Evening journal., 1912-10-12
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Do not waste housecleaning time
to go through boxes of old letters
and clippings. Dust the boxes and
put them in a place where they can
be gone over at leisure.
An excellent remedy for the bite
of gnat or mosquito is to paint the
spot with liquid ammonia or a weak
solution of boric acid. Peroxide OF
hydrogen is also good.
One teasponful of clear lemon juice
taken fifteen minutes before each
meal and at bedtime is a good pre-
ventive for headache IL taken when
the first symptoms appear
Cucumbers, turnips and carrots
should be firm to the touch when
fresh. Lettuce, If of the headed va
riety, should have firm bleached
hearts, showing no trace of rust.
The oiled paper which comes
around butter, lard, etc, should not
be thrown away, but carefully re-
moved and used to line cake tins or
as a covering for the steamed pud-
ding.
For sunburn and freckles, use
half an ounce OF elder flowers into
three pints of boiling water and let
them infuse for two hours. Strain
the mixture thoroughly and use as a
wash.
Chiffon can be renewed by spread
! ing a wet cloth over very hot iron
and holding the chiffon over the steam
until It is free from wrinkles. The
chiffon should be dried quickly.
NfFI,ar, ff,, rrf,fto tssffas,,fr,o ~, a qnnt
or dress becomes dingy, wiring a clean
white cloth out of thin starch. place
IL on the trimming. then put a dry
cloth over that and iron with hot
Iron
Remember when filling a cake tin
to spread the batter as much to the
side as possible. leaving the depres-
sion IN the center: then when the cake
is baked It viii be level and more
convenient Tor icing
Potatoes should not be soaked
more than a few minutes before they
are cooked. II is an excellent plan
to cook potatoes with their skins on,
as so much Of the noriushment is
Thrown away with the peel. Pour off
the water as soon as the potatoes are
done and stand them uncovered OIL
y
and butter and dish them up for the
table.
Coddied apples are delicious. Take
-FOUR large apples, onc-third cupful oi
sugar and two cupfuls OF water; pare
and core the apples, place them in q
saucepan, add the water with the
sugar dissolved. Cover tightly, anc
when tender, remove to individual
Ls.f.
Place a Tablespoonful OF sweetenet
whipped cream on top Of each.
Satin very much soiled can b,
cleaned by making a solution OF one
and one-half tablespoonfuls OF kero
sene with three quarts OF sOapsuds
let the satin soak income or two hours
After this dip the satin up and dowr
repeatedly ia clean warm water tina
has been made soapy, then rinse wei
! | by moving II up and down in cleai
!, warm water. Press II when it Il
nearly dry.
, Frilled muslin curtains, which arr
n livery troublesome 10 iron, are easil,
= managed in the following way
= Choose rather windy day, and afte
[ the curtains have been put through
( a thin starch hang them on the linz
ithSihWh4 = men uIdW AoWn IN
. sides quite level and just stroke ou
d the frills with the hands. The win'
p will flap them out and they will loo
as well as if goffered.
/. A little cold water put into a sauce
g and few drops OF ammonia adde
! will make an excellent solution TO
= cleaning a felt hat First brusf
;, the hat well. then sponge it thor
, ~ with the ammonia water, thei
Z wiring a thick cloth out Of cold water
; place it over the hat and iron wit
l a moderately hot iron until IL is dry
? Whom you pull the cloth away yoi
Z viii raise the nap. and the hat vii
, look almost new.