Evening journal., 1910-11-10
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY Mauds {. cIIIsv.

Ivory knife handles that have be-
come yellowed by constant washing
may be whitened by good polishing
with chamois.
Pieces of rubber sponge in a mop
handle will be found excellent for
taking up dust, lint, etc, from hard
wood floors or from rugs. They may
be used dry or moistened.
A back rest for an invalid, which
will be found comfortable for one
confined to bed. is made Of a wide
board, well padded and slipped into a
cretonne pillow case.
An asbestos mat under the bread
pan Will help the bread to rise on a
cold night, as it will prevent the bot
tom being chilled. The ordinary stove
mat may be used.
Never put the chatting dish or any
of its parts in water, but clean the
pans by partly filling them with wa
ter and scrubbing, and the outer parts
by rubbing with chamois.
A safe paint cleaner is as follows:
Two quarts Of hot water, two table
spoonfuls of turpentine and one pint
Of skinned milk, with soap enough
to make a weak suds.
Coarse sandpaper should be kept in
the kitchen and used for scrubbing
kettles that are burned and for re-
moving anything that has stuck TO the
pan in the process of cooking
Always keep alum in the house. Il
checks bleeding wounds, and for bleed
ing of the mouth or tongue a wash
In cold water in which alum has been
dissolved is very effective.
Paint must not be scrubbed with
sandsoap, or il will be worn off. Wipe
off with a cloth dipped in thick suds
Of white soap and rinse with a clean
cloth wrung from hot water
Mahogany can be given a good lus-
tre by wiping off with a cloth wrung
from cold water and rubbing TO
high polish with a dry cloth. II
should be rubbed at least half an
hour.
A little boraS and ammonia added
to water for cleaning painted walls
will greatly expedite the work Wash,
small part at a time and wipe It
perfectly dry with a clean cloth.
A grape basket for the clothes pins,
with wire hook fastened to the
handle. will save much time when
hanging out clothes, as II may be
pushed along the line and will always
be handy.
DO not be tempted to experiment
with every furniture polish. Never use
anything on furniture that you do
not know all about Doing over ruin
ed furniture is costly and varnish is
easily hurt.
To keep a meal hot for a late
conner, I'll a soup plate nearly full Of
hot water. place the dinner plate with
its contents on top of the hot soup
plate and cover closely with still an
other plate.
To keep a gas stove from rusting
when IL is not in use for the winter
first clean carefully With pumice. dry
carefully, and then rub over with
olive oil. Il is best to do this while
the stove is warm.
II is a great protection from moths
when putting clothes away to scatter
over them dried wormwood which
may be procured from any druggist
Each article should be wrapped separ.
ately in a newspaper.
When carpets are not taken up thel
can be greatly freshened by washing
with water In which a tablespoonful
of ammonia has been added TO a pal
of water This should be done aftei
a thorough sweeping.
When wall paper is TO be cleaned
with medicated putties or crusts o.
bread the room should first be made
free of dirt. Work only in one direc.
ton. No paper will stand cleaning
more than three times.
Always empty a tea kettle after
using and before filling again with
fresh water rinse thoroughly. In that
way you avoid boiling over possible
germs and also keep sediment from
forming in the bottom Of the kettle
In packing away fruit cookies. il
will be found wise to put the cookies
in a jar or box in layers with a piece
Of parafin paper between each layer
Then the cookies will be kept whole
and will look we'll when taken out.
To make cheese straws take two
and a half cupfuls of grated cheese
and a half a cupful of butter. Mi,