Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-16
Vacation Help.

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Save the large pasteboard boxes in
| which! suits are sent from the store,
also the heavy cord and wooden
handles which are used when carrying
bundles. When vacation time comes
dainty wash dresses and waists can be
carried in one of them without being
crushed All that is necessary is to
tie them securely with the cord and
place handle on the side. When
the vacation is over the garments can
be rolled up and put into the regular
suitcase and the box can be thrown
| away.
To Freshen Flowers.
| To freshen withered flowers. Flow
ers such as oriental peoples and COM
mon peoples seldom remain fresh af-
! ter being cut from the plant, but if
put in a dish and boiling water poured
on the stems and left standing in the
same water they will remain fresh for
several days. When the boiling water
is first put on the flowers will droop
over, but as soon as the water starts
to cool they will straighten up. The
| same method can be used with any
! flowers that are withered from long
standing without water.
Removing FIypaper Stains.
During these summer days. when so
much sticky f1ypaper is used, it may
| be help to know that when the wind
blows it upside down, or baby acci-
| denta'ly steps on it, a cloth wet in
| gasolene will Immediately remove all
tuaces of it without injury to furni
ture, floors. or shoe soles. 1t also re-
moves it from carpets. dress goods.
hands. or anything with which it
comes in contact.
To Run Curtain Rods.
To run curtain rods in freshly iron
ed muslin curtains without tearing. try
wrapping the end of the metal rod in
strong new unbleached cotton. 1t is a
great help.
A Novel Piercer.
When the piercer for embroidery is
missing or, broken, try sharpening
down an orangewood manicure stick
and using that instead. 1t makes a
nice. clean hole and does not tear the
material jaggedly Many needle
workers prefer to use it all the time
instead of the steel or ivory imple-
ment. 1t is cheap enough and readily
replaced when broken or blunted. f
|. To Clean Corsets.
Take out the steels at front and
sides, then scrub thoroughly with tepid
or cold lather of white CASTLE soap.
using a very small scrubbing brush;
do not lay them in water. When
quite clean. let cold water run on them
freely to thoroughly rinse out the soap.
Dry without ironing, afser pulling
loy OFT until thox- ctrQi phf and
shapely in a cool place.
Household Hints.
Turpentine applied with a bit Of
flannel will ESPECIALLY if the stains
are deep restore the wilderness to
ivory knife handles. .. ...
Carpets can be both cleaned and
freshened up by going over them once
week with broom dipped in hot
water that has a little turpentine in
it. ............. ,-...i... t..,..-.
A good way to prevent fiat irons from
sticking to starched things is to tie
UP a piece of beeswax In flannel and
run on the iron before using it, This
method gives a nice gloss to the arti-
Gle.
Keeping Closets Clean.
Usually there are about the house
closets SO dark that except at the
yearly or semi-yearly housekeeping it
is impossible to tell whether or not
| they are dirty. They are breeders of
disease, even in the best-managed
households. for no maid and few mis-
/ tresses will crawl into the dark hole
under the stairs or back in the kitch-
en- after perfectly invisible dust.
One solution of the problem is to
paint these closets white, ceiling, floor
! and walls, says the St. Paul Pioneer
| Press. 1t is easy enough to see dirt
! then. and the other and more useful
contents of the closet as well. If one
1 can keep the hall closet clean. and
I find the family overshoes on sight
simply by painting the closet white
| then, by all means, let us hasten to
| the paintshop. and remove the obso-
lete and horrible wallpaper that usu-
ally. incumbers these germ hotels.
If the closet is still dark after this
treatment, try cleaning with the ai(
of the electric fiashlight There is M
4 danger of fire. and corners can hi
closely investigated. All of which j!
an advantage to the housewife whs
does not love dirt and disorder.