Middletown transcript., 1910-10-22
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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into bluing water when washed. i
washing blue Iinene, always add littl
vinegar to the last rinsing.
When hot Cloths are needed either fo
household or medical purposes, insteat
of wringing them out of boiling water
heat them in the steamer.
Halt an egg shell with hole in th,
end makes useful little funnel. It will
be more desirable if the shell is slightly
Drowned in the stove.
To stiffen ribbons put tablespoonful
of sugar in about cupful of water and
rinse the ribbons in it. When pressed
they will be even sitter than new.
70 remove iodine stains, wet in cold
water or milk, cover with cornstarch,
and LET stand until all stains disappear
changing cornstarch If necessary.
Oltentimes when moving piece of
furniture, especially if it is heavy, the
mating will receive an ugly tear. Darn
the mating with rafia in colors to cor
respond.
Cream of tartar will remove rust from
dresses. Boil the dress for about an hour
in three gallons Of water, with one table.
spoonful Of cream Of tartar for each gal
Ion.
To clean walls, take about four hand
fuls Of flour, mix with water into quite a
stiff dough and proceed to rub the walls,
when all dust and dirt will be removed.
If the broom used for brushing the rugs
is plunged into salt water and then shaken
free of superfuous moisture, the rugs will
be brighter than swept with dry broom,
Palms and other plants often suffer from
dust. They should be washed with q
sponge at least once week, and the more
fragile kind should be sprayed with luke
warm water.
Instead of using water with soap, am
monia or kerosene, try using denaiured
alcohol for cleaning windows. Moisten
one cloth with the alcohol and polish
Immediately with dry one.
II porcelain baking dish becomes dis.
colored on the inside, fill it with butter
milk and let stand for several days. The
acid in the milk will remove all semhlance
Of stain.
A boiled custard sometimes sourates
because It is overlooked. When this hap
pens, beat the cuatard very hard with an
and you will be rewarded by
having it smooth and creamy.
Ifanew wick to q lamp is thoroughly
with good vinegar and then
perfectly dried before being placed in the
lamp, the lamp will never smell badly,
no matter how low it is turned.
Clean brass as usual, rub it over with q
10th dipped in Vaseline and afterwards
polish with dry duster. This will keep
{ from furnishing 80 quickly, even in
he dampest weather.
Very pretty striped effects are found
n the cotton and linen mixture designed
for furniture coverings. II is
Iuite as satisfactory as the all.linen fabric
md costs about third as much.
Hardwood dents may be removed by
covering with several thicknesses of paper
Ind pressing with very hot iron; but
liter this process the blistered Ysrnish /
will have to be sand-papered off and q
lew finish put on.
Iron holders, made from piece Of as.
,estos, the desired.size and covered with
lrilling or heavy unbleached muslin, are
light and keep out heat.
0ftentimes the asbestos which has be-
ome discolored in the stove, may be
leaned with common salt. Sprinkle
little on the mai, light the gasoline stove |
,urner and place the mat on top. The
Iiscoloring will soon disappear.
Sheer handkerchiefs, as well as those Of /
ace, should be carefully rinsed in milk,
o which little orris root has been added.
Wrap in q towel for few minutes and
ron while damp. They will be found
Immediately white.
Red meats are less liable to contamina-
ion than fish or chicken. The latter
hould never be eaten If there is the least
uspicion or odor about them. Beef slight
J tainted, though disagreeable, will not
roduce ptomains poisoning.
: : eellean eellean pencil eraser or a piece Of art
um is excellent for moving fresh spots
'om kid gloves. An application Of either
I these will put off the day when the
love must be sent to the cleaners. Suede
ippers may be cleaned in the same way.
No tins are more satisfactory for baking
rown bread than the small round cans,
/ which baking powder and cocoa often
,me. Then one may have dainty sand
ichea without the trouble Of trimming
le bread after II is buttersd. Il
Gilt furniture and gilt frames are i'm
-oved by being covered With a paste
ade Of alcohol and whiting, rubbed off
fore it hardens.
An expeditions way to clean brass is
pour ammonia on It, to scrub it with
brush, rinse in cold water and polish
ith dry cloth. Laequered brass should
washed more carefully with warm Ia
apy water and then dried softly and
,Iished with ehamois leather.
Glass bottles and other utensils should
It be put into warm water, but plenti.
donchiDg under the tapof cold water
lip TO make any glass shine like dia-
onds after it has been duly washed in
Id water and ammonia. Salt put into
9 bottom Of bottles with q little water
lips TO remove cid stains.
White or coloFed enamsled picture
smes after careful dnsting should be
ped with new 0hamois and clear
tier. The glass, OF course, must be
Iished and she pictures removed, busted
d the margins cssnei With bread
nmbs.
Cut flowers may be preserved for 30
lusually long time If q little little salt.
ter or carbonate Of soda is added 10 the
ter,