Show I Little Things That Are Good to Know About Cleaning Up Around House To clean windows an and mirrors tie tio u up P some SOniC fin finely ly powdered whiting in a email emall piece of muslin and dab it over o th the glass Klass thoroughly The dirtier the I glass is the thc more whiting it will take up N Now w smear it smooth smoothly with a dump damp rat rag and when Ihen perfectly dT dry rub rubit rubit rubit it off of with a lather If f alcohol is uS used 11 instead of water the whitin whiting will dry in much less Itu time and the class Klass receive a l hj higher b r polish The Tho corners of the tho panes should receive o particular atten atten- tion They Ther are often orten left oft dirty spoiling spoiling spoil spoil- ing the w whole appearance of the tho win win win- dow If an old floor shows unsightly cracks the following treatment will render it more sightly Make a a. thin solution of glue Klue lue and add to every cry four quarts a tablespoonful of alum Steep in the tho solution newspapers torn tom into shreds Press this mixture into the cracks while still warm and it will be found that this homemade papier mache will ill eventually even even- become as S hard as wood Th The Tho floor may no now v be painted or if the boards are unspotted In case a dark etain or paint is to be used add a little coloring matter r to to the tho glue lue A great many housekeepers are arc troubled with the loss of polish from their maho mahogany any furniture particular particular- lytho t p piano iano over which n a thick greasy substance seems 5 to settle Th The The best t betway way to remedy this to wash quickly a small email piece pieta at a time with lukewarm lukewarm luke luke- warm water in which a little puro white soap has bas been dissolved Rinse Rinso with clear water ater of tho the same temperature I dry with a soft and md polish with the grain rain of the tho wood by bv using a soft piece of chamois skin Only in bad cases is is it necessary to apply apply ap ap- ply Vly a furniture polish and then care must be bo taken to get set a reliable furniture furniture fur fur- dressing otherwise the delicate finish be ruined may ruined It The rhe covers of books which have become become be be- come soiled by grease may be bo cleaned b by tho the application of pipe clay or Fr French chalk over the spots and then applying a a. warm iron For ink irk stoics stairs lot the leaves lie in oxalic acid for a afew afew afew few minutes minute then put them in clear cold coldwater water and dry gently Do eared Dog leaves may bo be remedied by dampening and ironing much as linen linon is ironed R To make glass lass opaque dissolve as much Epsom salts palts in hot water as it will take up While still hot paint over the tho window with the mixture When dry it will resemble Y ble ground T und glass lass For a dressing room or bathroom a good idea is to have hivo Indian matting put along alons tho wall as a kind of dado It may bo be fastened under tho the wainscot board but if it is 13 being put up after the room is fitted a small additional piece of molding mB may bo put along the tho top of the board to hold the tho ed edge o of the mat A similar strip trip of beading runs around tho room to hold tho the upper ed edge o at a height ht of two and a half feet from tho the floor The anta ad advantage o of India matting is that it does docs not spot if splashed and gives give sti a light ht clean elean appearance ap to the room From the standpoint of comfort cork carpet is decidedly the thin thing for forthe forthe forthe the bathroom or dressing room It is warm to the feet and is easy to clean Oilcloth should bo be avoided a in bathrooms bath rooms because it is eo so cold to walk upon Tho The supplies in iu the bathroom are no DO less lees important than those of the kitch kitch- en Besides its water hot bags baes big and little ammonia limo water and sweet oil a a. 1 per cont solution of carbolic acid a box of absorbent colton cotton col cot ton and a roll of bandages should be kept at bund band With these ready for use usa an accident such as a burn or cut may easily be o treated and pain spared tho the victim The acid solution is is it useful in all cases of injury because of its cleansing clean clean- sin sing qualities Ir If a cut is to be bd treated the wound should first be washed in clear water and then dipped in in the so eo lution After this paint it with collo collo- dion The latter stops tho the bleeding and SOT serves as a ft varnish to prevent the entrance eu- eu trance of dirt lift |