To Purify Cisterns. — To purify cisterns where the
water has an unpleasant odor, suspend in the water
a musHn cloth containing one or more pounds of
charcoal.
Smoked Ceilings. — Smoked ceilings that have
been blackened by a kerdsene lamp may be washed
off with soda water.
To Eemove the Odor of Onion from fish-kettles and
■iliU^EFVL HINTS FOR THE HO t/SE KEEPER.
saucepans in which they have been cooked, put in
wood-ashes or sal soda, potash or lye; fill with water
and let stand on the stove until it boils; then yirash
in hot suds and rinse well.
To Bemove Old Putty from Window Frames pass a
red-hot poker slowly over it and it will come off
easily.
To Trim Lamps. — Do not cut the wick, tprn it just
above the tube, take a match and shave off the
charred end, thus insuring an even flame. Then
turn the wick down below the edge of the tube that
it may not draw up oil to soil the outside of the
lamp. Do not fill too full; kerosene kept, in a
warm room expands considerably and the resiilt,
will be oily lamps, disagreeable to handle.
To Prevent a Lamp from Smoking soak the wick in
vinegar and dry it well before using.
< To Remove Paint from Window Olass. — Rub it well
with hot sharp vinegar.
To Clean Stovepipe. — A piece of zinc put on the-
live poals; in the stove will clean out the stovepipe.
To Take Ink out of Linen.— Dip the ink-spot in
pure iHelted tallow, then wash out the tallow and
thfe ink will come out with it. This is said to be
unfailing. Milk will remove ink from linen or
colored muslins when acids would be ruinoi/s, by
soaking the goods until the spot is very faint and •
then rubbing and rinsing in cold water.
Mosquito Remedy,— :To clear a sleeping-room of
mosquitoes take, a piece of paper rolled around a
lead pencil to fortn a case, arid, fill this with very
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dry Pyrethrum powder (Persian insect powder),,
putting in a little at a time, and pressing' it down
with the pencil; This cartridge, op cigarette, may
be set in a cup of sand tt) hold it erect. An hour
before going to bed the room is to be closed, and
one of these cartridges burned. A single cartridge
will answer for a small room, but for a large one
two are required. Those who have tried this find it
eftectually disposes of thp mosquitoes.
To Toughen Lamp Chimneys and Glassware., —
Immerse the article in a pot filled with cold water,
to which some common salt has been added. Boil
the water well, then cool slowly. Glass treated in
this way will resist any sudden change of temper-
ature. ^.
Faded Ooods. — Plush goods and all articles dyed
with aniline colors which have faded from exposure
to the light will look as bright as new after. sponging
with chloroform.
Paper-hangers' Paste. — To make paper-hangers'
paste beat up four pounds of good, white wheat
flour (well sifted previously) in sufficient cold water
to form a stiff batter. Beat it well in order to take
out all lumps, and then add enough cold'water to
ijiake the mixture of the consistency of pudding
batter. To this add about two, ounces of well
pounded alum. Pour gently and quickly over thfe;
batter boiling water, stirring rapidly at the same
time, and -when it is seen to lose the white color of
the flour, it is cooked and ready. Do not use it,
however, while hot, but allow it to cool. Pour
240 USEFUL HINTS WR THE HOUSEKEEPER.
about a pint of cold-water✪ Paper-hangers' Paste over the top to prevent a
skin from forming. Before using, the paste should
be thinned by the addition of cold, water.
To Clean Iron Sinks. — Rub them well with a cloth
wet with kerosene oil.
Death to Bugs. — Varnish is death to the most per-
sistent bug. It is cheap — ten cents' worth will do
for one bedstead — is easily used, is safe,- arid
improve^ the looks of the furniture to which, it
is applied. The application must, however, be
thorough — the slats, sides and every crack and
corner receiving attention.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
To Purify Cisterns. — To purify cisterns where the water has an unpleasant odor, suspend in the water a musHn cloth containing one or more pounds of charcoal.
Smoked Ceilings. — Smoked ceilings that have been blackened by a kerosene lamp may be washed off with soda water.
To Eemove the Odor of Onion from fish-kettles and
■iliU^EFVL HINTS FOR THE HO t/SE KEEPER.
saucepans in which they have been cooked, put in wood-ashes or sal soda, potash or lye; fill with water and let stand on the stove until it boils; then wash in hot suds and rinse well.
To Bemove Old Putty from Window Frames pass a red-hot poker slowly over it and it will come off easily.
To Trim Lamps. — Do not cut the wick, turn it just above the tube, take a match and shave off the charred end, thus insuring an even flame. Then turn the wick down below the edge of the tube that it may not draw up oil to soil the outside of the lamp. Do not fill too full; kerosene kept, in a warm room expands considerably and the resiilt, will be oily lamps, disagreeable to handle.
To Prevent a Lamp from Smoking soak the wick in vinegar and dry it well before using.
< To Remove Paint from Window Olass. — Rub it well with hot sharp vinegar.
To Clean Stovepipe. — A piece of zinc put on thelive poals; in the stove will clean out the stovepipe.
To Take Ink out of Linen.— Dip the ink-spot in pure melted tallow, then wash out the tallow and thfe ink will come out with it. This is said to be unfailing. Milk will remove ink from linen or colored muslins when acids would be ruinous, by soaking the goods until the spot is very faint and • then rubbing and rinsing in cold water.
Mosquito Remedy,— :To clear a sleeping-room of mosquitoes take, a piece of paper rolled around a lead pencil to fortn a case, arid, fill this with very
PAPER-HANGERS' PASTt. 239
dry Pyrethrum powder (Persian insect powder),, putting in a little at a time, and pressing' it down with the pencil; This cartridge, op cigarette, may be set in a cup of sand tt) hold it erect. An hour before going to bed the room is to be closed, and one of these cartridges burned. A single cartridge will answer for a small room, but for a large one two are required. Those who have tried this find it effectually disposes of thp mosquitoes.
To Toughen Lamp Chimneys and Glassware., — Immerse the article in a pot filled with cold water, to which some common salt has been added. Boil the water well, then cool slowly. Glass treated in this way will resist any sudden change of temperature. ^.
Faded Ooods. — Plush goods and all articles dyed with aniline colors which have faded from exposure to the light will look as bright as new after. sponging with chloroform.
Paper-hangers' Paste. — To make paper-hangers' paste beat up four pounds of good, white wheat flour (well sifted previously) in sufficient cold water to form a stiff batter. Beat it well in order to take out all lumps, and then add enough cold'water to ijiake the mixture of the consistency of pudding batter. To this add about two, ounces of well pounded alum. Pour gently and quickly over thfe; batter boiling water, stirring rapidly at the same time, and -when it is seen to lose the white color of the flour, it is cooked and ready. Do not use it, however, while hot, but allow it to cool. Pour
240 USEFUL HINTS WR THE HOUSEKEEPER.
about a pint of cold-water over the top to prevent a skin from forming. Before using, the paste should be thinned by the addition of cold, water.
To Clean Iron Sinks. — Rub them well with a cloth wet with kerosene oil.
Death to Bugs. — Varnish is death to the most persistent bug. It is cheap — ten cents' worth will do for one bedstead — is easily used, is safe,- arid improve^ the looks of the furniture to which, it is applied. The application must, however, be thorough — the slats, sides and every crack and corner receiving attention.
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