Middletown transcript., 1909-02-27

Gfal staina may ha removed bg satur.
ating them With psrsflne before putting
them into The wash.
When bidcking 1 stove dampen shs
cloth with cold lea instead Of wafsr, and
the polish win b brighter aud lass longer.
70 boil cracked eee add teaapooninI
of aalt 70 ths water and boil before put.
ting il the EGG. This viii prevent she
white from running ont.
70 restore the color to ivory handled
knives and iorks that have turned yellow
rub them Nith the finest sandpaper,
/ To clean . stopped waste pipe. remove
the CRATE in the sink. Cut three or four
pieces Of medium thick leather to iis the
pipe tightly. Cut good length of q
broom handle and tack the leather on
the end of the handle with long nail.
Inaert this in the pipe and work il like q
pump, until the pipe is clear.
To wash silk lace, make good lather
on your hands with q pure white soap
and rub the lace gently until clean. Rinse
in little milk and water. Roll the lace
around large bottle. Fill the bottle
with hot water and leave the lace until
dry.
To remove paint from linens rub the
cloth with turpentine. then clean with
French chalk dampened with alcohol.
To remove orange stains from white
goods cover the spot with dampened
cream Of tartar, and alter remaining
while rinse in cold water.
To clean furniture, if rough, scrub it
with powdered pumice. If simply dirty,
rub il over with diluted vinegar which
viii cut the grease and remove she dirt.
Then polish with the ordinary furniture
polish.
Rinse the mouth and teeth frequently
with saturated solution OF boric acid.
II regular brushing does not keep the
acid in the mouth. from forming crust
or deposit on the teeth, go over them
once a week with an orange-wood stick
and powdered pumice. Brush with tooth
powder and rinse the mouth thoroughly.
The boric acid. will greatly relieve sen.
sitive condition.
Most Of us know the merits of the cream
and horseradish combinations as sauce
for our beefsteaks; but fewer know it is
equally good to whiten the skin. Add |
tablespoonful of fresh grated root to |
half pint Of cream. Let 1t stand covered |
for tWenty-fOur hours; strain and bottle.
This is an excellent cure for tan OF burn.
ing and whitens dingy looking skin. It
can be applied at night with soft rag; or
in cases of exposure to the sun can be
put on for an hour or two Immediately on
coming in.
If you have difficulty in holding our
shirtwaists down, make belt of strong
silk elastic two inches smaller than your
waist. Then sew hook on one end and
an eye on the other and fasten around
the waist over the shirtWaist, and under
the skirt band. Il works like charm. |
Should you be troubled with cold feet,
cut four thicknesses Of newspaper the size
Of the foot and put two in each shoe, as
You would use an inside sole. It is
great protection from dan pness, also.
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Jars, bottles and cruets often become
1iscolored. They may be cleansed thus:
Drop into the stained article one tea
spoonful Of washing soda, broken, un-
cooked egg shell and little warm water.
Allow this to stand say Is minutes, then
Ihake It vigorously. If the stain has not
disappeared, let ii stand little longer,
hen shake vigorously again and wash
lut the soda with hot soapsuda. This
caves the glass bright and shiny,
As great protection from moths, when
,utting winter clothing and blankets
way, one may procure dried wormwood
rom the druggist Scatter it layishly be.
ween the folds and wrap each article :
leatly in clean newspapers. Thus one
yoids any trouble from these little pests.
To keep chamois skins nice and soft \
fter using, simply wash them thOEoushly
luke warm water and little sosp; if
insed 10 cold water without soap they i
ecome hard and stiff. totally unit for
Sc.
Keep supply Of asbestos paper in your
itchen. # the oven is too hot and the 4
axe likely to burn at the top. put a sheet
the paper on she crate over the tin.
there is danger Of burning at the bot
IN, put sheet under the tin.