Middletown transcript., 1910-02-05
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW
To mend granite kettle, but rivet 10
the hole and pound It fat.

coming discoloEed.
Cut up the old, worn bedspread in
bath towels. Hem as usual. Make bill
or washrags OF the smaller pieces. AttaC
a piece of tape TO hang them up by.
| When bathing q baby or invalid it
well to have the towels heated. The
dry the skin more quickly without th
moist, sticky feeling that sometimes TO
lows q BATH.
When folks are Rick, an old.fashione,
candle is 9 nice thing to have in tn
room. Il gives nice, soft light, and vii
ncs smoke as lamp does when turned
down.
In freezing weather it Is impossible Il
clean windows with water, but they maj
be made shining thus: Make thick solu
tion Of securing soap and water. Rub il
over the panes evenly, and when it is dry
rub it off with dry cloth.
A little vinegar put in the water in
which eggs are poached will keep them
white and prevent them from spreading.
When using valuable vases for table
decorations fill them with sand, for this
makes them stand firmly; and renders
them far less liable to be knocked over
and broken.
The cleaning of saucepans is very i'm.
perfectly understood in many houses, but
1t 10 most important. EHCth time that
saucepan has been used, it should be put
over the fire with clear cold water aud a
little soda in it. When this is hot it
should be poured away, and the Eaucepan
and its lid we'll secured with soap and
sand, the outside being freed from all
black and dirt by means of a stiff brush
kept specially for the purpose.
The following method of cleaning
clock is simple and inexpensive: Take a
bit OF ordinary cotton.wool-about the
'ize OF an egg-pour about a teaspoonful
of coal oil on the wool, and after placing
i inside the clock, wait three or four days.
L the clock is in working order, so much
he better. The clock will, if going, strike
Is OF old, and at the end Of the specified
lime, If the wool is examined, it will be
ound black with dust. The explanation
8 that the fumes Of the oil loosen the par.
icles of dust, and they fall, leaving the
lock quite clean.
There is the same necessity for keeping
be false pieces of hair clean and fresh as
here is for keeping the natural SO easy
o cleanse at home unless the bath OF
lcohol is given. To give this use bowl |
f alcohol and dip the hair pieces into the |
iquid.
Lace collarettes aud muslins can be |
tiffened without starch; instead, put a |
ump or two of sugar in the rinse water. |
Hang woollens out on the line. dripping |
ret, without wringing them at all. If
ried in this way they will not shrink.
Vaseline has quite number of domestic
ses. When brasses are cleaned it is little
xtra work to rub them over with vaseline
nd polish with q soft duster; but this
ill save much work ultimately, as, after
lis treatment, they will not readily tar.
ish.
There isdanRer Of giving house .plants
70 much rather than too little water in
inter. During the short days and long
lghts, with little sunshine on the soil, it
hard to keep the earth at temperature
J which the plants can grow vigorously.
u the surplus water added lowers the
and retards growth.
The care Of small articles of dress is
lite as important as that of the larger
Irments. Much can be done, for in.
ance, towards preserving the appearance
q hat II 1t is always kept in a box.
Dot trees are necessity to the woman
no wishes to look trim in the matter of
otgear. Coat hangers, too, are a cheap
1t effective means of keeping blouses,
ID 50 forth, neat and shapely. The
casional use of hot iron and little
re in folding will keep veils fresh and
w for long time. A veil is soon ruined
il is left tied around bat, especially if |
is damp at the time.
Use gasoline to wash a soiled ponpee
ess. Where the dress is ripped up to
! made over, lay breadth by breadth,
ION q double sheet, and sponge on what
to be the wrong side with warm potato c
lteE; that is, water in which peeled .
tatoes were boiled to pieces. Strain the
tier, Of course. While the pongee is I
mp. lay it, fplded neatly, between the !
lds of old linen to get almost dry. Iron
'on what is to be the wrong side while t
mp. ID
Next time you feel the 'blues' coming
/, do not encourage them, no matter
w much you are inclined to. Drive !
em away. Sing and talk, even if it
painful and you'd much rather nope. C
le little blue devils will not haunt the
or to your being long when they find
at you have no intention of letting them
A black mark on the painted ceiling
used by the lamp smoke can be removed =
washing it with little luke-warm !.
Ia water. u
To clean egg from spoons, 30 as to leave
sm bright and untarnished, first rub =
em with little salt, then wash them !
soap and water, drying with a soft +
th, aud not a particle OF tarnish will
left. :,
Glass dishes and lamp chimneys when d
" should be put in large pan, with 8,
d water to cover them; then place the
q on the stove and let the water yery n
WY come TO the boil. BY doing this 81
glass will last longer and will stand D
heat better. China can be treated in o
} same way. /,
Are you thinking Of increasing your IL
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