The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-08

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Homemade Cement.-.It IS not
necessary t Ivy cement. 4 very
good ~ .n"l be made by follow
ing this sir PIE recipe: Mix some
plaster OF Iris with the wh:t, Of
an egg 10 tie consistency Of cream
This is as 9ood as any PREPARED
cement and ; good deal Cheap.
After Cleaning Clothes.-N.r Of
ten after cleaning clothes WIN sos-
oline a ring VIII be lett. This Nay
be removed b. steam.ng over a tea
kettle.
Silver.-Ii silver is PVT irtc a pan
Of sour milk and allowed to stand
overnight, il viii be bright ami
shiny III the morning.
P'pes.-l ne pipes - a sink need
never become stopped Up Il just a
little precautiOr Is eNor scd. II a
cup OF kerosene is pourei down the
drain once a month, followed by
two gallons Of boiling water tine
next morning, there should never
be any trouble. The Kerosene cuts
the grease ard the boilIus water
washes II away.
Making a Vase.-A pretty vase
or flower ContaIncr may be made
from an old bottle. That sounds
strange, doesn't it-but it's so. First,
saturatt a cord in either kerosene
or turpentine and tie around the
neck Of the bottlc at the place you
wish to cut it off. Then light the
two ends of the cord and urn the
bottle slowly so that the heat ma
be evenly distributed. Third and
lastly, plunge into cold waite and
the neck will break off evenly.
The Grater.-After grating either
lemons or cheese, a very stilf-bris-
tied brush will thoroughly cleanse
the crater.
Candle Grease on Linen-Candle
grease may be removed from any
linen article by putting a blotter
under the piece and using a warm
iron. Let the iron stand on the
material long enough to melt al
the grease, whicA will be absorbed
by the blotter.
Clothes pins Clothes pins which
have been boiled in salt water Will
keep the clothes from sticking 10
the lines in cold weather. A rather
good hint for this weather. Add a
teaspoon OF salt to a quart OF water
in boiling.
Once | took a course known as
"HouSe Management II was very
Instructive. and think ii might
help some Of my readers IN prob
lens encountered ever! day the
teacher Of our class was n middle
aged @ouIrn with Information that
had tnkpU over twenty wears or
actual experience 70 acquire was
extremely Interested IL the practl-
cal experiences she WAS telling about.
took untes. and from them |
have prepared the column below.
which | hope will Interest you
"HC> -.HOLD MANAGEMENT"
The Kitchen
Utensils We might call the
kitrhtr thr main room IN Il house,
50 ~ plauning n home tel rs start
with tia. The hrsi thing that
should te remembered H. 10 nave
the utensils together together hut
iD n place whrre they are 10 ne
used Tuls wil save much cunning
around loss OF time aud CLERGY
Lieht,ne - Then consider the
light A good night ~ -SSrntiai A
ligbf that hangs from ih+ uidd!e
OF the room u not good ht"hHSe
one Is usuail, dlrpctl, IL one 'wn
shadow fm instanre II Non put
something In the oven you are
sta ndinp with the iIghi hehind YOU
Therefore the tights II possible.
should be 10 the side walls Thls
will .1lht ny your kitc bel without
casting shadows
Ventilation.-Ncxt thing Is me
ventilation II II Is possible nave
two Windows As W. All know.
smoke and Odors will arise and for
that reason windows should be made
to pull down from the toy n well
as I'D from the bottom Wl"b ore
has q choice OF where "a pni me
windows b ave them on opl'oslte
sides OF the room This gives cross
ventilation
Wals-Thep the walls !lles
are. OF course excellent hn' very
extensive Oil paint l. very good.
and washes easily Then th"r. Is
sanitas paper. which eau he used
II one likes q design on the walls
F1oor.-One thing u must not ne,
and that IL por"ns '~"'nt"S'tl"h
fHoorings are fair tut li''"i"'''h u
better Medium weight lir"I"nm Is
excellent. a. II has n slIGl' eve
which 10 a great heli ~ W' 'lr'hz
one az much Lay yom iin"'r'ti'i
carefully so that No wairI nay 'ii
ter the cracks wh-r. y - i'H' 10
gether Cement T. - YER, good tnAh-