Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1914 — SOME WRINKLES OF INTEREST [ARTICLE]

SOME WRINKLES OF INTEREST

General Hint* That Are Worth While for the Housewife to" Keep 'ln Memory.

To remove rust from a knife plunge the blade into an onion and leave it for an hour. Then polish 1A the usual way. -r—'

Before using a new comb wash it in soapy water; and when dry rub with a little olive oil. It will then last twice as long.

To remove bloodstains, soak the article in cold water to which ammonia has been added; wash in warm water with naphtha soap.

Flowers keep bettor in damp sand than in water. Flowers for the table may be more gracefully and firmly arranged in a jar of wet sand than in a foundation of moss:

Always sandpaper the soles of baby’s new shoes before they have been worn. This keeps her from slipping on the bare or polished floors, and prevents many a bad fall which could easily .result in a sprain or a broken bone. *

Curtains will hang straight and look much nicer if a small lead weight Is sewn in each end of the lower hem. In thin curtains the weight will prevent them blowing about, and they will hang, as the: should, following the line of woodwork.

Lemons may be kept a long time without becoming dry if put into a' jar of water with a lid. The water should he changed once a week if the lemons are to be kept long. When used they will be quite as firm as when fresh, and, if anything, more juicy. To ascertain whether •-a room is damp or hot, place weighted quantity of fresh lime in an open vessel in the room and leave it there for 24 hours, carefully closing the windows and doors. At the end of the 24 hours re-weigh the lime, and if the increase exceeds 1 per cent of the original weight it is not safe to live in the room.

•To wash woolen stockings so that they will not shrink is quite easy. First shred some yellow soap into a small tin saucepan, cover it with cold water, and let all boil slowly on the stove till a jelly. Take some tepid water, and with the boiled soap make a good lather. Wash the stockings in this, rubbing well and using no other soap. Rinse in tepid clear water, wring out and set in the air to dry quickly.