Evening journal., 1915-06-03
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Use old table napkins for glass and
china towels.
Ink stains may be taken out of silk
with sour milk.
Pineapple juice will remove cherry
stains from the hands.
Canned consomme can be used for
the basis of an excellent gravy.
In boiling vegetables, just enough
water to cover is a good rule.
Save all the discarded neckties-
they may be useful for patching.
Hold a hot shovel over vanished
furniture to take out white spots.
Drain dishes In a wire drying basket
and lots OF time will be saved
Sun and cleanliness are two OF the
best prevontatives of meths in WOOL
ems.
Cold tea used on vanished floors
or woodwork of any kind will give it
a beautiful lustor.
Try dipping liver in milk before
frying. lt Will fray nice brown and
will not be hard
A charming little bonbon basket
can be made by covering finger bowl
with crocheted raffia
Have an individual towel rack in
every bedroom then there is no
doubt where each ones towel is.
Some old quilts for the padding of
new ones. OF course these old quilts
must be washed first
And floor, whatever the finish.
should be busted every day. IL you
would have it in good condition.
Basic a strip of sandpaper to a
Turkish bath mat on the under side
and II will keep the mat from slipping.
| Furs should be we'll summed and
aired and sent to reliable cold stor-
age plant at the first hint Of warm
weather
The most efficient housewife gets
rid of all useless trash. thereby max
ing her work easier and her house
| pleasanter.
If iodine is spilled the stain may
be removed by soaking the article in
cold water to which strong ammonia
has been added.
That good old standby. a mixture
Of lemon duice and glycerine. is a
comfort TO the hands. especially in
housecleaning time.
IL is said that one nasturtium seed
put into each hill OF cucumber sect
that you plant will keep them from
being destroyed with bugs.
Canc-seated chairs that hav,
sagged can be frightened by washins
them in hot water and soap anC
rinse in clear water. Dry in the oper
air
Grass stains can be removed from
white serge costumes by spreading
/ powdered magnesia over the marks
leaving it on for day, then brushing
OFF.
When preparing peppers fol
stufing do not throw away the end u
the pepper that is cut off. but boil i
tender and grind It up with the meai
for filling.
Always have pantry cupboards fitted
with glass doors. and keep the rice
spices. etc. in glass jars. Then F.
look through the doors will show ex
actly what supplies are missing.
To remove grass stains from whit,
hannels, take equal parts of yolk o.
egg and pure glyeerine, apply to tn,
stain and leave on for an hour OF
longer, then wash in the usual way.
= If the piano keys are washed will
a soft flannel dipped in alcohol the,
will retain their color and not gro,
, yellow as they do when washed wit
, water.
, A good furniture polish may b
4 made at home after this recipe: TAX
equal portions Of linseed oil, turper
tine, vinegar and spirits of win
Shake well and apply with line
Z cloth for cleansing; for polishing us
a dry flannel cloth.
? Every homekeeper can. il she vii
, have at least one day in the week 81
! aside as a recreation day and to e
! away from her work. Business me
have this relief and that is why th,
can work TO better advantage The
nerves get relaxation.
10 is not hygfenic 10 keep the dii
ing table set all through the da