Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-11-01
HINTS FOR THE HOME.
SMALL POINTS THAT WILL
GREATLY ADD TO COMFORT.
Requisite for Good coffee-Proper
Care of Valuable Laees or Delicate
Fabries-5est Way TO Preserve
Jeweiry of Value.
BY EMILY ANDREWS.

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, viii absorb
moisture and also act as disinfec-
tant. It 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
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 1t is stretched
vigorously 1t 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 a curling iron, wrap
ping 1t in a wet cloth and inserting
it in the loops, opening them as wide
as the loops demand, and holding un-
til quite dry.
TO mend kid gloves, use a small
needle and a 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 a stitch ON one side and then on
the opposite. and draw them together.
Do not place the stitches too closely
together; mend on the right side.
fastening the threads well.
Breathing deeply will stimulate the
heart action and the circulation, and
is an aid to perfecthealth.
Fresh air is the basis of all physical
beauty and health, and if more people
realized its value. half the ills of hui
manity would be cured.
Heavy Russian crash makes very
attractive portieres; if too narrow,
overcast the two widths together with
the coarsest of carpet thread similar
to the Bagdad portieres. No hangings
can be more effective than this soft
toned, colorless material, and it Is
especially attractive for libraries or
studios.
Lack of ventilation in a bedroom
will often produce sleeplessness.
Though the air should not blow di-
rectly on the bed there cannot be too
much of it,
Turpentine sprayed in the haunts
of cockroaches will often dispense
them and often quite destroys them
If stockings are washed before
wearing they will last longer This
is especially true of isle and silk
stockings. The slight shrinkage
brings the threads closer together.
A few chopped raisins mixed in
boiled frosting. before spreading on
the cake, makes a change quite palat.
able
{ An alcohol sponge bath is often
found refreshing and soothing by
! those sleepless on account of the
heat. 4 tablespoonful of alcohol to a
cup Of cool water is the proportion
for such a sponge
! A nervous person will find relief
in a hot bath just before retiring.
The body should be immersed for fiji,
teen minutes in water that Is hot
without being exhausting.