The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-01-18
USEFUL TO KNOW ,

"A vinegar compress is quick cpre Tor
ringworms.
Soap scraps put in little bag can be
used for dishwashing.
Mustard will not get dry IL it is mixed
with milk instead of water.
Excellent for cleaning brass Is the
water in which potatoes are boiled
Rub the top of the handicapped wash
stand with turpentine; it will keep it in
perfect order
Stains can be removed from a coat
| collar by rubbing it gently with cloth
dipped in ammonia.
Ribbons and silk can be sponged with
| a mixture Of equal parts of alcohol and
| highly rectified benzine.
The flavor of creamed potatoes will be
very pleasing if few pieces of chopped
green peppers are added.
If little ginger (about one third of
| teUspoonfcD is used when making
doughnuts, they will kepe fresh longer
Always lay a damp cloth over skirt
before pressing ii so that the iron will
| not touch the material and make it shiny
Put piece of bread through the meat
chopper after chopping meat or raisins
You viii find no difficulty in washing it
| clean.
Mark the children's clothing with diff
ferent colors. By this method mucn time
can be saved when sorting and putting
| away.
Beds should never be made up lmmed
lately after they are vacated. 1t is not
| hygienc; beds should be aired at least
| two hours.
The odor from boiling cabbage or cauli-
| flower can be lessened by a piece of
bread put into a muslin bag and drop
| ped into the pot.
sponge should occasionally be wash
| ed in warm water with little tartaric
acid or soda afterward rinse it in clean
warm water.
Sweet potatoes, If creased before be-
ing put in the oven will bake in half the
time and the skin will be almost as soft
as when boiled
The mica in stoves will clean nicely if
thoroughly washed with vinegar slightly
diluted If the blask does not come off
readily, soak it for a little while
Honey is a good remedy for throat ir-
ritations For a sharp, tickling throat
cough q teaspoonful taken every few
moments will allay the irritation.
When the paint has been allowed to
dry on paint brushes, heat some vinegar
to the boiling point and allow the brush
to simmer slowly in it for a few min
utes.
One way to mend children's hose is to
trim the hole smoothly and evenly with
"A crochet hook and darning cotton. Go
backward and forward or around and
around with the single crochet stitch I'M
til the hole is closed.
III a curtain nortiera nnla ic ruhhad
with hard soap before being put up the
draperies will slip on easily.
Your cabbage boiled until tender and
served with a cream dressing, into which
you have put a good quantity of butter,
is as palatable and easily digested as
cauliaower.
Cheese may be kept soft and good for a
long time If wrapped ina cloth wrung out
in vinegar and then wrapped again in dry
cloth.
Whole wheat or brown bread cut into
very thin slices and spread with unsalted
butter is tasty served with oysters on
the half shell
We always feel risk when cleaning
fruit, wine or grease stains from very
dainty materials. Ether will remove al
most any stain without doing the slight
est injury.
Never allow the frebox of the range
to be more than three -fourths full When
full the draft is checked, large amount
OF fuel is consumed and much heat is
lost.
Tin tunnels should not be used care
lessly. The action of acids on tin is
very dangerous. For this reason it Is
much easier for every housewife to have
porcelain funnel
To reheat pie, stand 1t in deep bak-
ing dish filled with boiling water for half
an hour. Twenty minutes before it is to
be served put it in the oven to heat the
crust.