Middletown transcript., 1910-04-02
USEFUL THINGS 70 KNOW

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squeak.
To take axle grease out Of goods, rub
the spot with lard. Rob the goods in
the hand a. il washing. Let stay in three
hours, and then wash out in cold water
using plenty Of soap.
When preparing fish for broilinR split
il open down the back. After washing
and drying on cloth, rub the fish well
with oil and -four This prevents it slip.
ping from the broiler.
Emery powder and oil made into q
paste is an excellent mixture to clean
steel. Rub on well and polish, after
which rub with an oiled rag, ana then
polish up again with clean dnster.
Cold water, a teaspoonfuI OF ammonia
and soap will remove machine grease
when other means would not answer on
account of colors running.
To wash water bottles or any vase hay-
ing long neck, fill with clear, hot water
and tiny bits Of torn paper. Shake well
and rinse in cold water.
Wiring a cloth from vinegar and wrap
it several thicknessss around cheese to
keep it from moldinR or drying.
A small piece Of window glass will be
useful for holding the leaves apart on .
cook book, and one can read the recipe
aud not coil the book by too much hand.
ling.
A perfume bag to keep moths away IL
made as follows: One-haIf ounce each OF
cloves, nutmeg and carsWay seeds.
Add a teaspoonful Of sugar Of lead TO
the water in which fins silk hosiery lie
washed to prevent the delicate color from
fading.
Wipe off screens with . duster each
morning and beat with soft brush. This
beating should be done lightly or the wire
may be bulged.
To clean q white straw hat, mix lemon
juice with powdered sulphur in saucer
and apply it to the hat with small brush,
then rinse in clean cold water and wipe
with dry cloth. Dry in the shade.
VaseIine has quite q number Of domestic
uses. When the brAsses are cleaned is IL
little extra work TO rub sbem over with
vaseline and polish with = soft duster /;
but this will save much work ultimately,
az, after this treatment, they will not
readily tarnish.
When putting down linoleum or oil.
cloth have strips Of molding nailed about
the linoleum where il comes to the base.
board. This prevents dust from getting
underneath and also preserves the edges
from moistening under the floor covering.
In rinsinR . pot that has been used to
prepare sweet things, use cold water In.
stead of hot.
Table linen, in order to bring out the
bright gloss that makes it attractive,
should be dampeneo.
To clean white ribbons go that they
will not turn yellow, wash them in gaso.
line.
It is easier to scale fish If they are first
dipped for an instant into boiling water.
To clean white paint dip 3 clean cloth
in hot water, then in bran and rub it.
Rinse with clean water.
Good proportions for French dressing
are one Tablespoonful of vinegar, three
Of oil and salt and pepper to taste.
To scour brass. dip half q lemon In
table salt, rub briskiy over the surface,
wash off with clear water and dry.
Lemons that have become hard from
long standing can be made useable by
covering them with boiling water.
The creaking Of a door can be stopped
at once by rubbing the hinge with piece
| Of soap or with the lead OF black pencil.
Tell the children in making soap bub-
bles to put few drops of glycerine into
the water, and the bubbles will be more
lasting.
To clean paint use powdered whiting
on damp cloth and rub evenly with the
grain Of the wood, This will not spoil
the paint.
Housekeepers who have trouble with
SCOT filed pipes, should burn potato par
ings in the stove. Save ell the paringg,
dry them thoroughly, and burn them on
hot bed OF Goals. II this 10 done OnCe
week, the pipes will seldom need to be
cleaned.
To wbiten the grease in which dough-
nuts have been cooked, drop 10 o few
slices Of raw white potato and fry.
To distribute spice: evenly through .
cake or pudding, carefully mix ID with
part Of the granulsted sugar to be used. {
When frying potatoes, drippings, il they
have been carefully saved, are equally as
good as butter and much lees expensive.
It 10 not generally known that candles,
as well as soap, will last much longer by
being exposed TO the air for some time TO
harden before using.
When you wish TO separate eggs, break
them, one at q time, into 3 Bmall-sised
funnel. The whites will pass through
into the bowl below and the yolks will be
left 10 the funnel.
stifny-starched muslin bags in which 70
put Woolens in the Spring will keep them
unharmed by moths, II they are free from
them when pnt in and II she bags are
tightly closed.
Spread down some newspapers on which
to kneel when you are planting the gar.
den or flower beds. They may save you
a cold or rheumatism in your knees, be.
sides keeping your dress clean.
When cooking doughnuts have pan OF
hot water on the stove, and as the dough-
nuts are taken from the grease dip into
the hot water, which removes the surplus
grease. Let the water cool and then scim
of the grease, which can be used again.