Evening journal., 1911-01-23
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY Mauds E. ciIlsy.

Never polish a piano with anything
but refined linseed oil.
Verdigris can be removed from brass
by the use of ammonia.
mixture of borax and red pepper
is good to rid closets of insects
Nothing makes a finer polish for
tinware than good wood ashes.
Medicine should never be left in
sight OF the invalid in the sick room.
Jonquils or daffodils are placed TO
advantage in brass or copper urn or
vase.
Undue consumption of tea, coffee,
cocoa and chocolate will make the
skin sallow.
TO make sure that bread will rise
in cold weather, warm the flour before
mixing.
Shoes will last much longer if oc-
casionally rubbed with vaseline when
they are new.
A small quantity of chopped figs
added to a nut and apple salad gives
an excellent flavor
A long-handled buttonhook should
be kept I'm the laundry to clean the
lint from the tub outlets.
| NuEdUtI
whittier ana lighter your bread when
you bake in a gas range.
| Chiffon velvet is most excellent
thing for brushing a felt hat, whether
mans or a woman's.
For obstinate nose bleed put an ice
pack or a cloth wrung out in ice wa
ter at the back of the neck.
Boiled rice or baked potato will go
excellently with sweetbreads, and this
dish is good for the sick.
A cloth shirt should never be hung
up inside out, as this tends to crease
it more than anything else.
TO insure that potted plants will
thrive, always have a little water in
the saucer under the fiower-pot.
When milk boils over on the stove
sprinkle on some salt at once. This
will counteract the disagreeable odor
Bronzes should be cleaned by rub
bing with sweet oil. Rub dry with
a soft cloth and polish with chamois
After putting buttered paper in the
cake pans, sprinkle in Just little
-four. This will keep the cakes from
sticking.
Cruel, when properly prepared
should be little thicker than cream
and should be absolutely free from
Jumps.
A little alcohol rubbed on quickly
will clean dirty window better thar
soapsuds; ammonia in wash water II
equally good.
Physicians claim that sleep is mor'
refreshing in a darkened room
is we'll TO accustom children from
infancy TO sleep in the dark.
Dampness will soon tarnish bras
articles. But if they are kept in
dry and cool place they will remain
untarnished for a long time.
A flannel dipped in spirits OF turpen
tine will be found very useful Il
cleaning the porcelain tub or sink
Kerosene will answer almost as vel
Wet shoes should be stuffed wit
paper before they are put away. Tn
paper will absorb the moisture an
keep the shoes from becoming hard,
When packing, tie in bottle CORK
we'll and put the bottles in the middl
of the trunk. If packed solidly /
this way they will carry around tn
world.
Brass polished only with rotter
stone and oil will have a deep, ric
yellow tone, while the acid polishe
; leave it whiter and more brilliant.
Cold water with but little soa
should be used for washing colore
silks. If the color runs, vinegar shoul
be stirred into the water until th
G color sets.
r When coal is needed on the fire
n the sick room it should be brougl
into the room in paper bags, whio
should be laid gently on the fire
, prevent noise.
n A teaspoonful of glycerine added
y a gill Of glue makes a cement that
: a great convenience in the kitchei
q and is especially good for fastenin
u leather, paper or wood to metal.
+ A dry rubber sponge" is excelleI
d for cleaning woolen materials. The
g should be laid fat and the sponG
II swept over them briskly, care beir
IS taken to rub the wrong side of Il
o nap.
Dampers should be placed in a
d pipes leading from heaters and ke
n closed in summer, as air from Il
, furnace should not be allowed TO flo
Ie into the house when the fire is out.