Middletown transcript., 1909-09-04

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band DO not rinse. Hang in
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hour 81 Sc and iron, aud your auIt ~ ba
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Don't,rinse laces 10 blued water under
a mistaken notion that ii viii improve
the color Il WON'T Rinse in Skinned
milk, which viii give soft, creamy tint
Don't fill an oil or any other kind Of
stove or lamp when il is lighted This
seems superfuous advice, but with the
coming Of cool weather, cannot be too
often repeated.
Burning accidents would be compara-
lively rare if mothers would have alum
put in the last rinsing water for children's
aprons, nightgowns, ETC., when these
articles are washed. Two ounces of alum
to each gallon Of water is the right pro-
portion to make the garment non-infam-
-mable. aud it should always be used for
garments made Of the common fanneIette,
for otherwise this is SO likely to catch fire
that the wearer of tits in danger Of being
burned to death.
Should machine oil mark any garment
in the making rub it quickly with cloth
wet with strong ammonia before washing
it with soap. This will remove all trace
Of the spot.
All summer gloves wash perfectly if
carefully done. To clean chamois they
shonld be soaked in bath Of warm soapy
water, adding little borax, then squeezed
through the fingers until all the soil is
removed. when they should be rinsed in
slightly soapy water. The soap prevents
the leather from becoming stiff and board
like; at the same time gentle rubbing
between the hands during the drying
process will help to soften the gloves.
fire extinguisher, which may be
easily made at home and kept in bottle
ready for use, consists of three pounds of
salt and one and half pounds of sal
ammoniac dissolved in gallon Of water.
Wet umbrellas should be stood ontheir
handles to dry, This allows the water
to run out Of them, instead of into the
part v here the rip and the silk meet. thus
causing the metal to rust and the silk to
rot.
For earache bathe the ear il a strong
deCoction of camomile flowers, then drop
9 few drops of warm sweet oil into the
ear, and keep it there with little cotton
wool and strip of flannel warmed and
tied around the head.
A thin coating made Of three parts lard,
melted with one part resin, and applied
stoves and CRATES. will prevent them
fusting when not in use.
When packing pictures, piece of cork
At. the corners of the frames be-
each tWo,will prevent them getting
led and avoid any fear of breakage.
clean bronze ornaments, take one
hm of sweet oil, one ounce of alcohol
pne ounce and half Of water. Apply
ly with soft sponge, but do not
preserving fruits whole it is best TO
such fruits as pears, plums and.
with a needle SO as to give vent
juice, which would otherwise es-
and burst the skin. While whole
make beautiful preserves the best
the old-fashioned method of care.
airing the fruit, either in halves or
VI removing skins and cores.
make syrup Of one pound white
$ I'D Of fruit ;set the kettle
d syrup boil till The
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