Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-29
HELPFUL HINTS
Household and Other Lore of Present
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Household and Other Lore Of Present
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A piece of fine grade sandpaper Is
excellent for restoring the finish to
suede leather.
| A careful scalp massage is said to
have a beneficial effect cn hair that is
turning gray too fast. Also 1t is a
great help in preventing the hair fall
| ing out, as it often does after severe
illness.
| If you have sitter which Is useless
for its original purpose, 1t may be used
/ to good advantage to boil eggs. Place
the sitter containing the eggs in a ket-
tie of boiling water, and when the
eggs are done, 1t Is easy to remove
them, as the water will run out as soon
as the sitter is lifted. 81
Splendid napkins for the picnic bas-
ket can be made of white cotton crepe.
Cut them IS inches square and SIM
ply fringe them about third Of an
inch on the edges. They will not need
overcasting. as the crinkled threads
keep them from raveling. They need
only be washed and shaken out to
dry. However, II they are folded
while slightly damp and placed under
a weight, they will be improved in ap-
pearance.
When tongue is tender, remove
| 1t from the liquor and let cold water
run over it for a minute or two, and
the skin will come Off easily. In slic-
| ing 1t, instead Of cutting 1t straight
across, with the result that part Of
the meat Is In tiny dry slices, cut 1t
with slant, making each slice one Of
good size and shape.
Cold cream is q useful but some
what expensive preparation. 1t may
easily be made at home at greatly re-
duced cost. Place together ounce
Of white wax, 2 ounces spermaceti,
and half a pint of almond oil in an
earthenware vessel and put on the
stove to melt gradually. Stir with a
silver spoon. When we'll mixed, add
two ounces Of pure glycerin and twelve
drops Of altar Of roses. Stir till nearly
cold, then place in small boxes or. pots
for use.
A simple yet useful suggestion for
the summer season is one to keep ants
and other crawling vermin and even
mice from getting at food placed upon
a. stand or table. Place square Of
fresh sticky fly paper sticky side up
under each leg. The ants cannot cross
1t on account of sticking, while mice
are too dainty to allow the stuff to get
on their paws n'
| To clean kid gloves, put the gloves
| in large stoppered bottle, about half
filled with benzine and let stand for
several hours. shaking frequently. Re-
move the gloves, sponge any spots
with benzine or ether, and hang up to
dry. .5s,.e.... AS. Z. :
To clean laces, get pan OF water
and shave bar Of soap into It. Put
the laces into the soap and water and
wash with the hands until clean. Hang
up a clean white blanket and pin every
frill of the lace to the blanket. When
the lace Is dry it will be, the same as
new.
| To scrape potatoes easily, let them
soak a little while In water with a
small pinch of baking soda added.
They can be cleansed easily and the
fingers will not be soiled.
When making fruit pies, place a
funnel Of white paper in the center of
each to prevent their boiling over.
Sprinkle salt thickly over any fruit
or syrup that boiled over on the stove,
and 1t will clean off easily.
Oil of sassafras, or willow bark tea
sprinkled in cracks will drive away
ants. -.. g.. ...s.- f'..F
A pocket of heavy muslin or other
strong wash material, about Sx10
inches, tackled securely to the end of
the ironing board, where the iron Is
placed, is q convenience. The pocket
should have a flap and button, also a
tag with buttonhole at the bottom
to fasten it fiat against the board when
not in use. In this pocket may be kept
the holders, ironing stand. wax, pol
ishers and cleaners, where they will
always be handy, and not cluttering
some drawer or closet shelf.
A damp cloth dipped in cream of
tartar will entirely remove any stain
that have come across in the last ten
years of shipping eggs. One-half
minutes time and no injury to the
egg. .......s ..
When the caps of fruit jars get dark
and dirty looking, put them in pan
or kettle, cover with sour milk whey,
set on the back Of the stove all day
or night. They will then be bright and
look like new ones. After taking out,
cover with clear water and let them
boil good, then wipe dry and they are
ready for use.
Two good ways Of telling whether
or not the cloth you buy for "all WOOL
is really what 1t Is represented to be,
Il are dS IOllOWS. q oehhhpiO "a
the material exposing the warp and
welt threads separately. Wool f1bers
are more curly than the cotton. Then
burn some of the threads; II cotton,
they will burn quickly; II wool, more
slowly with an odor like that Of burn
| ing feathers or bone. If cotton and
wool have been spun together In the
same thread, the above test Is not re-
liable. In such a case, the alkali test
should be used. Mix together one ta-
blespoonful Of Lewis lye and one pint
Of water. Place the sample Of goods
in a granite dish, cover with solution,
and boil for five minutes. At the end
Of this time all the wool will be dis
solved out, leaving the cotton intact
so that it is very easy to see how much
cotton was used to adulterate the
"pure WOOL fabric.
Camphor is equally as good to rid
out mice as 1t is to exterminate ants
Saturate small cloths with spirits OF
camphor, place in and about oats that