Show ra on washdays wear an oilcloth apron made of an old tablecloth this keeps you dry from neck to hem if there is enough material you can make a matching bag in which to carry clothespins rugs can cant t take it if floor boards are poor never put rugs directly over them use a rug pad or put several newspapers n be tween the floor and the rug when making jellies and preserves keep a small saucer on the side of the stove to hold the spoon after stirring the mixture if rested on the stove the frequently bakes to the stove and this hardened mass is difficult to remove 0 convenient Conven lent storage place for playthings for the convalescent child is a fabric shoe bag which can be hung beside the bed crayons pencils scissors and paper fit easily into the shoe pockets put a sponge in a bowl of left over starch and let it absorb the starch then when you have a petticoat ruffle that needs a bit of starch dampen the sponge and squeeze the sponge into water for sufficient starch e it if one key in an otherwise well behaved piano suddenly refuses to play don t send for the repairman first look inside the mitru ment to see if as so often happens some small object has fallen on the strings the traveler can safeguard her luggage from damage caused by spilling or leaking cosmetics by sealing bottles and boxes shut with a strip of scotch tape developing films in the sink or bathtub is risky some of the chemicals may rum ruin the enamel surfaces it is best to buy nutmegs nut megs cloves peppercorns and cinnamon sticks whole and grind when needed |