The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-07

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mercury cream manufacturers were
issued after, qualified experts on the
effects of mercury had been consulted.
The warnings are basd on these ex-
perts' recommendations.
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How To Buy Sheets
Consumers looking for good buys in
sheets should know breaking strength,
thread count, sizing content, and other
quality facts if they want to get full
dollar-value in their purchases.
Sheet labels that give this inform
alton are few and far between, but
consumers should ask for these facts |
when they buy:
Is the sheet percale or muslin? Buy
heavy-duty muslin if, you, have a
couple of growing youngsters in the
family, and need to economic on the
family budget. If you put, stock in
appearances or feel more comfortable
under fine, thin sheets, choose percale.
Percale is made of finer yarns. than
muslin, and: is lighter.
How much sizing (or starch) is,
there in the sheet? An excess amount
of starch-as high as 20 or rs per
cent-means the sheet is poor quality.
After one or 2 washings, such sheet
will end up thin and sleazy. To tell
if there is an excess amount of sizing
in the sheet, rub corner Of it be-
tween your, hands and see if small
amount of white powder sits out. If
it does, don't buy. Some sizings even
resist this test.
What is the breaking strength of
the sheet? Breaking strength means
the number of. pounds necessary to-
break the sheet. The higher the
strength, the better quality is the
sheet. A, good muslin sheet should
have breaking strength of 70 pounds
each way, percale sheet, GO pounds
each way.
What is the thread count of the
sheet? This simply means the number
of yarns lengthwise and crosswise in
each square. inch. The higher the
thread count, the better; the sheet. A
satisfactory muslin may have between
&C and 76 yarns to the inch each way,
while a, high quality percale may run
as high as 100 yarns per inch each
way.
| If the sheet is marked torn size it
will retain it's straight hem after
laundering.
Consumers who want this informA-
ton on labels should ask for it.. Then
stores and manufacturers will know
it pays to give the facts.
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Keep cooked meat in the cold part
of your refrigerator and do not let it
remain unused for too long a period
of time.
u 1t should be loosely covered with
oiled paper to prevent it's drying out
Ground cooked meat, should be used
with extra promptness, since it is an
easy victim Of contamination. This is
. particularly important for ground
meats used in salads and sandwiches
which are not reheated after they are
, ground.
, The warning holds also for reheated
ground meats such as those used fol
. croquettes.
, The danger of contamination OF
| ground meat becomes more, acute il
5 the meat is ground or chopped while
warm and then allowed to stand with
out proper, refrigeration.
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Washing Machines. Need Care
Two ways of getting the most ou
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to run it properly, and, second, tt
keep it properly cleaned.
Don't overload your machine, eithel
with clothes or with water. The ma
chine usually has water line marked
in the tub, so it's easy to know whel
! the full mark has. heen reached. Fol
4 low the directions given with the ma
: chine to know its top capacity fo
: clothes. Exceeding this limit can in
Y jure both clothes and machine.
!, Another rule in proper operation o
the machine is never to start it whel
n it is in gear. Likewise, throw the ma
: chine out Of gear before. you turn of
e the motor. This avoids excessive
r strain on the mechanism.
It's good rule, too, always Il
|. launder your machine after launder
n ing your laundry. If there, are stain
0 on the inside of the machine, US
whiting or fine securing powder t.
d get them off. Never use coarse
y harsh securing powder if you want t.
retain the inside surface of the rub.
The greenish spots that sometim
d form on the inside of copper tubs
S called 'verdigris'-can be removes
S, with soap suds and ammonia, or yo
: can use paste made with whiting
and oxalic acid. Always dilute oxali
: acid-about tablespoon to cup o
n water. Leave the whiting. and oxali
S acid on the spot until dry, then ru
Y it off. Remember to keep oxalic aci
n out of reach of children, and label
e POISON.
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