Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1889 — Ten Good Things to Know [ARTICLE]

Ten Good Things to Know

• That cool rain water and soda will ranov* machine grease from trashabe fabries. That ripe tomatoes will remove ink and o her stains from vhite cloth, also from the hands. That a tableapoonfnl of turpentine boiled with white clothes will aid in the whitening pn cess. That boil?d starch is much improved hy the addition of a little sperm salt or gum arabied ssulved. That Kerosene will soften boots or shoes that have been hardened by water, and render them as pliable as new. That salt will curdle new milk; henee in preparing milk porriage, gravies, etc., the salt should not he added until he dish is prepared. That cleai boning water will remove tea stains and many fruit stains. Pour the water through the stain, and thus prevent it spreading over che fabrie. That kerosene will mats tea kettles as bright as new. Saturate a woolen rag and rub it with it. It will also remove stains from varnished furniture. That blue ointment and kerosene mixed in equal proportions and applied to the bedsteads is an unfailing bedbug remedv, as a coat of whitewash is for the walls of a log house. That beeswax and salt will make rusty flat irons as clean and smooth as glass. Tx6 a lump of wax in a rag and keep it for that purpose. When the irons arj hot rub them first with the wax rag, then scour with a paper or cloth sprinkled with salt.