Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-29
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TO REMOVE INK STAINS
Sprinkle spot with peroxide, cover
thickly with powdered borax. let stand
20 minutes, then cover with boiling
water; boil two hours.
KITCHEN ECONOMIES
There are two economies in which the
average young housewife needs to re-
ceiye caution from her elders. Ono is to
put on her apron when she goes to the
kitchen to cook or fix up q dainty; the
other, not to use silver forks and spoons
for kitchen purposes. Wood and plated
spoons for such uses are cheap and bet
ter adapted to the work.
Nearly everything made with baking
powder may be made equally we'll With
sour milk and soda, allowing one even
teaspoon of soda to each pint OF milk.
TABLE DECORATION
For handsome center decoration for
table, to be used either in parlor or
dining room, buy six Japanese mir
plants and one pressed fern at any OF
the lO-cent stores. Separate the fern
and arrange 1t with the air plants
around q low fern dish. Part the center
OF this dry greenery and place carefully .
small drinking glass of water in which
has been arranged small bouquet OF
garden flowers.
Violets, pansies, roses and asters, all
in their seasons, can give the color
touch to this very dainty ornament and
can be renewed daily II desired, while
the air plants remain dry in the dish
around the glass.
Care must be taken not to wet them
In any way or they will not thrive.
TO CLEAN WINDOWS
II the windows are up very high, rath-
or than climb up to wash them, do so
with the hose. Only when the hot sun
is shining on them do they give good re-
suits, so never attempt to clean them
without the SUD.
POLISHING COPPER
A shining copper hot water boiler adds
much tn the appearance OF kitchen, as
all housewives know. The boiler may
be kept in q state Of brightness by using
a solution of oxalic acid and water.
Five cents worth of the acid, dissolved
in q quart of warm water will last
through many cleaning days.
Best results are obtained by applying
the solution to q warm boiler. After one
application of the solution the boiler
should be gone over with cloth wrung
out in warm water and then polished
with dry cloth.
The best part Of the process is that no
"elbow grease" Is required. In few
minutes dull, dingy boiler becomes
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All copper articles not having q lac
quered surface may be cleaned with this
solution, and it also serves as brass
polish.
Keep in safe place as o1alic acid is
poison.
EASY WAY TO LAY HEM
Turn hem required depth and haste
lower edge, upper edge draw In place BY
fine gathering stitch, II on curve, after
wards bind with narrow bias edge, but
do not haste upper edge to goods. One
10. cent package mending tissue cut In
narrow strips, place next to garment un-
der hem and press down with hot iron.
You will have q smooth hem without
stitching; easily and quickly done.
CARE OF DRESS PATTERNS
A hint on taking care of dress pat.
terms which after opening seems impos-
sible to get them in the envelope that
they como in. Save the large envelopes
that come from the dry goods stores, cut
out the picture from the front and paste
on front of envelope and directions on
back a. on the pattern envelope. You
will find you have moro room and .
much stronger envelope.