The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-22
The Editor will be pleased to re-
ceiye and publish hints Of interest to
our readers.
Household Hints.

Household Hints.
4 MUCILAGE which holds with sur
"A prising t~enacity can be made by
boiling a Spanish onion for a short time
and then pressing the Juice from it.
Clean a very soiled bathtub with a little
kerosene on a rag.
Cream will not whip we'll unless it is
at least sc hours old and very cold.
Before wetting any species of china
brie-a-brac carefully remove the dust.
If a sewing needle becomes sticky run
it through the hair a few times and it will
work like a new one.
If you would have whites Of eggs beat
en- very stiff see that they are perfectly
cold. and not too fresh.
A fine steel crochet look is indispen-
sable about the sewing machine for re-
moving threads, lint and dust.
Copper cooking vessels of all sorts.
brass andirons, candlesticks and trays.
are best cleaned with vinegar and salt.
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Crockery is made very brittle with
great changes of temperature. Wash the
good things in tepid water without soap.
When it Is necessary to boil a cracked
egg add q little vinegar TO the water.
This will prevent the white from boiling
out.
For bright results do not put soar on
windo wpanes or mirrors: alcohol or
ammonia on a damp cloth gives a splen-
did polish.
with milk and shake a little GRADUATED
sugar over it. The same is good for rolls
of any kind.
If you wet q spoon before using It to
serve Jelly, you Will find the jelly viii not
stick to 1t and the serving is more easily
accomplished.
Rub ~vaseline over the strings OF your
tennis racket and you will find that they
have not broken in the Spring as they so
frequently do.
II you have any poison in the house,
tie a tiny bell to the bottle neck. thus
avoiding all danger of using ii in mistake
even though labeled.
Spread papers over YOU kitchen table
before starting to clean poultry, to make
bread, cakes or pies; they catch waste
and save much cleaning afterward.
If you SINCE a chicken BY holding it
over the alcohol burner of your teakettle
or chatting dish, you can do the task
thoroughly and have no SCOT on the skin
of the fowl.
Screw-eyes placed in the tops of han
dies of brooms, brushes and mops, SO that
they may be hung On hooks in a closet,
will allow a heater arrangement of clean
ing utensils.
After the dust bin has been cleared,
burn a couple OF newspapers and, ii avail
able, a couple of handfuls of straw in it.
This will remove grease and damp and
make the dust bin clean and sanitary.
A good household deodorizer is a little
pan of cloves which have been sprinkled
with oil of lavender. Put on the top of
the stove or over a gas jet and the fumes
will soon penetrate the house, seeming
like the odor of the %carnation.
If a lamp BOWL is loose in the standard
mend 1t with sifted plaster OF Paris,
mixed into a very soft paste with beaten
white Of Egg. Have everything ready be-
fore mixing the plaster and work quickly
SO 1t will not dry before the mending is
done.
Never sweep a sick room while the pa
tient Is In 1t as the dust is exceedingly
dangerous, both to the sufferer and the
sweeper. Wipe the floor with a cloth
wrung out In ammonia and water, or, IL
1t has a carpet, wipe that In the. same
manner