Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1892 — THINGS WORTH KNOWING. [ARTICLE]

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

To polish kitchen Stoves nicely, mix a little bicarbonate of soda with tbw brick dust and rub them together. It is an accepted fact that the tone of the piano improves when the instrument is moved from,the wall of a room. A tablespoonful of powdered alum sprinkled in a barrel of water will precipitate all imphre matter to the bottom. If ink is spattered on woodwork it may be taken out by.scouring with saud and water and a little ammonia; then rinse with soda water. To sweeten rancid lard, heat the lard, and when melted slice in three or four pared potatoes; continue heating until the slices, which should be qvlito thin, are well browned. Half a dozen onions planted in the cellar where they can get a little light will do much toward absorbing and correcting the atmospheric impurities that ore so apt to lurk in such places. If you dip your broom in clear ho suds onue a week, then shake it til: it is almost dry, aud hang it up or stand it with the handle down, it will last twice as long as it would without this operation. ___ _