The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-05

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IME POWDER well sprinkled
II where cockroaches abound will
drive them away.
IL bacon is soaked in water for a
few minutes before frying it will pre-
vent the fat from running.
When starching holland pinafores
put little strong tea into the starch.
This keeps the garments in good
color.
When boiling fowls or fish add to
the water in which they are boiled
the juice of half lemon. This will
make them beautifully white.
If moths are in a carpet spread a
damp towel over the part and iron
1t dry with hot iron. The heat and
steam will kill the worms and eggs.
When making roly-poly pudding,
after spreading the paste with Jam,
sprinkle a layer of fine bread crumbs
before rolling and tying up. This pre-
vents the jam from boiling out.
Old nail holes in wood may be fill
ed up by mixing sawdust with glue
till 1t Is of the consistency of stiff
paste. Press this compound into the
holes and it will become as hard as
the wood itself.
Before using new saucepan fill
1t with water, with lump of soda
and some potato peelings, and let it
boil for some hours. Then wash out
thoroughly, and all danger from poi
soning from the timed lining will
be gone.
When washing pink ginghams and
other pink cotton materials rinse in
cold water in which you have put
little red ink. Use the ink exactly as
you would bluing. The pink cloth
will be as pink as when new, and
never get that faded look.
Grass stains on any material can
be removed If moistened with solu-
ton Of chlorate of tin. and then
washed Immediately in plenty of
cold water.
1t is wise always to keep a bottle
Of this solution. II the stained
article cannot be washed, then alco-
hOl must be used.
Rain spots on cloth need not be
regarded hopelessly. Wipe off the
way Of the nap with a silk handker-
chief or very soft brush. If this be
done quickly, no marks will remain.
Blotting paper has many other
uses besides the absorption Of ink.
II grease is spilled on a rug or car
pet cover the spot with a piece of
blotting paper and place a warm
iron, not hot over the spot. Grease
on the wall may be removed by cov-
ering with blotting paper and press
ing with a warm iron. Fine lace and
collars may be quickly dried by being
placed between two sheets of blot |
ting paper and covering with a
weight. If you are short on rubber
rings when canning, blotting- paper |
rings will serve just as we'll as rub
ber. There are many more uses for
blotting paper which will suggest |
themselves to the alert housewife.
To ruin oilcloth clean 1t with hot
water or soapsuds, and leave 1t half
wiped, and 1t will look very bright
while wet. but very dingy and dirty
when dry, and will soon crack and
peel off. But If you wish to preserve
1t, and have it look new and nice,
wash 1t with soft flannel and luke
warm water, and wipe perfectly dry.
II you want the oilcloth to look ex-
ira nice, after it Is dry, drop a few
spoonfuls of milk over 1t and rub
with a dry cloth.
Vinegar added to sour milk for
griddle cakes will cause 1t to foam
lighter in connection with the soda.
Bar soap when bought should be
cut into square pieces and put in a
dry place. 1t will last better after
shrinking and drying.
To remove finger marks from var
nished furniture use sweet oil. J,