Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
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HELPFUL HINTS
Suggestions As to How to DO Various
THINGS About the Household.

The following way Of polishing a
stove beats the old way and always
gives a good shine: First remove all
nickel pieces you can, then brush stove
free from dust. Apply the polish with
small paint brush so as not to miss
any crevices. When perfectly dry pol
ish with a broom. This saves the back
and gives a good shine, and after
washing, the broom is as good as ever.
To polish the nickel take pan Of soft
water and a bar of best white soap.
Wash the nickle perfectly clean, then
wiring out your cloth, apply soap till
the cloth is we'll lathered and rub each
piece thoroughly Polish, first with a
dry cloth, then with tissue paper.
have kept the nickle on my cook stove
nice in this way for nine years, and 1t
looks almost like new.
To remove the yellow Of fried eggs
from a dish, before wetting 1t sprinkle
some salt on it and rub with the fin
gers.
To prevent milk or foods cooked in
milk from scorchipg, rinse the stew
pan out with cold water and rub over
with a little fresh butter or lard.
The circle that is left on garments
after removing a spot with gasoline,
may be prevented If the cloth while
still wet with gasoline is rubbed we'll
with dry salt.
The following is the easiest and best
way for keeping baby warm at night:
Make a sack Of outing flannel by fold
ing together and stitching the edges.
Hem the top, for tape, draw one end
together and fasten securely; this
leaves the other half to be drawn and
tied closely about baby's neck. In this
way the little hands are left free, yet
can not get uncovered.
On cold winter nights I make mits
from stocking legs for the little people
and pin them to their nightgown
sleeves with safety pins.
When you are dressing a chicken
just after singing 1t, try rubbing 1t
we'll with a wet cloth and baking soda.
It will remove the little pinfeathers
like magic.
When making pie crust if you are
afraid the crust will be tough, grease
your tins we'll and it will be nice and
f1aky.
When making pies after the lard jar
has run low, use less lard and about
one-half teaspoon baking powder with
each crust.
Baking powder in bread makes 1t
rise more in the oven and so less time
is needed for rising before baking.
When making noodles, roll them at
least fifteen minutes. The more you
roll them, the better they are.
If you plan your meals ahead you
will be able to use up all the left-overs
and scraps without wasting any, and
make many an appetizing dish out Of
things that would otherwise be thrown
away. A little salad dressing or white
sauce works wonders with left-overs.
When making bread pudding try
putting layer Of jelly over it after 1t
is baked and over the jelly spread the
whites Of eggs beaten stiff and sweet
ened. Set in the oven a minute and
serve.
A covering for the bathtub made Of
some thin, inexpensive material will be
found a great aid in keeping the tub
clean. 1t may be made Of white or blue
cloth, or any color which predominates
in the room, and Of percale, calico,
or white cheese cloth, with the hem
feather stitched in the desired color.
1t should be cut one-fourth Of yard
larger than the tub, the additional al
lowance made for the hem to permit Of
its being drawn completely over the
rim and held close about the tub by
means Of a rubber elastic run in the
hem. If a fancier finish Is desired,
space may be made in the hem by a
second stitching half an inch below
the other stitching, and the draw
strings run through this space, which
will leave a frill below. If the tub is
unusually wide, so that the material Is
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row material, such as print, works to
good advantage, for two strips may be
used, and, if this should prove too wide
an equal amount should be cut off
from each side to bring the piecing in
the center Of the tub. Such a cover
ing will be appreciated by the one who
is in a hurry for the plunge and does
not want to stop to wash out the dust
which may have accumulated through
the night. In most houses the tub is
placed under the window and accumu-
lates a remarkable amount Of dust
This cover will prevent this as well as
being a labor-saver. 1t may be made
an ornament to the ROOM and is easily
adjusted after the bath.
One Railway Line is Straight.-Au-
tocratic power is we'll illustrated by
the story Of the building of the rail-