The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-27
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Insects like neither salt nor alum.
 Save the newspapers for polishing windows.
 If range is properly taken care of 1t will last fifteen years
 Rust can be removed by boiling the garment in cream of tartar water.
 The fat from ham and sausage Is very good to use for warming over Do tatoes. skins from all fruit to be eaten by children.
 It is a convenience in travelling to have asbroad band of color painted on your trunk.
 Rub the zinc-covered kitchen table with cloth dipped in vinegar. It will keep it bright.
 DO not allow ashes to collect In the ashpan; they will cause the grate to burn out quickly.
 Frozen potatoes can be made eat able if they are soaked in water three days before cooking
 Painted woodwork can be satisfac- torily washed by dissolving baking soda in warm water.
 Put a pair of old gloves in the shoe box to keep the hands clean when polishing shoes E Cayenne pepper sprfnkled on every shelf and in every crevice is said to drive mice away.
 The water in which unsalted rice has been boiled makes an excellent starch for lingerie waists.
 Open shelves should be avoided in the kitchen. as it Is almost impossible to keep them free from dust.
 Do not throw away the coarse, green celery leaves. Dry them; they make very good Havorfng for soups.
 Stale maccaroons make a delicious addition to puddings and custards if puIVer1zed and SpT1nkled over the top
 It is convenient to keep bottle of common shot on the sink shelf for use when cleaning bottles or glass jars.
 Holes in stockings are much easier to darn if a thread is run around each hole before beginning to darn.
 If a little salt is sprinkled in the frying pan before putting the fat in, the stove will not be sp1ashed with the grease.
 After cutting a slice off a ham, rub the cut side with cornmeal, as this keeps the ham from becoming rancid.
 Butter milk should not be all lowed to remain uncovered in the re- frigerator, as they absorb -odors very quickly.
 If windows are wiped once a week with a cloth dipped in alcohol, they will not become frosted in cold weath-
 When garbage is burned, it should first be dried, otherwise steam is creat- ed, and the moisture is injurious to
 If trunk cover refuses to shut, try fitting the tray into the cover and shutting them down together. This always succeeds.
 Put silver in a pan and cover it with thick, sour milk. Let it stand for half an hour and it will come out bright a new dollar.
 Paint brushes can be kept from dry ing out by putting them in water, over which there is a. little kerosene oil Or turpentine poured
 When roasting meat, put pan of water in the oven, the steam which arises from the water will aid in nak- ing the meat tender.
 before frost comes; it will be ready for use when you want to start your early seeds in the spring.
 When water has spilled on a val uable book, lay a. blotter on each side of the first wet leaf and iron until dry with a medium hot iron.
 Clothes will not freeze fast to the line if a cloth is dipped in salt water and rubbed over the line when the clothes are ready to hang up.
 If there is loo much bluing in the rinsing water, all bad effects can be avoided by adding three or four ta- blespoonfuls of household ammonia
 Croauettes, when fried in deep fat should stand in warm place for half an hour before frying; this will make them brown more quickly.
 If you have a jabot which is trouble fore it is washed, then iron and re- move the threads. Use fine thread
 To wind a curtain, remove it from the brackets. wind it up by hand and then put it into the brackets and pull it out full length. Repeat if neces- sary.
 IT the baby Is too little to hold play things, fasten them by a string sus- pended above him in such a position that they will not get out of his reach
 Towels should not be put in the guestroom when they are brand new Use them until they have been laun- dered several times and lose their stiff ness.
 When using oil for frying. the oily taste can be taken away by malxing the oil very hot, and then fry a. piece of onion in it. When brown take it out.
 After sitting for a while enbroider- ing, the eyes and back are apt to be- come tired. Try putting a fiat pillow on your lap. The change of position is very restful.
 A ball of string in the g-uestroom is a convenience. Often when a guest Is packing, there is need Of string. A bunch of baggage tags in the desk will be apnrectated