Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
o FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Shredded cabbage and lettuce
hearts with French dressing and
roasted peanuts make an. excellent
salad.
An obiong piece Of sine fastened
10 one end OF the ironing board Is .
great convenience and time saver No
hunting for the lregulstion stand and
NO scorched pad!
Instead of warming cereals in the
oven, Ill aslargs corn pepper full Of
fakes and toss II lightly over the
heat from the stol O.. Besides being
quicker. there 10 & no possibility of
scorching, as II p the case when the
oven is used!
Garments worn by children should
be rendered nreproof by the addition
Of a little ammonium phosphate to
the water In which they are washed.
This will not render them absolutely
freproof.- but very nearly so.
To clean white satin hat buy q
fivs-cent block or square OF magnesia
at the druggists and. rub over the
satin. Use plenty Of magnesis, cover
ing every bit Of hat. Leave for few
days. Then turn the hat upside down
and. shake. OF what Il loose. II you
do not like the appearance OF the hat
60 over 1t again. using plenty of mag.
nesis and taking pains to do good
Job.
To prevent picture. frames from
making ugly marks on your wall, slue
on the back Of the frame at
each corner q thin piece OF cork.
Add cup Of salt to one quart gaso-
line. shake well. Lay soiled garment
on blotting paper. wet cloth with mix.
ture and rub garment.
To remove q rusty screw. apply q
hot iron to its head for few minutes
and then remove 1t In the usual way
with q screwdriver. The screw will
then come out easily.
Most housewives use the broom
dish cloth. made OF cord attached to. .
handle. which Is vastly more conven.
lent than the old method of immers-
ing the arms to the elbows.
Linen stored in q closet warm and
poorly ventilated will soon become
yellow and will crack eailier than II
stored otherwise. The properly con-
structeC linen closet should be in q
cool. dry place.
Every woman has experienced the
annoyance of scissors in her work
bag. Take a cork OF medium size and
crochet covering OF some dainty
colored silk-leaving the fat upper
surface uncovered. Slip the points of
the scissors into the cork and thus
protect your work bag.
To take away the strong, hot taste
Of onions. pour boiling water over
them after they have beeI sliced,
then drain and pour cold water. on
them.
Playing cards that are old and
stick together are maze to slide like
new, IL little talcum powder is
sprinkled on each card and they are
shuffled few times
You will nnd IL preparing a grape
fruit that the coarse center Is easily
removed by taking pair or scissors
and clipping the cords to make q cup.
like center for the sugar.
In buying material for wash house
dresses, buy ,sufficient to make aprons
OF the same stun. They look much
neater and in better taste than II
made of some other pattern or color
Don't throw broken gas mantles
away; the material Is excellent for
cleaning gold and silver jewelry. Lay
il on a piece OF chamois leather and
rub briskly- ." brilliant polish will
result.
There is ssno reason why the ice
should not be made at homo when the
| winter comes. Set the pailful OF
clean water out overnight and in the
morning bring 1t In, and set II on the
stove for q moment to thaw around
the edges; II will then alip out easily