The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-15
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

(From Mrs. Maud E. Cilley
 To clean knives. pots and kettles. cork used with securing soap Is
 10 stop hiccoush. dip a small lump of sugar in vinegar and alloy it to di0olve slowly In tho mouth. E saT h clean very dirty windows, make A nn1xtzr9 Of parts of water and kerg- Sene. was6 them with this and dry
 Ink stainsI if treated at once, will 4fold to hot milk. Another plan ts 4o rub tho stain with half a tomato tnd r1pe ii cold watsr-
 M 0he 0c6hdnAcA woman 1nalleD cor ,ast coyers pf her white shirtwaists though out of style.
 " Spirits of arnica is said to. be use- full in bad cases of sunburn,a but should not be used when there is any abfu1aon of the skins
 To get the very best effect from em-, brolderieS used as edgings. do not trim the edges until after the gar mont has been washed and ironed. For baked stu1ed tomatoess cut quite . cavity fin the stem end of the tomatoes and i'll with butter, salt, pepper and crust of bread. Bake in . moderate oven until tender.
 Drive one or more brass-headed tncks in the, frame over which the 1oooe window slides- The curved heads allow the windows to move over them easily. and they are ai- ways in place.
 The bet way to mend a button hole which is torn out is to lay 2 piece 01 closely woven tape back of it. sew in place, hem the old button- holo to. 1t, cut out and work a new buttonhole in its place.
 To extract . needle from the flesh, apply a m6gnet immediately, as the nssh closes, quickly over the needle. But the magnet arrests the penetrat- ing m6vement of the needle and fin- alp draws 1t out.
 C1oths stained with tea or coffee tap; but if the stains have been some time in the linen. they must be steepe4 in warm water in which bo- rax has t,en dissolved.
 To draw threads easily from linen for. hemstitahing and other fancy. and apply with shaving brush to the linen After 1t dries the threads may be drawn without difficulty.
 An excellent celery seasoning may De made at home. Get cents worth of celery seed; run it through break 1t in q mortar: mix with about ten times it's bulk of table salt and bottle.
 A novel way of cleaning wool slkirts fs to hang them on the clothes Fine and then turn the hose on them, cIeansing first one side and then the other. They should be left to dry in the sun. and will need little or no pressing.
 Nothing is more suitable for the warm weather curtains than scrim, or even linen in a coarse weave; and if this is bought in a plain color, lovely sets for doors and windows can be made with the addition of a little
 MiideS stains are often very persis- tent, but they will disperse when GOV cred with . mixture made of soft soap and powdered starch in equal pertg and hais as much salt noisten- ed with lemon juice. Lay on both sides with an artists brush. s
 Even in summer. if you use a hot air furnace-and it is not in use then. of coufDe-never allow the celler to be swept or cleaned up in any way without 6ryt covering every register in tlfe> house with a damp cloth. This prevents any dust from getting into the Goon14-
 How many housekeepers know that when a door sticks" at the sill or at the top or sides and the man of the house or neighborhood carpen- kor is not within call, common yellow aoap rubbed on the places will help the trouble and the door will open and shut easily.
 Common oflcloth makes a good dur able stencil. Stamp the pattern on tho cloth side. cut out and use, when working, the, enameled side upper most To prevent stenciiing from fading, place the work between cloths which have been dipped in salt wa tsr and press until dry.
 When you write a letter requiring a number of carbon copies, if you win put each sheet of carbon about m inch from the top of your paper, you viii be able to pull all the car bon6 ont later on, from the bottom. and rave the time usually wasted in eeparat1ng c6rbons and copies.
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