Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1917 — THINGS THAT SALT WILL DO [ARTICLE]

THINGS THAT SALT WILL DO

Use It to Remove Stains and Dirt From China, Enamel and Carpets —Big Help in the Kitchen. Salt and hot water will thaw a frozen drain pipe. Remove tea stains from delicate china cups. t Spread in blackbeetle haunts it will kill the pests. Added to snow it will make the mixture much colder. Salt and water, warm, will stop chilblains from aching. Thrown on a fire it will extinguish a burning chimney. Added to the rinsing water it will prevent clothes from freezing. Placed under baking tins In an oven it will prevent their burning. Salt is said to stop neuralgia If sniffed into the nostril on the affected side. It will quickly clean a discolored hath or enamel utensil. A lump of salt placed in the sink will keep the drain clean. Placed first In the frying pan it will prevent grease from sputtering. Salt and water rubbed into the scalp Is good for falling hair after Illness. Salt and water removes the lines in new curtains and makes washing easies. Salt and water will prevent the red borders in towels, etc., from running if the towels are steeped in it for 24 hours. Thrown on the fire once a day it will prevent the accumulation of soot In the flues. A teaspoonful of salt to a pint of warm water rubbed into weak ankles is said to strengthen them. Added to potatoes when nearly done salt insures flouriness and prevents them, from going to pieces. Sprinkled over carpets before sweeping it wjll preserve the colors ( and keeps away moths. Rubbed into an Inkstain on a deal table, after the spot Is dampened, salt will remove the mark. Salt and coal dust mixed with water, put into tins to mold and dried make excellent briquettes. Thrown on fallen soot salt - will prevent the carpet marking, and enables the soot to be swept up cleanly.