The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-11
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

oughly until dry.
Grease the bottom of granite or tin
pots before placing over the fire and
the black will wash off easily.
Apply kerosene literally to any cop
per vessel which has become discol-
ored; then wash with hot water and
soap.
The right way to peel onions: Be
gin at the root of the onion, peeling
upward. and the juices will not fly
into YOUR eyes
Ii you get ink on your fingers, wet
the head of match and rub it on the
ink sports. 1t IS much quicker than
to let it wear Off
When you buy new tinware, rub it
wei with lard and heat it thoroue hly
In the oven. Tinware treated thus
will never rust
When the feet of STOCKINGS are worn
out, cut them off and sit the legs
clear down. Sew several together and
use them to polish stoves.
| Windows that stick can be made to
move very freely by rubb ;ng the sides
OF the jambs, where the window slides,
with soap or paraffine.
1t something you are cooking hap
pens to scorch, set the kettle in cold
water Immediately. and there will be
worth trying.
| When cooking cabbage, ham, onions
or anything which has a strong odor,
put small pan of vinegar on the
stove and there will be no scent of
cooking in the air.
An easy method Of keeping your
fingers warm while hanging out
clothes in frosty weather is to heat
! the clothespins thoroughly in a pan
in the oven before starting.
| When frying oysters, try adding a
little baking-powder to the flour in
which they are rolled. The oysters
increase greatly in size. are puffy
and altogether very delicious
|. To have your clothes clean and
beautifully white. place a slice of
| lemon with the rind cut off in the
| boiler. The result is surprising, and
will not in any way hurt or injure the
| clothes,
| Large needles ono. ~ will hold
! lighter pictures safely and will not
lnjure plaster or paper They are
very strong and are often used in
putting up picture molding instead Of
brads.
In making little girls dresses with
| the gored or pleated skirts. take "a
piece of selvage or firm, straight piece
of material and sew it along the CEN
ten-back seam; it Will prevent them
from hanging lower in the back than
in the front.
If the common wavside Coldenrod is
! thorough cultivation, it will develop
| into a magnificent plant five or six
feet high. bearing great feathery
nlumes of bloom to beautify the gar
den.
Instead of prying fruit Jars open
with a knife, just hold the top in
warm water for a minute. You will
be surprised to see how easily the lid
will come off. This also avoids all
danger of cutting your hands, as so
often happens.
Use equal parts of alcohol and kero-
sene for emoving oil paint from the
hands. Shake we'll before using Rub
the l'ouid well in.o the skin which has
reen dauhed by the point. Then wash
the hands with a good soap. Dry the
hands thoroughly
If the alarm clock rings too loudly
for the peace of the household, slip
an elastic band around the bel to de-
minish the noise; the wider the ba nd,
the stronger the suppression, and a
few experiments will demonstrate just
what width 70 rrnst Hes,~oH'c
A large, clean marble boiled in milk,
porridge, custards. sauces OR stews
will automatically do The stirring
of burning IS prevented, therefore the
wea -iness of constant stirring is
avoided and time is saved.
Dissolve ore handful of salt in
pint of vinegar and wash the stove
with his solution. Wire dry with
turpentine in the blocking with which
you finish it off. This will put the
fustiest stove IN good condition.
Croutons for soup can Re made cas-
lily in corn-papper. They will crisp
In a moment. and a quantity may be
mace at a time. Cut the bread into
squares of the desired size, place m
the long-handled pepper and thrust
into a glowing furnace
To bleach Gle hes that have turned
yellow from long use, Or from wear
ing In the dust. put them to soak for
about five days in buttermilk Use
stone jar or a wooden bucket for
this purpose. At the end of that time
rinse thoroughly and boil in light
suds.
Before dyeing a garment mark each
right hand or left-haud Piece, so there
will he no uncertainty about which is
the right Or wrong SIDE after dyeing.
A thread fastened at one edge Of each
piece and left an irch or two in length
will ansker the purpose.
To keep a packet from tearing,
fasten the last or bottom hook and eye
and then clamp it with a hammer.
It cannot come unlocked, cannot tear
goods just below the placket at the
spot which is SO often torn, even on
comparatively new gowns.
People who have trouble with sandal
rubbers breaking where the narrow
strip goes around the hack of the foot
may make them wear much LONGER
time by using adhesive plaster. This
comes in narrow strips, and will st ok
forever to the rubber if put across the
break. 1t saves rubber bills.
When washing cream wool or cot
ton goods, instead of using bluing, try
putting the water in which few
last rinsing water, and you will he ir-
sured CT clear, bright cream, much
different from the muddy color so
often experienced when coffee is used
for tht same purpose.
For wiring oiled floors, prepare on
oiled buster. Rirg cob out Of
kerosine ard hang it out of doors until
perfectly dry. All odo~ of kerosine
d disappears. and the cloth is not oily
to the touch. This gathers the dust
and holds 1t. 1t cleans effec lively as
a damp cloth and without injury to
the wood finish
making it thinner, however, than US
ual and adding no SUGAR to it. Soak
YOUR rusted white clothes in it for
three-ouarters Of an hour, then take
out, rinse in cold water and pour hol-
ing water over them to take out the
rurple strain Of the rhuharb. This
will tare Our. rust stains when every
hing else fails.
If at any time you find your lamp
we'll almost empty, and you realize to
YOUR d'smay that there IS no oil in
The house. replenish the we'll with wa
ter The presence Of the latter causes
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