The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-21
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, ID. c.
A Test for Tooth Paste

SCTdCCll IIlc cIidillei VI your IecIIl, CIy
this simple test suggested by the CON-
SUMERS' GUIDE, publication of the
Consumers Counsel Division, of the
AAA:
Place small amount of the powder
or paste on a non-corrosive microscope
slide (obtainable at small cost from
any store selling scientific apparatus)
and rub it with scent coin. Ordin-
ary window glass, free of scratches
may be used, but will not give as re-
liable results.
Wash the glass after it has been
rubbed and hold it up to the light at
different angles. Any scratches left
by the tooth paste or powder will be
readily seen, indicating shat the denti-
frice contains noticeable amount of
abrasive.
Keep Your Cream Puffs Cool
Don't expose salad dressings, GUS
tards, or cream puffs to the heat dur
ing the summer months if you want
to avoid food poisoning, warns the
CONSUMERS GUIDE, publication of
the Consumers Counsel Division of
the AAA.
Bacteria thrive on heat and can be
a dangerous source of contamination.
Last year the Food and Drug Admin
istration tracked down almost 70
cases of dangerous food poisonings, 6
of which were small epidemics due to
carless handling of food.
If you purchase any custard or
cream products place them in the re-
frigerator Immediately and use them
the first day of purchase. Pie and
pudding filings should be rapidly cool
ed to a temperature of As degrees F.
or below. Homemade pastries, salad
dressings, salads, sandwiches, picnic
foods should all be kept in the refrig-
orator until they are used.
Put cooked leftovers made with
milk, eggs, meat, or fish in dry, COW
cred dishes and place them in the re-
frigerator Immediately. For best pro-
lection, reheat or boil them again be-
fore using.
Discard Immediately any foods with
suspicious odor, taste, or appearance
These are danger signals to warn you
against possible serious results.
Saving On Your Milk Bills
It's not necessary to drink fluid
milk alone to get all the food value
contained in a bottle of milk, writes
the CONSUMERS GUIDE, publica-
tion of the Consumers Counsel Divis-
ion of the AAA. Other milk products
can be just as nutritious and, in some
cases, cheaper than pure milk.
The GUIDE lists these substitute
forms, any one of which has the same
food value as a quart of whole milk
Compare their cost with the price OF
a quart of whole milk in your city
and then decide whether you can save
money by putting them on your family
menu.
II ounces evaporated milk
5 ounces American Cheddar cheese
l quart fluid skim milk and IL
ounces butter
Az ounces dried whole milk
3la ounces dried skim milk and II!
ounces butter
In any case, remember that adults
should get pint of milk or it:
equivalent a day, and that children
should get quart of milk or it:
equivalent every day.
Grass Stains Can Be Removed
Spotless white summer garment:
streaked with grass stain after sum
mer outing in the country can be made
white again if treated correctly by
the home cleaner.
Here's what CONSUMERS GUIDE
publication of the Consumers Counse
Division of the AAA, recommends fo1
stains from grass, dandelions, ant
other foliage:
For washable materials: Use plenty
of hot water and soap, rubbing The
stain vigorously. If there is any stail
left on white cotton or linen, bleacl
it out with Javelle water of potassium
permanganate.
Javelle water is made by dissolvins
Il pound of washing soda in quar-
of cold water, then adding 4 pount
of chloride of lime. Filter the solu
tion to remove the sediment. Whel
applying it stretch the stained fabric
over bowl of water and apply tn
fluid with medicine dropper.
Potassium permanganate can b.
purchased in the drug store in crysta
form. Make solution by dissolvinj
a teaspoonful of the crystals in pin
of water. Mark it poison and be sur
you keep it out of reach Of children
Apply the solution to the stain wit
a medicine dropper. Neutralize bot
these solutions after application wit
oxalic acid and rinse the materia
thoroughly.
On all other fabrics except acetat
rayon, use ether, or wood or denature
alcohol, placing soft pad or towe
under the garment when cleaning
Test the alcohol on an unexposed POI
ton of colored garments before usin
since it affects some dyes.
Work Hard? Keep Your Diet Balance
Stick to balanced diet if you wan
to insure yourself plenty of reserv
energy when your job calls for heav
physical work, writes the CON