Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1913 — Household QUESTIONS [ARTICLE]

Household QUESTIONS

Wood alcohol is excellent to clean a fine gold chain. Hot vinegar will remove paint stains from glass. The drooping fronds of a fern indicate that it is rootbound. The paraffin paper which lines boxes is good to polish flatirons on. Zinc can be polished by rubbing it with a cloth dipped in kerosene. Cold water soothes the pain of any sudden inflammation of the eye. Equal parts of milk and lukewarm water is excellent for sponging palms. A torn umbrella can sometimes be mended by using black adhesive plaster. When soaking mackerel or other salt fish see that the skin is uppermost. Fill halved peaches with whipped cream and cover with grated macaroons. Begin at the root of \an onion, peel* ing it upward. The juice will not fly in your eyes. When watering house plants, a little sweet milk added will often be a benefit to them. Dried lemon peels sprinkled over the coals will destroy any disagreeable odor in the house. When frying oysters, try adding a little baking powder to the crumbs in which they are rolled.