Show SOME ITEMS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE A raw potato will remove mud stains from black clothes deets heart should always bo soaked in vinegar and water some oriental rugs make effective coverings for floor cushions A tiny bit of blue in water you wash glass adds to its brilliancy strong lyo or soft soap will keep poti and pans clean and bright dried orange peel allowed to smolder will kill a bad odor A sink should be rubbed with lamp oil twice a week to keep clean raw whits of eggs is an excellent nourishment for ailing children table oilcloth is a sanitary substitute for wall paper in the kitchen newspapers wrapped around ice prevent it from melting too rapidly clean the inside of decanters with tea leaves or chopped potato parings do not startle a child many nerv oui ou i diseases es may be to that source if salt gets moat and rafus e s to be shaken add a pinch of baking powder tough meat is always improved by soaking a few hours in vinegar and water cover you begged pickles with strips of horse radish and they will not mold meats for roasting should not be washed but should be wiped with a damp cloth A polished bloor is never sticky if linseed oil is mixed with turpentine and beeswax pure butter eaten in moderation will furnish the oils required by the human system of fish the oily varieties are not easily digested and are not favorites with he epicure A small piece ot salt pork boiled with fricas eed chicken will impact a richness to the gravy never clean an oil painting with soap go over it very carefully with a piece of wood saturated with unseen oil A brilliant black varnish is made by mixing a small quantity of fine lampblack with french spirit varn lah crude petroleum is very good x or cl cAning any kind of hard wood and is the furniture polish possible remove grass stains from linen by first dipping the spots in water and then washing them in warm soapsuds liver should always be parboiled and wiped dry before frying this not only keeps the juice but softens the flavor pulverize a teaspoonful of borax put it in your ast rinsing water and our clothes will come out white instead of yellow no article of furniture should receive more attention than the refrigerator it should be washed and aryed every day to prevent sausage from shriveling cover them with cold water and allow them to come to a boll then drain them and try A test for distinguishing diamonds from paste and glass is to touch them with the tongue the diamond feels much the colder in cleaning a sowing machine with paraffin never allow it to remain on as it heats the bearings bea ringa and fausca them to wear out |