Middletown transcript., 1910-10-15
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

adding borax TO bot water.
Apply raw onion to lhs sting Of wasp
or bee to stop the pain.
A Panama hat can be greatly whitened
BY rubbing it with Cornmesl.
Coldlamb is much improved by having
cream dressing poured over Il.
Borax may be used to set black and
white cotton goods for washing.
Bunches Of sweet clover hung in the
closets will, il is said, keep away moths.
Anemic children will be benefited II
rubbed ell over with olive oiIRafter every
meal.
Nearly any salad can be improved by
sprinklingit very lightly with pulverized
sugar.
Iced tea is improved in favor il dozen
cloves are allowed to soak in it for 9 few
minutes.
Meat will not brown so quickly, and
will nos burn, if pan of water lie placed
in the oven.
Rust stains may be removed from white
goods by applying lemon juice and salt
to the spots.
Flowers dipped in or gently painted
with melted white wax viii remain as il
fresh for long time.
The addition Of beaten egg to the
mashed potatoes used for potato cakes
will be found worth while.
An excellent cement for msnding china
may be made by mixing plaster with
gum arabic and water.
To remove an ink spot from the fingers,
moisten il and touch il With the sulphur
end Of match.
Shaving magnesia ia . good substitute
for taIcum, as il is harmless and doesgnot
adhere to the skin.
Cold rics mixed with Shredded Cocoa
mt and wsll.beaten egg is very pala-
table when made into fritters.
Steel knives that are not in general
use can be kept from rustiDg by rubbing
them with astrong solution Of soda.
EPSON salt, dissolved in bot water
and applied to Window with q brush,
will give il the appearance of ground
glass.
If bread dough is well beaten with .
large spoon before the hands are put in
to it the bread will be light and whole.
some.
To clean marble, taketWo parts Of soda,
one Of pumice and one Of salt, all in
powder, and mix in . paste with water.
Apple juice, which may be bought at
the grocer's. mixes deliciously With
grape juice. Use equal parts with cracked
ice.
Olive oil, il pure, is splendid thing
for tbe skin. 1t has been used in the
Orient for th ousanda Of years as a beauti.
Ger.
Stai ns and diseoloration on tinWare
san be removed by dipping q damp cloth
IN common soda and rubbing briskly,
Cnt sheets Of tinfoil and placed under
aower vase doilies, and there will be no
iEouble With dampness affecting be furni-
iure.
Soaking the feet night and morning in
not water will do much 10 relieve the
pain that often comes from walking in
lot weather.
II dirt seems to settle under the nails,
'ub pulverized pumice stone under them
With an orange stick and wash with hot
water.
A simple syrup that Il good 10 serve
N hot wafles is made BY boiling water
md sugar together and adding cinnamon
o taste.
Floors which are to be stained should
V fret prepared by painted with very
hin coating Of size evenly applied.
Drawers that will not run easily should
AVE the bottoms and sides rubbed with
Try yellow soap. :.
To prevent jams and jellies from grain.
ng add a teaspoonful Of cream, Of tar
sr to every gallon.
If the window cords are wiped offIOc.
with an oiled cloth they viii
ass much longer.
One of the newest curtains is made Of
reen linen crash appliqued with . heavy
eopper.eolorsd cluny lace.
What is lefs Of . roast Of meat will keep |
loist If wrapped In q piece Of linen or
Iaxed paper.
Dry all dish and cleaning cloths in The
IN, aa sunshine 10 great deodoFiEer.
A delicious conserve il madeuf equal
arts Of pineapplea and peaches, wish
,ree-quartera Of pound Of sugar 70 q /
ound Of the fruit, boiling all together.
II the hands are stained wish berries,
! from cleaning summer vegetables, rub |
lem with ripe tomatoes before using
'ap or anything that will set the color.
Linen suits, when they become faded /
N be very successfully dyed, deep blue
,ing good color. There Is more dan.
,Fof shrinkage than from washing.
A silEaleen cover for the parasol will |
We the silk Of the sunsbade wonderfully. |.
ways slip the paFasol into the bag when
ot in use and hang in the closet.
Colored cotton fabrics will not fade by |
Ibsequent washing ii previously placed
boiling water TO which Is added three
lie Of salt TO every gallon Of water. Let
and until cold.
Round wire screens TO Sc over the top .
vases sBd bowls may Be had in various
ass. They help to bold the blossoms In
J upright position and are especially !
Fviceable for shoEt-stemmed flowers. III
No vegetables left from dinner should
30 waste. A combination Of almost
y of the summer vegetables, with The
Idition Of liktle biz of salad dressing,
III make salad as nouFishing as it Il 9
sty. Il
Some housekeepers make the missake
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