Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1913 — Utilize the Feathers. [ARTICLE]

Utilize the Feathers.

Many a thrifty houewlfe, who dislikes to see small things .go to waste, can- put the feathers from dressed poultry to a variety of uses. Small, soft feathers may be used for making quilts and pillows, If stripped from the quills and cleaned. The •leaning process may be accomplished by putting the stripped feathers Into a tub and covering them with •old water In which quicklime has been slacked, using a gallon of water to a pound of lime. Keep the feathers in the tub for two or three days, and stir them occasionally, Squeeze them out, put In strong paper bags and place them In a warm place to dry. % If the feathers are to be used In quilts, they should be first put Into heavy tloklng, and the ticking covered with silk sateen, or whatever la to be used for the outside. If the ticking Is rubbed: thoroughly with a piece of soap that has been dipped in- water often, the feathers will not be so apt to work out Turkey wings were an Important factor In many old-fashioned southern homes, and In many localities cf Virginia and Kentucky now, every hearth has its special wing duster which Is considered vastly superior appropriately bound In red flannel to lo any machine made dust brush.— Farmers' Call.