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Show HUOUSEHDLD A steam bath will usually bring velvet back to its original texture. When washing walls, start at the bottom, instead of at the top; then if you spill any of the cleaning fluid on the wall it will not spot, as otherwise. Baking soda is one of the best-known best-known agents for cleaning glassware. glass-ware. It is easier to wash a large amount of slightly soiled clothes than a few very dirty ones. Clean your brick hearth by first scrubbing with a stiff brush and hot soapy water. Rinse clean and wipe dry. Let stand a day and then coat with boiled linseed oil. Coffee grounds make a good sweeping compound for use in the basement. When boiling cauliflower, place in a kettle with head downward. Scum rising to the top of kettle will not then settle on flower3 and discolor them. Glue a bright piece of linoleum over the old worn top of a card table. When shaking a small throw rug, hold by the sides. If held by the ends, the weight of the rug pulls the threads apart. Use a large oiled silk bowl cover for an emergency shower cap. If heavy furniture must be moved and there is no second per- j son to help, this is a satisfactory ! way to do it. There is little lifting, I and there will be no scratches on the floor. Lift furniture onto an old rag rug or sack. Then pull it over to where you want it to be. |