The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-25
HOUSEHOLD NOTES


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 HOUSEHOLD NOTES
 Cleaning spiral bedsprings has al- ways been a trial for the housekeep- CT. It may, however, be easily ac- complished if she uses a dish-mop and keeps one just for that purpose. Get the dust out of the springs first mop and go over the metal second time.
 A seed apron will be useful to the woman who works in a garden. Seed packets are liable. to be mislaid or overturned, but an apron designed especially for them will keep them safe. Make it of strong gingham, adding little pockets in rows. Leave "a margin of eight inches all around.
 A hole in granite ware may be mended temporarily in this way: In- sert a. nail or something else in the opening and turn it round and round until the hole is perfectly round, then pound a cork in tight, and with a sharp knife cut off most Of 1t, leav- ing only. an eighth of an inch on each sid of the metal.
 To keep feather clusters in good con dition, push them, handle first, into the leg of an cid stocking. When wanted for use, pull it out of the cover by the handle, grasping the stocking in the other hand. This not only saves space when the dusters are not in use, but lengthens their life and serviceableness. Oil your castors once in a. while and see how much more easily large pieces of furniture may be moved. Do this at any rate at housekeeping time, and take care to wipe off any superfuous oil, not only because it would collect dirt if allowed to remain, but also be- cause it might drip a little and stain the carpets or rugs.
 To economi5e oh soap, either put the broken pieces in small cloth bag and use for washing dishes and in scrub ping, or chip them line and melt tn a little water on the stove. Tn the lat ter case. by allowing the soft soap to come to a decided boil and adding a |flittle borax, you cain fashion a; solid cake of soap by pouring 1t into an old cup or dish to cool.
 To remove feathers from one tick to another without having them fly all over the place. rip open about eight or ten inches of the old pillow tick, and when making the new one leave open the same amount of space; sew both ticks together, hang the full tick on the clothes1ine and work the feath- CTS downward or leave hanging in the wind for several hours Take a piece of hay or a st1f wire about twelve inches long and bed up one end two inches, like a hairpin. This device will remove corks which have slipped down into bottles. Drop the bent wire inside the empty bottle, | turn all upside down and shake until the small end Of cork settles in neck of battle( when it can be withdrawn easily by pulling the wire.
 For cleaning silver use about a ta- blespoonful of good washing powder to quart of boiling water. Either an aluminium kettle or 8 bright tin dish which has never been washed l with other dishes is. necessary. Keep the water at boiling point. Put in the silver, allowing it to remain two or three minutes. Rinse thoroughly, and the results < will be found al. that could be desired.
 1 For cleaning furniture, a mixture of three parts linseed oil and one of turpentine. well shaken. is recom- mended; use only a very little at one time, rubbing well and polishing with a dry cloth until all the oil is rubbed into the wood. or removed. Use a woolen rag. This is claimed not only to cover scratches and disfigured parts, but restores the wood to its l natural color and gives it a fine lus- ter. ts 5f~
 White feathers of any kind, espe- cially white willow plumes, can be cleaned at home to look like new al a very small cost. Take one quart o1 gasoline and cents worth of plaster of paris and mix together to the con- sistency of whipped cream, dipping the feathers in this mixture, and squeezing and batting for a few min- utes. Then hang up in the open ail
 to- dry thoroughly and until all the gasoline evaporates
 l For disinfecting the sick room, take half cupful of common salt and two or three ounces of sulphuric acid Up on the salt pour one-half ounce of the acid and stir; every fifteen minutes repeat this until all the acid is used Tainted meats, fish or other stuffs can be purified by being confined in a tight box with salt and sulphuric acid. All effluvias of an animal na- l ture can be removed from room by burning pulverized coffee upon a fire shovel.
 | The top of a pineapple should al ways be left on to hold the fruit while peeling. Remove a few of the small prickly leaves so you can get a good hold With the fruit setting on 8 board or table, peel downward toward the bottom with a sharp knife. Still holding firmly by the top, turn upside
 down and remove all eyes with an eye
 scoop. With a sharp, thin knife slash the meat down and across in as large cubes as you wish, right in- to the core, then cut across the core into a bowl, holding by the top all
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