Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1893 — Do You Know? [ARTICLE]

Do You Know?

Do you know that you oan drive nails into hardwood without bending them if you dip them first in lard? That corks warmed In oil make ex- , cellent substitutes for glass stoppers? That a lump of camphor In your clothes press will keep steel ornaments from tarnishing? That stale bread will clean kid gloves? That bread crumbs cleanse silk gowns? That milk, applied onoe a week with a soft doth, freshens and preserves boots and shoes? That gloves can be cleaned at home by rubbing with gasoline? That weak spots in a black silk waist may be strengthened by “sticking” court plaster underneath? That tooth powder is an excellent cleanser for fine filagree jewelry? That a little vaseline, rubbed in once £ day, will keep the hands from chapping? That gum arable and gum tragacanth in equal parts, dissolved in hot water, make the best and most convenient muoilage you can keep in the house?