Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-30
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

 All who would like China berries may have them now, as have received more from the south. Send stamped envelope with four cents. l think that will pay postage. If it is too much, will return the stamps. will write directions.
 A very good scheme is to keep pad of toilet paper in your sinkroom and when your hands are wet or in dough or in dish water, just dry them on the paper. You will find it so nice to wipe off your spider or a spoon, etc, with.
 Washday Helps = If anyone has use mop wringer; it is much easier and does not tear off the buttons.
 Darning Hints-Darn the white stockings, etc, on black stocking darner and black stockings on white stocking darner.
 Iodine Stains can be removed by soaking in cold water a few minutes, then adding boiling water.
 Heat Lemons if you want to get the full amount of juice out.
 Storing CIothes-A clean flour bar rel papered inside to cover up the cracks, makes a first class receptacle in which to store clothes, and it holds Ia quantity. Buy 10 cents worth of oil of cedar at the drug store. Lay. sev- eral thicknesses of newspaper over the clothes and put g. rag saturated with oil on the top of the paper. They will have a very nice odor when you need to take them out.
 Have You a Crack in your 25 gallon jar, or in your five gallon jar? Just use ordinary shellac varnish and paint over twice, and the result will be very satisfactory
 For Your Table Linen-Remove fruit stains: Soak in alcohol warmed over hot water; then soak in milk; then pour boiling water over the cloth; then cover with starch and let lay sev- eral hours.
 How 10 Launder Delicate Ccfors- Make a quantity of boiling starch in the usual manner. Take half of it and dilute; wash your articles in it and squeeze them gently with your hands, dilute the remainder of your starch just washed. If dried carefully in the shade they will retain their color. A Kitchen Mending Table or Box l Get from your grocer a box about 20 by 16 inches long and 14 inches deep Then set your box up on legs by cut ting out a notch at each corner of the bottom and setting a one by two inch box. fastened firmly into place by put ting screws through each of the sides Put two shelves inside, crossways, oH one end, about eight inches wide and divide the depth of the box into three equal spaces On these three shelves 1 put boxes containing buttons, thread hooks and eyes, darning materials | etc., each box of different color, or you can label them.
 i In the box proper, next these shelves place first very large round work bas- ket and beside it various roals o1 cloth for patches. On top these place l the garments needing repairs. Across l the lid Is a strap to hold scissors and a pocket for the tape measure an6 other small articles. You can have the l woodwork and the box the same should 1 the woodwork be painted wood. You can have your cretonne piece everything is In it's place.
 | Buy your soap in quantities whe1 you find out what kind Of soap vol I can wash with;' cut each cake il halves and put in a box and let dry 1 If you want to be economical with you soap and do not make jelly to wasl with, make a cheesecloth bag to holt the soap; then what is not dissolved one day you can use the next. WheI Ia cake of soap gets thin, put it il this cfeesecloth bag or into the jal that is used for saving soap. If ther, is too much soap in the bag you car dissolve and make jelly; then whel housekeeping time is near, dissoiv' two ounces of leftover soap in twl quarts of water; after removing iron the fire add two tablespoons Of am