The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-31
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Boiling in soapsuds will make itn oil lamp burn as good as new. <
 If for any reason you want coal that burns rapidly, use nut coal.
 When sweeping thick carpets. a1- ways follow the weave of the pile
 Stair carpets should be heavily pad ded if one desires them to wear well.
 Black stockings should be rinsed in blue water to make them good color.
 Salt sprinkled on carpet before sweeping reduces the amount of dust that rises.
 To clean Japanese trays, rub a little olive oil on and then polish off with a flannel.
 Good eggs will sink in a brine of two ounces salt to a pint of waters bad ones will float
 To polish stoves, use boiled linseed oil on the steel parts. Rub we'll with a wooIen cloth.
 TIncture of nyrrh is a good thing in the water used to rinse after brush ing your teeth.
 Cut glass looks clearer when wash ed in tepid water and brushed with q dry bristle brush.
 A slip for a balsanl pillow is best made of tan linen. with a pine tree cross s-stitched upon it.
 Let potatoes lie in cold water for 3 little while before pairing if you wish them to be white.
 When fruit leaves stain on the teeth, it should be removed at once by rubbing on a little salt.
 When next cooking asparagus, add a little rice. The dish will be found most satisfactory.
 A clothesline may abe cleaned by wrapping it around a washboard and thoroughly scrubbing it in soapstids.
 When you wish to wrap presents in | 41,,1 use raff1a in several shades for tying
 Apply glycerine to a sca1d directly after the accident occurs and cover it up with strips of rag soaked in gly- cerine.
 F1anneIs that have become hard and shrunlxen may be- restored to thhir former softness by soaking in gasoline
 When making sago pudding allow three 4dessertsp spoonfuls for each pint of milk; let all soak two hours before cooking.
 After cleaning brass or copper with salt and vinegar, rub with olive oil and the metal will not tarnish for long time.
 Allow the children to eat almonds One dozen bIanched almonds are equal to about one pound of round steak in nutritive value.
 If the top of the Kerosene lamp becomes 1oosened. it may often be ef- Actually frightened by applying little melted alum.
 When the sickroom is being ventil ated, screen should be placed in front of the window to prevent dan- ger of a draugf1t.
 When storing cutlery, wipe the blades lightly with a little vaseline. Before using, wash in soda water and clean in the usual way.
 When you wash your door panels of lace or net applique to fit the door glass, tack them on the door to dry and they will keep their shape.
 To make jam or marmalade look clear without skimming it, add piece of butter the size of an egg before removing the fruit from the fire
 Tarnished silver can be brightened if placed for short time in boiling water in which a fair-sized lump of washing soda has been dissolved.
 A weak solution of carbolic acid applied carefully to ink stains on car pets will remove them. If this changes the color, it may be restored by anu monia water.
 To keep the table salt dry and soft. dry it, then crush it under a rolling pin till perfectly free from Jumps and sift into it a tablespoonful of corn starch.