Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1917 — HINTS FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER [ARTICLE]

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER

Use kerosene as polish for piano, and polish with dry cheesecloth. Grease baby carriage wheels with vaseline. It is better than oil. Keep a box in a corner for baby’s playthings; It keeps the rooift. looking tidy. Put kerosene In stove blacking in place of water; you will have a much better polish on your stove. To protect a small baby from "draft while sleeping in a crib, fold a pair of ordinary bed blankets lengthwise and wrap around crib eight or ten inches above mattress, and pin securely with safety pins. When making boiled starch add onehalf teaspoonful salt. It prevents irons sticking. When heating irons cover with a pan. They heat quicker and stay hot longer. If the snaps come off your gloves, sew on a hook and eye. 'C Try padding your ironing-board with newspapers. Rub the nickel on your stove with newspapers every day. It will not need washing so often. Use horse-blanket pins to pin the baby in his z crib.