The Washington herald., 1910-11-11
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS.


door will stop its squeaking.
Do no let a comb soak in order TO clean
it. Use a stiff nail brush.
Dishes favored with lemons are among
the most palatable known.
A clam shell placed inside the kettle
viii prevent the formation OF lime.
oxalic acid and Iavelle water are excel
lent for removing ink stains
Embroideries and colored garments
should be ironed on the wrong side.
Covering the pan in which the fish is
cooking will make the fish soft
Clean tins with soap and whiting, rub
bed on with a piece Of soft flannel
One of the best health guards is the
drinking of great deal Of water.
ODD bits of soap, when gathered up
and boiled, make a splendid shampoo
jelly
To revive dying plants, pour a dessert
spoonful of castor oil about the roots.
Take the pis out of the pan as soon as
1t Is done TO prevent the crust being
soggy.
Marble should be washed with ammo
MIA and water rather than soap and
water.
A few drops Of rose water added to al
monds VIII prevent their. oiling when
chopped.
Large red apples when served whole TT
the table are polished with olive oil.
Before gliding your slippers again put
them on shoe trees and rub IN a little
banana oil.
A cold boiled potato may be used as a
paste substitute for fastening back bits
OF torn wall paper.
To decorate a luncheon table, no flower
may be utilized with more charming eff
feet than the pansy.
When cleaning silver use gin with the
whiting instead OF water. II viii give
them better polish.
In making A cake. grease the tin with
sweet lard rather than butter and sift a
little dry -four over It.
When making a steamed or boiled pud-
ding, plat in the cloth at the top 10 al
low the pudding 10 swell
The soft brushes used for polishing
hardwood floors may be washed most
thoroughly by the use OF kerosene.
When beating eggs observe that there
is no grease on the whisk, as il viii pre-
vent the eggs from frothing.
A GLACIERS knife win be found an ex-
cellent thing with which TO scrape and
clean the bottom OF tins and kettles
The most satisfactory method OF mark
ing clothes that go out 10 the laundry is
with a rubber stamp bearing your name
The stamp is inexpensive and one may
buy pad Of indelible ink for a few cents.
good treatment for white spots on the
nails Is a nightly application OF paste
made of equal parts Of turpentine and
myrrh.
A teaspoonful Of lemon juice to a quart
OF water will make rice white and keep
the grains separate while boiling
To CDoi an gEap Whfie haIrfur
leave the door open, but cool It by the
hampers or removing one OF the plates
over the oven.
The best way to rest Is TO lie down. re-
lax every muscle, lie as limp as a rag,
and Danish from the mind all thought OF
work or care.
Charlotte russo is more appetizing and
less siekening If 1t Is favored with sherry.
This should be stirred In carefully or the
cream win curdle.
A powerful and cheap disinfectant for
use in closets, stables &c, may be made
by taking chloride OF lime. one pound,
and water. three gallons
An artistic receptacle for wood alcohol
is little kettle OF hammered brass with
long. slender spout; pretty addition to
the tea table
Green window shades should provide
darkness for baby's daytime maps
To clean ivory make q paste OF chalk,
olive oil. and ammonia, equal parts, and
rub well. Let II remain on until thor
oughly dry and then wash of.
When eggs are broken and cannot be
used at once they viii keep better II the
shells be removed and a quarter of a tea
spoonful Of salt beaten in for each egg.
The bureau drawer can be made TO open
easily and noiselessly by rubbing Il with
common soap, and the same device can
be used upon doors that stick.
To keep sliced Spanish opions from fall
ing apart take toothpicks and stick them
through each sale OF the center: then dip
in egg and cracker crumbs and fry In
batter.
To mend rubber use soft kid from an
old glove and paste the patch to the gum
with automobile paste. The leather ad-
heres better 10 the gum than a gum
patch.
A delicate sandwich filling is made from
one part chopped almonds and two parts
OF shredded or grated celery. with a dash
OF salt Moisten the mixture with mayon-
naise.
To save gas. remove the tip and insert
a small piece of cotton IN the pipe and re-
place the tip. This lessons the pressure
and a more even and softer light is OBJ
tanned
Pour little olive oil over olives to pre-
vent their becoming tainted