Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — PROPER CARE OF OLD FRIEND [ARTICLE]

PROPER CARE OF OLD FRIEND

Sewing Machine All Too Frequently Misused by Those Who Give It Little Thought Don't, every time the machine slips stitch or breaks the cotton, send it tc be repaired and incur a hill. Instead change the needle. Invariably it is ir fault, wrongly set, blunt pointed, or too fine or too coarse for the cotton. Don’t add more oil when the ma chine runs stiffly. Instead, turn the machine back and leave the'under neath parts exposed to the fire for s little while, then wipe with a duster. Don’t oil the machine with paraffin It spoils the bearings. Instead, before putting the machine away, oil with best machine oil, and before using again wipe carefully with a paraffin rag. Don’t grudge a few cents for a book of instructions and time necessary tc master the same. Both time and money will be well spent These “don’ts" are based on practical experience.