little effort.
ss8s3 Always remember that II the ice
I pick Is lost or misplaced for the time
being an ordinary hatpln gradually
forced into Ice will produce a crack
and separate the ice without a sound.
Nurses In hospitals use needles and
B even common pins to crack Ice for. pa
tients. III ~ N 55 /,
All outlay of energy, required in pol
SisIins furniture after the fall cleaning
is well repaid in the appreciation
shown by every member OF the fam.
4 lily: "A well tested polish is made Of
: one part benzine one part linseetl oil
! and two parts turpentine. Use two
cloths, one to rub on the liquid ans
\ the other polishing. -.
VI HaH "a bar of coarse sand soup
should always fbe kept within reach Of
the right hand Of every dishwasaer.
Y Rub the nalf bar right on to the bot
tom; both inside and outside, Of all
4 saucepans and spiders. Follow this
with a sdrubbing with a fire-cent sink
hrsh, kept up a little higher than the
wire Up dish for tae sand soap. and
L fashioned differently than the regular
brush Used for the sink. BY training
ones self to always use both sand
soap and brush pot and pan washing
! hi rubbed Of Its .much-talked-ot dis:
/ me. All 4 occasional dipping Of the
pan brush ION 10 the cake Of common
soap and kept, near will remove every
yrestigesoff grease. .,ss !.
"a 10-cent, snall-siztd scrubbing
brush d the incest thing, to use when
! Hashing out a; batatub. 1t appears to
4 tho menfo!k3 OF the household as q
very sensible way Of arranging for a
Y rather dreaded dirty, ,...Ht .Gt,