Middletown transcript., 1909-05-01
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: part of 1t becomes dry, DO not dampsI
with water, but with cloth wet with
little cold starch. This win keep all part
Of the garment Of equal stiffness.
The best way to fresben homemade
bread 90 that ID 10 as good as new ID &
dip the LOAF in cold water, put II in par
and bake Il until ii is heated through
Then wrap it in damp cloth and wher
cold II is as good as when first baked.
A perforated piepan placed over sh.
teaketsle can be used to keep dish d
food warm.
A great many blemishes on wall paper
may be removed with arubher on lead
pencil.
Dried lemon peel sprinkIed over Goals
will destroy any disagreeable OdOr about
the house.
Potato water is excellent for cleaning
mud stains from nearly any kind Of cloth
or garnent.
A half-trained servant usually special
izss" in breakages, and unless some ex.
pedient is resorted to 10 order to put q
curb on her propensities in this direction,
the kitchen or pantry dresser and the
glass cupboard are apt 10 become as bare
as were Mother Hubbard's g historic shelves
Of necessary rations. Thereare right and
wrong methods Of washing glass which
makes all the difference where its brittle.
ness 10 concerned, a common mistake
being that Of rinsing several pieces oI
glass together in one basin. too hot being
poured on the top, and the fact ignored
that after removing all particles BY re.
peated dipping in warm water, q thor
ough rinsiDg In cold is necessary in order
to toughen the glass or cyrstai IS well Is
render IL possible to polish the surface.
A breaker" should always be encouraged
TO lay folded cloth at the bottom Of the
basin in which she washes up china OF
glass, while if tumblers and carafes are
placed to dry ron another cloth folded in
four, there will be less likelihood Of acci-
dent.
II water jugs are dim and stained an
excellent plan is that Of holding piece
OF brown paper under the hot.water tap
and then rubbing both sides of the paper
with yellow soap, id, after tearing the
sheet into fragments, placing these in the
bottles, filling them up with hot water
and leaving the paper to soak for few
hours.
Not more than twice year will a hard
wood floor need thorough waxing and
polishing. Where the wear and tear ID
small, once year may be often enough.
The wax for this polishing may be pre-
pared at home, but it is more satisfactory
in the end to use one Of the relisble mix.
lures on the market. They come in both
solid and liquid form. The latter is easier
to apply, but the former makes less
slippery floor.
Before using, place the can Of wax in
saucepan OF hot water, 90 that it will
soften slightly. Sweep and dust the
room thoroughly. Remove the furniture
and wipe all the dust from the floor with
damp cloth. Next, 60 over the foor
carefully and clean the soiled places with
turpentine.
What is she object Of getting tiue look
ing furniture. unless you give ii the pro.
per care to preserve its appearance. There
is your piano, for instance, selected wish
great care for its quality Of tone and
handsome finish. To retain these char.
acteFistics there are certain points to be
kept in mind regarding its care. An mp
right piano should stand three inches
from the wall, both for circulation Of air
and to allow the sound TO escape. If
placed against an outside wall il is liable
to be damp at times. If when il will
have much sun glare upon it the varnish
will check.
Sudden and intermittent changes Of
temperature are hurtful. II Ia piano 10 in
room which, in wintertime, is heated
only once In while il will suffer.
II il is in q room which is kept at q
fairly equable temperature. or il left In q
house closed up and unheated throughout
the winter. II viii be uniniured. ii we'll
made piano, no matter how low the tenn
perature may 60. The gradual change
from fall to winter, and then the success
sion OF winter days and the change back
to warmth 10 the sprinetime, do not dam.
age ID.
Frequent use-not silent pianoI--is.
the best condition; II wsars ont quicker
unused than used.
When dusty wipe it with soft silk rag;
when badly sOiled with finger marks
wash il with pure soap and water. Once
in while rubbing with a soft cloth
with just suspicion Of linseed oil upon
it is an excellent thing; but this must be
done charity, for IL much oil Is used the
piano gets smeary and freely gathers
dust. All trace Of Oh must Be wiped of.
Sometimes a blush haze comes mys.
teriously upon piano, Is it may upon .
sidebOard Or bookcase, and in that case it
should be rubbed with . flannel cloth
touched with oil Of lemon, wheFeupon il
disappears, although not with 4 single
casual touch. Half an ounce Of oil Of
lemon viii ordinarily take the blue haze
off piano..
Furniture should be regularly given
rubbing twice year for most pieces, but
much ofleneF for anything in constant
use, Ikea table top. There are two ways
of doing it; rubbing with linseed oil and
rubbing with wax.
4 clever way Of applying linseed oil is
with one.third Of gasoline added and well
shaken. Tie mixture works easily, and
as The RasoIiDegapidly eyaporates il lessons