Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-05
HON E HELPS.

Uldue O1 WHlllnS ana alcohol.
Borax is one Of the hest extermna-
tors for ants. Pantry shelves and
cracks should be sprinkled well with il.
If the floors Of a closet are wiped
with gasoline or benzine after being
scrubbed it helps 10 keep off insects.
TO clean SCOT from the carpet. cover
thickly with salt and You will be able
to sweep it off without leaving srnears
or stain.
After oiling sewing machine it not
infreqaently happens that "A drop of
oil which has not been absorbed stains
the material which. is being stitched.
TO remove the mark lather made of
soap, cold water and tablespoonful of
ammonia will usually prove successful
but in the case OF colored linens and
oottnns the ammonia should be en-
ployed cautiously. as il is apt TO fade
the color.
Never throw away pieces of lemon
after they have been squeezed with
the lemon saueeZer, for they come in
handy for removing stains from the
hands and elsewhere. Dipped into salt
they will scour copper kettles nicely
and remove stains from bra sswork.
Lemon like this viii take stains, dirt
and odof from pans and kettles us
nothing else will. The odors Of fish
and onions can thus be easily renewed.
If you have any coed bat soied
white blouses Of which you have be-
come tired, why not dye them to match
some skirt for which you need a sepa-
rate waist TO make the dyeing u sue
cess rip all close piaits or trimmings
so the liquid may penetrate into the
folds and creascs. Do not attempt to
dye a soiled or dusty article. Wash it
first in the usual way then rinse thor
oughly and allow ii Ia gel three parts
dry before dipping into the dye. Pour
boiling water on the dye and stir
thoroughly before placing the article
in rhe liquid. When you lift the arti-
Gle out of the dye rinse thoroughly in
clean cold water and hang out dripping
wet in the open air. Do not wiring it,
whatever You do and be very careful in
hanging up the article SO thai the
clothesllne viii not leave any mark
on it,
Glass which has grown duh can be
restored Ia a fairly bright condition
by washing with diluted hydroehloric
acid and afterward rubbing swith
moistened chalk or whiting.
II a pancake griddle must be kept
lot for late corners, slip il into the
oven, close the door and when tie grid
die is needed it is hot.
When a hot dish is inadvertently
placed on white oilcloth, and adheres
thereto, do not pull il fereihly away
and with il small bits of the oil cloth.
Try pouring very hot water about the
dish Often the dish will come away
and leave the cloth intact.
When using a bottle Of glue the stop
per may be prevented from sticking
by rubbing the fresh one with little
lard or grease of some kind and using
that in place of the sticky one.
Drowned flour is better than I'M
Drowned IN making gravies. Brown a
quantity at a time and when cool put
into glass jar with close fitting top
Always keep a supply of Drowned SUI
gar or caramel on hand for sauces
If clothes are to be ironed soon after
they are dry use hot water for sprink-
ling them. They will dampen more
quickly and evenly than If cold water
is used.
Egg stains may usually be removed
from a silk gown by rubbing 1t with
common table salt.
If a fowl seems tough add either a
pinch of soda (saleratus) or littie
vinegar to the water in cooking.
One of the ordinary blackboard
erasers with the wooden back makes
an excellent stove polisher.
The most stubborn perspiration
stains may be removed by treating
them with solution of oxalie acid
and water Use onetwentieth as
much acid as water. Put the fluid on
with fresh cloth. Remember that
oxalic acid is poison. 1t should be
kept in a safe place and handled very
carefully
If sprig of parsley is dipped IN
vinegar and eaten after an onion N
unpleasant odor from the breath can
be detected
Benzon rubbed freshly on the edges
of carpet is a sure preventive OF
moths.
To shine boots quickly do not black
en-. but rub on piece of orange ana
let the Juice dry in, then polish with
soft brush and they will shine ike a
mirror.
One of the best methods to remove
a corn is to use turpentine. Ionch
the corn every night with little tur
pentine 1t will come out in very
short time. Apply the turpentine with
s.,ly