Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1916 — HOUSEHOLD HINTS [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

When ironing it is a very good plan to get a clean brick, a white one if possible, as a Stand. The Iron will retain heat much longer than if an open ironstand be used. <W£ „, When boiled and unboiled eggs get mixed, spin them, and the boiled ones will spin round quite fast, while those which have not been cooked will hardly spin round once. Tar may be removed from the hands by rubbing with the outside of fresh orange or lemon peel and drying immediately. The volatile oils dissolve tar so that it can be rubbed off. When buttons are taken from an old dress they Should be strung on a string before putting them into the button box. When the hair is dry, lusterless and brittle try rubbing a few drops of castor oil well into the scalp. A little lemon Juice added to the water in which the hair is washed will keep it light and at the same time act as a tonic to the scalp. It is said that the hands may be speedily whitened by rubbing them well for three nights successively with sweet almond oil and then dusting over them as much fine chalk as they will retain.