Evening star., 1926-11-26
Labor-Saving Methods
Some Means of Gaining Increased Efficiency in
Everyday Housekeeping
fences in the Home.
fences in the Home.

Many housewives do not use the oil
can often enough. 1t is good plan
TO keep a small can of good lubricating
oil where il is always handy. Oil the
casters of tables, beds, chests of draw
ers, chairs, washStands and every
thing else which has casters. Place a
scrap of thick brown paper under
meath the article oiled. Tor a time. in
order to absorb the excess oil. Wipe
off carefully. Use a feather or small
brush for oilng. You will he de
lighted at the ease with which heavy
articles can be moved after oiling.
Oil the hinges on doors, cupboards,
bookcases, desks, or anything else
that squeaks or catches. OH the
window fasteners or catches of cup
boards and doors that refuse to work.
If locks won't work, oil them, and
do not forget to oil the sewing ma
chine, carpet sweeper, Wringer or
lawn mower. BY the use of the oil
can and a little care and attention
many household articles can be made
to last longer because they are not
subjected to friction and are kept in
good condition.
QUICK dreaming.
Rub your white enamel sink with
q cloth dipped in one tablespoonful of
peroxide of hydrogen and one tea
spoonful of bOraX. All the brown
stains will then disappear. leaving the
sink or wash basin as white as when
new. The bathtub is tiresome to
keen in good condition unless great
care is exercised. If the enamel is
dirty and discolored, dip piece of
flannel in kerosene and keep rubbing
the tub gently until all dirt is re-
moved, then wash with warm water
and soap. When the wafer drips or
stands in basins or tubs for long
time, it leaves an ugly brown spot.
Rub such n place with fine grained
sand paper and the stain will be
quickly removed without injury.
Zinc bath tubs, bowls and pals can
also be made to look like new by the
kerosene treatment. Make a paste of
kerosene and any good securing
powder and apply it to the zinc with
soft cloth. Rub vigorously, then
wash with clear, warm water and
wipe dry.
TO remove white spots and ink
stains from furniture, mix one tea
spoonful of lard with two teaspoon
fulS of salt. Rub the stains well and
polish with a soft cloth. Sometimes
a second application may be neces-
sary. White spots may also be re-
moved by saturating a cloth with
camphor and then rubbing the place
until the stain disappears. Polish
with clean cloth.
To clean badly soiled leather furni-
ture add a little vinegar to some luke
warm water. not hot. and wash the
leather. using for the purpose II clean
cloth or small sponge. Wipe with
dry cloth. To restore the polish, put
two teaspoonfuls of turpentine with
the whites of two eggs, beat a little.
then apply with a clean flannel cloth.
All the cloths must be soft and abSo-
lutely clean. To simply freshen
parts sweet milk and one part olive
oil is excellent to use on leather
chairs. cOuCheS. handbags and other
articles Rub .the mixture well into
the leather, and when dry polish with
a chamoiS skin.
For windows that are badly soled,
use one quart of soft water, adding
two tablespoonfuls of Kerosene oil,
but no soap. This will clean them
perfectly and there will be no streaks
left. Warm or cold water may be
used. If vinegar is more convenient
to use than kerosene, you can secure
good results To one gallon of warm
water add one-half a cupful OF VINE
car. Use a chamois skin and just
simply wash your windows ana let
them dry. This saves time. as you
don't have to dry them. They VIII
he nice and clean and shiny. A
chamois skin wrung out OF clear,
soft water alone without the vinegar
will brighten up windows not badly
soiled.
Cleaning in the Kitchen.
When cleaning cooking utensils. a
useful little article is the wooden
ladle that comes with each package
of prepared mustard. When wash
ing or cleaning pots and pans. you
will find it very handy to scrape any
burned or scorched surface. The
little bit of wood floats on your dish
water, always in sight. There Is no
danger of a cut finger, as is some
times the case when using a knife, ana
the wood is much better for cleaning
aluminium and other utensils, as II
will not scratch the surface.
Dishes that have become brown or
burned through baking in the oven
can be easily cleaned if allowed to
stand for a while in bOraX water.
40 clean glass baking dishes, use
small piece of medium-sized fine sand
paper 1t is very effective and will
not SCfAlCI. ttll SNtilC tdAlliS@
dishes this way also. When a water
pitcher has become brown on the
inside from hard water. let milk
stay in the pitcher until it sours,
then the pitcher will wash as clear
and bright as new. Glassware that
is not much soiled or oily may be
washed in cold water. also tumblers
that have been used for milk.
Soapy water. or water with a little
ammonia. may be used if cold water
is not sufficient, but it should then be
wiped at once to prevent it from be-
coming streaky while glass washed
Il cold water may be left to drain
until dry.
Vinegar mixed with salt Is an ex-
cellent polish for tarnished metal fix
lures. After cleaning the metal.
rinse in clear water and dry with a
soft cloth. Make a thick paste of
kerosene and baking soda to polish