Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1913 — HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS

Lacquered brass can be cleaned by washing in hot water, and a little soap may be added if necessary. Chocolate made before the guests arrived and put in the fireless cooker was piping hot two hours later, when it was served. Every kitchen should have strips of carpet placed on the floor. Rag rugs ace the very best to buy, as these wash well and last for years. Olives, stoned and chopped and mixed with fresh butter or heavy cream, and cream cheese, make one of the most delicious of sandwich fillings. If a pair of shoes has become stiffened with walking in the wet, they should first be washed with warm water and then have oil well rubbed into them. A simple and excellent way to remove dirty marks from a raincoat is to cut a raw potato in slices and rub it well on the marks. It will also remove mud stains from dress skirts, children’s coats and men’s trousers. To mend a slightly broken plaster article make a solution of camphor and alcohol thickened with shellac. TMs must be applied hot to the edges of the pieces to be cemented, and the pieces must be held together until the liquid has cooled and hardened.