Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1907 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Treatment For Corns.

The best treatment for corns is to soak them in warm water until the callous outer shell may be pulled off without pain. Then rub with vaseline. Do this at bedtime. In the morning fit a corn plaster over the trouble and wear it all day. The corn is caused by the pressure of the shoe, and when that is removed relief must follow. Wear the plaster until the callous spot disappears. Never cut a corn with knife or scissors. Serious injury, Sometimes resulting fatally, is often done in this way.

Formula For Skin Food.

An excellent skin food that any woman should be able to compound for herself is an ounce each of spermaceti and white wax* two of lanolin, four of sweet almond oil and two of cocoanut oil. Set the bowl in a pan of boiling water and let them melt, stirring all the time. When melted, take from the heat and beat with an egg beater, adding .very slowly thirty drops of tincture of benzoin. Have two ounces of orange flower water slightly warmed and add last of all, beating regularly.

Grass Stains.

Grass stains are dissolved by alcohol. If the stains are on white goods, cream of tartar and water will remove them; if on ecru, blue or any delicate shade, try alcohol and afterward wipe the spots with a clean white cloth moistened with water, then dry. Saturate the spots thoroughly with kerosene, then put into the washtub. Green stains from grass or other vegetable substance can be removed with molasses, then wash well In cold water and finish with soap and water.

Cornstarch tn the Laundry.

For starching sheer cotton and linen fabrics better results can be obtained with cornstarch than with the ordinary laundering starch. Dissolve a small quantity of the starch in a little cold water and pour it into a kettle of boiling salted water. As soon as it thickens remove from the stove and cool. Starch the thin pieces after they have been rung out of the bluing water. Dry, fold and Iron In the usual way. This method is a good one for sash curtains.