News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-12-10
HINTS FOR THE HOME
SMALL POINTS THAT WILL
GREATLY ADD TO COMFORT.
Requisite for Good Coffee-Proper
Care Of Valuable Laces or Delicate
tahrlcs-Best Way to Preserve
Jewelry Of Value.
BY EMILY ANDREWS.

To have good coffee, the coffee 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 a closet, will absorb
moisture and also act as disinfec-
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 will
inlure 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-
precated by use. 1t can be easily
plenty of soap and pulling in every
direction until dry. If it is stretched
vigorously it will be as good as new.
Gold rings and other pieces Of
1ewelry set with hard, transparent
stones can be cleaned with warm wa
ter, white soap and a little am
monta, 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 soft
chamois and they will be bright and
sparkling.
Velvet or ribbon bows can be made
quite fresh without removing from
hats, by heating a curling iron, wrap
ping it in wet cloth and inserting
1t in the loops, opening them as wide
as the loops demand, and holding I'M
til quite dry
To mend kid gloves, use small
needle and fine cotton thread, we'll
waxed, A thick needle will cut the
edges of the kid and sewing silk will
wear right through. Place the ripped
place over a glove member and take
up stitch on one side and then on
Do not place the stitches too closely
together; mend on the right side,
the threads we'll
Breathing deeply will stimulate the
heart action and the circulation, and
S an aid to perfect health.
Fresh air is the basis of all physical
beauty and health, and if more people
'ealized it's value, half the ills of hui
nanity would be cured.
Heavy Russian crash makes very
attractive portieres; if too narrow.
overcast the two widths together with
he coarsest of carpet thread similar
o the Bagdad portieres No hangings
an be more effective than this soft
oned, colorless material, and it is
specially attractive for libraries or
tudios.
Lack Of ventilation in a bedroom
viii often produce sleeplessness. |
'hough the air should not blow di-
ectly on the bed there cannot be too
luch of it.
Turpentine sprayed in the haunts
f cockroaches will often dispense |
hem and often quite destroys them.
If stockings are washed before
earring they will last longer This
especially true of Isle and silk
tockings. The slight shrinkage
rings the threads closer together.
A few chopped raisins mixed in
oiled frosting, before spreading on
lie cake, makes change quite palat-
BILE
Al alcohol sponge bath is often
,und refreshing and soothing by
lose sleepless on account of the
eat. A tablespoonful of alcohol to
Up of cool water is the proportion
II such a sponge.
A nervous person will find relief
a hot bath just before retiring.
he body should be immersed for fif-
zen minutes in water that is hot,
ithout being exhausting.