Evening journal., 1911-05-09
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
By Msuds E. cllIsy.

To polish aluminium make mix
ture of borax, ammonia and water.
Apply with soft cloth.
A little soap or black lead rubbed
on the hinge of a squeaking door will
often remedy matters.
When sewing machine needles be-
come blunted rub them across a whet-
stone. which repoints as good as new
Brown boots may be blackened by
rubbing the blacking well into the
shoes with a raw potato and then
polishing.
A nutpick kept on the kitchen table
is a most covenient article for re-
moving the paper cover from the milk
bottles.
To waterproof boots melt together
two parts of beeswax with one part Of
mutton fat and apply to the leather
at night.
When washing blouses. fine hand
kerchiefs, lace wells, ties. etc, put a
small lump of orris root in the rinsing
water. This imparts a delicate violet
scent to them, much more permanent
than any that can be achieved by a
sachet
Shavings Of cedar wood or camphor
enclosed in muslin bags, and the lat
ter distributed among the clothes, will
prevent moths.
See that anything stood away for
future use is tightly covered, other
wise it absorbs impurities or may
taint eggs. butter and milk
., Brush gilt braid free from dust
with fine brush and rub on it pow
dered rock alum. which will remove
the tarnish when il is brushed off.
When food has accidentally been
made too salty in cooking, the effect
may be counteracted by adding
tablespoonful of vinegar and one of
sugar.
The following mixture is excellent
for staining boards: Take quarter
of pint of black japan, three
quarters of a pint of turpentine. and
if a lump of burnt sienna ground in
turpentine is added It will make the
stain nice rich oak color.
Banana, pulped and seasoned with
lemon, is a tasty filling for brown
bread sandwich. For the luncheon
or the o'clock tea they will be found
delicious
If hall a bottle of olives has been
used and you wish to keep the rest.
add a pinch of salt to the brine, pour
a teaspoonful Of olive oil into the
liquid and replace the cork.
Hemstitched tablecloths and nap
kins can he mended when the hem
stitching breaks by fagoting the edges
together with strong thread This will
wear as long as the article
A delicious sandwich paste is made
from shredded lettuce. chopped
pimolas and a sprinkling of parmessu
cheese. Mix with mayonnaise and
spread on buttered slices of brown
bread.
When using a bottle Of glue the
stopper may he prevented from stick
Ing by rubbing a fresh one with a
little lard or grease of some kind and
using that in place of the old. sticky
one.
Ground glass globes, whether plain
or figured will be brighter and winter
If, after being washed in soap and
water, they are rinsed and then allow
cd to drain instead Of being wiped
Save all the lemon hulls. drop them
into the vessel in which you boil your
tea towels and it will whiten them
wonderfully. and there will be a clean
freshness about them that is very de-
sirable.
Sew the skirt binding on the hem
of your skirt before you press ft.
Pressing the goods fattens it, and &c
becomes difficult to fell the braid on
thin fabric without stitching
through IT,
Put a good-sized lump of salt into
a cup of vinegar and put into the YES
sci that is discolored and let it stand
for half a day Wash we'll with warm
water and SOAP and sediment will
come off easily.
An easy way to mend torn lace Is
to place a piece of paper under the
place to. be sewed and then 10 stitch
on the machine until this hole is fill
ed. Use very fine thread and pick
out the paper afterward.
Clean mating with bran instead of
washing it with soap and water. Tie
the bran in cheesecloth bag, dip the
bag into clean, warm water. rub with
a cloth wrung from warm salt wa
ter
To brighten your carpet add table
spoonful of turpentine to two gallons
of water and after the carpet is swept,
dip a cloth in the turpentine water
and go over the carpet thoroughly
The cloth must be wrung quite dry.
A rusty CRATE can be cleaned with
little trouble if it be black-leaded and
then left for "a hours. or even for a
couple of days. The black lead will
absorb the rust and the steel can
then be polished in the ordinary way
Soak piece of string in turpentine
and tie it around the glass Just where
you wish the break to come. Then 1ll
the glass or bottle up to the point
with cold water. and set fire to the
string. The glass will snap all along