Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1890 — Hints to Housekeepers. [ARTICLE]

Hints to Housekeepers.

Hartshorn will usually restore colors that have been taken put by acid. Many persons prefer almond meal or oatmeal to soap for washing face and hands. To take out ink or iron mould stains from white goods wet with milk and cover with salt. For roughness, caused by exposure to wind, sponge the face with equal parts of brandy and rose water. The rooms of a house need ventilation in the daytime as well as in the night; in the winter as well as in the summer. Castors made of leather are a new invention, sure to prove useful. A sound leather castor will save many a rug or carpet. The easiest way to dry lace curtains after washing them is to take a dry, sunny day, fasten them to the line by one edge with clothespines only a few inches apart, then gently pull and stretch until dry.