Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1893 — ABOUND THE HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUND THE HOUSE.

Dry the tin dishes before putting away. A few drops of salad oil on tar stains will remove them. Add a pinch of salt to whites of eggs to make them beat up quickly. Vinegar will remove the disagreeable odor of kerosene from tinware. To make brooms last longer than they usually do, dip them once a week in boiling suds. This toughens the strands. Spirits of ammonia, if diluted, applied with a sponge to faded or discolored snots in a carpet will often restore the color.