| Show 1 r Place a handful of starch in the water when washing tile floors It will leave a nice shine o 0 oTo 0 To prevent the gloss from coming off white paint wash with milk and very little soap Boil the wick of a kerosene lamp lampin in vinegar before using to keep it from smoking Never leave pieces of up cut-up chicken in water Some of the good juices and excellent flavor leaches out and is lost When turning the mattress also turn it around that is place the end that was at the head of the bed at the foot Prevent picture marks on the walls by placing thumb tacks in each of the lower corners of the frame Let tacks extend partly keeping frame from wall o 0 Chimney soot can be kept down by throwing dry salt on a bed of hot coals once or twice a week Dry fuel and good draft helps to check soot and creosote in pipes I and chimneys If Il water is spilled on the page of a favorite book place a blotter on each side of the page and press with a hot iron This should remove remove remove re re- re- re move all moisture without damage to the book If lf you have had bad trouble in making making making mak mak- ing your whitewash stick to trees fences or basement walls try using using using us us- ing sour milk or buttermilk instead instead instead in in- stead of water to mix the lime The casein in the milk acts as a glue with the lime |
