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Show HOME HELPS. PKrtFl'MKD oil sprinkled on library shelves, such as oil of cloves, will prevent pre-vent mold on books. Milk cooled by aeration is found to keep longer, and to be of . better quality, qual-ity, than that cooled by ice. Gi.vofkine and rose water, mixed in the proportions of one-third glycerine to two-thirds rose water, is very good for the hands. The essence of peppermint will cure an inflamed eye. I'our five drops in half a wineglass of warrn.water and then drop into the eye. A warm bread-and-milk poultice, with a heaping tablespoofiful of pulverized charcoal, will cure carbuncles. Apply warm, and when cold apply another. Oilcloth that has been in use and is soiled should be scrubbed clean, using as little soap as will be necessary for the purpose, and then varnished with oilcloth varnish, which costs about fifty cents a pint. |