Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-03
Helpful Hints.
NEW RUGS FOR OLD

For the benefit of those living far from
q cleaners, let me give some hints a. Il
cleaning and sizing carpets and rugs
learned from Q professional carpet man
First, warm water and . good whit.
soap, free from alkali, will not hurt any
good WOODEN carpet, either domestic OF
oriental. Ordinary grease spots should
be removed with cloth vet In gasoline
cream or milk spots may be removed
with warm water and soap, followed BY
. good rinsing; jam, fruit, etc., witt
clear, cold water, followed by hot u
necessary. A pan should be slipped
under the rug In all these cases to saw
the floor.
For the annual cleaning, however
something more thorough is needed
After removing all spots as above, brust
the rug lightly with warm soapsuds
rubbing down with the nap. Then mai
1t face outward and nap down, on thu
shady side of the house, and rinse vel
with cold water through the hose. Wher
nearly dry, lay rug face down on the at
tic floor and stretch we'll, lacking lightly
all around at intervals Of three inches OF
less. Now, with an old broom scrub In
to the back Q warm, not hot, size made
of one-half pound fish glue to two gallons
boiling water. Allow the rug to dry
thoroughly.
As to oriental rugs, the same treat
ment Is followed in washing. After
rinsing, however, press all water out
with q rolling pin before hanging up &c
dry, remembering always to brush with
the nap, not against, for fear OF loosen
ing the knots. If the rug 10 evenly
nailed, with nap running down, 1t should
not need sizing, but II it is not straigt
woven rug it should have very little
size lightly painted on the back.
INSTEAD OF A CEDAR CHEST
A box or chest can be made of any
soft wood-the inside thoroughly OILED
with oil of cedar, which will answer al
the purposes of cedar chest for keeping
furs, woolens, etc., from moths. Eact
season the oil should be renewed. Thil
has been found satisfactory in Californis
where they have moths almost oil th'
year round.
A GOOD HINT
Did you know that grape nuts viii
take the place of other nuts, in fudge OF
other candies, very SUCCESSFULLY Th'
result Is delicious and inexpensive.
THE REGENERATION OF THE FEATHEI
One of the finest, lightest, warmest
and in all ways most satisfactory cover
ings for use on outdoor beds in very cole
weather is q lightweight feather bee
with removable, washable cover. Thi
is not new idea, since feather bed
were used in the Old Country years agt
for coverings. The cold, crisp outdoo
air puts buoyancy into the feathers
that is delightful. You do not feel any
weight, as when the bed is loaded dow
with covers, and are not hampered as II
sleeping bag, but can turn with ease
The feathers follow the curves of th'
body, no cold air is let In, and one feel
as comfortable as II in sort Of therwoI
compartment. For children dress weight
may be sewed in the corners to hold tb,
bed in place.
TO AVOID CHIPPING DISHES
A splendid economic device is to appl!
q piece of rubber hose IL inches lont
to both hot and cold water faucets II
the kitchen sink. This prevents chance
bump against the metal faucet breaking
or chipping dishes. 1t will save many |
piece of china from the unsightly ant
expensive hicks which so often occu
and are so disliked by good housekeep
ers.
BOOKS, BOOK BRACES AND TAPE
Probably every one has had the annoy
ance of having the iron book.brace 81
commonly used on shelves and desks TO
holding books In place slide out and 81
low the books to fall over. A small
tack may be driven into the desk to hole
the book-brace, but this mars the wood
and the tack is usually in the wront
place. In order to prevent the brace
from sliding around, glue piece of cleo
trician's friction tape on the bottom o
it. The tape is slightly sticky and vii
hold the brace firmly in place.
PHILANTHROPY PLUS
Not long ago woman promised m
some wearing apparel for certain poo
family. When the box arrived, ! fount
every article pressed, cleaned and mend
ed. remarked upon this, and she re
piled, 81 always send the things in first
class condition; otherwise it's only re
lief to get old clothes out of the way
but If one mends, cleans and presse
them, then I consider them a real gift.