Middletown transcript., 1912-06-22
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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with big white apron to match.
Have pair of tweezers handy to aid ia
pulling threads out of the canvas when
you are marking towels with cross-stitch
embroidery. Any women who has suffer
ed from so;e fingers after doing much
work OF this sort will recognize the value
OF this suggestion.
The danger of slipping when getting
out OF bath tub will be greatly decreas.
ed IT nickle handle is screwed to the
wall at just the right height to make it
convenient to be grasped for support. 1t
is especially helpful to anyone suffering
from rheumatism.
DO not add receipts to your book until
you have tried them; then you will know
whether or not you really care to keep
them. A letter file is good receiver for
the clippings until you have tried them
first.
DO not throw away colored pictures if
you have no children in your hone. Keep
big envelope in the drawer of the lib
rary table and slip into it any pretty pic
ture that comes to the house. Often an
advertisement is worth saving after the
type matter has been cut off. When an
envelope is filled address it to some child
you know or to children's hospital.
Squares OF hemBed cheesecIoth kept in
the kitchen or pantry drawer will be
found useful to put over bowls or pitchers
containing soup, milk, etc., or to throw
over cold roast before putting it away,
OF course the cloths should be fastened
snugly over the dishes and box of rub=
Der bands with a pile of cloths will be
found more convenient than string for
this purpose.
Should you be annoyed by the great
amount of steam which usually accom-
panies the cooking of cabbage, onions, eto,
take deep lid, or turn the lid of your
cooking pot upside down and put cold
water in it,, As the water becomes heated
empty it out and put in fresh water, This
will not only keep the steam fro q your
kitchen but will lessen the odor of cook.
ing throughout the house,
Mend your boyis trousers by MACHINE
to save both time and labor. These tears
never Pull out if properly done, aud tie
patch shows very slightly. Take q piepe
of material as much like the trousers az
possible and baste under the torn or worn
place put the work under the machine
needle and beginning at one end stitch
backward and forward across the tear,
being careful not to turn back uEtiI we'll
over the worn place. Stitch as close as
you find practical. When finished, cut
out from underneath any unnecessary
material and press well.
The resourceful woman has learned that
by adding to her work she lessons it, that
is by preparing a larger quantity of food
that is keepable, which takes no longer
than to prepare small amount, she saves
herself much work.
Salt will remove fresh ink stain from
a carpet.
Fish is very unwholesoms when not
well cooked as well as unpalaiable.
Window glass should not be cleaned
with soap as this treatment renders the
glass cloudy. A Little boTax or ammonia
may be added to warm water.
To boil cabbage select small heads of
hem rather then large ones as they will
be more dellcately favored.
When pork is to be cooked with cab
page put the meat in to cook first and
when it begins to grow tender add the
cabbage.
Before putting fruits away in your Gel
al see that the cellar is clean and we'll
with no musty smell or mold
IN walls or shelves.
Where wild fruits are abundant and
ugar scarce, many kinds may be dried.
1t is always better to have an upright
,iano placed against an inside wall, if
,ossible, as the outside walls of any house
re apt to gather moisture and this will
n time, effect the piano.
In cleaning ont the bureau drawers and
losets, do not throw or give away under
lothing that is much worn; by cutting
he buttons and seams off, these pieces
make the very best of dust rags, mop
loths. and cloths for cleaning woodwork
r paint.
Patent leather shoes and clippers will
asst twice as long if you wipe them off
If occasionally with soft cloth dipped
n olive oil. Keep the cloth in small tin
OK, one that has cover and the oil will
ast long time.
If your last years Panama straw hat
yellow and soiled, wash it in a warm
astile soap lather to which few drops of
mmonia has been added. Rinse we'll in
epid water, using a soft nail brush, and
hen rub with a soft clean rag until the
at is thoroughly dry.
In running the sewing machine for an
time, the work will be much
ghter if pad of old carpet is made to fit
he treadl9. Attack with strong linen
bread so that it will not slip around -
If one is obliged to keep meat for any
,ngth of time before cooking wash it welt
,ith sold water to which tablespoonful
vinegar has been added, then chop an
aion fac and spread it over the mett
n il you go to cook it. Remove all tls
nion and rinse the meat with cold vale :.
Paraffi le rubbed on the heels of stock
ngs will cause them to last much longer.
Orange fritters are as delicious an ac-
to .broiled OF fried ham as
ppIe sauce is to spare rib.
A beautiful and dainty salad is straw
erry and lettuce with mayonnaise. In
nest OF bla lched lettuce leaves arrange
few berries and tablespoonful of may