The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-19
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

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 If you are troubled with rats. try the following: Put on board or shingIe a little mound of dry I've. about a tablespoonful. Mix enough molasses with the lye to moisten it. then pour just a little more over the top Rats love molasses and will eat the lye unknowingly.
 The very best remedy for a bruise is butter. Whenever one of the chii- dren has a fall or knock of any kind, apply butter. This relieves the pain, prevents swelling and keeps the hurt place from turning black and blue. It is a very simple saIve and one that is always in the house
 The process of dusting may be rem dered practically dustless if the dust cloths are occasionally washed in hot studs. dipped in kerosene and then dried thoroughly in the open air The duster or dry mop treated in this man her greatly improves the appearance of hardwood floors
 A shirtwaist box in a bathroom will fill want that is often felt. Very often the room is too small for both a chair and a hamper for soIIed cloth es. shirtwaist or utility box will answer both purposes and look better. If not needed for soiled clothes it will do for clean towels
 The beautiful gold lace and trim mings so much worn at present tarn- ish very quickly. They can be clean ed by the use of powdered rock am monia- Reduce the rock ammonia to a powder and apply with soft brush Or flannel cloth. If badly tarnished allow trimming to lie wrapped in the powder for several days.
 Here is a splendid way to wash dirt or kalsonline from woodwork without marring the walls: Take a flat piece of tin about twelve inches long and six inches wide and bend up an inch on the long side to hold it by. Place the opposite side to the edge of the woodwork, slipping the tin along as you wash or scrub it.
 To open stubborn fruit jar, inveTt the top of the jar in hot water CbOil- ing hot, but not boiIing), taking care that the water is not deep enough to touch the glass. The principle is to expand the metal top Then open as usual A minute or two is sufficient should it remain in too long the glass would also be expanded.
 Clothes props kept in one place, where they can always be found in good condition on washing days. is easily accomplished by following this plan: Fasten two loops of stout cord Or leather against the wall of the house somewhere near the laundry, one placed high, the other low Through these loops slip the poles as soon as they are no longer needed
 Delicate marab bou neckpieces and trimmings may be readily cleansed at home. Shake the marabou very care fully in warm soapsuds of some good white soap Continue until water is soiled and use clean suds until mara bou looks clean. Rinse we'll Hang in the sun, if possjb' e, or where the air will strike it, and shake gently, now and then, until dry Dry as quickly as possible.
 To keep out weeviIs or any HttIk pests from the small breakfast foods which come in pasteboard boxes, cut off a small portion Of one corner of the box and force a cork into the opening made. Another decided ad- vantage about this is that by ta king out the cork the food can be poured in a small stream directly from the box to the boiling water without the use of further utensils