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Show Household Hints. When you have occasion to use plaster of paris wet 't with vinegar instead of water; then it will bo like putty and can be smoothed better, as it will not "set" for half nn hour, whllo plaster wet with water hardens at once. Carrots should be cut in slices instead of cubes, because the outside part, which is the darkest, is the richest. If cut in slices it is more equally distributed. To keep starch from sticking use flat-irons flat-irons that arc perfectly clean, and when making the starch add a piece of borax and stir with a tallow candle. To clean hair brushes put a tablespoon of soda in a basin of boiling water; then place bristles of the brush in the water, shaking and rinsing- well. .Warm water should be used with yeast, wliile with cream of tartar and soda only cold water should be used. |