Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1891 — THE HOUSEHOLD. [ARTICLE]

THE HOUSEHOLD.

Bints to HoUNekoeper*> To phkvknt layer cake from sticking, grease the tins and dust In n little flour. Hartshorn usually restorescojors that have been taken out by acids of any kind. Sai.t sprinkled on any substance that Is burning on the stove will stop the smoke and smell. A i,itti,e turpentine mixed with the starch will give a liner gloss to shirt bosoms, collars and cuffs. Hot milk Is a simple means of comfort, and is most reviving to one who is fatigued by overexertion. By rubbing with a flannel dipped In whiting, the brown discoloration may be taken off cups which have been used for baking. Disinfectants are useful posessions In all households. Even the most sanitary plumbing may need the occasional purification of disinfectants. • It Is said that to drink sweet milk after eating onions will purify the breath so that no odor will remain. A cupful of strong coffee is also recommended. A german prescription for preventing cold-sores and bolls from coming to a head is to paint them five or ton times daily with equal parts of boracic acid and water. Huonge carpets occasionally with hot water in which either common salt or powdered alum has been dissolved. This not only brightens the carpet but prevents moths. Lay a piece of thick Canton flannel under your tablecloth. Even coarse napery will look a much better quality with a sub-cover than if spread directly over the bare tabic top. By applying a little of the best carriage oil varnish carefully with a camel’s hair brush to the edges of broken china, the parts being neatly Joined together, the fracture will, when thoroughly dry, be hardly perceptible, and the china will stand fire and water.