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Show ( household questionst Clean paint brushes used for enameling en-ameling with turpentine. When used to shellac, clean with denatured de-natured alcohol. Grass stains can easily be removed re-moved from linens, cottons or white stockings by rubbing the stains with molasses before washing. wash-ing. , Delicate colors in washing materials ma-terials will not fade if before being be-ing washed they are soaked in tepid water to which a few drops of turpentine have been added. All vegetables should be put on to cook in boiling water. This holds the major portion of the mineral matter and starch within. The backs of pictures should be inspected from time to time. If there are any holes in the paper, fresh pieces should be pasted over them, or dust will get in. When stewing fruit, add the sugar sug-ar just before taking the fruit off the stove. In this way far less sugar is needed than if it is put in at the beginning. When laundering curtains of voile, scrim or any material which has to be ironed, if they are folded so the selvage ends are together and ironed, they will hang perfectly per-fectly even and straight. |