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Show HOUSEHOLD NOTES To banish the odor of paint, place s pan full of cold water In the room, Tosst water im a soothing and healing drink for sufferers from bronchitis. Cook leookfl should he covered with ned paper to keep them In good condition. con-dition. Whiting mixed fo a cream with tepid water la excellent fur dirty, painted surfaces. When ssnd cannot he had. bath brick can be need to scrub wooden articles, tables, etc. In lime water localities, keep an oyster oys-ter shell In your teakettle to receive the lima d"po" Spanning with hot vinager will remove an objectionable ahtne from woolen garments. gar-ments. Olive oil. slightly warmed. Is excellent as a means of softening the skin around the nails. To prevent wooden pails or tuls from shrinking when not In use, paint over with glycerine. Oversetting of food is very often counteracted coun-teracted by using a teaspoonful of vinegar vin-egar snd one of sugar. Commeal dough, mixed with borsx. scuttereJ about In kitchen corners, will cause Insects to disappear. To bake potatoes quickly, place them close together In the oven and cover with an inverted pie plate. j Vanilla extract should be kept in a very dark place, as It Is apt to (use its strength when exposed to the light. Finger mark and stains on porcelain, wood and window panes can be easily removed with coal. oil on a clean cloth. Dish cloths should be boiled every day tn water to which has been added washing soda or a teaspoonful of kerosene. kero-sene. To drive away red ants plate sprigs of fiarsley wherever the ants are noticed, t should be renewed twice a week. When too busy to bandage a amall cut on the end of a finger, put a bit of clean llnea upon It and then put un a thimble. If fish .re fried on the pancake griddle grid-dle they will not stick and can be taken up without danger of them falling to pieces. If a piece of woolen material Is s. brched. rub the spot with soft bread. W'hfo the scorch disappears, follow with a soft brush. Not everyone knows that tan shoe. can be dved blark. The cost -ta small and the result Is thst the shoes will serve through the winter. . If a sweater needs washing, try dry-I dry-I Ing It on a coat hanger.' It will not be ; so liable to stretch and will keep Its shape much better. A combination of onion Juice and rum is a homely tonic for fa Mine- hair. Let two large onions remain overnight In a pint of the spirit. A flannel dipped In spirits of ammonia Is very good for removing the white spots on the dining room and kitchen table caused by wet dishes. Lay In a supply of gray flannel scrub cloths for floors and clieeeiuth buga to slip un brooms and brushes to wipe down i wails and woodwork. I New glove, which are being treasured against the time of being worn should be wrapped In paraffin paper. It w ill keep them from changing color. Dish mop. may be kept odorless by hav ing a solution of soda In a marmalade marma-lade Jar beside the sink and placing the mops In this when they are not In use. Ivofy knife handles that have become yellowed by constant wnshlng mav be whitened bv a good rubbing with emery paper and ttieq polishing with chamois. An old fashioned beef stew mav be much improved by adding a cup of stuffed olives, a dssh of paprika and a teannocnful of minced parsley Just before serving. A safe paint cleaner Is as follows: Two quarts of hot water, two tahiespootiful of turpentine and one pint of skimmed milk with soap enough to make a weak suds. A woman who does machine sewing should sc to it thst the thair she uses is Just the right height; too low s chair strains the mu sides snd soon tire, the worker. An asbestos mat under the bread pan will help the bread to rise on a cold night, as It will prevent the bottom being chilled. The oral nary stove mat tnsy be used. A reliable furniture polish a made from equal parts of olive oil. vinegar snd al- oho). This should be rubbed in with one woolen cloth and polished with another, To keep h'ae clothes from fading, try ! ridding bluing to the staich. They will ret m In their color better than If put in the bluing eater and then starched. Pi-ce of rubber spong In a mop handle will be found excellent for tsk'ng up dust. lint. etc. from hardwood floors or I front ruga. They may be used dry or moistened. ! A back rest for an invsltd which will 1 le found comfortable for one confined to bed is mari of a wide hoard, well padded, and slipped into a cretonne pillow pil-low case. Never put the chafing dish or any of ita parts in water, but clean the pans by partly filling them with water and prrub-rn. prrub-rn. and th outer parta by rubbing with chamois coarse sandpstK-r should be kept In the kitchen and ueed for sTtihhliig kettles , that are burn-d and for removing anything any-thing that hss stuck to the pan In the p roots of rooking. Always keep alum In the house, ft rhe.-ke bleeding wnunds. and for bleding of the mouth or tongue a wash In oid water In which alum ha. been dissolved la very effective. . , Paint must not be scrubbed wlih ssnd soap, or it will be worn off. Wip- off with a cloth dipped In thlrk suds of white soap and rtnse with a ctesn cloth wrung from het water. Mahogany ran be given a gvd lustre bv wiping off with a ctoth wrung from eld water and rubbing to a high polish with a dry cloth. It should be nibbed at least half an hour. A little borav and ammonia addd to water for cleaning painted walla will greatlv expedite the work. Wash a small part at a lime and wipe It perfectly dry with a clean doth. Ho not be tempted to experiment with every furniture polish. Never use anything any-thing on furniture that you do nor know all about. lwing over ruined furniture Is costly and vamfsh Is easily hurt. A grape hsxket for the ctotheaptiin. wtfn a wire hook fastened to the bsndle, ,wJU save mwh time when hanging out riot hea. as It may he pushed along the line and will always be hamiy. To keep a megl hot for a late comer fill a soup plate nearly full of hot watr, place the dinner plate with its contents on top of the hot soup piste aad cover closely with still another plate. |