Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1916 — HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE]

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Information Likely to Be of Value at Any Time, and Well Worth Keeping in Memory. To clean a white felt hat mix magnesia to a paste with cold water. Allow to stand for a few minutes, then apply evenly to the hat ■with a brush. When the paste is dry brush off the magnesia with a clean stiff brush. To separate egg yolks from the whites, break the eggs into a funnel over a cup. The whites pass through, the yolks remain. Toothache is surely cured by Inserting in cavity absorbent cotton saturated with vaseline and dipped into burnt alum. To prevent children’s clothing from taking fire, put an ounce of alum in the last rinsing water. This will render them incombustible. Choking infants are instantly relieved by pressing between eyes with your finger. Pie Hint. —When making one-crust pies try this method, instead of the indigestible water-soaked undercrust: Grease plate thoroughly, then sprinkle liberally with Indian meal. Shake off what will not adhere to the grease. This makes a nice crust which will hold the filling just as well as the regulation pie crust.