Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1893 — AROUND THE HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

AROUND THE HOUSE.

Put coffee grounds on your house plants. v Equal proportions of alum and resin will keep paste from moulding. Pickles or vinegar will not keep in a stone jar which has ever been used for lard or any other kind of grease. Persons who use kerosene lamps will be glad to know that if the wicks are soaked in strong vinegar twenty-four hours and thoroughly dried before being inserted all smoke will be avoided, the wicks will last twice as long, and inoreased brilliant light will be obtained.