Middletown transcript., 1910-07-02
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

at once with salts of lemon If the color
will not run.
If milk is split over it, wash at once
with soap and water.
II candle or other grease falls on it, take
it out with iron and blotting paper, French
chalk or be. lin callas.
| II it is rain spotted. iron on the wrong
side with piece Of muslin between the
cloth and the iron.
Tartar, one of the greatest enemies OF
the teeth, may be kept away by the daily
brushing Of the teeth and the use of a
few drops of myrrh in half glassful OF
water. Use moderately stiff toothbrush.
The teeth should be brushed after each
meal, but where this is not convenient,
cleanse them thoroughly every morning.
One of the greatest boons that the good
housewife can have along the line of aids
in doing her work is linoleum for her
kitchen floor. There is no grimed in dirt
to dig out by main force and awkward
ness, mop being the only means re-
quired to keep it looking fresh and clean.
Especially will this improvement be ap-
preciated in homes where the floor is OF
soft wood and have become badly worn.
To prevent moths and other insects in
house closed for the summer cleanliness
is necessary, as spots on fabrics and dust
and dirt on wood attract household pests.
If the dirt alone were not reason enough
for applying soap and other cleansing
agents there is the added fact that wash
ing or airing will exterminate insects.
It is not too much to say that every
inch of wood which is not in the light OF
day should be washed with ammonia
water and soap. All bureau and dressing
table drawers should be emptied, wiped
carefully with wet clothes and then put
into the sun for an hour or two to dry
and air. Fresh papers should be put in,
and every article that has been in the
drawers should be shaken and aired.
The fact that garments are not of ma
terial that moths will attack is no reason
for omitting the precaution of shaking
them, for there are buffalo and other
insects that like cotton as well as wooden.
Lavender flowers or few drops of oil OF
lavender in chests of drawers act as pre-
ventiVes.
All heavy draperies must be summed,
as we'll as brushed and shaken, before
being packed away. II there are wooden
carpets on the floors and the rooms are
to be darkened special attention must be
given the floor coverings. For example,
the carpets should be swept and then
wiped with heavy cloth wrung ont of
strong ammonia water. Then the win.
doWs must be opened to dry the carpets
before camphor, tar balls or other moth
preventives are scattered over the rugs,
ETC., and ground into the nap by walking
on the balls.
Closet doors in rooms tightly closed
must be opened SO more air will be ad.
mitted, and the retreat is lees snug for
moths. Whatever articles are wrapped |
in newspaper should be done SO that no
persistent intruder can get into them
around the edges. and the safest way to
accomplish this is to turn under the edges |
of tops and sides twice before tying the
bundles.
Rugs are likely to go through the warm
season in good condition if laid fiat on the
floor, putting plenty of moth preventive
over the surface as the carpets are treated.
If you have any felt hats from the win.
ter that are not to be preserved for future
use here is way that you can turn them
to account. From them you can make
pot lifters, iron holders, polishers for
waxed floors, mats on which to stand
plants aud rounds to paste on legs Of
chairs aud tables to stop scratches.
Oil paintings may be cleaned by rub
bing over them freshly cut slice OF
potato which has been slightly dampened.
The lather should be wiped off with a
soft damp sponge and then the picture
should be washed with lukewarm water, |
dried and polished with q piece of soft
silk that has been washed.
A tempting dish for the summer lunch
con may be made by sprinkling lettuce
leaves literally with fresh saIted peanuts
or pecans. Serve with mayonnaise or
French dressing.
When making fruit pie, brush the
lower crust with unbeaten white Of egg
to prevent the juice from soaking through
the pastry and making it soft and soggy,
as often is the case,
Chamois gloves may be washed in
warm, soapy water with little borax
added, squeezed through the fingers until
the dirt is removed and then rinsed in
change of water that is also slightly soapy.
To clean ivory, wash well in soap and
water with small brush and place, while
wet, in the sunshine. This should be
repeated several times day for several
days, still keeping in the sunshine. Il
will restore it to perfect Whiteness.
The best way to make lemonade is to
mix the lemon juice and the sugar in
very little water, stirring until the sugar
is fully dissolved. This saves sugar and
can be kept for days, to be used With
more water whenevt it is desired.
To clean white linen parasol, wet il,
soap it, and scrub it with nail or other
fne brush, then rinse ID thoroughly and
dry il spread open. Ii
To remove wall paper from the wall
easily, dissolve one fourth OF q pound OF
saltpetrs in gallon of water and with
.he solution wet one strip Of paper at .
Eimc. The paper comes of very easily
and In strips as il was pnt on the wall.
To keep fatiron smooth, rub il With