Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1904 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Th* l«wlas Rag, Dressmaking is done in every household, and everywhere sewing Is done a sewing rug will be found useful. For a rug cut sixteen yards of denim in four equal lengths. This will makf a four yard rug. Stitch around It a two Inch hern, and to the back of the hem attach some lead weights, similar to those that are sometimes used In bicycle skirts. These will cause the rug to lie flat on the floor. Place this rug under the sewing machine and cutting table before beginning work. When the work is ever, It may be picked up and shaken out of doors. It will save a great deal of time and trouble, and the time necessary to pick it up and bundle it out of the way is much less than would be required to pick up snips and threads.

Cerbolle Add Antidote. The recent discovery of Mr. Allen, a Dublin veterinary surgeon, that ordinary turpentine is an antidote to carbolic acid Is one of the many important discoveries which have resulted more or less from accident. Mr. Allen bad in his establishment some horses which were suffering from carbolic poisoning, and he asked for oil to be given as an antidote. It was only the unexpected success of the treatment which caused It to be discovered that a happy mistake had been made and that turpentine had been administered Instead of oil. A few days later a blacksmith who was unconscious from carbolic poisoning was similarly treated with satisfactory results.

WMklii Silk Good*.

Permit no wringing or rubbing of any wash silk garment. Simply have It dipped, changing the lukewarm water several times until it becomes comparatively clean. Next pass through two waters of the same temperature, omitting soap, and hang up to drain. Care should be taken to pin In several places to avoid strain, as the garment will be heavy with the weight of water.

Log Cabin Guilt Designs.

Design No. 1 has the dark pieces on opposite sides, while No. 2 has dark In one corner and light in the other. When sewing the squares of No. 1 Join

all dark squares. That makes dark stripe lengthwise when quilt is complete. No. 2ls sewed together so as to make a large light square, with a dark square standing on its corner in the

center. That takes four squares. Then when the next four squares are sewed to that there will be a dark and light alternate. Many prefer to have the center tiny square made Of red or to match the lining.

Wear of Table Linen.

The real wear of table linen is In laundering, but this may be materially decreased and the linen made to serve much longer by careful Ironing. The flat should be moved with the warp threads and not across them. The next time you draw threads in table linen note the difference in strength of the warp and woof threads and you will be convinced.—Good Housekeeping.

Remedy For Bnrna.

Burns and scalds are most likely to happen In the kitchen, so a remedy should always be at hand there, for it cannot be too quickly applied. It is called “carron oil” and is made by •baking together equal parts of limewater and linseed oil in a bottle. Apply to the injured part on lint or soft linen and cover with cotton wool to exclude the air.

Hand Protector*.

▲ satisfactory protection to the hands when sweeping is a pair of loose mittens made from fleeced canton flannel, fleecy side in. They effectually exclude the dust from the hands and wrists when made sufficiently long to pull well up over the sleeve.

Poliak For Old Oak.

A polish for old oak Is made by mixing together two ounces of boiled linseed oil, three ounces of turpentine, an ounce of vinegar and a quarter of • pint of methylated spirit. Bub a tittle of this well in, then polish the wood with a soft cloth.

Te Make liWas Fowler.

Mix well together half a pound es ground rice, one-quarter pound of bicarbonate of soda, two ounces of tartaric add.

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