Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-01-31 | Page 17 | Helpful Hints for the Busy Housewife

Helpful Hints for the Busy Housewife Like a New Bathtub. TO make an old enamelled bathtub bath-tub look like new first wipe it dry, then rub well with a cloth dipped in turpentine and salt, and finally wash thoroughly with clean warm water. When Baby Motors. A SMALL hammock swung from tho top of an automobile Just above the seat tops and near the mother's lap will prove a great comfort com-fort for the baby. Cleaning: White Paint. SPIRITS of ammonia used in sufficient suf-ficient quantity to soften tho water and ordinary hard soap will make a white painted surface look white and clean with half the effort ef-fort of any other method. Care should be taken not to have too much ammonia. (C 1010. International A Delicious Sandwich. AN unusually tasty sandwich is made of chopped figs and dates, moistened with a little lemon juice and covered with a layer of chopped nuts. , On the Ice. IF you wish to placo a dish of food directly on tho Ice in the re-frigorator re-frigorator put a folded paper napkin nap-kin or a rubber ring from a preserve pre-serve jar under it to prevent Its slipping. Silk Stockings. THE life of silk stockings can be doubled by soaking them in cold water for twelve hours before tho first wearing and washing them immediately after each subsequent wearing. Feature Service, In Great Bri Beef on Your Hoses. THE water in which hoef has been washed before cooking makes an excellent tonic for roies and geraniums. For Iodine Stains. IODINE stains should be washed In alcohol before washing with soap and water. Unravelling; a Knot. WHEN in newing your thread becomes knotted pull it toward the needle and it will usually usu-ally unravol without any further trouble. Einsing Colored Clothes. ADD one teaspoonful of Epsom , salts to each pall of water in which colored clothes aro rinsed and even the most delicate shades will not fade or tho colors run. tain Rights Reserved