Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1906 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Remedy For Red Noae. . A too red nqse is usually the result of a wrong diet. Try leaving off rich foods for awhile. Bathe the parts twice dally with a lotion of a dram of muriate of ammonia, half a dram of tannic acid, two ounces glycerin and three ounces of rosewater. At night saturate a bit of absorbent cotton with this and bind on the nose. See that there is no constriction of your clothing and that you do not have cold feet and ankles, as these frequently cause such a condition. To Wa«h Ribbons. When washing ribbons' stretch on a long board covered with clean muslin. Pin fast at,each end to keep it taut. Have at hand a bowl of cold water, in which you have stirred a little household ammonia. With a brush dipped in this scour the ribbon on both sides. Rinse, without taking from the board, in cold water, and set to dry in the air, but not where the sun will strike it. While still quite damp remove from the board and iron over flannel and through • thin cloth.

Wasbinar White Paint. Where white china gloss paint is to be washed do not use soap, but ordinary whiting, such as comes for cleaning silver. Have two buckets of lukewarm water, rinse out a cloth and go over the paint first; then pour on the cloth some of the whiting and wash the paint with it as if it was soap. Wash off with the bucket of clear water. It is a well known fact that even the purest soaps will cause the paint to turn yellow. Laying a Xew Carpet. Great care is required in laying down a carpet, especially a uew one. Work the carpet the length way of the room. Nail one end all along, but do not nail the sides until you are quite sure that the carpet is fully stretched and that there is no tuck anywhere in the length of it. In nailing down a carpet after the floor has been washed be certain that the floor is quite dry, or the nails will rust and injure the carpet. v Useful In the Bathroom. An exceedingly neat soap and brush holder, for use mainly In the bathroom, has recently been invented by a Philadelphian. / The holder is constructed mainly of wire. At the top is a small box arrangement for holding the soap. Directly below is a depending grm made of spring wire, the end of which

.is shaped to firmly grip the handle of the toilet brush. On each side of the soap box are small spring wire extensions, into which the toothbrushes, handles up, are conveniently placed. The entire holder is mounted on a wooden base which can bd readily placed in any place desired. All of the wire parts being nickel plated, there is no danger from rust. To Pickle Green Tomatoes. Slice thin a peck of full grown green tomatoes. Pour over them enough vinegar to cover, and add to each quart of vinegar an ounce each of whole cloves, allspice, pepper, two ounces of yfellow mustard seed and two white onions, chopped fine. Boil all together for a minute, then set aside to cool, and in a week they will be ready for use. Scratched Furniture. A good way to remove scratches from furniture is to use pulverized pumice stone. Rub it on to the marred surfaces with a soft flannel rag that has first been wet in crude or raw linseed oil. Apply briskly until the scratches disappear, then rub with the linseed oil alone until the surface comes to a polish. Sweeping the Carpet. After sweeping a room go over the carpet with either a sponge or old flannel—as they neither leave lint—that has been moistened well with ammonia and water. Use a full tablespoonful to a quart of warm water. To Blacken Tan Leather. Take a raw potato, cut it in halves and rub tan shoes well with it. Then rub blacking well in, polish, and the result will be so satisfactory as to make it difficult to say whether the shoes had not always been black. * Fish Sandwiches. Any cooked fresh fish picked into bits, well seasoned with salt and pepper and moistened with mayonnaise makes an excellent filling for a sandwich. A little chopped pickle is also an addition. Perfuming the House. To give the house a pleasant odor take some live coals and sprinkle ground cinnamon on them.

SOAP AND BBUSH HOLDEBS.