Middletown transcript., 1910-07-16
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

grease the rim lightly WlthR bit OF butter.
SteWpsns in which vegetables are being
boiled may be treated in the same way.
To care for leftover cooked food, such
as oatmeal, rice, etc., cover with cold
water when putting away. Turn water
off when ready to use again and you viii
have no crust on your food.
/ One-half cupful of milk added to :
dishpan half full of hot water will be
found good in washing dishes. 1t gives
the dishes polished look, softens the
water and prevents a greasy scum from
appearing on the top of the water.
For marking linen, organdie and other
wash goods from q pattern, use little
metal stiletto. Punch through the per
foration in paper pattern and by the
time your tucks, seams, etc., are made
the holes will have disappeared. One
can mark both sides at once quickly and
exactly.
To remove an obstinate glass stopper
which not only resists force, but the
usually prescribed hot cloths and every
thing else which ingenuity could devise,
use drop Of sweet oil. Put il on the
rim Of the bottle, where it will settle,
around the stopper. In ten minutes the
top lifts out.
Velvet or ribbon bows may be given
new life without removing them from the
hat by using q curliDg-iron. II should
be made quite hot, then covered loosely
with a vet cloth and inserted in the
loops, opening iron at wide as loops de-
mand, and holding it there until loops
are dry, when they will look like new.
To keep washboilsr from rusting after
using it on a washday, wipe dry, then
take q piecb of cloth and saturate with
kerosene, wipe the boiler inside and ont.
A plain cloth dipped in hot water and
then in a saucer Of bran will clean white
paint and not injurs it. The bran acts
like soap on the paint.
Chinaware that has been. burned or
darkened through use may be frightened
in this way: Take teaspoonful Of soda,
moisten with water and seouF tiil the
spots are removed.
A crust Of bread is. best to clean
sticky bread or cake PAM Never use
knife or anything that will scratch the
surface and invite more sticking thsre-
after.
The cleanest and best dishwasher is 4
small Whisk broom made of the finest
broomcorn. Place ascrsweye in the han.
die, so that it may be hung up when not
in use. It is readily cleaned by holding
under hot water faucet for q few minutes.
Having several pairs Of shoes and never
wearing the same pair more than one or
two days at time will rest the leather
and make it last better.
+ Old tea or coffee stains require soaking |
in cold water before boiling, but freshly |
made stains may be cleaned by pouring /
boiling water over the spot from height
30 that the water will fall on the stain |
with some force.
In peeling tomatoes, remember that the
flavor OF the tomato is best preserved if
the skin is removed with knife. If hot
water is used, plunge the fruit into the
boiling water and remove instantly, peel
ing immediately,
Wiping the face with q soft flannel or
piece Of silk keeps down Objectionable
''shine" of the nose. Ithis does not help
try bathing the nose with hot water 10
which teaspoonful Of powdered borax
has been dissolved to each pint
Cultivate the throwing away habit;
your garret will benefit. Also your
nerves. When discarding, pay first at
tention to old shoes, old straw hats, old
books, paper and magazines. Ragged
furs, moth-eaten feathers and faded
flowers also should go.
White erin hats are cleaned by spong-
ing with water and soap, not Wettfng
them thoroughly. Stuff the crown with
paper to keep the shape, and dry quickly.
Black Grin hats are cleaned in hot water
and ammonia, applied with flannel cloth,
wringing the latter nearly dry.
In using gasoline precautions must be
taken lest the fluid leave ring on the
clothing. Try the gasoline again, first
putting piece of blotting paper under
she spot then mark a ring in fulIers' earth
or French chalk around the spot to keep
the grease from spreading.
Ugly cracks and splits in furniture may
often be filled in with beeswax SO that the
marks will hardly show. Slightly soften
the beeswax until it becomes like putty.
Then press il fruly into the cracks and
smooth the surface over with sthin knife.
Then rub over with olive oil.
Soft water should always be used in
cleaneiDg the hands. Where the water
is hard pinch Of borax will make it
ssft and bland soap should be used, or
better, almond meal. An oil of some
kind il one OF the best agents for clean.
ings the hands when they are grimy.
The housewife whose hands are filed
with dirt which is ground into the poresl
may use plain lard. bat the woman who
wants her hands soft and white ell the
time will keep small bottle of olive DILL
on the wsshstand and pour fen drops
into the palms before wsGting them at all.
This she rubs in, then wipes off, applies
again, and rubs well; then uses soap and
warm water, unless the skin is extremely
day, when thorough wiping will make
the hands soft without drying TOO much.
Do not throw away withered lettuce.
Wash in cold water, put in covered dish
for over night and it will be more crisp
and tender than when taken from the
garden.
A hot iron and blotting paper will re-
move grease from wallpaper.
Chamois gloves should be washed on the
hands With mild soap and water. Then
take off and rinse in water that is luke
warm and has tablespoon OF olive oil
we'll mixed before putting in the gloves.
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