Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1889 — Some Useful Hints. [ARTICLE]

Some Useful Hints.

A good dry .filling for pincnshione, which will keep needles bright, is coffee grounds. They must be carefully dried. Cjttchß may be much alleviated and dry throats cured by glycerine and lemon juice taken at night. The glycerine should be, diluted. Salt sprinkled on any substsnce burning on the stove w ill atop the smoke and smell. Salt thrown upon coals biasing from the fat of broiling chops or ham w ill cause the blase to subside. Wash pantry shelves with lime wader made by pouring water on * small piece of quicklime and allowing the sediment to settle. Lime and water also make the beet wash for cellar walk.