The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-04

five boards, were nailed securely to-
gether. Strong metal casters were
fastened to the bottom and a lid
hinged on to the top. l padded the
lid with excelsior and covered it with
cretonne A gathered valance of the
same material was tackled to the ends
and front side Of the case. When
finished / had an extra seat that
could be easily moved to any place in
the dining room, my boards are kept
free from dust, and by raising the lid
they may be easily drawn out when
needed.
For Porcelain Sink.
When the porcelain sink is stained
or discolored, take equal parts of
chloride of lime and a good soap pow
der and rub thoroughly for few
minutes until the stains disappear.
Then take lemon and squeeze the
Juice on the sink board, sprinklinS
hours, but at the end of that time all
iron rust and other stains will have
disappeared. If the rust spots are
deep or have been on a long time, it
will require more than one applica-
ton.
Old Hot-Water Bags.
Old hot-water bags should not be
thrown away, as they make excellent
Innings for sponge cases, or for bags
in to carry bath or tooth brushes,
soap, etc, when travelling, If covered
with any bright material. Small
pieces of the rubber cut three and
half by one and a half inches and
sewed with white thread make nice
finger stalls to put on when pairing
fruit and vegetables
A New Use for a Button.
Always having difficulty in keeping
the cork from slipping inside salt and
pepper shakers, / took common
white button size or so larger than
the opening in the bottom of the
shakers, sewed it through the cork
and since have had no trouble. This
not only keeps the. cork in place, but
also looks much better-the white but
ton resembling the china more than
an ugly cork does.
For busting.
The incest buster for busting about
the house is a duck or goose wing,
which, on account of its feathery soft
ness, does not scratch the furniture,
as some busters do. Anyone living
in the city may get the wings from
the farmers at very little cost.
Filling Floor Cracks.
Take pound of glue, put enough
cold water on to cover, let stand over
night. Then take as much corn
starch as you think you need (about
one pound for good-sized floor
pour the liquid off from the glue and
mix with the starch thin enough so
1t will run along the crevices. After
you have filled one, take a knife and
smooth even with floor, as it hardens
very soon. This Is well worth try
ing.
To Prevent Rust on Clothes.
Clothes that have been boiled in wa
ter in which soap has been Clipped
often have rust spots appear on them
after being blued. l have learned that
tiny particles of the soap clinging to
the clothes cause the rust spots by
the chemical action of the bluing on
them. / now merely drop one large
piece Of soap into the boiler or washer
and have had no further trouble.
For Heels That Slip.
II anyone troubled with blistered
heels, from having the foot slip up and
down in low shoes, will cut four
small half circles Of velveteen, and
glue these pieces smoothly to the
sides Of the heel, they will have no
more trouble. as the nap of the vel
veteen prevents the foot from rubbing
up and down.
Putting Rods In Curtains.
When running rod through curtains,
cut finger from an old kid glove and
place 1t over the end Of the rod. 1t
will go through like magic.
CoIoring Lace.
Put into a box or pan five cents
worth Of yellow ochre, mix into this
enough rice powder to make the de-
sired shade-the more rice powder
used the lighter the shade. Shake the
lace into this, then remove and
brush off the remaining powder. The
ochre and rice powder may be bought
at any druggists. This will be a fast
color.
To Detect Poison ViaIs,
Tie over the tops OF all poisons used
in the household a wad Of batting
covered with cap Of cloth tied around
the bottles nose. Use this on no