Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1889 — LITTLE HELPS. [ARTICLE]

LITTLE HELPS.

flood HouseKqailM. { CiHqthes tSjpfc have been sprinkled will for days, even in sumI mer, if from the Are, ' Use a silveP* spoon when cooking mushrooms. The silver will be blackened if any injurious quality is present. -r —'Air the house' thoroughly every day, even “though the rain comes down in torrents, or the snow beats in in drifts.” Do not be deceived by agents who have a “superior furniture polish" for sale. Use linseed oil, there is nothing i better. Be ashamed to iron a limp shirt bo- ; som! Men do not so much care for a polished shirt front as they do for a stiff one. It is a good idea for a tall woman to . have her kitchen table a little higher I than ordinary. It will save many a backache. Use great care in serving food for the table, as the smallest spatter of grease or gravy changes the appearance and spoils an- otherwise pretty dish. Glasses and dishes wipe to perfec- , tion when washed in very hot water. Use a dish-mop, soap-shaker and an iron dish-washer. These also expedite the labor, as very hot water:cam be- used. ———# — When decanters and carafes become so discolored inside that shot or fine | coals will not cleanse them, fill the bottle with finely chopped potato skins, cork tightly aud let (he bottle stand for three days, when the skins I will ferment. Turn and rinse. The ! bottle will he as bright and clean as when new.