The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-08-26
HINTS

A plain salt gargle Is very good for
Gasoline is good to clean soft white
leather shoes.
Tomatoes eaten once or twice q day
Will often rouse up q lazy liver.
All frozen buildings = improved by
being served with whipped cream.
Use ammonia and wafer rather lan
soap and water for washing marble.
Milk Is good to wash white paint;
cold tea equally good to wash colored
paint.
cut In two and toasted than il merely
warmed over.
When cooking mackerel or other salt
permost.
To lengthen the life OF a tin wash
basin, paint It inside with any good
Clean zinc with kerosene, rubbed on
with q soft cloth. and follow with boil
Ing water.
A whisk broom that has outlived Its
usefulness, can be shortened and mada
into a sink brush.
A few chopped almonds added to a
custard or bread pudding will greatly
improve its flavor.
A sprig of mint In the water In
which potatoes of peas are boiled will
add a piquant flavor.
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be much less noticeable IL the lid is
left off the pot.
To prevent green vegetables from
fading when they are bnfsed, put q
pinch OF o in the water.
A cloth wrung out In ice water and
applied to the back Of the head will
often relieve insomnia. :.
salts OF lemon will remove Ink
stains from wooden floors. Use two
tablespoonfuls to a quart OF water.
Ice tea can be given a piquant flavor
py the ADDITION Of half a dozen cloves
to a pitcher of tea.
Iron rust stains should be rubbed
with lemon and salt and held in the
steam OF a rapidly boiling kettle.
10 prevent OR remove tan, put
enough benzoin in the bathing water
TO give 1t a slightly milky appearance,
oIten disappear if the piece is laid for
awhile in the bright sunshine.
An excellent way to clean steel
knives and forks is to cut a fair-sized
poIaIo IN half and use with bathbrick.
Equal parts of salt and cooking soda
with a little water viii greatly relieve
the pain of insect stings and bites,
Strang as 1t may seem, a stomach
that can tolerate no other meat will
often easily digest fried breakfast ba-
con.
Keep a bowl of cold water at hand
into which to dip the fingers frequent-
~ when hulling OF Gaping fruit for
preserving.
TO get rid of rats, stuff their holes
VIII laundry soap which has been lib
Cucumbers, after soaking in cold
water for an hour, should be drained
and shaken dry in a clean towel before
serving.
Soap that comes from the store moist
VIII be used up very fast. It is a good
DIAn 10 nil IT an q cLn1A %-~ -
to dry.
Alum used in rinsing water will pre-
vent green goods from fading, while
a handful of salt in the water will hold
blue fast.
Vinegar, applied with a soft cloth.
Will give a good polish to windows, but
the dust should first be wiped off with
q dry cloth.
Whe stitching a silk garment 1t will
be found more practical to use thread
-nent quicker.
An excellent way to cook string
beans, instead of breaking them into
short pieces, is to slit them lengthwise
with a sharp knife. 1t gives a better
Caulifower should always be soaked
tor a full hour before it is boiled, and
then should be boiled in water very
slightly salty for from 20 to 30 minutes.
Excellent butter may be made in a
small ice cream freezer, but care should
be taken that there is not a particle
polished until it shines.
A good way to bleach linen or lace
Is to put 1t into a bowl Of soapy water
and set it out in the strong sunlight.
IL 1T be exposed to dirt and dust, place
a glass over the bowl.
To remove grass stains from child
ren's clothes, rub the spots thoroughly
with a little fresh lard q short time
peIore Washlng. Then wash as usual
and the spots should come out.
When cold halibut is left from dinner,
cut 1t into pieces large enough for in
dividual plates, put them on salad
plates with slices Of tomato and green
pepper and serve with mayonnaise.
washing lamp chimneys by miners
Ing them In water often makes them
brittle. a safer way to clean them is
to hold them for a few minutes over a
steaming kettle, and then polish briskly
with a soft cloth.
If a hardwood floor is sticky after
being treated with boiled oil and tur-
pentine. get a pail of strong cider vine
gar, wiring q cloth out of this and wipe
the floor with it. 1t will cause great
Improvement.
II ham that Is to be boiled for break
fast is allowed to soak over night in
milk it will have a delicious sweet
flavor. If not too salty the milk need
not De thrown away, but may be thick
ened and used for gravy.
To prevent a steak from being tough,
place 1t in a pan In the refrigerator
with about an ounce Of olive oil. into
which has been stirred a half table
spoonful of vinegar. and turn it over
several times at intervals.
To clean white marble, wash it thor
oughly with soar and water, then brush
it over well, especially in the ~crevices.
with whiting, mixed with a little blue
as used for ceilings. Allow it to dry
thoroughly and then polish with a
clean, dry cloth.