Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
USEFUL THINGS 10 KNOW

a salt bath will be found to quiet ner
yousness. Il taken just before retiring.
!. Two quarts Of cold water each day
drunk at intervals, is a good remedy fol
kidney. trouble.
! A cup oi bot water a half.hour before
breakfast every morning win cure dys.
pepsia and indigestion.
a flannel dipped into boiling water and
sprinkled with turpentine and laid on
the chest, will relieve cold and boarse-
ness.
by mixing two teaspoonfnls Of glyeerine
With one tablespoonful of lime water and
one teaspoonful Of paregoric you have an
excellent gargle for sore throat.
A bag made Of soft outing flannel, with.
ruffie at bottom and draw string al
top, to fit over the broom, win be found
excellent for dusting walls and ceilings.
Old magazines heated in the oven make
good substitute for hot water bottle.
They hold the heat nearly as long, and
can be used under the back, where hot
water bottle would not lie well.
Hair brushes and clothes brushes are
almost instantly cleaned by dipping the
bristles up and down in gasoline; and
they are not softened or yellowed, as they
so frequently are when washed in water.
Stand on end in the fresh air to dry.
A half-cupful of milk added to a dish.
pan half full of hot water will be found
very beneficial in washing dishes. Ii
gives the dishes clean, polished look,
softens the hardest water, preserves the
hands from chapping, and also prevents
greasy scum from appearing on the top
of the water.
The theory now is that blankets must
be washed instead Of dry-cleaned to be
healthful. To have them soft as new,
make soapy suds in half tub of warm
water by using one.half cup of washing
powder, and soak blanket in it for half
an hour, then simply move it around and
rub soiled spots; rinse in warm water of
the same temperature and hang up in a
warm place or sunshiHy outdoor air.
When making sage tea one must make
an infusion of the sage say about quar-
ter OF an ounce Of sage to four ounces of
boiling water. Let stand several hours
and then strain. Add two ounces of al
cohol.
To seal bottles, after putting the cork
in the bottle take brown sealing wax and
melt it in an old tin dish on the stove
and then take an old knife and spread it
all over the top of the bottle.
Perhaps not every cook realizes that
when only the yolks of eggs are needed
for use ono day the whites may 30 kept
ia cool place for day or two. sapafala
the egg or eggs, putting the white in q
soup plate. It will whip up for me-
rangue the next day or even on the day
following quite as light as if used at once
-at least this is true OF fresh laid eggs,
and no other ever whips very we'll. Ow.
ing to its different nature the yolks spoils
much more quickly, yet that, too, can be
kept over day after the white is drained
of. Pour little water gently over the
unbroken yolk to prevent drying and the
forming Of crust.
When beating eggs to use for dipping
croquettes, teaspoonful of water added
to each egg will avoid any stringiness.
When using corn starch or arrow root
for thickening, always wet it well with
cold milk or water before stirring it into
the hot liquid.
A little vaseline may be rubbed over
kid shoes at night, and rubbed off with
a soft cloth in the morning. Thus good
polish may be obtained, and the kid will
be preserved by the yaseline. When the
shoes are shabby, vaseIine will still be
good dressing for them, if little lamp
black be mixed with it.
To clean swans down, lift it up and
down in warm suds made with white
soap. Wash q second time in blning
water, rinse and shake dry before an
open fire in the sunshine. Il must not
be permitted to dry without shaking il
all the time, lor this makes il light and
fluffy. oftimes ID can be cleaned with
gasoline.
A mustard plaster made with the white
Of an egg will not leave blister.
A raw egg taken Immediately will carry
down q 6sh.bone that cannot be got up
from the throat.
The white skin that lines the shellof
an egg Is useful application for boil.
White of egg beaten with loaf sugar
and lemon relieves hoarseness-a tea.
spoonful taken once every hour.
An egg added to che morning cup q
coffee makes good tonic.
To mark bottles or boxes oi pOiaon ana
prevent accidents. buy a dozsn og Is
many as needsd) tiny bslls, and every
time bottle or package Of poison GENES
into the house fasten bell securely 20 is.s
Even in the dark the bell will sound is
warning. The bells can be bought in
fancy work or toy store.
When pressing dark linen froeks it ia
just as we'll to cover the board for the
time being with piece Of dark material,
and thus avoid pressing white lint into
the material.
Do not rub fabrics roughly between the
hands when cleaning them. It Is suffi-
cient to rub the cleaning fluid on gently
with fresh cloth.
If the spoon with which the cereal is
served is irst plunged into cream tbs
cereal slips from it easily without stick
ing
To tske out wagon grease, il il is The
kind made with animal iat, sponge With
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