Evening star., 1919-04-25

PdIdtloHS-l1oW 10 dCk
for Storage-In the New
Home.
Household cleanliness may be over
done. Some houses are kept clean At
great personal sacrifice. not only on
the part Of the housekeeper. but on
the part Of all who live and visit
therein. Over cleanliness is not worth
it's cost II it makes q slave Of the
1t robs her of the opportunity to as
soctate with other people. II IS not
worth It's cost II 1t prevents her from
enjoying the great outdoors. It 10 not
worth its cost II It crooks her back
and saps her reserve physical
strength. Better a little dirt now and
then than such a sacrifice.
Housecleaning is not q picnic even
under the most highly favored condi-
tions, but the drudgery can be great
ly reduced by planning ahead and by
the exercise Of moderation. 1t IL best.
time. By following this plan a house
is always in order. the husbands pa
thence Is not tried and the children
are not kept on the lookout for storm
signals.
As a preliminary to other house
ers and various other receptacles for
odds and ends and breeding grounds
for moths should be carefully gone
over, and useless things. OF which you
will ind many. given away or burned.
All clothes closets should be thor
sionally, no matter whether there Is
disease in the house or insects In the
closet or not. Ono Of the best means
Of insect destruction Is to burn brim-
stone. Got some birthstone candles
and place them in q receptacle, which
placed on q nat stone or brick Close
the closet door and allow the fumes to
remain confined at least half day.
Never whitewash the walls Of closet
or you will have to brush every ar
ticle that touches them. II you have
walls have been whitewashed, tack
clean sheets to tho walls before hang
ing garments.
Carpets should be taken up and
beaten and cleaned. heavy cur
taips taken down and cleaned
nsfor: being PVT. put away n.y,.;H for the the
whitswashinE done when neces-
sary, noors stained and repoNshed
and other necessary work dont. In
the work Of cleaning there is no
greater help than a vacuum cleaner.
other places difacult to reach can be
cleaned in the most effective fashion.
For cleaning windows and mirrors. 4
little soda or kerosene and . little
thin starch mixed and put on the
glass and allowed to dry will give
excellent results when rubbed OF and
polished with . nswspapsr or linen
cloth that leaves no lint.
Cleaning the cellar 10 . naan's work
and should not be undertaken by =
woman unless In case Of dire nooaH.
sity. but Il 70 aAv1sable that q wo-
man supefantsnd the task; 2 mere
nsrs ana eoSvsSs in out.oi-the-wsy
Make Cleaning Soaps From Scraps.
Water In which eornea beef has
been boiled or the fat SKINNED from
the sour. pot Will yield many ounces
OF fat for soap making. A large
cake Of fat may be lifted from sths
top Of . mutton or lamb stew when
S.d ssiS ss. !, e,nn9s sSs Be
or the flavor impaired by hsh or
onions, 10 perfectly good for soap and
may be strained and added to IN Ac-
cumulation Of scraps OF tat kept in
. crock for future soap making. When
pour o6 eil liquid through . straineT.
then cool the Jumps and put them
through d meat-GYinder. Try them
out separately, when It u eonvenient.
cy .placipg them In = pan 81 water
~ u tss e. sy:n; r. y t. .su ss S. + OF 81
the tfted-eut fat. pour boiling water
over all ana boil for several minutes.
For every ok pounds Of tat gradually
add . quart Of lye that has been
dissolved IN cold water several hours
S sissr. u:as :s ssa ssss sssa e. sns IT,
minutes. until quite thick; then pour
this soap into 4 pasteboard box or
boxes to set. =. When cold, tsar off
soap in 2 cake: ready to BE- out into
boxes are better to- use than molds
Or crooks; out Of which Il 10 often
dimcult to eut the soap. Also be
sure and cut the soap the day II 10
made or 1t will become too hard to
handle.
what becomes Of the frasmsnts Of
soap which are LETT in every kitchen
and bathroom? Some houSekeepers
put them In . shaker vhich 10 swssh-
ed around in the dish pan, making
ts..v the w't;s s.n soa1y y th;I: s, are more
they may BE- made into sosp Jelly.
which 10 very useful Do not mix
the kitchen and toilet soaps. hut keep
them in different Jars. It 10 good
plan to keep . Jar or dish close 1T
hand in which to throw the small
pieces. When you have enough. cut
the pieces into small shavings and
put them in q saucepan with . little
water. Boil down until all the soap
is dissolved to q thick Jelly. When
this 10 cold put 1t into q glass Jar
and set aside until 1t 10 wanted.
To make white soap: Take four
pounds Of clean strained fat, q pound
OF potash. four ounces Of borax and
the potash In three quarts hot water
then add to 1t the borax and am.
monia. Warm the fat and add 1t to
the hot mixture. Lot the whole boil
for hve minutes. set in q cool place