Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-24 | Page 5 | Notes for Housewives

Notes f r H ouse es If old idd gloves are worn when ironing they they will save save calloused places on the he palms of the hands A very ery recent and very swagger ide idea Jn Jn applying burlaps to a wall wail is instead of steaming It to use large wrought Iron tacks to keep it in In place A few drops of ot oil pf lavender poured into a a. g glass ass o of very ery h hot t water water will purify the air aira of fa a room room- almost instantly from cooking odors and nd is especially ally refreshing itt in a sickroom t I Lemon juice and salt will remove rust stains stains' from linen without to tobe the be fabric Wet the stains with the mixture and put the article icle in the ilie sun sun Two Jwo or r three applications may be necessary x Should irons become rough and rusty it will pay pay- to send them to a al grinder to have them ground and buffed bulled Never brighten en irons wi with h coarse sand or ashes Instead rub them on n a board or piece of leather or chamois thickly hickly sprinkled with the the finest emery p powder Before ironing articles which haye fringe you should have the fringe snapped napped well on each side sideS This is less destructive than to use a coarse comb If f irons with solid 1 are used a layer of leather or kid from old gloves in n the Iron holder will make it less hard for the hands