Extra Quilt: When you put an extra quilt or blanket at the foot of a sick person's bed, fold it accordion- fashion, then fan out one comer so that when extra cover is needed, it is easy to reach, unfolds and pulls up quickly with little effort. | - Mrs. Sarah F. Smith - Clean piano keys with a cloth d@mpened in milk. It cleans them and keeps them from yellowing. A milk dampened cloth is a fine beauty treatment for leather chairs too - helps them keep that new look. - Gleason Dearden - To remove scorch stain. Place a piece of old muslin or sheeting (quite wet) over scorch stain and ‘press until dry. Repeat if necessary. ~ Lela Crook — 105 CLEANING AND LAUNDRY AIDS Bend the hollow tin handle of dustpan to a right angle with the pan and insert a discarded broom handle. It avoids stooping. To make a chemically treated dustcloth at home, put a generous sized piece of soft cloth into a hot, strong soapsuds with a few drops of turpentine in it. Let stand two hours, wring and dry; treat once in two weeks. It's a good idea to dampen the paper on which you empty the dust from the vacuum cleaner. Be sure, however, to have a dry paper under the dampened one. It's a good idea to boil new clothespins in salt water before using. This process toughens them and prevents them from splitting. The next time you wash windows, put about a cupful of kerosene into a gallon of warm water. Wash the windows with the mixture and rub dry with a cloth. It will add luster to the glass and eliminate streaks. Paint may be removed from window glass by a strong solution of soda. A spoonful of ammonia in a quart of water for wash- ing painted walls or woodwork will make it look like new. To clean woodwork quickly and easily, make a solu- tion of equal parts of vinegar, water and kerosene. Apply with soft cloth. A cloth saturated in olive oil will remove finger prints from furniture. When washing wool blankets dry them on curtain ‘stretchers. This prevents shrinking. - Marrion Nissle - 106 Those cloudy streaks on dark polished furniture can be removed by wiping with a chamois wrung out of cold water. Then polish with your usual furniture polish and the luster will be clear again, For dusting small and delicate articles, use an artist's camel hair brush. This is particularly help- ful for filigree or fine Dresden china pieces. When ironing tablecloths or large flat pieces, change the creases from halves to thirds occasionally. This will prevent splitting. When using silver polish, use a few drops of ammonia instead of water and watch the results, The same applies to cleaning jewelry. To facilitate cleaning silverware, especially when it has become tarnished, place some boiling water in a large aluminum vessel and add 1] Tb. baking soda to each quart of water. Place all the silver in this and let stand about 15 minutes, Then rinse with hot water and dry. You will be surprised at the results, When ironing a dress that is not color fast - slip a paper cleaner's bag over your ironing board, keeps the cover clean. Slip your thimble over the rod when hanging curtains. Avoid tearing fabric and saves your temper too. Candles will burn more evenly and slowly if you refrigerate them 24 hours before you light them. - Johanna McAllister - To remove that rough feeling from your hands after performing household tasks or from any other cause, just sprinkle a little cornmeal on them while washing with soap and water, - Gleason Dearden - LO? To remove grease spots from silk, lay a blotter under the spot and then rub some warmed flour on the stain. Brush off and repeat if necessary. Mildew may be removed by moistening the spot with clean water, then rubbing on a thick coat of castile soap mixed with chalk scrapings: rub with end of finger, then wash off.

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Extra Quilt: When you put an extra quilt or blanket at the foot of a sick person's bed, fold it accordionfashion, then fan out one comer so that when extra cover is needed, it is easy to reach, unfolds and pulls up quickly with little effort. | - Mrs. Sarah F. Smith - Clean piano keys with a cloth dampened in milk. It cleans them and keeps them from yellowing. A milk dampened cloth is a fine beauty treatment for leather chairs too - helps them keep that new look. - Gleason Dearden - To remove scorch stain. Place a piece of old muslin or sheeting (quite wet) over scorch stain and ‘press until dry. Repeat if necessary. ~ Lela Crook — CLEANING AND LAUNDRY AIDS Bend the hollow tin handle of dustpan to a right angle with the pan and insert a discarded broom handle. It avoids stooping. To make a chemically treated dustcloth at home, put a generous sized piece of soft cloth into a hot, strong soapsuds with a few drops of turpentine in it. Let stand two hours, wring and dry; treat once in two weeks. It's a good idea to dampen the paper on which you empty the dust from the vacuum cleaner. Be sure, however, to have a dry paper under the dampened one. It's a good idea to boil new clothespins in salt water before using. This process toughens them and prevents them from splitting. The next time you wash windows, put about a cupful of kerosene into a gallon of warm water. Wash the windows with the mixture and rub dry with a cloth. It will add luster to the glass and eliminate streaks. Paint may be removed from window glass by a strong solution of soda. A spoonful of ammonia in a quart of water for washing painted walls or woodwork will make it look like new. To clean woodwork quickly and easily, make a solution of equal parts of vinegar, water and kerosene. Apply with soft cloth. A cloth saturated in olive oil will remove finger prints from furniture. When washing wool blankets dry them on curtain ‘stretchers. This prevents shrinking. - Marrion Nissle - Those cloudy streaks on dark polished furniture can be removed by wiping with a chamois wrung out of cold water. Then polish with your usual furniture polish and the luster will be clear again, For dusting small and delicate articles, use an artist's camel hair brush. This is particularly helpful for filigree or fine Dresden china pieces. When ironing tablecloths or large flat pieces, change the creases from halves to thirds occasionally. This will prevent splitting. When using silver polish, use a few drops of ammonia instead of water and watch the results, The same applies to cleaning jewelry. To facilitate cleaning silverware, especially when it has become tarnished, place some boiling water in a large aluminum vessel and add 1] Tb. baking soda to each quart of water. Place all the silver in this and let stand about 15 minutes, Then rinse with hot water and dry. You will be surprised at the results, When ironing a dress that is not color fast - slip a paper cleaner's bag over your ironing board, keeps the cover clean. Slip your thimble over the rod when hanging curtains. Avoid tearing fabric and saves your temper too. Candles will burn more evenly and slowly if you refrigerate them 24 hours before you light them. - Johanna McAllister - To remove that rough feeling from your hands after performing household tasks or from any other cause, just sprinkle a little cornmeal on them while washing with soap and water, - Gleason Dearden - To remove grease spots from silk, lay a blotter under the spot and then rub some warmed flour on the stain. Brush off and repeat if necessary. Mildew may be removed by moistening the spot with clean water, then rubbing on a thick coat of castile soap mixed with chalk scrapings: rub with end of finger, then wash off.

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