FIRE IN A BUILDING. — Crawl on the floor. The clearest air isi
the lowest in the room. Cover head with woolen wrap, wet if possible.
Cut holes for the eyes. Don’t get excited.
FACTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.
1— In washing use plenty of ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA,
and the clothes will look whiter, and not need so much soap nor so much:
rubbing.
To soften water, use a liberal amount of ARM AND HAMMER1
SODA dissolved slowly in boiling water.
2— Charcoal is recommended as an absorber of gasses in the milk-
room where foul gases are present. It should be freshly powdered and
kept there continually.
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3— Clear boiling water will remove tea stains. Pour the water through
t the stain and thus prevent its spreading.
4— Salt will curdle new milk. In preparing porridge, gravies, etc.,
salt should not be added until the dish is prepared.
5— Rain-water and soap will remove machine grease from washable
t fabrics.
6— Milk which has changed may be rendered fit for use again by stir¬
ring in a little ARM AND HAMMER SODA or Saleratus.
7— Fresh meat beginning to sour will sweeten if placed out-of-doors
in the air over night.
8— Fish may be scaled easier by first dipping them into boiling water
tj for a minute.
9— Kerosene will soften boots and shoes that have been hardened by
water, and render them as pliable as new.
10— Wetting the hair thoroughly once or twice with a solution of salt
tj and water will keep it from falling out.
11 When the butter fails to come after the customary amount of
> churning, a teaspoonful of ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA
t or Saleratus will be found to expedite matters.
12— Almost every vegetable, both green and dry (except corn), is
I greatly improved by using ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA
>j or Saleratus in the boiling water,
13— Feather dusters, and even white pet dogs, look lovely after a bath
i in ARM AND HAMMER B RAN D SODA or Saleratus water.
One part oil of lavender to one part of water, placed in an atomizer,
f and sprinkled freely about the room, will be found an excellent means
t for keeping flies out of the room.
The value of “Javelle Water” was known to our grandmothers for
whitening linen and taking stains out of white goods. Household Am-
t| monia and other substitutes have become popular, because they are
\ easily obtained at the grocers, but cannot be called superior to “Javelle
Water.” For fruit stains it is invaluable, or for mildew and rust. To
make a quantity— four pounds bicarbonate of soda, one pound of chloride
>i of lime, put the soda into a kettle over the fire, add one gallon of boiling
water✪ Javelle Water, let it boil from 10 to 15 minutes, then stir in the chloride of lime,
avoiding lumps ; use the mixture when cool. Baby linen and children’s
pinafores will be benefited by “Javelle Water,” and it should be in every
laundry. Keep in bottle tightly corked.
14— The water-closet, kitchen sink and laundry tubs can be kept sweet
and clean with a generous usage of A R M AND HAMMER BRAND
SODA or Saleratus and hot water.
15— Corned beef and cabbage or spinach always require from one-
quarter to one-half a spoonfulof ARM and Hammer brandSoda
or Saleratus to make them palatable. Judgment must be used in put¬
ting in more or less Soda according to the amount to be cooked.
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Presented as published in 1900. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
FIRE IN A BUILDING. — Crawl on the floor. The clearest air is the lowest in the room. Cover head with woolen wrap, wet if possible. Cut holes for the eyes. Don’t get excited.
FACTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.
1— In washing use plenty of ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA,
and the clothes will look whiter, and not need so much soap nor so much: rubbing.
To soften water, use a liberal amount of ARM AND HAMMER SODA dissolved slowly in boiling water.
2— Charcoal is recommended as an absorber of gasses in the milkroom where foul gases are present. It should be freshly powdered and kept there continually.
3— Clear boiling water will remove tea stains. Pour the water through the stain and thus prevent its spreading.
4— Salt will curdle new milk. In preparing porridge, gravies, etc., salt should not be added until the dish is prepared.
5— Rain-water and soap will remove machine grease from washable fabrics.
6— Milk which has changed may be rendered fit for use again by stir¬ ring in a little ARM AND HAMMER SODA or Saleratus.
7— Fresh meat beginning to sour will sweeten if placed out-of-doors in the air over night.
8— Fish may be scaled easier by first dipping them into boiling water for a minute.
9— Kerosene will soften boots and shoes that have been hardened by water, and render them as pliable as new.
10— Wetting the hair thoroughly once or twice with a solution of salt and water will keep it from falling out.
11 When the butter fails to come after the customary amount of
> churning, a teaspoonful of ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA or Saleratus will be found to expedite matters.
12— Almost every vegetable, both green and dry (except corn), is I greatly improved by using ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA or Saleratuss in the boiling water,
13— Feather dusters, and even white pet dogs, look lovely after a bath in ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA or Saleratus water.
One part oil of lavender to one part of water, placed in an atomizer, f and sprinkled freely about the room, will be found an excellent means for keeping flies out of the room.
The value of “Javelle Water” was known to our grandmothers for whitening linen and taking stains out of white goods. Household Ammonia and other substitutes have become popular, because they are
\ easily obtained at the grocers, but cannot be called superior to “Javelle
Water.” For fruit stains it is invaluable, or for mildew and rust. To make a quantity— four pounds bicarbonate of soda, one pound of chloride >i of lime, put the soda into a kettle over the fire, add one gallon of boiling water, let it boil from 10 to 15 minutes, then stir in the chloride of lime, avoiding lumps; use the mixture when cool. Baby linen and children’s pinafores will be benefited by “Javelle Water,” and it should be in every laundry. Keep in bottle tightly corked.
14— The water-closet, kitchen sink and laundry tubs can be kept sweet and clean with a generous usage of A R M AND HAMMER BRAND SODA or Saleratus and hot water.
15— Corned beef and cabbage or spinach always require from one-quarter to one-half a spoonful of ARM and Hammer brand Soda or Saleratus to make them palatable. Judgment must be used in put¬ ting in more or less Soda according to the amount to be cooked.
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