Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-31
HINTS FOR THE HOME
SMALL POINTS THAT WILL
GREATLY ADD TO COMFORT.
Requisite for Good coffee-Proper
Care of Valuable Laces or Delicate
Fabrics-Best Way to Preserve
JeweIry of Value.
BY EMILY ANDREWS.

To have good coifee, the coHee pot
should be kept scrupulously clean and
never set aside after using without
washing and drying thoroughly.
An earthen bowl filled with quick
lime, placed in closet, will absorb
moisture and also act as a disinfee-
tant, 1t will serve to keep away rats
and mice, as they dislike lime.
Valuable laces or delicate fabrics
should not be laid away in white pa
per, as chloride of lime is often used
in bleaching white paper, which viii
injure any article that lies against 1t
any length of time. Blue paper Will
be found better than white.
Salt and vinegar is excellent for
cleaning discolored enamelware.
Chamois skin should be kept on
hand for polishing furniture, espe-
cially pieces that are highly veneer
ed. 1t will also give luster to mir
rors, silver and plate glass after wash
ing them. It's value can only be ap-
preciated by use. 1t can be easily
cleaned by washing in cold water with
plenty of soap and pulling in every
direction until dry. II it is stretched
vigorously it will be as good as new.
Gold rings and other pieces of
jewelry set with hard, transparent
stones, can be cleaned with warm wa
ter, white soap and a little am
monia- A soft tooth brush may be
used for getting behind the settings
and stones, but for pearls or tur-
quoise or any soft gem the water
should be avoided. Polish with a soft
chamois and they will be bright and
| sparkling
Velvet or ribbon bows can be made
quite fresh without removing from
hats, by heating curling iron, wrap
ping it in a wet cloth and inserting
/ 1t in the loops, opening them as wide
as the loops demand, and holding un
til quite dry
To mend kid gloves, use small
needle and fine cotton thread, wei
waxed, A thick needle will cut thu
edges of the kid and sewing silk will
wear right through. Place the rippet
place over glove member and TAX,
up stitch on one side and then oil
the opposite, and draw them together
Do not place the stitches too closel,
together; mend on the right side
fastening the threads we'll.
Breathing deeply will stimulate tn
heart action and the circulation, an
is an aid to perfect health.
Fresh air is the Seis of all physics
isllHeaR.sAand, health Y more psppl
manity would be Fylred. pes
Heavy Russian crash makes yer
attractive portieres; If too narrow
overcast the two widths together wit
the coarsest of carpet thread simila
TO the Bagdad portieres. No hanging
can be more effective than this sof
toned, colorless material, and 1t
especially attractive for libraries G
studios.
Lack of ventilation in a bedroom
will often produce sleeplessnes
Though the air should not blow d
rectly on the bed there cannot be &c
much of 1t.
Turpentine sprayed in the haunt
of cockroaches will often disper'
them and often quite destroys them
If stockings are washed befol
wearing they will last longer. Tn
is especially true of Isle and 81
stockings. The slight shrinkat
brings the threads closer together.
A few chopped raisins mixed
boiled frosting, before spreading
the cake, makes change quite pal;
able.
An alcohol sponge bath is oft
found refreshing and soothing
those sleepless on account of t
heat. A tablespoonful of alcohol to
cup of cool water is the proporti
! for such sponge.
A nervous person will find rel
!, in a hot bath Just before retirii
The body should be immersed for
= teen minutes in water that is h
, without being exhausting.