Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1910-03-05
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

! sprinkling it slightly with sugar on boGl
d sides before frying.
!. Have a pair of canvas gloves near th,
Woodbox, with which to handle the wood
take ont the ash pan, etc.
! A GLACIERS knife will be found an ex.
cellent thing in the kitchen with which
to scrape aud clean the bottoms of pans
and kettles.
When baking cookies, or any small
cakes, invert the pan and place them on
the bottom. They are not so easily
scorched and are more readily removed.
| When pressing mems trousers, In order
to take the bagginess out of the kneee,
press them first perfectly fat with the
seams on the edges then put the seams
together and iron the crease down the
front.
Ask the good man of the house to look
at the supports of your swinging shelves
In the cellar, before they come down
under the load of canned things. Such a
smash would be grievous, indeed.
When choosing carpet, if you have to
study economy, select one with a small
pattern and OF light color. The small
pattern cuts 10 a greater advantage, for
there is less waste in matching the design
as the bresdths are sewn together, and
when the wool begins to wear the light
color will not contrast so painfully against
the string foundation as it would If it
were many shades darker in tone. There
will be also economy in time in the lighter
well covered carpet. Every thread and
speck of dust will not show on it a. in
the heavy reds aud blues.
Powdered boric acid sprinkled on a
lace yoke or collar, and laid away for a
day or two and then we'll shaken out, will
remove the soil. This saves labor and
patience. rather than the old way of tax.
ing out and replacing the yoke each time
for cleansing.
twill be economy to finish your sheets
with the same width hem at each end,
By SO doing they can be used either side
up, and gain much wear.
For cleaning all kinds of teapots, pot
lids, insides of pots and pans, also enam.
elled goods, nothing can equal wet emery
cloth is. It splendid also for polishing tin
or ziun bssina
To clean cloudy watsr-bottles, mix half
teaspoonful of spirits of salts with half
a pint Of water. Pour it into the bottle
and shake we'll. As soon as the acid
comes into contact with the cloudy de.
posit it will remove il.
A bit OF glue dissolved in skim milk
will restore crepe.
Vaseline and yellow orche are used as
dressing for russet shoes.
To clean mother of pearl apply a paste
OF whiting and wash off with cold water.
A tight ring will come off easily if the
the band is placed in very cold water for
a while.
II glass stopper becomes fixed, warm
the bottle near the fire and then put
few drops of sweet oil round the stopper
and again warm the bottle. Then knock
the stopper lightly against wood and iE
will be easily removed.
For dull and speckled mirrors take a
small portion of whiting, and add sufi-
cient cold tea to make q paste; rub the
glass with warm tea, dry with q soft cloth,
rub little of the paste we'll on the mirror,
and polish dry with tissue.paper.
The woman who is obliged to go to her
place of business daily, rain or shine,
should keep a neat pair of slippers or
shoes in her Office closet. 1t is most i'm
furious to keep damp shoes on all day,
and moreover, it rests the feet to change
the shoes, provided there be an oppor
tunity.
Old stockings cut into neat pieces and
either hemmed or buttonholed coarsely
in bright catton, make excellent polish
ers for furniture, brass, and woodwork.
Never sweep or dust a room with tho
windows down. If possible have them
open on opposite sides of the room so
there may be strong current Of air.
New rope may be made pliable by boil.
ing it in water for couple of houra. Its
strength is not diminished, bat its stiff
ness is gone. It must hang in a warm
room and must not be allowed to kink.
A small medicine bottle is useful for
holding embroidery needles. Keep it in
the work basket.
A leather bag Of convenient size should
be made to keep very fine pointed scissors
in, for it not only protects the sharp ends,
but saves the hands.
If one has piece of roofing slate and
will heat it in the oven. i can be placed
under the bread PAD mad the winter
bread will rise more quickly. Cover
well to keep in the heat.
It is claimed aHplendid ironing board
cover is made by tackinR burlap 10 the
board and thsneoyering it with double
thickness otsuId white flannel. This
makes a firm, smooth covering which
never wrinkles like the blanket cover.
ing.
Pearls will never lose their luster If kept
in dry magnesis instead of wrapped in,
cotton.
To clean discolored ivory knife handles
rub them carefully with fine emery Or
aandpaper, then polish.
A little ammonia in the water used for s
bathing will remove perspiration and the
odor caused by it
A little sweet oil thoroughly rubbed in.
to the patent leather wish a soft fannel
cloth will make the shoes look like nsW.
Sweet almond oil or cocoanut oil rubAsd
into the eyebrows and lashes before re-
firing tends to make them grow thick and