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Show uu HOUSEHOLD HINTS A bathtub can best be cleaned with a rag soaked in paraffin oil and then washed with soap powder and hoi water A little vinegar placed In the rimin' . . ' ' ' r on washing day will prevent tie hands from becoming rough and chapped. chap-ped. Before using new towels hem both selvedges. This will considerably lengthen the wear of the towels, for it is just at the edges where they tear. If you want a jelly to set quickly the best plan is lo dissolve the gelatin in a small quantity of hot water and thee add cold water to make up the amount When cooking dried fruits, such as prunes, ties or apricots, add a tea fpoonful of cornstarch to every half pound of fruit. This will make a gioc.; syrup and improve the flavor of anything any-thing To revive patent leather rub well with a soft rag. soaked in olive oil and milk, then polish with a soft dry dus ter Cream and Unseed oil mixed in equal proportions make a very good polish also, and a little lasts for a long time. 00 |