Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-12
SOME SHORT CUTS
FOR ~HOUSEKEEPERS

FOR HOUSEKEEPERS 4
A glue pot, made from a heavy earthen.
ware coffee cup, is always ready for heat
Ing. and saves many dimes for repairs.
A few cents invested in fish glue will fur.
nish a years supply. Place a tablespoon.
ful in the cup, half fll with water, ana
simmer slowly on the back of the range.
When of the consistency Of double cream,
IT IL ready for heavy cementing. such ~
leather or wood. BY adding a little water
1t can be thinncd and cheated nun
able times. BY cutting a small piece from
the upper of a worn-out shoe and covering
both SIDES with glue you will be able to
slip a patch between the lining and the
outside Of a shoe. Smooth down firmly,
and In 10 minutes you will have a shoe
mended so neatly as to be unnoticeablo. It
viii save dollars In shoes and dimes In
patches. A broken chair, torn books,
broken toys. dolls. etc. can be renewed
by a visit to this diminutive glue Dot.
When you break a piece of fine bric-a-
orac which has a tubular projection. whilo
1t may be very easy to glue 1t together
you will find it likely to break off again
unless more securely fastened. Slip q
small cork into the broke end, then glue
1t to the broken part and adjust both
broken ends together on the cork. Tho
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be repaired In this way, although q wood
on piece Is used instead OF cork. Ono
housekeeper says that II china 10 tied to-
Eether and boiled in milk the pieces viii.
adhere and the article will last for many
years.
To mend fragile glass. dissolve a small
uantity OF gum arabic in clear wine and
use as a mucilage. II make an invisible
glue. very satisfactory, and which viii
not dissolve in water.
An excellent paste for mendislg a broken
lamp socket Is TO use a spoonful OF raw
egg with twice the amount of water
thickened with plaster of paris. Blend the
ingredients and do the work quickly. az
plaster OF paris becomes solid quickly.
Pour the mixture into a metallic cup.
place the tip of the glass lamp in 1t. and
Dress the bowl into perfect position. Re-
move what mixture ooxes from the socket.
! Set the lamp aside for the plaster to hard
EN-. This will mend the lightest or heay.
lest lamp, and is to be depended upon.
If you break a hole in a lamp chimney.
wet a piece of white muslin in alum wa
ter made by dissolving a piece OF alum
about the size Of a bean In one tablespoons
full of water. When dry. paste this mus
lin over the hole, and you will nave 4
chimney with a patch which will not burn
and which will outlast the life of the
chimney. This Is good in case of emer-
gency.
To men broken parts of a stove
beat an egg and mix with shoe polish and
soft ashes. Work the paste smooth with
an old knife. Fill the crack and smooth
1t over with the knife. 1t makes q ce-
ment seemingly as hard as iron. which
will polish like the stove. 1t IL often
used to I'LL crevices around the stovepipe.
Another mixture that Will cement cracks
I'm stoves is equal parts OF wood ashes, salt
and clay. adding water to moisten.
To mend loose handles on knives. talo
one part sealing wax and two parts rosin.
Melt together. Dip the tip Of the knife
into the mixture and hastily place in tho
socket. When hard, tho joint will be AZ
firm as when new.
Dry shellac makes an excellent water
proof cement for repairing household aY-
ticles where metal must be Joined to wood.
bone or porcelain. such as umbrella or
cane handles, door knobs, knife handles.
etc. also for many other things which
must be cemented together. Five cents
worth of fake shellac will last for years.
Fill the hole in the article to be repaired
with it. or spread a thin layer Of It over
the fiat surface. Heal the metal until 1t
will melt the shellac readily. press the
two together, and when the metal cOols
the job is done.
Litharge mixed with glycerine to tho
consistency OF thick cream or thin putty
makes a cement that will Join wood, metal
or earthenware. and stand the action OF
either hot or cold water, as we'll as strong
heat. 1t must have time to harden fully.
which takes about a week, and will be
found excellent for fastening loose lamps.
mending leaks in ~washboilers or leaky
Joints in wood. A teaspoonful Of glycer-
Inc added to a gill of thick glue will fast
en- leather, paper and wood to metal.
To mend screens, tax an oblong or
square piece of netting about two inches
larger all around than the hole to be
mende Unravel the wire from the piece
of netting about one inch on each side.
then bend the projecting wires at right
angles turned one way. Now place the
piece of screening over the hole in the
screen. allowing the bent wires to come
through on the opposite side of the screen
With the fingers press these projecting
wires level with Inc screen. place against
some Hat. hard surface. and with a ham,
mer pound the wires nat.
If you find a tiny break in the hot-water
bag. dom throw 1t away. Apply several
coats Of liquid court plaster and let each
coat dry before applying the next. This
will extend the usefulness OF the bags.
as the court plaster is waterproof and hot
water will not melt IT.