Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1894 — Useful Hints for Housekeepers. [ARTICLE]

Useful Hints for Housekeepers.

An excellent way to wash silk is to use salt water and to iron tho articles while they are still wet. Washing gingham in water slightly thickened with flour starch is said to he an excellent idea.A small box of quicklime kept in the pantry will tend to keep the air pure. f A litt'e ammonia in the water will be found very effective in washing greasy frying-pans and such ware and will restore tho color that has been taken from a fabric by acid. A chalk line drawn around an ai-ticle will ktep away ants. Asbestos mats, which cost but a few cents, placed under pots prevents the food from burning. Grass stains on white goods may be removed by rubbing molasses on the stains and leaving it till the srarment is washed, when the stains will disappear.