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L. Fowler</h1> +<pre> +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at <a href = "http://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a></pre> +<p>Title: Fowler's Household Helps</p> +<p> Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use</p> +<p>Author: A. L. Fowler</p> +<p>Release Date: May 22, 2006 [eBook #18432]</p> +<p>Language: English</p> +<p>Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1</p> +<p>***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FOWLER'S HOUSEHOLD HELPS***</p> +<p> </p> +<h3 class="pg">E-text prepared by George Smith</h3> +<p> </p> +<hr class="full" /> +<p> </p> +<p style="text-align: center"> +<img alt="Front Cover" +src="images/fowler-cover.png" /></p> +<!-- Page: Title Page --> +<p class="tptitle"><span style="font-size: smaller">FOWLER’S</span><br /> +HOUSEHOLD HELPS</p> +<p> </p> +<hr class="tpsep" /> +<p> </p> +<p class="tpstitle">Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the<br /> +Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged<br /> +in Convenient Form for<br /> +Frequent Use</p> +<p> </p> +<p> </p> +<hr class="tpsep" /> +<p class="tpstitle">WITH COMPLETE INDEX</p> +<hr class="tpsep" /> +<p> </p> +<p> </p> +<p> </p> +<p class="tpstitle">Published by<br /> +Household Publishing Company<br /> +132 Jay St., Albany, N. Y.</p> +<p> </p> +<!-- Page: 0 --> +<p>To the many efficient and up-to-date housekeepers of our +land this book is respectfully dedicated, in the hope that +they may find something herein to further increase their +efficiency. While the author does not guarantee the +reliability of these household helps, they have been +carefully compiled from reliable sources and are believed to +be efficient if directions are carefully followed.</p> + +<p> </p> +<p> </p> +<hr class="tpsep" /> +<p> </p> +<p class="tpcr">Copyright, 1916</p> +<hr class="tpsep" style="width: 10%" /> +<p class="tpcr">By A. L. Fowler</p> +<p> </p> +<hr class="tpsep" /> +<p> </p> +<p class="crnotehd">IMPORTANT NOTICE</p> +<p class="crnote">This book is fully protected by copyright and +any infringement thereof will be duly prosecuted.</p> +<p class="crnote">Extra copies may be obtained at 10c each, +postpaid, from the Household Publishing Co., 132 Jay Street, +Albany, N. Y.</p> +<p> </p> +<p> </p> +<p class="househelp"> +<a name="page01a" id="page01a"><!-- Page: 1a --></a> +HOUSEHOLD HELPS</p> +<h1><a name="spot0001" id="spot0001">THE CARE AND USE OF GAS +APPLIANCES</a></h1> +<h2><a name="spot0002" id="spot0002">CARE OF GAS RANGES</a></h2> + +<p>In order to get satisfactory and economical service and a long +life, any range or mechanical device must be kept clean. This +applies to the gas range as well, and we therefore wish to +emphasize that the little attention required is very much worth +while.</p> + +<p>Clean the top, the ovens and removable drip pan frequently.</p> + +<p>Clean broiler griddle and pan <i>every</i> time it is used.</p> + +<p>If any burner holes become clogged, clean them out with a +piece of wire or a hairpin.</p> + +<p>Keep the air inlets on the shutter at the front of the +burners near the levers clear of dust. The suction at this +point draws the dust, which, if allowed to accumulate, will +cause the flame to burn yellow or red instead of blue.</p> + +<p>More ranges rust out than wear out. To keep the range +free from rust rub it very frequently with a cloth slightly +oiled with any kind of oil or grease, except kerosene or one +containing salt; we suggest the use of olive oil or one of +its cheaper substitutes. This is done to the best advantage +while the range is warm.</p> + +<p>When the burners become greasy, remove and wash them +thoroughly in soap and hot water. Never black the burners or +top grates.</p> + +<p>The broiler pan and rack should be kept out of the range +when oven is being used or it will rust, warp or chip. It +requires the same care any kitchen enamel ware does.</p> +<p>Always leave oven and broiler doors open for a few +minutes after lighting the oven burners and after +extinguishing them. This will dry the inside of the range +and prevent rusting.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0004" id="spot0004">USE OF THE RANGE</a> +<a name="page02a" id="page02a"><!-- Page: 2a --></a> +</h2> + +<p>With reasonable care gas is much cheaper for household +cooking than any other fuel.</p> + +<p>Every range should be equipped with a top burner lighter +which is convenient and economical, as it is just as easy to +light a burner as to leave it burning.</p> + +<p>Never turn on the gas until you are ready to use it.</p> + +<p>Turn off the gas as soon as you are through with it.</p> + +<p>Turn down the gas as low as possible to give the required +heat. Remember that water boiling rapidly is no hotter than +water boiling slowly.</p> + +<p>Always open oven door before lighting oven burners.</p> + +<p>Plan your cooking so as to use both broiler and oven at +once. The same burners heat both. While a roast is in the +broiler, bake the cookies, bread, apples or pudding in the +oven. When the latter are done, use the oven to cook +vegetables or bake biscuits.</p> + +<p>To boil foods in the oven, utensils should be set +directly on the bottom of the oven.</p> + +<p>By following this plan both the time required to cook the +meal and your fuel expense will be reduced to a minimum.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0005" id="spot0005">BROILING AND ROASTING</a></h2> + +<p>Broiling and roasting are the same form of cooking, the +former term being applied to thinner and the latter to +thicker foodstuffs. They consist of cooking at very high +temperatures, obtained only by exposure to the direct +flame.</p> + +<p>It must be done in the broiler, which should be lighted +ten minutes before cooking commences.</p> + +<p>Always leave broiler door open and put a little cold +water in the bottom of the broiler pan to prevent the food +from burning. Place the food to be cooked on the cold rack +in the broiling pan.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0006" id="spot0006">STEAKS AND CHOPS</a> +<a name="page03a" id="page03a"><!-- Page: 3a --></a> +</h2> + +<p>Place the meat about two inches from the fire until well +seared. Turn over and sear other side in the same way, thus +preventing the escape of the juice. Then lower the pan and +turn down the gas until the meat is done to taste. For steak +allow about 10 minutes if one inch thick, 15 minutes if one +and one-half inches thick. For chops allow 8 minutes. +Cooking may be done faster, but proper tenderness of meats +can only be had at the slower rates.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0007" id="spot0007">FISH</a></h2> + +<p>Place fish on the rack, skin side down, and do not turn. +Place rack in lower part of oven. Baste liberally and turn +down gas when the fish begins to brown. Allow 20 to 30 +minutes.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0008" id="spot0008">OTHER FOODS</a></h2> + +<p>Chicken, bacon, liver, ham, tripe, and vegetables, such +as tomatoes, peppers, Spanish onions, can also be broiled to +perfection in a manner similar to above.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0009" id="spot0009">ROAST MEATS</a></h2> + +<p>Roast meats should be treated the same as steaks and +chops, except that after the meat is seared the cooking +should be done more slowly, which will, of course, take more +time. This part of the cooking can be done with the broiler +door closed, or can be done in the upper or baking oven. +Allow about 20 minutes to the pound for a roast.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0010" id="spot0010">BAKING</a></h2> + +<p>Baking is cooking at moderate temperatures in a range +oven. The oven should be lighted from 5 to 10 minutes +(depending upon the food to be cooked) before the food is +put in.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0011" id="spot0011">BREAD</a></h2> + +<p>Heat the oven about 5 minutes before using, and bake from +45 to 50 minutes on the lower rack. +<a name="page04a" id="page04a"><!-- Page: 4a --></a> +Bread should be baked in a hot oven, should continue to rise +about 15 minutes, brown for 20 minutes longer, and bake 15 +minutes longer with a reduced flame.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0012" id="spot0012">BISCUITS</a></h2> + +<p>Heat oven for 10 minutes. Put biscuits in oven and bake +for 5 minutes with full heat, then turn gas off completely +and bake 5 minutes longer.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0013" id="spot0013">LOAF CAKE</a></h2> + +<p>Heat oven 5 minutes. Place the cake on the rack about 3 +inches from bottom of oven. Turn gas half on for about 30 +minutes when the cake should have fully risen. Increase heat +enough to make the top brown and crisp.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0014" id="spot0014">LAYER CAKE</a></h2> + +<p>Layer cake should be placed in a hotter oven than loaf +cake. Heat oven 10 minutes. Place cake on rack in center of +oven and turn out the gas for 10 minutes. Relight both +burners turned half down for 12 or 15 minutes. If not +sufficiently browned increase the heat at the last.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0015" id="spot0015">BOILING</a></h2> + +<p>Boiling is cooking in water at a temperature of 212 +degrees. This is done on the open burners on top of the +range. There are three sizes of burners: the giant, the +ordinary and the simmerer. In bringing water to boil quickly +use the giant burner, then continue boiling on the simmerer +or one of the ordinary burners turned low. Do not waste gas +by boiling hard. Use covers on kettles.</p> + +<p>Green vegetables when boiling retain their color better +if the lid is left off the pot.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0016" id="spot0016">STEWING</a></h2> + +<p>Stewing is cooking in a small amount of water for a long +time at simmering temperature. It is the +<a name="page05a" id="page05a"><!-- Page: 5a --></a> +most economical way of cooking the cheaper cuts of meat. The +simmering burner should be used for this cooking.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0017" id="spot0017">TOASTERS</a></h2> + +<p>Bread toasters placed on the top burners of a gas range +supply a quick and the most satisfactory method of preparing +toast. Large quantities of toast can be made to advantage in +the broiler.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0018" id="spot0018">GAS WATER HEATERS</a></h2> + +<p style="font-weight: bold">Gas water heaters supply the +most economical and convenient source of hot water +obtainable.</p> + +<p>The automatic water heaters are made to heat water +instantly and automatically upon opening any hot water +faucet in the system. These heaters are made in various +capacities from 2 to 8 gallons per minute.</p> + +<p>Circulating tank heaters which are attached to the +kitchen boiler have to be lighted every time they are +used.</p> + +<p>Usually the heater is lighted a few minutes before hot +water is required, the time depending upon the amount likely +to be used. A 30-gallon tank may be heated in approximately +one hour. Sufficient hot water for an average bath may be +had in fifteen minutes. The most economical way to handle +the circulating tank heater, when water is needed for a +bath, is as follows:</p> + +<p>Light heater and turn on faucet so that the water will +flow into the tub as quickly as it is heated in the tank. +This is usually at the rate of one gallon per minute.</p> + +<p>According to the city ordinance, in residences where +water meter check valves are installed on the water service, +the consumer should supply a safety +<a name="page06a" id="page06a"><!-- Page: 6a --></a> +water relief valve before connecting any hot water system. +This must be done to take care of the expansion.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0019" id="spot0019">GAS FLAT IRONS</a></h2> + +<p>The gas flat iron is a most satisfactory and economical +household appliance.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0020" id="spot0020">FURNACE CONNECTIONS</a></h2> + +<p>A pipe coil should be placed in every furnace and +connected to the hot water tank in order to insure an +economical supply of hot water during the period when the +furnace is in use. This makes it possible to use the gas +range in the kitchen and enjoy its convenience and economy +the year round.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0021" id="spot0021">ALL-GAS KITCHENS</a></h2> + +<p>All-gas kitchens embodying the foregoing appliances are +in general use owing to their convenience and economy.</p> + +<p>Details regarding these kitchen appliances and other gas +appliances, such as fireplace kindlers, furnace kindlers, +coke box kindlers, garbage burners, gas steam radiators, gas +water radiators, safety garage heaters and ironing machines +may be obtained from your Gas Company. Telephone them, for +their salesmen are always glad to serve you.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0022" id="spot0022">DEMONSTRATOR</a></h2> + +<p>Most gas companies have a practical and expert +demonstrator whose services are free. When any gas appliance +is not giving perfect satisfaction in every way, or once a +year on general principles, you should ask the demonstrator +to call.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0023" id="spot0023">GAS LIGHTING</a> +<a name="page07a" id="page07a"><!-- Page: 7a --></a> +</h2> + +<p>Correct, healthful and pleasing lighting conditions do +more than anything else to brighten, modernize and make +comfortable the house of today. Poor light is poor economy +in more than one sense of the term.</p> + +<p>“Poor light” may mean too little or too much +light, a wrong kind of light or a misplaced source of light. +Any of these conditions cause eye strain. Eye strain results +in eye troubles and inevitably affects the general health. +Furthermore, the well lighted home is an attractive center +for the family, while a badly lighted house creates gloom +and a restless atmosphere.</p> + +<p>Gas light offers convenience in lighting and beauty in +its fixtures.</p> + +<p>Gas light presents the real economy of the best at the +least cost.</p> + +<p>All new houses should be piped for gas. Even an old house +can be equipped with ceiling, wall and baseboard outlets +with but little expense or inconvenience to you. Your Gas +Company will also help you to select just the fixtures and +burners you need to harmonize with the decorations in your +home and to supply the best possible light for each +room.</p> + +<p>At your call, the Company will keep your equipment in +thoroughly efficient condition. You should use only the best +gas mantles. It sells them at cost to you in order to +encourage their use—cheap mantles are cheap in first +cost and expensive in the long run.</p> + +<p>Your Gas Company prides itself on being “at your +service.”</p> + +<h1><a name="spot0024" id="spot0024">ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES</a> +<a name="page08a" id="page08a"><!-- Page: 8a --></a> +</h1> + +<h2><a name="spot0025" id="spot0025">ELECTRIC SERVICE IN THE +HOME</a></h2> + +<p>The home that is completely wired has at hand a tireless +electric servant-of-all-work; for the past few years have +seen the invention and perfection of devices for doing +household labor of practically every description. These are +of practical economy not only when used by the housewife, +but also in making domestic help more efficient and better +satisfied.</p> + +<p>In addition to the almost universal use of electricity +for lighting, with every facility for flexibility and +convenience in connecting and control, electricity may be +absolutely depended upon today for washing, wringing, drying +and ironing the clothes, for sweeping and dusting, for +polishing, for cleaning silver and brightwork, for all +cooking, for such culinary processes as beating eggs, mixing +bread, grinding meat or coffee, turning the ice cream +freezer or sharpening knives, or, on emergency, for heating +or cooling the house. And (contrary to popular belief), in +most of these cases electricity offers an opportunity for +actual domestic economy.</p> + +<p>Electricity is no longer a rich man’s luxury, for +its convenience, cleanliness, time saving and economy, as +shown by the following pages, have made it every man’s +necessity.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0026" id="spot0026">ALL-ELECTRIC HOMES</a></h2> + +<p>The model home is electrically lighted, has the kitchen +equipped with an electric range, electric dishwasher, +electric kitchen set for beating eggs, grinding, mixing and +polishing; the dining-room equipped with electric coffee +percolator, electric samovar and an electric toaster; +laundry equipped with electric washing machine, motor-driven +mangle heated by gas or electricity, and an electric iron. A +vacuum cleaner is essential in every household. Other +appliances which will prove their value if once +<a name="page09a" id="page09a"><!-- Page: 9a --></a> +tried are heating pads, vibrators, heating or disk stoves, +luminous radiators, sewing machines, fans, pressing iron for +the sewing-room and Christmas tree outfits.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0027" id="spot0027">ELECTRIC RANGE</a></h2> + +<p>Cooking by electricity is an ideal method, and the +electric range makes it practical. Every housewife should be +familiar with its advantages as it provides the most +satisfactory results.</p> + +<p>The electric range is reliable, efficient and durable. It +saves time, work, worry and watching. It promotes safety, +comfort and cleanliness.</p> + +<p>The electric range is convenient and easy to operate, as +the heat is always instantly available and readily regulated +at the turn of a switch. Cooking becomes a certainty, as the +same switch position always provides the same amount of +heat. All the heat is concentrated on the cooking and there +is no excess heat wasted on other parts of the range or +radiated out into the room. Ordinary cooking utensils are +used as with other ranges.</p> + +<p>Cooking with an electric range can be done at a +reasonable cost in consideration of the many inherent +advantages above referred to.</p> + +<p>The roasting of meat to the exact degree desired need not +be the dread of the cook when an electric oven is available. +The uniformity and reliability of the heat of the electric +oven facilitates the roasting of meat without constant +attention and worry.</p> + +<p>Electric broiling insures tender chops and steaks, as the +surface of the meat is quickly seared and all its juicy +tenderness is retained.</p> + +<p>In order to facilitate the use of the electric range, +your Lighting Company gives an instruction book with every +installation.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0028" id="spot0028">ELECTRIC DISHWASHER</a></h2> + +<p>After each meal scrape off the dishes and place them in +the washer in such a position that the water can be thrown +against both sides of them. It is +<a name="page10a" id="page10a"><!-- Page: 10a --></a> +convenient to accumulate enough dishes to fill the washer, +as it may thereby become possible to do all of the +day’s dishes in one washing.</p> + +<p>Shake washing powder or liquid soap into the machine and +add one-quarter of a cup of ammonia. Pour in the right +amount of hot water from faucet (according to instructions +with machine) and allow the machine to run about 10 minutes. +Then let the water run out and pour in a little more to wash +out the sediment. Close the drain and pour in boiling water +which acts as a rinsing water. Run the machine two minutes +more and drain. Raise cover immediately after the machine is +stopped to let the steam out. The dishes will dry by +themselves with high polish, but it is necessary to wipe the +silver and glassware.</p> + +<p>The washer is then ready to be used as a storage for +dishes until needed again.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0029" id="spot0029">VACUUM CLEANER</a></h2> + +<p>There are many good electric vacuum cleaners on the +market, all of which operate on the same general principle +of suction. The Hoover, however, has a motor-driven brush in +addition, which acts as a sweeper.</p> + +<p>Oil the motor with a drop or two each time it is used, +according to the directions given with the machine. If using +a Hoover, the brush bearings should not be oiled as they are +made of wood.</p> + +<p>Should the brush become stuck it is due to threads, +string and hair which have been collected by it. Remove the +brush according to directions supplied with the machine and +free all the bearings.</p> + +<p>Clean the bag after using by carefully removing it from +the machine and shaking the dirt on a newspaper.</p> + +<p>Once a month the machine should be cleaned by taking off +the bag, lifting the machine from the carpet and allowing +the machine to run for a couple of minutes.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0030" id="spot0030">SEWING MACHINE</a> +<a name="page11a" id="page11a"><!-- Page: 11a --></a> +</h2> + +<p>Follow directions supplied with the machine as to oiling +and proper size of needle, thread, etc. Do not make any +adjustments unless you are sure you know how. These +adjustments require patience, as the adjusting screws must +be turned a very little at a time to note the effect +produced. Do not run the machine at too high a speed as this +will shorten its life.</p> + +<p>When putting a motor on a foot-power machine be sure that +the old machine is not over-speeded.</p> + +<p>If your machine is provided with a foot release be sure +that the release entirely cuts off current, otherwise the +motor will run very hot.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0031" id="spot0031">FLAT IRON</a></h2> + +<p>There are several makes of electric irons which do +excellent work and have a long life. The standard sizes are +3, 6 and 8 pounds. The 6-pound iron is best adapted for +general household use.</p> + +<p>If the iron becomes too hot, disconnect the lead from the +iron. In case the terminals become corroded, rub them with a +piece of fine emery cloth to remove corrosion. If the +contacts become corroded or bent they should be +replaced.</p> + +<p>Your Lighting Company maintains a repair department for +all heating and cooking appliances. Telephone Sales +Department.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0032" id="spot0032">ELECTRIC LAMPS</a></h2> + +<p>Mazda lamps are the most efficient lamps obtainable and their +use is recommended for all classes of service. Your electric bills +depend upon the watts per lamp and the number of hours of use. Note +in the following table that the Mazda lamps give on the average two +and one-half times as much light for the same cost as the Gem +carbon lamps. The column “Cost of current per month” +gives the cost of burning one lamp one hour per day for one month +at the maximum rate of nine cents per K. W. H. +<a name="page12a" id="page12a"><!-- Page: 12a --></a> +</p> + +<table id="Tab1" summary="Comparison of lamp types"> +<caption><b>Table of Comparisons</b></caption> +<thead> +<tr> +<th colspan="3"> +<i>Gem Carbon Lamps</i> +</th> +<th colspan="3"> +<i>Mazda Lamps (Type B)</i> +</th> +</tr> +<tr> +<th valign="bottom" scope="col" id="Tab1Col1"> +Watts +</th> +<th valign="bottom" scope="col" id="Tab1Col2"> +C.P. +</th> +<th valign="bottom" scope="col" id="Tab1Col3"> +<span style="font-size: smaller">Cost of current<br />per +month in<br />cents</span> +</th> +<th valign="bottom" scope="col" id="Tab1Col4"> +Watts +</th> +<th valign="bottom" scope="col" id="Tab1Col5"> +C.P. +</th> +<th valign="bottom" scope="col" id="Tab1Col6"> +<span style="font-size: smaller">Cost of current<br />per +month in<br />cents</span> +</th> +</tr> +</thead> +<tbody> +<tr> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col1">30</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col2">12</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col3">8.1</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col4">10</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col5">8</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col6">2.7</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col1">50</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col2">20</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col3">13.5</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col4">25</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col5">23</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col6">6.7</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col1">80</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col2">32</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col3">21.6</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col4">40</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col5">38</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col6">10.8</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col1"> </td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col2"> </td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col3"> </td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col4">60</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col5">60</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col6">16.2</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col1"> </td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col2"> </td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col3"> </td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col4">100</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col5">105</td> +<td align="right" headers="Tab1Col6">27.0</td> +</tr> +</tbody> +</table> + +<h2><a name="spot0033" id="spot0033">RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING</a></h2> + +<p>In most cases the following recommendations of Mazda lamp +sizes will be found most satisfactory in the home. Frosted +lamps are recommended wherever the direct rays of the lamp +may strike the eye, as the frosting diffuses the light.</p> + + +<h3><a name="spot0034" id="spot0034">Parlor</a></h3> +<p>1-Bracket chandelier +1—60 watt</p> + +<p>2-Bracket chandelier +2—40 watt</p> + +<p>3-Bracket chandelier +3—25 watt</p> + +<p>Side wall fixtures for decorative +purposes—10 watt, all frosted.</p> + +<p>Side wall fixtures for good general +illumination—25 or 40 watt, all frosted.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0036" id="spot0036">Hall</a></h3> +<p>Small hall +1—10 watt</p> + +<p>Large hall +1—25 watt</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0038" id="spot0038">Porch</a></h3> + +<p>Ceiling light +1—10 watt</p> + +<p>Side bracket +1—25 watt</p> + +<p>If used for reading light +1—60 watt</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0040" id="spot0040">Bedroom</a></h3> +<p>Ceiling light +1—40 watt</p> + +<p>Side bracket +1—40 watt<br /> + +<i>or</i> +2—25 watt</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0042" id="spot0042">Sitting-room</a></h3> +<p>Same as parlor. A well shaded reading lamp with a 40 or 60 watt +all-frosted bulb.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0044" id="spot0044">Dining-room</a> +<a name="page13a" id="page13a"><!-- Page: 13a --></a> +</h3> +<p>Dome +1—60 watt bowl frosted</p> + +<p>2 or 3 light shower +25 watt bowl frosted</p> + +<p>Semi-indirect +1—60 or 100 watt clear</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0046" id="spot0046">Bathroom</a></h3> +<p>Ceiling or side brackets +25 watt</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0049" id="spot0049">Kitchen</a></h3> +<p>Ceiling light +1—40 or 60 watt bowl frosted</p> + +<p>Side bracket over sink +1—25 watt bowl frosted</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0050" id="spot0050">Attic</a></h3> +<p>25 watt</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0052" id="spot0052">Cellar</a></h3> +<p>In installing lamps for the cellar the time they are lighted +should be borne in mind. As this is short, the expense of running +larger lamps—25 watt and 40 watt—is insignificant. The +following locations should be provided for:</p> + +<p>Bottom of cellar stairs +25 watt</p> + +<p>Work bench +40 watt</p> + +<p>Laundry +40 watt</p> + +<p>Vegetable and fruit cellar +25 watt</p> + +<p>Lamp in front of furnace +60 watt</p> + +<p>This latter lamp is usually close enough to also +illuminate the coal bin.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0054" id="spot0054">Care of Lamps and +Fixtures</a></h3> + +<p>Lamps and fixtures should he cleaned once a month to +insure the maximum efficiency. Reliable tests have shown +that dirty glassware reduces effective illumination from 10 +to 50 per cent.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0055" id="spot0055">FIXTURE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR +THE HOUSE</a></h2> + +<h3><a name="spot0056" id="spot0056">Parlor</a></h3> + +<p>Ceiling fixtures + + +Indirect or semi-indirect</p> + +<p>Side fixtures + + + +Semi-indirect</p> + +<p>Baseboard receptacles for table or floor lamps.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0057" id="spot0057">Hall</a> +<a name="page14a" id="page14a"><!-- Page: 14a --></a> +</h3> + +<p>One ceiling fixture equipped with two lamps wired so that +one or both lamps may be operated as desired. This +arrangement provides for a night light.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0058" id="spot0058">Sitting-room and +Library</a></h3> + +<p>Same as parlor.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0059" id="spot0059">Bedroom</a></h3> + +<p>One ceiling semi-indirect fixture.</p> + +<p>Side brackets near dressing table, or,</p> + +<p>Rigid pendant for use over center of dressing table.</p> + +<p>Baseboard outlet near bed for heating pad or reading +lamp.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0060" id="spot0060">Dining-room</a></h3> + +<p>Indirect or semi-indirect fixture.</p> + +<p>Baseboard or floor outlet for toaster and percolator.</p> + +<p>Floor call button attached to kitchen buzzer.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0061" id="spot0061">Bathroom</a></h3> + +<p>One side bracket on each side of mirror.</p> + +<p>One side wall receptacle for curling iron, shaving mug +and luminous radiator.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0062" id="spot0062">Kitchen</a></h3> + +<p>One center ceiling light, one side bracket over sink and +one side wall outlet for iron and washing machine.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0063" id="spot0063">Cellar</a></h3> + +<p>Five outlets should be provided for proper illumination, +one at foot of stairs, one at work bench, one in fruit and +vegetable cellar and one in front of furnace located so as +also to illuminate the coal bin.</p> + +<p>A control switch and telltale lamp should be provided in +the kitchen.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0064" id="spot0064">Attic</a></h3> + +<p>Two outlets are usually sufficient. A control switch and +telltale lamp should be provided in the hall.</p> + +<h3><a name="spot0065" id="spot0065">Clothes Press</a> +<a name="page15a" id="page15a"><!-- Page: 15a --></a> +</h3> + +<p>A rigid pendant with a chain-pull socket should be +provided for each dark clothes press.</p> + +<p>It is most convenient and practical to have these lights +operated by an automatic switch which is opened and closed +by the closing and opening of the closet door. This provides +a light immediately the door is opened, while when the door +is shut one may be sure that the light has not been left +burning.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0066" id="spot0066">GENERAL</a></h2> + +<p>Baseboard outlets should be installed in all rooms for +the use of vacuum cleaner, fans, or other portable +appliances.</p> + +<p>Bell-ringing transformers which provide current for door +bells and buzzers should be installed for each +apartment.</p> + +<p>Emergency gas lights should be provided for the halls, +kitchen, dining-room and bathroom.</p> + +<p>If any special requirements are not provided for in the +above recommendations your Lighting Company will be glad to +give you expert advice free of charge. They pride themselves +on being at your service.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0067" id="spot0067">WIRING HINTS</a></h2> + +<p>The service entrance should be of sufficient capacity to +care for additional load in the form of electric heating, +cooking and other domestic appliances. The branch circuits +should be heavy and numerous enough to care for additional +outlets for lighting and appliances as found desirable. Your +Lighting Company will be glad to go over your plans with +you.</p> + +<p>The electric meters should be located in the cellar near +the gas meter, as this will save you the annoyance of meter +readers and testers going through the house to the +attic.</p> + +<p>Be sure and install control switches and telltale lamps +on cellar and attic lights.</p> + +<p><a name="page16a" id="page16a"><!-- Page: 16a --></a> +Provide three-way switches in the halls so that the hall +lights may be controlled from either the first or second +floor.</p> + +<p>All ceiling outlet lighting, and wherever desirable, side +bracket lighting, should be controlled by wall switches. +These switches should preferably be of the push-button type +rather than of the snap-switch type. In general the best +location for these switches is on the wall of the room right +next to the door which is the entrance most frequently +used.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0068" id="spot0068">FUSES</a></h2> + +<p>Fuses on your electrical wiring act in the same capacity +as a safety valve on a steam boiler. Whenever there is an +overload on the circuit or a short circuit these fuses blow +and relieve the strain on your wiring.</p> + +<p>When in doubt or when in need of suggestions, +’phone the Sales Department of your Lighting +Company.</p> + +<p class="househelp"> +<a name="page01" id="page01"><!-- Page: 1 --></a> +<a name="spot0069" id="spot0069">HOUSEHOLD HELPS</a></p> + +<p style="font-weight: bold">Look in the Index for the +principal word of the article about which you desire +information. For instance, “To Open Fruit Jars”, +look under “Fruit Jars”</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0070" id="spot0070">IN THE KITCHEN</a></h2> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0071" id="spot0071">Use +Sand Soap to Sharpen the Food Chopper</a></span>—If +the knives of your food chopper become black and dull, run a +piece of sand soap, or scouring brick, through the chopper +as you would a potato. It will brighten and sharpen the +knives and they will cut like new. Use pulverized sand soap +or the scouring brick with which you scour.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0072" +id="spot0072">Kerosene for Water Bugs</a></span>—A +small quantity of kerosene poured down the drain pipe +occasionally will stop annoyance from this pest.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0073" id="spot0073">To +Prevent a Glass from Breaking</a></span> when pouring hot +water in it, first put a spoon in the glass. This method can +also be used when pouring hot soup or any hot liquid in any +fragile receptacle.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0074" id="spot0074">When +Butter is Too Hard</a></span> to spread easily, turn a +heated bowl upside down over the butter dish for a few +minutes. This will thoroughly soften the butter without +melting it.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0075" id="spot0075">To Open +Fruit Jars</a></span>—Strips of emery board, about +one inch wide and eight inches or so long, will be found +useful to loosen obstinate fruit jar tops. Just place the +strip around the edge of the top, and give it a twist.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0076" id="spot0076">To Keep +Refrigerator Sweet</a></span>—A lump of charcoal +should be placed in the refrigerator to keep it sweet. When +putting your best tea or coffee urn away, drop a small piece +of charcoal in it and prop the lid open with a +toothpick.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0077" +id="spot0077">Currycomb for Scaling +Fish</a></span>—A currycomb is better than a knife +for scaling fish, as it protects the hands.</p> + +<p><a name="page02" id="page02"><!-- Page: 2 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0078" +id="spot0078">Cornpopper for Toasting +Bread</a></span>—The cornpopper can be used for +toasting odds and ends of stale bread which would +otherwise be wasted.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0080" id="spot0080">To +Prevent Stains Under the Nails</a></span>—Dip the +ends of the fingers in melted tallow before beginning a task +which is likely to stain them.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0081" id="spot0081">To +Remove Stains from the Hands,</a></span> rub them with a +piece of lemon.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0082" id="spot0082">Starch +to Prevent Chapped Hands</a></span>—Use starch which +is ground fine to prevent chapped hands. Every time the +hands are washed and rinsed thoroughly, wipe them off, and, +while they are yet damp, rub a pinch of starch over their +entire surface. Chapping is then not likely to occur.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0083" id="spot0083">Wisp +Brush for Greasy Pans and Kettles</a></span>—A small +wisp brush is better for cleaning greasy pans and kettles +than the string mop you use for the dishes. You can buy them +two for five cents. A little soap powder sprinkled on them +makes a fine suds for the tinware and cooking utensils.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0084" id="spot0084">Best +Way to Strain Soup</a></span>—When straining soup +set a coarse strainer inside of a fine one and pour the +liquid through both; you will thus avoid clogging the fine +one with pieces of meat and broken bones.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0085" id="spot0085">How to +Crack Pecan Nuts</a></span>—Almost all housewives +know how very hard it is to crack pecan nuts and get the +meats out whole. Pour boiling water over the nuts and let +them stand tightly covered for five or six hours. The nut +meats may then be extracted easily without a trace of the +bitter lining of the nut. Use a nut cracker and crack +lightly all around the nuts. The work is quickly done and is +not at all like the tedious process of picking out the meats +from the dry nuts. The meats nearly always come out +whole.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0086" id="spot0086">Lemon +Squeezer for Making Beef Juice</a></span>—When one +has to make beef juice in small quantities which does not +warrant buying an expensive meat-press, use instead a +ten-cent lemon squeezer. This can be sterilized by boiling +and kept absolutely clean. One can press out several ounces +in a very few minutes.</p> + +<p><a name="page03" id="page03"><!-- Page: 3 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0087" id="spot0087">Quick +Way to Peel Carrots</a></span>—Use a coarse grater +to peel carrots. A few passes over the grater will rid the +carrots of their skins quicker than any other method.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0088" id="spot0088">Proper +Way to Slice Bacon</a></span>—To slice bacon +properly, always place it rind down, and do not attempt to +cut through the rind until you have the desired number of +slices. Then slip the knife under them and cut them free of +the rind, keeping as close to it as possible.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0089" id="spot0089">When +Cream is on the Turn</a></span>—When the sweetness +of the cream is doubtful and there is no more on hand and it +must be used, a pinch of soda will keep it from curdling, +even in hot coffee.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0090" id="spot0090">To +Prevent Musty Teapot</a></span>—When putting away a +silver teapot, or one that is not in everyday use, place a +little stick across the top underneath the cover. This will +allow fresh air to get in and prevent mustiness.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0091" id="spot0091">Lemon +or Orange Peel for Tea Caddy</a></span>—Thoroughly +dry the peel from an orange or a lemon, and place it in the +tea caddy. This will greatly improve the flavor of the +tea.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0092" id="spot0092">Heat +Lemons Before</a></span> Squeezing—In using lemons, +heat them thoroughly before squeezing and you will obtain +nearly double the quantity of juice that you would if they +had not been heated.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0093" id="spot0093">To Keep +Teakettle from Rusting</a></span>—A clean oyster +shell placed in the teakettle will keep out rust.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0094" id="spot0094">To +Clean Gas Stove Burners</a></span>—Pick the holes +open with a large pin and apply a vacuum cleaner to take out +the particles of dirt.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0095" id="spot0095">Flour +for Burning Kerosene</a></span>—Wheaten flour is the +best extinguisher to throw over a fire caused by the +spilling and ignition of kerosene. This should be a matter +of common knowledge, since flour is always within convenient +reach.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0096" id="spot0096">Use for +Old Newspapers</a></span>—Old newspapers clean +stoves beautifully, as well as being useful for polishing +kitchen windows.</p> + +<p><a name="page04" id="page04"><!-- Page: 4 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0097" id="spot0097">To Take +Rust from Flat-Irons,</a></span> tie some yellow beeswax or +paraffine in a cloth, and when the iron is warm, but not hot +enough to use, rub with the wax and then rub it through sand +or salt.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0098" id="spot0098">A Good +Stove Polisher</a></span>—A piece of burlap is a +very good polisher for the kitchen stove or range when it is +hot. It does not burn readily, and for that reason is better +than flannel or cotton cloth or paper.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0099" id="spot0099">Wire +Rack for Use Under Pies</a></span>—When taking pies +from the oven, do not put them on the flat surface of the +table to cool unless a high wire rack is put under them. The +rack helps to keep the crust crisp and they will not be +soggy.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0100" id="spot0100">Marble +Slab or Plate Glass for Mixing Board</a></span>—For +mixing cake and pastry an old marble slab or a piece of +plate glass is better than a wooden board.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0101" id="spot0101">To +Prevent Cakes from Burning</a></span>—Sprinkle the +bottom of the oven with fine, dry salt to prevent cakes, +pies, and other pastry from burning on the bottom.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0102" id="spot0102">Wooden +Bowl When Washing Silver</a></span>—When washing +silver, use a wooden tub or bowl if possible. There will be +less danger of the silver getting scratched or otherwise +damaged.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0103" id="spot0103">Tissue +Paper for Greasy Dishes</a></span>—Very greasy +dishes should be wiped with soft tissue paper before being +washed.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0104" id="spot0104">To Skin +Tomatoes Easily</a></span>—Tomatoes nearly always +have to be skinned before being used. To do this easily, +place them in a basin and pour boiling water over them. Let +stand a minute, and then drain.</p> + +<p>Another method is to rub the tomatoes all over with the +back of a knife to loosen the skins before peeling. This is +said to be better than scalding.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0105" id="spot0105">To Peel +Sweet Potatoes Easily</a></span>—Before putting +sweet potatoes in the oven, grease the skins and they can +then be peeled easily and without any waste of the +potato.</p> + +<p><a name="page05" id="page05"><!-- Page: 5 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0106" id="spot0106">To +Prevent Roasted Meat from Drying Out</a></span>—To +prevent roasted meat, which is to be served cold, from +drying out and losing its flavor, wrap it in cheesecloth +while it is still hot.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0107" id="spot0107">When +Food is Too Salty</a></span>—When you have put too +much salt into cooking food, stretch a clean cloth tightly +over the kettle and sprinkle a table-spoonful of flour over +the cloth. Then allow the contents of the kettle to steam +and in a few moments the flour will absorb the surplus +salt.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0108" id="spot0108">To +Remove Fish Odor from Hands</a></span>—A few drops +of ammonia in the water in which you wash your hands will +remove all fishy odor from the hands after preparing fish +for cooking.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0109" id="spot0109">To +Remove Onion Smell from Pans</a></span>—The +disagreeable smell of onions which clings to pots and pans +so stubbornly can be quickly removed by washing and drying +the pans, then scouring them with common salt, and placing +them on the stove until the salt is brown. Shake often, then +wash the pans as usual.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0110" id="spot0110">To +Prevent Onions from Making the Eyes +Water</a></span>—Scalding water poured over onions +will keep the eyes from watering.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0111" id="spot0111">Hint +When Baking Bread</a></span>—When baking bread or +rolls, put a saucepan full of boiling water into the oven. +The steam rising from it will keep the crust smooth and +tender.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0112" id="spot0112">To Make +Meat Tender</a></span>—A tablespoonful of vinegar +added to tough meat while it is boiling or roasting will +make it more tender.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0113" id="spot0113">To Keep +the Lid on a Boiling Pot</a></span>—A teaspoonful of +butter dropped into the water in which you are boiling dry +beans, or other starchy vegetables, will stop the annoyance +of having the lid of the pot jump off, as it will otherwise +do. The butter acts the same as oil on troubled waters and +keeps it calm and manageable.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0114" id="spot0114">To Take +Fish Taste from Forks and Spoons</a></span>—To +remove the taste and smell of fish from forks + +<a name="page06" id="page06"><!-- Page: 6 --></a> +and spoons, rub them with a small piece of butter before +washing. All taste and smell will thus be entirely +removed.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0115" id="spot0115">How to +Judge Mushrooms</a></span>—Sprinkle a little salt on +the gills of mushrooms to judge their fitness to eat. If the +gills turn black the mushrooms are fit for food; if they +turn yellow, the mushrooms are poisonous.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0116" id="spot0116">Orange +Peel for Cake Flavoring</a></span>—Do not throw away +orange peel, but dry in the oven. Grate the yellow part and +use for flavoring cakes. It will give a delicious orange +taste.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0117" id="spot0117">How to +Prevent Fish from Breaking Up When +Frying</a></span>—When frying fish, if the pieces are +put in the hot fat with the skin side uppermost, and allowed +to brown well before turning, there will be no possibility +of the fish breaking up.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0118" id="spot0118">To +Remove Cake from Tin</a></span>—When taking a cake +from the oven, place the cake tin on a damp cloth for a +moment and the cake will turn out of the tin quite +easily.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0119" id="spot0119">Lemon +Juice for Boiling Rice</a></span>—A few drops of +lemon juice added to boiling rice will help to keep the +grains separate and will make them white.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0120" id="spot0120">Onion +for Boston Baked Beans</a></span>—Bake a small onion +with your Boston baked beans to prevent indigestion and add +to their fine flavor.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0121" id="spot0121">Hint +for Baking Gems</a></span>—When filling gem pans +with batter leave one pan without batter and fill with +water. This will prevent the gems from burning on top.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0122" +id="spot0122">Sandpaper for Cleaning +Pots</a></span>—Always keep a piece of fine sandpaper +by the sink with which to clean pots.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0123" id="spot0123">To +Prevent Cake from Sticking to Tins after baking,</a></span> +first grease the tins and then dust them with flour. Lightly +beat out the loose flour, leaving only that which sticks to +the grease. This does away with the old-fashioned method of +lining the pans with greased paper.</p> + +<p><a name="page07" id="page07"><!-- Page: 7 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0124" id="spot0124">To Peel +Apples Easily</a></span>—Pour boiling water over the +cooking apples and they will be much easier to peel. This +will be found a considerable saving of time when busy.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0125" id="spot0125">When +Bread is Too Brown</a></span>—When bread is baked in +too hot an oven and the outside crust gets too brown, do not +attempt to cut it off, but as soon as the bread gets cold +rub it over with a coarse tin grater and remove all the +dark-brown crust.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0126" id="spot0126">Mustard +for Removing Odors from the Hands</a></span>—Ground +mustard is excellent for cleaning the hands after handling +onions and other things with disagreeable odors.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0127" id="spot0127">Economy +in Use of Candles</a></span>—A candle which has +burned too low to remain in the candlestick can be used to +the very end if removed from the stick and placed on a penny +or other small, flat piece of metal.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0128" id="spot0128">To Get +Rid of Spiders</a></span>—A good way to rid the +house of spiders is to take pieces of cotton wool, saturate +them with oil of pennyroyal and place them in their +haunts.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0129" id="spot0129">To Rid +the Kitchen of Flies</a></span>—Take a cup of +vinegar and place it on the stove where it will simmer +enough to make an odor.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0130" id="spot0130">To +Clear Beetles Out of Cupboards</a></span> and larders, +sprinkle a little benzine over the boards. This method will +kill the eggs as well as the insects.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0131" id="spot0131">To +Drive Cockroaches Away</a></span>—Powdered gum +camphor will drive cockroaches away if sprinkled about their +haunts.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0132" id="spot0132">To +Remove Egg Stains from Silver</a></span>—Egg stains +can be removed from silver by rubbing it with table salt on +a wet rag.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0133" id="spot0133">To +Polish Faucets</a></span>—Nothing is better for +scouring a faucet than the half of a lemon after the juice +has been squeezed out. After scouring, wash it and it will +shine like new. An orange peel will also give good +results.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0134" id="spot0134">For +Scorched Vegetables or Other Food</a></span>—When +vegetables or other foods become scorched, remove + +<a name="page08" id="page08"><!-- Page: 8 --></a> +the kettle at once from the stove and put it into a pan of +cold water. In a quarter of an hour the suggestion of scorch +will be nearly if not entirely gone.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0135" id="spot0135">When +Cake is Scorched</a></span>—If a cake is scorched on +the top or bottom, grate over it lightly with a +nutmeg-grater instead of scraping it with a knife. This +leaves a smooth surface for frosting.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0136" id="spot0136">To Make +Muffins and Gems Lighter</a></span>—Muffins and gems +will be lighter if, after greasing your pans you place them +in the oven a few moments and let them get hot before +putting in the batter.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0137" id="spot0137">To Make +Pie Crust Flaky</a></span>—To make pie crust flaky, +try adding half a spoonful of vinegar to the cold water when +mixing.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0138" id="spot0138">To Make +Apple Pie Tender</a></span>—If you are in doubt +whether the apples in your open-top pies are cooking tender, +just invert another pie pan over the pie and the steam will +serve to cook the apples thoroughly.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0139" id="spot0139">To Make +Fowl Tender</a></span>—After a turkey or chicken is +cleaned, the inside and outside should be rubbed thoroughly +with a lemon before the dressing is put in. It will make the +meat white, juicy and tender.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0140" id="spot0140">To +Prevent Meat from Scorching</a></span>—When roasting +meat, and there is danger that it will become too brown, +place a dish of water in the oven. The steam arising from it +will prevent scorching and the meat will cook better. A +piece of greased paper placed over the meat is also +considered good.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0141" id="spot0141">To Keep +Eggs from Popping When Cooking</a></span>—Mix a +tablespoonful of flour in the hot grease in which eggs are +to be cooked, and break the eggs into this. You will also +find that the flour gives the eggs a better flavor.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0142" id="spot0142">To +Remove Egg Shells When Cooking</a></span>—If a piece +of shell gets into the egg when breaking eggs into a bowl, +just touch it with a half shell and it can easily be +removed.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0143" id="spot0143">To Keep +Yolks of Eggs Fresh</a></span>—Yolks of eggs which +are not wanted for immediate use can be + +<a name="page09" id="page09"><!-- Page: 9 --></a> +kept good for several days by dropping them into cold water +and keeping in a cool place—the cooler the +better.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0144" id="spot0144">To +Prevent Boiling Eggs from Cracking</a></span>—The +four following suggestions are given in regard to boiling +eggs. Use the one best suited to the purpose:</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0145" id="spot0145">When +Boiling Eggs,</a></span> wet the shells thoroughly in cold +water and they will not crack.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0146" id="spot0146">To +Prevent Eggs from Bursting While Boiling</a></span>, prick +one end of each of the eggs with a needle before placing +them in the water. This makes an outlet for the air and +keeps the shells from cracking.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0147" id="spot0147">If Eggs +Which You Are</a></span> About to Boil Are Cracked, add a +little vinegar to the water and they can then be boiled as +satisfactorily as undamaged ones.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0148" id="spot0148">A +Spoonful of Salt</a></span> should be added to the water in +which slightly cracked eggs are boiled. The salt will +prevent the white of the egg from coming out.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0149" +id="spot0149">Worn-Out Broom for Floor +Polisher</a></span>—When a long-handled broom becomes +worn out, instead of throwing it away, tie a piece of felt +or flannel cloth around the head and make a good floor +polisher. It will make work much easier and also keep +linoleum in good condition. Footmarks can be rubbed off at +any time without stooping.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0150" id="spot0150">To +Clean a Slender Flower Vase</a></span> fasten a piece of an +old sponge onto a stick and push it down into the vase; this +will also be found useful for cleaning decanters and water +bottles.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0151" id="spot0151">To Keep +Bread Fresh</a></span>—Wash a potato, wipe it dry +and put it in your breadpan. It will keep the bread fresh +for several days.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0152" id="spot0152">To +Freshen Old Lemons</a></span>—Lemons that have +become old and dry can be made fresh and juicy again by +putting them in a pan of hot water and keeping the water at +an even temperature for about two hours.</p> + +<p><a name="page10" id="page10"><!-- Page: 10 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0153" id="spot0153">A More +Effective Dishcloth for Cleaning</a></span>—In +knitting dishcloths it is a good plan to put in several rows +of hard-twisted cord. This hard part of the cloth will clean +many surfaces on which it is not advisable to use scouring +soap or metal.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0154" id="spot0154">To +Clean Linoleum,</a></span> use skimmed milk instead of +water. It will keep it glossy, and will not rot it as water +does.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0155" id="spot0155">A Good +Remedy for Burns</a></span>—Cover a soft cloth with +a thick layer of scraped raw potato (Irish) and apply it to +the burned part. The potato should be renewed as often as +necessary to keep it moist.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0156" id="spot0156">For +Burns and Light Scalds</a></span>—At once coat the +burned or scalded spot with mucilage and the smarting will +cease almost instantly. If the burn is quite deep, keep it +covered with a paste made of cold water and flour; do not +allow the paste to get dry until the smarting stops.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0157" id="spot0157">A GOOD +WAY TO SAVE GAS—</a></span></p> +<p style="font-weight: bold;"> READ THE +PAGES IN THE<br />FRONT OF THIS BOOK</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0161" id="spot0161">Brush +for Removing Silk from Corn</a></span>—When +preparing corn on the ear for the table, or for canning +purposes, use a small hand brush to remove the silk. It will +do the job more thoroughly and quicker than it can be done +with the fingers.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0162" id="spot0162">To +Remove Grease Spots from the Kitchen +Floor</a></span>—Apply alcohol to the spots and you +will be surprised to find how easily they can be removed. +The small amount of alcohol necessary to be used need not +soil the hands.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0163" id="spot0163">To Open +a Jar of Fruit or Vegetables Which Has Stuck +Fast</a></span>—Place the jar in a deep saucepan half +full of cold water; bring it to a boil and let it boil for a +few moments. The jar can then be opened easily.</p> + +<p><a name="page11" id="page11"><!-- Page: 11 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0164" id="spot0164">To +Identify Dishes Which Have Been +Loaned</a></span>—When taking dishes or silver to a +picnic or other public gathering, place a small piece of +surgeon’s plaster on the bottom of each dish and on +the under side of the handles of spoons and forks. On +this plaster mark your initials (in indelible ink if +possible). The plaster will not come off during ordinary +washing, but can later be removed by putting it in a warm +place until the adhesive gum melts.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0165" id="spot0165">Tablet +or Slate for Kitchen Memoranda</a></span>—Keep in +the kitchen a tablet with a pencil tied to it, or a ten-cent +slate and pencil hung upon the wall. The day’s work is +easier and smoother if you plan each morning the special +tasks of the day and jot them down, checking them off as +accomplished. Planning the day’s meals in advance +results in better balanced menus. Writing down all groceries +and household supplies as needed will save time when you go +to the store or the order boy calls.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0166" id="spot0166">To +Fasten Food Chopper Securely</a></span>—Before +fastening the food chopper to the table, put a piece of +sandpaper, large enough to go under both clamps, rough side +up, on the table; then screw the chopper clamps up tight and +you will not be bothered with them working loose.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0167" id="spot0167">To +Remove Insects from Vegetables</a></span> which are being +washed, put a pinch of borax in the water. It will bring any +live insect to the surface at once.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0168" id="spot0168">To +Clean Rust and Stains from Tin</a></span>—Tins that +have become rusty or stained may be cleaned by rubbing well +with the cut surface of a raw potato which has been dipped +in a fine cleaning powder.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0169" id="spot0169">To +Polish Glass</a></span>—After washing glass, polish +with dry salt.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0170" id="spot0170">Lemon +Juice for Cut Glass</a></span>—Lemon juice is fine +for polishing cut-glass tumblers. These pretties are so +delicate there is always danger of breaking the stems. Fill +a pan half full of cold water, place a cloth in the bottom +and then add the juice of an + +<a name="page12" id="page12"><!-- Page: 12 --></a> +entire lemon. Just dipping a tumbler about in this cleans +and polishes it and it only needs drying with soft +linen.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0171" id="spot0171">Many +Uses of Ammonia</a></span>—As a time saver it is +unequalled when washing woodwork and windows. It is fine for +cleaning carpets on the floor. They should be swept well and +the broom washed; then brush again with water. They will +look much brighter, and if there is a lurking moth in the +carpet this treatment will destroy it. Ammonia will set +color, remove stains and grease, and soften fabrics.</p> + +<p>A light soap suds with a few drops of ammonia added +will give a sparkle to ordinary pressed glass and china +impossible to secure without it.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0172" id="spot0172">Hints +for Oil Lamps and Chimneys</a></span>—The five +following paragraphs contain some good suggestions for the +use of oil lamps:</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0173" id="spot0173">Put a +Small Lump of Camphor Gum</a></span> in the body of an oil +lamp and it will greatly improve the light and make the +flame clearer and brighter. A few drops of vinegar +occasionally is said to give the same results.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0174" id="spot0174">To +Prevent Lamp Chimney from Cracking</a></span>—A +common hairpin placed astride the top edge of a lamp chimney +will keep it from cracking from the heat, and will greatly +prolong its life.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0175" id="spot0175">Gas and +Lamp Chimneys,</a></span> earthenware and baking dishes can +be toughened before using by putting them into cold water +which is heated gradually until it boils and then cooled +slowly.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0176" id="spot0176">When +Washing Your Lamp Chimneys,</a></span> lift them out of the +water and set them on the hot stove; they will not break. +Let them steam; then wipe on a clean cloth and they will be +as clear as crystal.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0177" id="spot0177">Take +Your Lamp Wicks When New</a></span> and soak them thoroughly +in good apple vinegar and you will be delighted with the +result. Do not wring them out, but hang them near a stove or +lay out on a plate until dry. This treatment will double the +lighting power of your lamps or lanterns. With + +<a name="page13" id="page13"><!-- Page: 13 --></a> +wicks prepared in this way, only one cleaning each week is +necessary, as the wicks will not smoke and the chimney and +globe will not blacken around the top.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0178" id="spot0178">To Mend +Broken China, Etc.</a></span>—The four following +methods of mending china, etc., are all considered good:</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0181" id="spot0181">To Mend +Broken China</a></span>—Mix well a teaspoonful of +alum and a tablespoonful of water and place it in a hot oven +until quite transparent. Wash the broken pieces in hot +water, dry them, and while still warm coat the broken edges +thickly; then press together very quickly, for it sticks +instantly.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0182" id="spot0182">To Mend +Broken Crockery</a></span>—White lead is one of the +few cements that will resist both heat and water. Apply it +thinly to the edges of the broken pieces, press them tightly +together and set aside to dry.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0183" id="spot0183">A Cheap +Cement for Broken China</a></span> is lime mixed with the +white of an egg. Take only sufficient white of an egg to +mend one article at a time, and mix thoroughly with a small +quantity of lime.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0184" id="spot0184">To Mend +China</a></span> successfully melt a small quantity of +pulverized alum in an old spoon over the fire. Before it +hardens rub the alum over the pieces to be united, press +them together and set aside to dry. After drying they will +not come apart, even when washed with hot water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0185" +id="spot0185">Embroidery Hoops and Cheesecloth for Cooling +Dishes</a></span>—When putting puddings or other +dishes out of doors to cool, use a cover made of embroidery +hoops of proper size with cheesecloth put in as a piece of +embroidery is. The contents will be safe from dust and at +the same time the air can circulate freely. The hoops will +keep the cloth from getting into the contents and also weigh +just enough to keep it from blowing off.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0186" id="spot0186">To +Clean Mica in Stove Doors</a></span>—To clean the +mica in stove doors, rub it with a soft cloth dipped in +equal parts of vinegar and cold water.</p> + +<p><a name="page14" id="page14"><!-- Page: 14 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0187" id="spot0187">To +Clean Tarnished Silver,</a></span> use a piece of raw potato +dipped in baking soda.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0188" id="spot0188">For +Tarnished Silverware</a></span>—If the silverware +has become badly tarnished, put it in an aluminum dish, +cover it with water, and boil it up for a short time. It +will come out bright and clean.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0189" id="spot0189">To +Clean White Knife Handles</a></span>—To clean and +whiten ivory-handled knives which have become yellow with +age, rub with fine emery paper or sandpaper.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0190" id="spot0190">To +Prevent Rust in Tinware</a></span>—If new tinware is +rubbed over with fresh lard and thoroughly heated in the +oven before being used, it will never rust afterward, no +matter how much it is put in water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0191" id="spot0191">To +Remove Rust from Tinware</a></span>—To remove rust +from tinware, rub the rusted part well with a green tomato +cut in half. Let this remain on the tin for a few minutes; +then wash the article and the rust will have vanished.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0192" +id="spot0192">Kerosene for Tinware Stains, +Etc.</a></span>—Kerosene removes stains from tinware, +porcelain tubs and varnished furniture. Rub with a woolen +cloth saturated with it; the odor quickly evaporates.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0193" id="spot0193">To +Preserve Enamel Pans</a></span>—If new enamel pans +are placed in a pan of water and allowed to come to a boil +and then cooled, they will be found to last much longer +without burning or cracking.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0194" id="spot0194">To +Prevent Dust When Sweeping</a></span>—Wet the broom +before starting to sweep; it makes it more pliable and less +hard on the carpet’s pile and also prevents dust from +arising.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0195" id="spot0195">To +Clean Paint or Rust from Linoleum</a></span>—When +linoleum becomes spotted with paint or rust it may be +cleaned by rubbing with steel shavings or emery paper.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0196" id="spot0196">Linseed +Oil for Kitchen Floor</a></span>—Boiled linseed oil +applied to the kitchen floor will give a finish that is +easily cleaned. It may also be painted over the draining +board of the sink; this will do away with hard scrubbing. It +should be renewed twice a year.</p> + +<p><a name="page15" id="page15"><!-- Page: 15 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0197" id="spot0197">Window +Cleaning Hints</a></span>—The six following +paragraphs will be found useful when cleaning windows:</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0198" id="spot0198">After +Polishing Windows,</a></span> moisten a clean rag with a +very little glycerine and rub it over the pane. Windows +polished in this way do not “steam” and will +stay clean much longer.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0199" id="spot0199">A +Cold-Weather Cleaner for Windows</a></span>—Dampen a +cheesecloth with kerosene and you can clean your windows +quickly in cold weather when water can not be applied to the +glass without freezing.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0200" id="spot0200">Window +Cleaning Help</a></span>—Before starting to clean +windows carefully brush all dust off the frames. Add a few +drops of kerosene to the water used for cleaning and it will +give the glass a much brighter and more crystal-like +appearance.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0201" id="spot0201">To +Clean Windows</a></span>—First wash the glass with +water to which a little ammonia has been added and then +polish with a chamois which has been dipped in water and +wrung as dry as possible.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0202" id="spot0202">Cloths +for Cleaning Windows Without Use of Water</a></span> can be +made with a semi-liquid paste of benzine and calcined +magnesia. The cloth, which should be coarse linen or +something free from lint, is dipped into this mixture and +hung in the air until the spirits have evaporated and it is +free from odor. This cloth may be used again and again and +is a great convenience. When soiled, wash it and redip.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0203" id="spot0203">To +Remove Paint from Window Panes</a></span>—Paint can +be removed from window panes by applying a strong solution +of soda.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0204" id="spot0204">To +Clean a Glass Bottle,</a></span> cut a lemon in small pieces +and drop them into the bottle; half fill with water, and +shake well.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0205" id="spot0205">Old +Stocking Tops for Dusters or Dustless +Mop</a></span>—Old stocking tops make good dusters +when sewed together. They also make good polishing cloths +for oiling and rubbing down floors and furniture.</p> + +<p>Several old stocking tops cut into strips and dipped +in paraffine oil make a fine +dustless mop for hardwood floors.</p> + +<p><a name="page16" id="page16"><!-- Page: 16 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0206" id="spot0206">Cheap +Stain for Wood Floors</a></span>—Ten cents’ +worth of permanganate of potash will stain a wood floor. +When dry polish it with some beeswax and turpentine. It will +look as though it had been that color for years. Put the +permanganate of potash in an old tin and pour about one +quart of boiling water over it; then, with a brush, paint +over the floor, after it has cooled. When thoroughly dry, +polish. The floor will look like oak.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0207" id="spot0207">Cheap +Polish for Varnished Floors or +Linoleum</a></span>—Take equal parts of kerosene, +linseed oil and turpentine to make an inexpensive polish +for oiled or varnished floors. An application of this +polish to the kitchen linoleum with soft cloth or mop will +keep it like new.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0208" id="spot0208">Varnish +for Linoleum</a></span>—To make linoleum last much +longer and have a better appearance, give it a good coat of +varnish every few months.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0209" id="spot0209">To Make +Wallpaper Waterproof</a></span>—To varnish the paper +back of the sink, or other places, so it may be wiped with a +damp cloth, coat with a mixture made with one ounce of gum +arabic, three ounces of glue, and a bar of soap, dissolved +in a quart of water. This amount will coat quite a wide +surface.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0210" id="spot0210">IN THE SEWING +ROOM</a></h2> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0211" id="spot0211">When +Hands Perspire</a></span> and soil the sewing material, try +bathing them with strong alum water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0212" id="spot0212">To +Prevent Oil from Soiling Goods</a></span>—To prevent +a sewing machine that has been oiled from soiling the +material, try the following method: Tie a small piece of +ribbon, or cotton string, around the needlebar near the +point where it grips the needle.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0213" id="spot0213">When +Scissors Get Blunt,</a></span> sharpen them by opening and +drawing backward and forward on a piece of glass. This will +sharpen the bluntest of scissors.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0214" id="spot0214">To +Tighten a Loose Sewing-Machine Belt,</a></span> put a few +drops of castor-oil on it; run the machine a few minutes and +the belt will tighten.</p> + +<p><a name="page17" id="page17"><!-- Page: 17 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0215" id="spot0215">To +Remove Sewing-Machine Oil Spots:</a></span></p> + +<p>(a) Wet the spots with spirits of turpentine and wash out +with cold water and toilet soap, or,</p> + +<p>(b) Rub the spot with chalk as soon as noticed. Leave for +a short time, then brush, and the spot will disappear.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0216" id="spot0216">To Pair +Stockings</a></span>—For stockings with white heels +or tops, mark with indelible ink. For all-black stockings, +use colored threads, making a cross-stitch on one pair, two +cross-stitches on another, etc.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0217" id="spot0217">To +Prevent Cutting of Stockings</a></span>—If the +covering of the button on side elastics comes off, wind with +a fine rubber band.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0218" id="spot0218">A +Sewing Suggestion</a></span>—A small, inexpensive +flashlight should be kept in the sewing machine drawer. It +will not only save many precious minutes, but will relieve +eye strain when threading a machine needle on a dark day or +at night.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0219" id="spot0219">IN THE BEDROOM</a></h2> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0220" id="spot0220">To +Clean Bed Springs</a></span>—To clean the dust and +dirt from bed springs, set them out in the yard on a sunny +day and turn the hose on them freely. The sun and wind will +afterward dry them in a few minutes.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0221" id="spot0221">If Your +Alarm Clock Rings Too Loudly,</a></span> slip an elastic +band around the bell to diminish the noise. The wider the +band that is used, the greater will be the suppression.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0222" +id="spot0222">Protection Against Spilled Water in Sick +Bed</a></span>—If water is accidentally spilled in +bed when attending someone who is ill, it can be quickly +dried by slipping a hot-water bag filled with very hot water +between the bed covers over the wet spot and leaving it +there for a few minutes.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0223" id="spot0223">To +Clean and Polish Brass Beds</a></span>—Brass +bedsteads can be cleaned by rubbing them with a cloth which +has been slightly moistened with sweet oil; then polished +with a soft, dry duster, and lastly with a chamois leather. +If this is done occasionally, it + +<a name="page18" id="page18"><!-- Page: 18 --></a> +will keep them in good condition for years. But it is a +better plan to use the lacquer, given below, after +cleaning.</p> + +<p>Wooden bedsteads should be wiped every three months with +a cloth moistened with turpentine to keep them clean.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0224" id="spot0224">To Keep +Brass from Tarnishing</a></span>—To keep brass beds +and other forms of brass work from tarnishing, and also to +avoid frequent polishing, the brass should be lacquered with +gum shellac dissolved in alcohol. Apply the lacquer with a +small paint brush. Ten cents worth will lacquer a +bedstead.</p> + +<p>Clear, hard-drying varnish is also good for this +purpose.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0225" id="spot0225">IN THE PARLOR</a></h2> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0226" id="spot0226">New Way +to Fasten Lace Curtains</a></span>—The best way to +secure lace or net curtains in place over the poles is to +fasten with the very fine wire hairpins, known as +“invisible” hairpins. These are so sharp that +they can be pushed through the curtains without injury to +the fabric, and are so fine that they are more invisible +than pins. They have the added advantage of never slipping +out of place like small-headed pins, or becoming entangled +in the lace like safety-pins. Put them perpendicularly (up +and down) in the curtain with the rounded head at the +top.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0227" id="spot0227">Filling +for Sofa Cushions</a></span>—Cut a roll of cotton in +small squares and put it in a pan in the oven and heat it +for half an hour. Do not let the cotton scorch. Every square +will swell to twice its original size and will be as light +and fluffy as feathers for stuffing sofa cushions.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0228" id="spot0228">To +Brighten Carpets</a></span>—Wipe them with warm +water to which has been added a few drops of ammonia.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0229" id="spot0229">To +Clean Picture Glass</a></span>—Clean the glass over +pictures with a cloth wrung from hot water and dipped in +alcohol. Polish them immediately, until + +<a name="page19" id="page19"><!-- Page: 19 --></a> +they are dry and glossy, with a chamois or tissue paper.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0230" id="spot0230">Polish +for Leather Upholstered +Furniture</a></span>—Turpentine and beeswax mixed to +the consistency of thin cream makes a fine polish for leather +upholstered furniture.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0231" id="spot0231">To +Fasten Small Pieces on Furniture</a></span>—For +fixing on small pieces of wood chipped off furniture, use +the white of an egg.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0232" id="spot0232">Onion +Water for Gilt Frames</a></span>—Flies may be kept +from damaging gilt frames by going over the frames with a +soft brush dipped in a pint of water in which three or four +onions have been boiled. This is also good for cleaning the +frames.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0233" id="spot0233">To +Remove Fly Specks from Gilding</a></span>—Old ale is +a good thing with which to wash any gilding, as it acts at +once on the fly dirt. Apply with a soft rag.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0234" id="spot0234">To +Clean Gilded Picture Frames,</a></span> use a weak solution +of ammonia and water. Go over the gilt gently with a moist +cloth, and after a few moments, when the dirt has had time +to soften, repeat the operation. Do not rub hard, and dry by +dabbing gently with a soft cloth.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0235" id="spot0235">IN THE +BATHROOM</a></h2> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0236" id="spot0236">For +Clogged Lavatory Basins</a></span>—Mix a handful of +soda with a handful of common salt and force it down the +pipe; then rinse the pipe thoroughly with boiling water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0237" id="spot0237">To +Clean Bath Tub and Wash Bowl</a></span>—Some +housekeepers like to use kerosene in the bath tub to take +off the soapsuds and stain that will gather, but the odor is +sometimes objectionable. To clean the bath tub and the wash +bowl in a jiffy use a half lemon rind turned wrong side +out.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0242" id="spot0242">To +Clean Mirrors</a></span>—A little camphor rubbed on +a mirror after the dust has been wiped off will brighten it +wonderfully.</p> + +<p><a name="page20" id="page20"><!-- Page: 20 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0243" id="spot0243">To +Clean and Purify a Sponge</a></span>—Rub a fresh +lemon thoroughly into a soured sponge and then rinse several +times. The sponge can be made as sweet as a new one.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0244" id="spot0244">IN THE LAUNDRY</a></h2> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0245" id="spot0245">To +Clean Dirty Clothesline</a></span>—Wrap it around +the washboard and scrub it with a brush and soap suds.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0246" id="spot0246">Brick +for Iron Stand</a></span>—If a brick is used for an +iron stand, the iron will hold its heat much longer than +when an ordinary stand is used.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0247" id="spot0247">Lemon +for Whitening Clothes</a></span>—Put a slice of +lemon, with rind on, in your boiler of clothes and it will +remove stains and make your clothes white without injuring +them.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0248" id="spot0248">To +Prevent Starch from Sticking to the +Iron</a></span>—Borax and oily substances added to +starch will increase the gloss on the article to be ironed +and will also prevent the starch from sticking to the iron.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0249" id="spot0249">To Make +Water Softer for Washing</a></span>—Use four ounces +of alcohol and one-half ounce of ammonia. If used for toilet +purposes add to this one dram of oil of lavender.</p> + +<p>A couple of teaspoonfuls of glycerine to a small tubful +of water will soften the lather in which flannel pieces are +to be washed.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0250" id="spot0250">To +Protect Hand from a Gasoline Iron</a></span>—When +using a gasoline iron, a little steam always rises from the +iron and burns the hand. Before putting on your glove, rub +the side of the hand well with vaseline and this burning can +be avoided.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0251" id="spot0251">To +Prevent Woolen Blankets from +Shrinking</a></span>—After washing woolen blankets +put them on curtain stretchers to dry and prevent +shrinking.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0252" id="spot0252">To +Restore Flannels,</a></span> which have become hard and +shrunken, to their former softness, soak them in +gasoline.</p> + +<p><a name="page21" id="page21"><!-- Page: 21 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0253" id="spot0253">To Make +Linen Glossy</a></span>—When a gloss is desired for +linen goods, add a teaspoonful of salt to the starch when +making.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0254" id="spot0254">Quick +Method of Sprinkling Clothes</a></span>—Turn the +nozzle of the garden hose to a fine spray and sprinkle the +clothes while they are on the line. All plain pieces can +then be rolled up and laid in the basket as they are taken +down. Starched pieces may need a little further hand +sprinkling.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0255" id="spot0255">When +Laundering Sash Curtains,</a></span> never starch the hem; +the rod can then be run through it without danger of +tearing.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0256" id="spot0256">To +Clean Wringer Rollers</a></span>—Kerosene is +excellent for cleaning the rubber rollers of a clothes +wringer. After it has been applied rinse the rollers off +with warm water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0257" id="spot0257">When +Ironing Calicoes</a></span>—Dark calicoes should +always be ironed on the wrong side of the goods with irons +that are not too hot.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0258" id="spot0258">To Make +White Curtains Ecru or Cream Color</a></span>—First +soak curtains over night in cold water to remove all dust. +In the morning wash in usual way and rinse thoroughly to +remove all soap. Then put them in boiler with a tan stocking +and remove when the desired color is obtained.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0259" id="spot0259">To +Stretch Curtains Without a Curtain +Frame</a></span>—Fold the lace curtain double +lengthwise; then pin it on a tightly stretched line +with many clothes-pins and slip a clean pole inside +the folded curtain. This stretches the curtain +satisfactorily and saves considerable time and money +when a curtain stretcher is not available.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0260" id="spot0260">Right +Way to Hang Skirts</a></span>—In laundering skirts +made of pique, cotton or woolen pin them to the line by the +waistband so they will hang straight down. If pinned this +way they shrink evenly all around instead of sagging, as +they do when pinned at the hem.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0261" +id="spot0261">Bleaching a Scorched +Spot</a></span>—If you scorch a piece of white goods +while ironing, immediately rub the spot with a cloth dipped +in diluted peroxide, then + +<a name="page22" id="page22"><!-- Page: 22 --></a> +run the iron over it and the cloth will be as white as +before.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0262" id="spot0262">To Iron +Over Buttons, Etc.</a></span>—When ironing over +blouses or frocks with large buttons or hooks and eyes on, +use several thicknesses of blanket or Turkish towels to iron +them on. Turn the garment button-side down, and press on the +wrong side. The buttons will sink into the soft padding and +leave a smooth surface for the iron to run over.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0263" id="spot0263">To +Restore Color</a></span>—When color on a fabric has +been accidentally or otherwise destroyed by acid, apply +ammonia to neutralize the same, after which an application +of chloroform will usually restore the original color. The +use of ammonia is common, but that of chloroform is but +little known.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0264" id="spot0264">To Set +Color in Wash Goods</a></span> before laundering: Any +colored fabric should have color set before washing, using +the method below which is best suited to the goods:</p> + +<p>For green, blue, pink, pinkish purple, lavender and +aniline reds, soak for 10 minutes in alum water, using three +ounces of alum to a tub of water.</p> + +<p>For black-and-white, gray, purple, and dark blue, soak in +salt water, using a teaspoonful of common salt to a quart of +water; soak one hour and rinse thoroughly.</p> + +<p>Dry in the shade. If in doubt about the goods, first try +a small piece of it as above and note carefully the +result.</p> + +<p>Vinegar is also considered good for dark colors, using +one-fourth cup of vinegar to one quart of water.</p> + +<p>Sugar of lead is best for delicate greens, blues and +tans. Use one teaspoonful of sugar of lead to one quart of +water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0265" id="spot0265">To Get +Rid of Ants</a></span>—To rid the house of ants, +smear the cracks and corners of the infested rooms with +balsam of peru.</p> + +<h2><a name="page23" id="page23"><!-- Page: 23 --></a> +<a name="spot0266" id="spot0266">MISCELLANEOUS</a></h2> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0267" id="spot0267">A Cheap +Floor Wax</a></span>—A satisfactory and economical +floor wax which is excellent for use on hardwood floors: To +one-half cake of melted paraffin add one teacupful of +turpentine. Apply to the clean dry floor with a cloth; then +polish with a woolen cloth or weighted brush. It gives an +excellent polish and keeps the floor nice and light.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0268" id="spot0268">To +Loosen Screws and Nails</a></span> which have become rusted +into wood:</p> + +<p>(1) Drop a little paraffin on them, and after a short +time they can easily be removed, or,</p> + +<p>(2) Hold a red hot iron to the head of the screw for a +short time and use the screwdriver while the screw is still +hot.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0269" id="spot0269">To Put +Hooks in Hardwood</a></span>—When putting hooks in +hardwood, use a clothes-pin to turn them, or slip the handle +of a knife or any small steel article through the hook and +turn until it is secure in the wood. This will save your +fingers from aching.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0270" id="spot0270">Insoles +from Old Felt Hats</a></span>—Cut out pieces from +old felt hats big enough to fit the inside of your shoes. +This makes a fine insole, and is a great help to keep the +feet warm.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0271" id="spot0271">Novelty +Candle-Holders</a></span>—Rosy-cheeked apples, +polished and hollowed out to receive the end of a candle, +make charming candle-sticks at a children’s party. +Especially where a color scheme of red and white is carried +out, nothing prettier or more suitable could be +designed.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0272" id="spot0272">Lime +for Damp and Musty Cellars</a></span>—A few lumps of +unslaked lime in the cellar will keep the air pure and sweet +and also absorb the dampness.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0273" id="spot0273">Handy +Ice Pick</a></span>—If an ice pick is not available +or is misplaced for the time being, an ordinary hat pin +gradually forced into ice produces a crack and separates the +ice without a sound. Needles and even common pins are used +in hospitals to crack ice for patients.</p> + +<p><a name="page24" id="page24"><!-- Page: 24 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0274" id="spot0274">Help in +Freezing Cream Quickly</a></span>—If the freezer is +packed half an hour before the mixture is put in the can the +freezing will be speedier. Allow three times the quantity of +ice that there is of salt. Mix before using, or put in the +freezer in layers.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0275" id="spot0275">Cutting +Off Old Bottles and Their Uses</a></span>—A bottle +may be cut off by wrapping a cord saturated in kerosene oil +around it several times at the point you wish to cut it, +then setting fire to the cord, and just when it has finished +burning plunge the bottle into cold water and tap the end +you wish to break off. Odd shaped or prettily colored +bottles make nice vases. The top of a large bottle with a +small neck makes a good funnel. Large round bottles make +good jelly glasses.</p> + +<p>Many other uses will no doubt suggest themselves to your +mind.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0276" id="spot0276">More +Serviceable Umbrella Jars</a></span>—Place a large +carriage sponge in the bottom of the umbrella jar to prevent +umbrellas from striking the bottom of the jar and breaking +it. The sponge will also absorb the water from a dripping +umbrella.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0277" +id="spot0277">Squeaking Hammock</a></span>—If your +hammock has an annoying squeak where the rope or chain is +joined on the hook, slip the finger from an old glove over +the hook before putting on the rope or chain.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0278" id="spot0278">To +Lubricate a Clock</a></span>—If your clock stops on +account of being gummed with dust, place a small piece of +cotton saturated with kerosene in the clock, and leave it +there several hours. The fumes from the kerosene will loosen +the dirt, and the clock will run again as well as ever.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0279" id="spot0279">A +Grape-Basket for the Clothespins,</a></span> with a wire +hook fastened to the handle, will save much time when +hanging out clothes; it can be pushed along the line and +will always be handy for use.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0280" id="spot0280">For +Worn Carpet Sweeper Pulleys</a></span>—To keep the +wood pulleys on carpet sweeper brushes from slipping after +they have worn smooth, wrap once or twice with adhesive +tape. This will also keep the + +<a name="page25" id="page25"><!-- Page: 25 --></a> +pulleys from wearing unevenly with the grain of the +wood.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0281" id="spot0281">To +Protect Clothing Spread on the Grass for +Bleaching</a></span>—When linen pieces or small +articles of clothing are placed upon the grass to whiten, +much trouble may be prevented by spreading a strip of +cheesecloth over them and fastening it down with wooden pegs +or hairpins. This does not prevent bleaching, but keeps off +worms and bugs, and prevents the articles from being blown +away by the wind.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0282" id="spot0282">To +Soften Paint Brushes</a></span> that have been used for +varnishing and not been cleaned, soak them in +turpentine.</p> + +<p>To soften brushes that have dried paint in them soak in +hot vinegar or in turpentine or gasoline.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0283" id="spot0283">Vinegar +for Dried Mucilage</a></span>—When mucilage has dried +at the bottom of the bottle, pour a spoonful or two of +vinegar in it, and let it stand awhile. The mucilage will be +as good as ever.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0284" id="spot0284">To +Remove Paper Labels,</a></span> wet the face of the label +with water and hold it near a flame or stove.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0285" id="spot0285">To +Separate Postage Stamps</a></span>—When postage +stamps stick together do not soak them. Instead, lay a thin +paper over them, and run a hot iron over the paper. They +will come apart easily and the mucilage on the back of the +stamps can be used as though it was new.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0286" id="spot0286">Soap +Application When Eyeglasses Steam</a></span>—To +prevent annoyance caused by a deposit of moisture upon +eyeglasses, when going from a cold into a warm atmosphere, +moisten the tips of the fingers and rub them over a cake of +soap. Then rub them over the lens, and polish as usual. One +application every day or two is all that is necessary.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0287" id="spot0287">For the +Invalid’s Room</a></span>—A few drops of oil +of lavender in boiling water is excellent for the +invalid’s room.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0288" id="spot0288">For +Perspiration Odor</a></span>—The unpleasant odor of +perspiration often causes much annoyance. Instead + +<a name="page26" id="page26"><!-- Page: 26 --></a> +of using perfumery, wash the body with warm water to which +has been added two tablespoonfuls of compound spirits of +ammonia. This will leave the skin sweet, clean, and +fresh.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0289" id="spot0289">For a +Sprain</a></span>—Salt and vinegar, bound on a +sprain, will relieve the pain in a very little while.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0290" id="spot0290">To +Prevent a Blister on the Heel</a></span>—If shoes +slip and cause blisters on the heels, rub paraffin on the +stocking. In a short time the slipping will stop.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0291" id="spot0291">For +Burns, Etc.</a></span>—If you burn your finger or +hand make a strong solution of bluing water and soak the +affected part in it for ten minutes, or longer if necessary. +The pain will quickly disappear and no soreness will +result.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0292" id="spot0292">For +Insomnia</a></span>—A heaping bowl of bread and +milk, seasoned with salt, and eaten just before retiring, is +recommended as a sure cure for the worst case of +insomnia.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0293" id= +"spot0293">Sulphur to Rid House of +Rats</a></span>—Sulphur will successfully rid the house +of rats if sprinkled in bureau drawers, closets, and around +holes where they are liable to come in. The farmer, also, +will find that his corn will not be troubled if he sprinkles +it about the barn.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0295" id="spot0295">To Get +Rid of Mice</a></span>—Mice do not like the smell of +peppermint, and a little oil of peppermint placed about +their haunts will soon force them to look for other +quarters.</p> + +<p>Lumps of camphor placed about their haunts is another +effective method of keeping mice away.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0296" id="spot0296">To Kill +Weeds</a></span>—If annoyed with dock, dandelion, or +other weeds, fill an oil-can with kerosene. With a knife cut +the weed off at the ground, or just below, and put a drop or +two of kerosene on the heart of the weed. It will not grow +again afterward.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0297" id="spot0297">To Take +Mildew Out of Leather</a></span>—Mildew on leather +may be removed with pure vaseline. Rub a little of this into +the leather until quite absorbed, and then polish carefully +with a clean chamois leather.</p> + +<p><a name="page27" id="page27"><!-- Page: 27 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0298" id="spot0298">To +Destroy Earthworms</a></span>—To rid the earth in +flower-pots of worms, mix a small quantity of +finely-pulverized tobacco with the earth in each.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0299" id="spot0299">To +Induce a Canary to Take a Bath,</a></span> sprinkle a few +seeds on the water. This added attraction will make the bath +become a habit with the little pet.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0302" id="spot0302">A Cure +for Leaky Pens</a></span>—Empty the fountain pen and +clean it thoroughly; fill with ink and apply some soap to +the threads of the screw.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0303" id="spot0303">If Your +Fingers Become Stained with Ink,</a></span> wet the head of +a match and rub it on the spots. Then rinse the fingers with +soap and water and the ink will quickly disappear.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0304" id="spot0304">A Handy +Pen or Brush Holder for Your Desk</a></span>—A sheet +of corrugated paper is a handy thing to have on your writing +desk to hold wet pens or brushes. The paper will absorb the +liquid and the corrugations will hold the pens or brushes in +convenient position.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0305" id="spot0305">A Novel +Match Scratcher</a></span>—To avoid matches being +scratched on the wall-paper almost as much as on the +match-scratch, try the idea of removing the glass from a +small oval or square picture frame and framing a piece of +sandpaper just as one would a picture. Put a small screw-eye +on top of the frame, thus allowing it to hang perfectly flat +against the wall. The frame prevents the match from being +carried over the edges of the sandpaper onto the wall.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0306" +id="spot0306">Emergency White Glove +Repair</a></span>—If your white glove rips or tears +accidentally just as you are putting it on to go out, and +there is no time to mend same, put a small strip of white +adhesive plaster over the spot and it will never be noticed.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0307" id="spot0307">To Keep +Rugs from Slipping</a></span>—Cut a three-cornered +piece of rubber sheeting to fit each corner and sew it +firmly in place. Another way is to take a piece of heavy, +rough sheathing paper a bit smaller than the rug and lay the +rug on that.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0308" id="spot0308">For +Sagging Chair Seats</a></span>—When cane-seated +chairs sag they can be tightened by washing the + +<a name="page28" id="page28"><!-- Page: 28 --></a> +bottom of the cane in hot water and soap; then rinse in +clean water and dry out-of-doors.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0309" id="spot0309">Two +Uses for Velveteen</a></span>—Old velveteen, +fastened over a firm broom, is excellent for wiping down +walls.</p> + +<p>To polish furniture, use a piece of velveteen instead of +chamois leather. The former is much cheaper than the chamois +and serves just as well.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0310" +id="spot0310">Saltpeter for Icy Steps</a></span>—Ice +on marble or stone steps can be thawed by sprinkling several +handfuls of saltpeter on it.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0311" id="spot0311">An Easy +Fly Exterminator</a></span>—To drive out flies put +twenty drops of oil of lavender in a saucer and dilute it +slightly with hot water. The sweet, heavy odor of the +lavender is very disagreeable to the flies, and the house +will soon be rid of them.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0312" id="spot0312">To +Avoid Mistakes with Poison</a></span>—When poison is +kept in the house, push two stout, sharp-pointed pins +through the corks crosswise. The pricking points remind even +the most careless person of danger.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0313" id="spot0313">To Pick +Up Broken Glass</a></span>—Even the smallest pieces +of broken glass can be easily picked up by using a bit of +wet absorbent cotton, which can afterward be destroyed by +burning.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0314" id="spot0314">For +Leaky Vases or Other Ornamental +Bric-a-Brac</a></span>—If a valuable flower vase leaks, +take some melted paraffin, such as is used over jelly-jars, +and pour it into the vase and let it harden over the spot +where the leak occurs. It will not leak again.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0315" id="spot0315">Polish +for Floors</a></span>—Rub polished floors with a +mixture of one-third raw linseed oil and two-thirds +paraffin. Afterward polish with a dry cloth.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0316" id="spot0316">To +Prevent a Rocking Chair from Creeping</a></span> across the +room while rocking in it, glue strips of velvet on bottom of +chair rockers, and the annoyance will cease.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0317" id="spot0317">To Mark +Place for Picture-Nail</a></span>—When just the +right position has been found to hang the picture, moisten +your finger and press it against the place + +<a name="page29" id="page29"><!-- Page: 29 --></a> +where the nail should go. This does away with the awkward +reaching for hammer and nail while holding the picture +against the wall.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0318" id="spot0318">An +Unbreakable Bead Chain</a></span>—A violin string +makes an excellent chain for stringing beads. It will stand +a great amount of wear and tear and will practically last +forever.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0319" id="spot0319">When +Packing Flowers for Transportation</a></span>—When +flowers are to be sent some distance it is a good plan to +place the ends of the stems in a raw potato. They will keep +as fresh as if in water.</p> + +<p>(1) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0320" id="spot0320">To +Keep Flowers Fresh</a></span>—To keep flowers fresh +put a small piece of sugar in the water.</p> + +<p>(2) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0321" id="spot0321">To +Keep Flowers Fresh</a></span>, place a pinch of bicarbonate +of soda in the water before putting them into a vase.</p> + +<p>(3) Cut flowers with woody stems will last much longer in +water if the stalks are scraped for about three inches +up.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0322" id="spot0322">When +Taking Down Pictures in House-Cleaning Time</a></span> a +stick with a deep notch in the end, to lift picture-cords +from hooks, is a great convenience.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0323" id="spot0323">To +Tighten Your Eyeglasses</a></span>—If the tiny +screws in your eyeglasses need tightening, you will find +that a small steel pen answers as well as a screwdriver.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0324" id="spot0324">To Mend +Celluloid</a></span>—Moisten the broken edges with +glacial acetic acid and hold them together until the acid +dries.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0325" id="spot0325">To +Clean White Enameled Furniture</a></span>—First +remove all dirty marks with a flannel cloth dipped in wood +alcohol. Then wash at once with tepid water to which has +been added a little fine oatmeal. Never use soap or +soda.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0326" id="spot0326">Felt +for Dining-Chair Legs</a></span>—Thin strips of felt +glued to the bottom of dining-chair legs will deaden the +noise and save the hardwood floors.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0327" id="spot0327">When +Baby Chokes</a></span>—A choking infant can be +quickly relieved by pressing between its eyes with your +thumb and finger.</p> + +<p><a name="page30" id="page30"><!-- Page: 30 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0328" id="spot0328">To +Remove a Fishbone from the Throat</a></span>—Cut a +lemon in two and suck the juice slowly. This will soften the +fishbone and give instant relief.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0329" id="spot0329">New +Uses for Macaroni</a></span>—A stick of macaroni +will serve in place of a glass tube for a patient who cannot +sit up in bed to drink, or will sometimes induce a child to +drink its milk when otherwise it would not.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0330" id="spot0330">For the +Restless Baby</a></span>—When the creeping baby is +placed on the bed for his daily nap, use a large safety-pin +to pin his clothes to the bed, or to a strap fastened to the +head or foot of the bed.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0331" id="spot0331">To +Drive Nails in Plaster</a></span> without cracking the +plaster, put the nail in hot water for a few minutes and it +can then be driven in securely without damage to the +wall.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0332" id="spot0332">Plaster +of Paris for Mending Walls</a></span>—When painting +walls and the plaster is in need of mending, fix it with +plaster of paris mixed with some of the paint you intend +using to paint it with. This will prevent the mended spot +from showing. To fix a white wall, mix plaster of paris with +turpentine and oil.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0333" id="spot0333">To +Remove Smoke Marks from the Ceiling,</a></span> frequently +due to a smoky lamp, mix a thick paste of starch and water, +and with a clean flannel cloth spread it over the entire +mark. Allow it to stay on until thoroughly dry, then brush +off with a soft brush, and the discoloration will disappear +like magic.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0334" id="spot0334">To +Clean a Raincoat</a></span>—Use either of the two +following methods:</p> + +<p>(1) Use soap and water and not gasoline, as gasoline will +injure the rubber. Lay out on a flat surface and scrub +lightly with soap and water; then rinse with clear water. Do +not wring. Put on a coat-hanger and hang out to dry.</p> + +<p>(2) Pour some vinegar into a dish and dip a soft rag or +sponge into it; then place the mackintosh on the table and +rub the soiled parts lightly.</p> + +<p><a name="page31" id="page31"><!-- Page: 31 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0335" id="spot0335">If a +Bug or Other Small Insect Gets in the Ear</a></span> and +causes severe pain, pour a little melted butter in the ear +and there will be instant relief.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0336" id="spot0336">To +Remove Soot from Carpet</a></span>—Do not attempt to +sweep the carpet until it has been covered with dry salt. +Then sweep it and no smear will be left.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0337" id="spot0337">To +Brighten a Carpet</a></span>—First sweep the carpet +clean. Then dip a soft, clean mop into a pail containing +one-half gallon of water and one-half teacupful of ammonia; +wring it well and rub it over the carpet; it will be as +bright and fluffy as when new.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0338" id="spot0338">To +Destroy Moths in Carpets,</a></span> wring a thick towel out +of water, spread it on the carpet, and iron over it with a +very hot iron. The heat and steam will go through the +carpet, thus destroying the grubs.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0339" id="spot0339">A Moth +Preventive</a></span>—If you wish to be rid of +moths, pour a little turpentine in the corners of the +wardrobe, chiffonier, or trunk.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0340" id="spot0340">To Keep +Moths Out of Pianos</a></span>—Try rubbing +turpentine occasionally over the woodwork on the inside of +the piano, and you will never be troubled with moths getting +into the piano, even when it is not used for a long +time.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0341" id="spot0341">To +Clean Gilt Frames,</a></span> dip a soft cloth in the white +of egg and gently rub off the soiled spots.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0342" id="spot0342">To +Remove Ink Stains from an Oak Table,</a></span> lay spirits +of wine on the marks; let it remain for some time, then rub +well and clean off.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0343" id="spot0343">To +Clean Leather Furniture,</a></span> add a little vinegar to +warm water (not hot) and brush the leather over with it. +Restore the polish by rubbing with two tablespoonfuls of +turpentine mixed with the whites of two eggs.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0344" id="spot0344">To +Clean Bronze,</a></span> make the article very hot by +placing it in boiling water; then rub it well with a piece +of flannel cloth dipped in soapsuds, and dry with a chamois +leather.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0345" id="spot0345">To +Clean Zinc</a></span>—Take a thick slice of lemon +and rub it over the stained spots. Let it remain for an +hour, then wash the zinc metal with soap and water and it +will become clean and bright.</p> + +<p><a name="page32" id="page32"><!-- Page: 32 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0346" id="spot0346">To +Clean Brass</a></span>—To keep the polish on brass, +after polishing in the usual way, coat with clear varnish. +The following is a good polish:</p> + +<p>To clean tarnished brass use equal parts of vinegar and +salt. Rub with this mixture thoroughly, letting it dry on; +then wash off in warm, soapy water and polish with a soft +cloth.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0347" +id="spot0347">Cleaning with Gasoline</a></span>—The +three following suggestions are made with reference to +cleaning with gasoline:</p> + +<p>(1) To take the odor of gasoline out of freshly cleaned +garments, use oil of sassafras in the gasoline to the +proportion of about five drops to a quart of gasoline.</p> + +<p>(2) If a little salt is added to gasoline which is used +for cleaning wool or silk material, there will be no ring +remaining when dry.</p> + +<p>(3) Put about one-third part of vinegar in the water with +which you dampen the cloth when pressing an article that has +been cleaned with gasoline. This will not only remove the +scent of the gasoline but will prevent circles forming.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0348" id="spot0348">Alcohol +for Cleaning White Kid Articles</a></span>—Pure +alcohol is better than gasoline for cleaning white kid +gloves or other white kid articles, as it dries quickly +without the unpleasant odor that gasoline leaves. Five +cents’ worth of alcohol cleans a pair of gloves +beautifully.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0349" id="spot0349">To +Clean White Kid Shoes</a></span>—Make a lather of +pure white soap and milk for cleaning white kid shoes. Brush +as much dirt as possible off the shoes before scrubbing with +the lather.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0350" id="spot0350">If New +Boots or Shoes Will Not Polish</a></span>, rub them over +with half a lemon and leave until thoroughly dry. Repeat +this once or twice if necessary.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0351" id="spot0351">New Tag +for Shoe Lace</a></span>—If a tag comes off a boot +or shoe lace, press a little melted black sealing wax round +the end of the lace and shape it to form a tag. It will +serve almost as well as the original.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0352" id="spot0352">To +Renovate a Shabby Serge Skirt,</a></span> sponge it over +with hot vinegar until the stains and grease + +<a name="page33" id="page33"><!-- Page: 33 --></a> +marks disappear; then thoroughly press on the wrong side +with a fairly hot iron.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0353" id="spot0353">To +Remove Shine from Woolen Goods</a></span>—Wet a +piece of crinoline and lay it over the shiny surface of the +goods. Cover with a dry cloth and press with a hot iron. +Pull the crinoline away quickly, as you would a plaster, and +this will raise the nap of the goods.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0354" id="spot0354">To +Remove Shine from Black Cloth,</a></span> rub it well with a +piece of flannel dipped in spirits of turpentine and dry in +the open air.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0355" id="spot0355">To +Clean a Black Dress</a></span>—Take a dozen ivy +leaves and steep them in boiling water. Let it stand until +cold; then rub well over the stained parts. This solution +will remove all stains and make the cloth look fresh.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0356" id="spot0356">To +Clean Men’s Clothing</a></span>—Take a soft +cloth, dip it in alcohol, and press it lightly over a cake +of pure soap; then apply it briskly to the article to be +cleaned. After sponging the garment carefully, press it.</p> + +<p>In cases of obstinate grease spots, rub well with a +lather made from pure white soap and luke-warm water; then +sponge off with alcohol and proceed as above.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0357" id="spot0357">Wall +Paper Remover</a></span>—To remove wall paper in +about one-half the usual time, take one heaping +tablespoonful of saltpetre to a gallon of hot water, and +apply it to the paper freely with a brush. A whitewash brush +is best for the purpose, as it covers a broader space than +other brushes. Keep the water hot, and after a few +applications the paper can be easily pulled from the +wall.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0358" id="spot0358">To +Clean Wallpaper,</a></span> make a paste of three cupfuls of +flour, three tablespoonfuls of ammonia and one and one-half +cupfuls of water. Roll it into balls and rub it over the +paper. It will make it as clean as when new.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0359" id="spot0359">Tobacco +for Plant Insects</a></span>—One tablespoonful of +smoking tobacco soaked in a quart of water for twelve hours +or more makes a solution that will + +<a name="page34" id="page34"><!-- Page: 34 --></a> +destroy insects and promote the growth of the plant. It must +be poured on the soil about every two months.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0360" id="spot0360">When a +Wax Candle is Too Large</a></span> for the holder the end +should be held in hot water until it is soft. It can then be +pressed into shape to fit the hole and there will be no +waste of wax, as when slices are shaved off the end of a +candle.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0361" id="spot0361">Salt +Water to Clean Matting</a></span>—A cloth dampened +in salt water is the best thing for cleaning matting.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0362" id="spot0362">To Lay +New Matting</a></span>—Cut each width six inches +longer than necessary. Then unravel the ends and tie the +cords together. When the matting is taken up to be cleaned +it cannot unravel and there will be no waste.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0363" id="spot0363">To +Clean White Furniture or Woodwork</a></span>—Use +clean turpentine and a soft cloth to clean white enameled +woodwork or furniture. It will remove all spots without +removing any of the gloss, as soap is liable to do.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0364" id="spot0364">To +Remove Spots from Varnished Wood</a></span>—Spots +made by water on varnished tables or other furniture may be +removed by rubbing them with a cloth wet with camphor.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0365" id="spot0365">To +Clean Greasy Woodwork</a></span>—Paint or woodwork +that has become greasy can be cleaned with a cloth dipped in +turpentine. Then wipe with a cloth dipped in water to which +a little kerosene has been added.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0366" id="spot0366">To +Clean Soiled Marble</a></span>—Pound two parts of +common washing soda, one part each of pumice stone and +finely powdered chalk, mix together, sift them through +cheesecloth, and make into a paste with water. Apply thickly +and let it dry on; then wash well with soap and water and +rub well with a soft cloth. Never use acids on marble as +they destroy the gloss.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0367" id="spot0367">To +Clean Oil Spots from Marble,</a></span> first wash the stone +thoroughly; then place a sheet of blotting paper over the +spots and set a hot iron on it; this + +<a name="page35" id="page35"><!-- Page: 35 --></a> +will draw the oil out and the blotting paper will absorb +it.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0368" id="spot0368">Handy +Fruit Picker for Farmers and +Suburbanites</a></span>—Take a large tomato can or other +tin can and cut a V-shaped hole in one side at the top, about +1½ inches wide and 2½ inches deep. On the opposite +side of the V-shaped hole, nail the can to a long pole. This +device is useful for picking apples and many varieties of +fruit from upper branches where it is almost impossible to +reach them by ladder. It also prevents damage to the fruit +by falling.</p> + +<h2><a name="spot0369" id="spot0369">TO REMOVE STAINS, +ETC.</a></h2> + +<p>All spots and stains can be removed much more easily +before washing. Fruit stains are probably the most common +and they will usually disappear if the stained portion is +held taut over a basin and hot water poured over and through +it.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0370" id="spot0370">Butter +or Salt for Stains</a></span>—To remove fruit, tea +or coffee stains from cotton or linen goods, rub butter on +the stains and then wash with hot water and soap. Remove +wine stains by sprinkling salt on them and then pouring +boiling water through them.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0371" id="spot0371">To +Remove Indelible Ink</a></span>—Use equal parts of +turpentine and ammonia to remove indelible ink when all +other methods fail. Saturate the garment well, and let it +soak; then rinse it thoroughly in warm water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0372" id="spot0372">To +Remove Grease Stains from White Woolens,</a></span> use +cream of tartar and water or alcohol.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0373" id="spot0373">To +Remove Perspiration Stains</a></span>—The stains +caused by perspiration can be removed from garments by the +application of a mixture consisting of three parts of +alcohol, three parts of ether and one of ammonia.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0374" id="spot0374">Salt to +Remove Perspiration Stains</a></span>—To remove +perspiration stains from clothing, soak the garments in +strong salt water before laundering them.</p> + +<p><a name="page36" id="page36"><!-- Page: 36 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0375" id="spot0375">To +Remove the Stain of Mud</a></span> from clothing, rub well +with a raw potato.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0376" id="spot0376">To +Remove Fruit Stains from Linen</a></span> the following +suggestions are given:</p> + +<p>(1) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0377" +id="spot0377">Fruit Stains on Linen</a></span> should be +smeared with glycerine and left for about an hour; then wash +the stains in warm soapy water. Repeat the process if +necessary.</p> + +<p>(2) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0378" id="spot0378">To +Remove Fruit Stains from Linen</a></span>—Before +sending table linen and white garments to the laundry all +fruit stains should be well dampened with alcohol. All +traces of discoloration from the fruit will have vanished +when returned from the laundry.</p> + +<p>(3) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0379" id="spot0379">To +Remove Fruit Stains from the Tablecloth,</a></span> apply +powdered starch while fresh.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0380" id="spot0380">Starch +for Removing Blood-Stains</a></span>—To remove +blood-stains from material which can not be washed, cover +the stain with lump starch that has been dampened to about +the consistency of very thick paste. As the starch dries, +the stain will go.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0381" id="spot0381">To +Remove Mildew</a></span>—The four following methods +are given for removing mildew:</p> + +<p>(1) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0382" +id="spot0382">Buttermilk for +Mildew</a></span>—Articles that have become mildewed +should be boiled in buttermilk. Rinse well in warm water +after boiling and hang in the sun. The same process will +effectively bleach materials that have grown yellow from +lack of use.</p> + +<p>(2) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0383" +id="spot0383">Salt for Mildew</a></span>—Mildew can +be taken out by rubbing the stains well with a fresh tomato +and covering with salt; afterward place garment in sun.</p> + +<p>(3) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0384" id="spot0384">To +Take Out Mildew,</a></span> mix equal parts of powdered +borax and starch with half as much salt; moisten the whole +with lemon juice, spread the mixture on the mildewed spot +and place the garment in the sun on the grass. Renew the +mixture every morning until the stain disappears.</p> + +<p>(4) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0385" +id="spot0385">Alcohol for Mildew</a></span>—Mildew +may generally be removed by dipping articles into +alcohol.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0386" id="spot0386">To +Remove Road Oil</a></span>—Kerosene is best to take +out road oil on most fabrics, as it evaporates and does not +injure same.</p> + +<p><a name="page37" id="page37"><!-- Page: 37 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0387" id="spot0387">To +Remove Wax Stains</a></span>—To remove wax or tallow +stains, lay a piece of brown paper over them and apply a hot +flatiron. After one or two applications the paper will +absorb all of the wax or tallow from the cloth, leaving no +trace behind.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0388" id="spot0388">To +Remove Tar Spots,</a></span> put a little lard on the spots +and let them stand for a few hours, then wash with soap and +water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0389" id="spot0389">To +Remove Iodine Stains,</a></span> immediately immerse the +stained article in a gallon of water to which has been added +about two teaspoonfuls of plain household ammonia.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0390" id="spot0390">To +Remove Blueberry Stains</a></span>—Blueberry stains +may be removed by washing at once with cold water and white +soap.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0391" id="spot0391">To +Remove Grease Spots</a></span>—To remove automobile +grease, or any dark, heavy grease, from washable fabric, +apply a small piece of butter and rub it in well; then wash +with soap and rinse.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0392" id="spot0392">To +Remove Tea and Coffee Stains</a></span> from any white +goods, soak the spots with glycerine and let them stand for +several hours untouched. Afterward wash with soap and +water.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0393" id="spot0393">To +Remove Grease Spots from Tablecloths,</a></span> coats, +trousers, etc., sandwich the article between two pieces of +blotting paper and rest a hot iron over the damaged part for +a few minutes.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0394" id="spot0394">To +Remove Rust Stains,</a></span> the three following +suggestions are given:</p> + +<p>(1) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0395" +id="spot0395">Tomato Juice for Iron +Rust</a></span>—Tomato juice will remove iron rust +and fruit stains from wash goods.</p> + +<p>(2) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0396" +id="spot0396">Rhubarb Juice for Rust +Stains</a></span>—The worst rust stains can be removed +without injury to the fabric by the application of boiling +rhubarb juice.</p> + +<p>(3) <span class="hh"><a name="spot0397" id="spot0397">To +Remove Rust Stains</a></span>—Spread the +rust-stained part over a bowl of boiling water and rub it +with salt wet with lemon juice; then place it in the sun. +Repeat this process until the stain is light yellow; then +wash the cloth in weak ammonia water and afterward in clear +water.</p> + +<p><a name="page38" id="page38"><!-- Page: 38 --></a> +<span class="hh"><a name="spot0398" id="spot0398">To +Remove Ink Stains</a></span>—The following various +methods are recommended for removing ink stains:</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0399" id="spot0399">Chinese +Plan for Removing Ink Stains from +Clothing</a></span>—Wash the article with boiled +rice; rub the rice on the stain as you would soap, and +wash with clear water. If first application is not +effective, repeat the process.</p> + +<p>This has been found to work like magic, even with stains +not discovered until entirely dry.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0400" id="spot0400">A Sure +Cure for Ink Stains</a></span>—To remove ink stains +from wash materials pour a tablespoonful of kerosene on them +and rub well; then rinse in kerosene and the spots will +immediately disappear. This should be done before being +washed.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0401" id="spot0401">To +Remove Ink Stains</a></span>—To remove ink stains +without damage to the fabric, place the stained portion over +a saucer and cover the stain with powdered borax; then pour +peroxide of hydrogen over the borax. Do not pour water over +the borax. The stain will disappear almost immediately.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0402" id="spot0402">Ink +Stains Can be Removed</a></span> without injury to the most +delicately-colored material. Mix some mustard to a thick +paste and spread it over the stain. After twenty-four hours +sponge thoroughly with cold water; no trace of the ink will +remain.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0403" id="spot0403">To +Remove Ink from Linen After it Has Dried +In</a></span>—Wash out as much of the ink as possible +in a pan of milk. Then put the article to soak in another pan +of milk, letting it stand until the milk turns to clabber. +Then wash out and not a trace of ink will remain.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0404" id="spot0404">Ink on +Carpet</a></span>—If ink is spilled on the carpet, +wash it out at once with sweet milk and sprinkle it with +white cornmeal. Let it remain over night. The next morning +sweep it up and the colors will remain bright.</p> + +<p><span class="hh"><a name="spot0405" id="spot0405">To +Remove Ink from a Carpet,</a></span> soak up as much of it +as possible with blotting paper. Then saturate the spot with +plenty of milk, and after some time, having removed the milk +with blotting paper, rub the carpet with a clean cloth.</p> + +<h1><a name="pageidx-a" id="pageidx-a"><!-- Page: idx-a --></a> +<a name="spot0406" id="spot0406">INDEX TO GAS AND ELECTRIC +SUPPLEMENT</a></h1> + +<p> +The Care and Use of Gas Appliances +<a href="#page01a">1a</a><br /> + Care of Gas Ranges +<a href="#page01a">1a</a><br /> + Use of the Range +<a href="#page02a">2a</a><br /> + Broiling and Roasting +<a href="#page02a">2a</a><br /> + Steaks and Chops +<a href="#page03a">3a</a><br /> + Fish +<a href="#page03a">3a</a><br /> + Other Foods +<a href="#page03a">3a</a><br /> + Roast Meats +<a href="#page03a">3a</a><br /> + Baking +<a href="#page03a">3a</a><br /> + Bread +<a href="#page03a">3a</a><br /> + Biscuits +<a href="#page04a">4a</a><br /> + Loaf Cake +<a href="#page04a">4a</a><br /> + Layer Cake +<a href="#page04a">4a</a><br /> + Boiling +<a href="#page04a">4a</a><br /> + Stewing +<a href="#page04a">4a</a><br /> +Toasters +<a href="#page05a">5a</a><br /> +Gas Water Heaters +<a href="#page05a">5a</a><br /> +Gas Flat Irons +<a href="#page06a">6a</a><br /> +Furnace Connections +<a href="#page06a">6a</a><br /> +All-Gas Kitchens +<a href="#page06a">6a</a><br /> +Demonstrator +<a href="#page06a">6a</a><br /> +Gas Lighting +<a href="#page07a">7a</a></p> + +<p> +Electrical Appliances +<a href="#page08a">8a</a><br /> + Electric Service in the Home +<a href="#page08a">8a</a><br /> + All-Electric Homes +<a href="#page08a">8a</a><br /> + Electric Range +<a href="#page09a">9a</a><br /> + Electric Dishwasher +<a href="#page09a">9a</a><br /> + Vacuum Cleaner +<a href="#page10a">10a</a><br /> + Sewing Machine +<a href="#page11a">11a</a><br /> + Flat Iron +<a href="#page11a">11a</a><br /> + Electric Lamps +<a href="#page11a">11a</a><br /> + Table of Comparisons +<a href="#page12a">12a</a><br /> +Residential Lighting +<a href="#page12a">12a</a><br /> + Parlor +<a href="#page12a">12a</a><br /> + Hall +<a href="#page12a">12a</a><br /> + Porch +<a href="#page12a">12a</a><br /> + Bedroom +<a href="#page12a">12a</a><br /> +<a name="pageidx-b" id="pageidx-b"><!-- Page: idx-b --></a> + Sitting-room +<a href="#page12a">12a</a><br /> + Dining-room +<a href="#page13a">13a</a><br /> + Bathroom +<a href="#page13a">13a</a><br /> + Kitchen +<a href="#page13a">13a</a><br /> + Attic +<a href="#page13a">13a</a><br /> + Cellar +<a href="#page13a">13a</a><br /> + Care of Lamps and Fixtures +<a href="#page13a">13a</a><br /> +Fixture Recommendations for the House +<a href="#page13a">13a</a><br /> + Parlor +<a href="#page13a">13a</a><br /> + Hall +<a href="#page14a">14a</a><br /> + Sitting-room and Library +<a href="#page14a">14a</a><br /> + Bedroom +<a href="#page14a">14a</a><br /> + Dining-room +<a href="#page14a">14a</a><br /> + Bathroom +<a href="#page14a">14a</a><br /> + Kitchen +<a href="#page14a">14a</a><br /> + Cellar +<a href="#page14a">14a</a><br /> + Attic +<a href="#page14a">14a</a><br /> + Clothes Press +<a href="#page15a">15a</a><br /> +General +<a href="#page15a">15a</a><br /> +Wiring Hints +<a href="#page15a">15a</a><br /> +Fuses +<a href="#page16a">16a</a></p> + +<h1><a name="page39" id="page39"><!-- Page: 39 --></a> +<a name="spot0407" id="spot0407">INDEX TO HOUSEHOLD +HELPS</a></h1> +<p> +Alarm Clock, To Diminish Noise of +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Ammonia, Many Uses of +<a href="#page12">12</a><br /> +Ants, To Get Rid of +<a href="#page22">22</a><br /> +Apple Pie, To Make Tender +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Apples, To Peel Easily +<a href="#page07">7</a></p> + +<p> +Baby, Choking, To Relieve +<a href="#page29">29</a><br /> +Baby, Restless, Hint for +<a href="#page30">30</a><br /> +Bacon, Proper Way to Slice +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Bath Tub and Wash Bowl, To Clean +<a href="#page19">19</a><br /> +Bead Chain, An Unbreakable +<a href="#page29">29</a><br /> +Beans, Hint for Baking +<a href="#page06">6</a><br /> +Bed Springs, How to Clean +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Beef Juice, Squeezer for +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Beetles, To Get Rid of +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Black Cloth and Woolen Goods, To Remove Shine from +<a href="#page33">33</a><br /> +Black Dress, How to Clean +<a href="#page33">33</a><br /> +Blankets, Woolen, To Prevent Shrinking +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Bleaching Clothes, To Protect +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Blister on Heel, To Prevent +<a href="#page26">26</a><br /> +Boiling Eggs, Hints for (four) +<a href="#page09">9</a><br /> +Bottles, How to Cut Off, and Their Uses +<a href="#page24">24</a><br /> +Bottles, Glass, How to Clean +<a href="#page15">15</a><br /> +Brass Beds, Polish for +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Brass, How to Clean +<a href="#page32">32</a><br /> +Brass, To Keep from Tarnishing +<a href="#page18">18</a><br /> +Bread, Cornpopper for Toasting +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Bread, Hint When Baking +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Bread, To Keep Fresh +<a href="#page09">9</a><br /> +Bread, When Too Brown +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Broken Glass, To Gather Up +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Bronze Articles, To Clean +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Brushes, Paint, How to Soften +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Bug or Other Small Insect in Ear, Relief for +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Burners, Gas Stove, To Clean +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Burns, Remedy for +<a href="#page10">10</a>, +<a href="#page26">26</a><br /> +Butter, How to Soften When Hard +<a href="#page01">1</a></p> + +<p> +Cake Flavoring, Orange Peel for +<a href="#page06">6</a><br /> +Cake, To Prevent Burning +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Cake, To Prevent Sticking to Tins +<a href="#page06">6</a><br /> +Cake, To Remove from Tin +<a href="#page06">6</a><br /> +Cake, To Remove Scorch from +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Calicoes, Dark, How to Iron +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Canary, To Induce to Bathe +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +Candle Holders, Novelty for Children’s Party +<a href="#page23">23</a><br /> +Candles, Economy in Use of +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Candle, Wax, Hint Regarding +<a href="#page34">34</a><br /> +Carpets, Ink on, To Remove +<a href="#page38">38</a><br /> +Carpet, Soot on, To Remove +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Carpets, To Brighten +<a href="#page18">18</a>, +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Carpet Sweeper Pulleys, Worn, To Repair +<a href="#page24">24</a><br /> +Carrots, Quick Way to Peel +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Cellars, Damp or Musty, Remedy for +<a href="#page23">23</a><br /> +Celluloid, How to Mend +<a href="#page29">29</a><br /> +Chair Seats, Cane, To Tighten +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> + +<a name="page40" id="page40"><!-- Page: 40 --></a> +Chapped Hands, To Prevent +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Chicken, To Make Tender +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Chimneys, Lamps and Wicks, Hints for (five) +<a href="#page12">12</a><br /> +China, Hints for Mending (four) +<a href="#page13">13</a><br /> +Choking Baby, To Relieve +<a href="#page29">29</a><br /> +Chopper, Food, Sand Soap to Sharpen +<a href="#page01">1</a><br /> +Clock, How to Lubricate +<a href="#page24">24</a><br /> +Clothes, Bleaching, To Protect +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Clothes, To Sprinkle Quickly +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Clothes, To Whiten When Washing +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Clothesline, Dirty, To Clean +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Clothespins, Grape Basket for +<a href="#page24">24</a><br /> +Clothing, Men’s, To Clean +<a href="#page33">33</a><br /> +Cockroaches, To Get Rid of +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Color, To Restore in Fabrics +<a href="#page22">22</a><br /> +Color, To Set in Wash Goods +<a href="#page22">22</a><br /> +Cooling Hot Dishes, Hint for +<a href="#page13">13</a><br /> +Corn Silk, To Remove from Corn +<a href="#page10">10</a><br /> +Cream, To Use When it is on the Turn +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Crockery, Hints for Mending (four) +<a href="#page13">13</a><br /> +Curtains, Lace, New Way to Fasten +<a href="#page18">18</a><br /> +Curtains, Lace, To Stretch Without Frame +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Curtains, Sash, Hint for Laundering +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Curtains, White, To Make Ecru or Cream Color +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Cushions, Sofa, Etc., Hint for Filling +<a href="#page18">18</a><br /> +Cut Glass, Polish for +<a href="#page18">18</a></p> + +<p> +Damp Cellars, or Musty, Remedy for +<a href="#page23">23</a><br /> +Dining-Chair Legs, To Protect Floors from +<a href="#page29">29</a><br /> +Dishcloth, Best Kind of +<a href="#page10">10</a><br /> +Dishes, Greasy, To Clean +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Dishes, Loaned, To Identify +<a href="#page11">11</a><br /> +Dress, Black, How to Clean +<a href="#page33">33</a><br /> +Dust, To Prevent When Sweeping +<a href="#page14">14</a><br /> +Dustless Mop, How to Make +<a href="#page15">15</a></p> + +<p> +Earthworms in Flower Pots, To Destroy +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +Eggs, Boiling, Hints for (four) +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Eggs, To Prevent Popping When Cooking +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Eggs, Yolks of, To Keep Fresh +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Egg Shells, To Remove from Cooking +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Egg Stains, To Remove from Silver +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Eyeglasses, How to Tighten Screws +<a href="#page29">29</a><br /> +Eyeglasses, To Prevent Steaming +<a href="#page25">25</a></p> + +<p> +Faucets, How to Polish +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Finger Nails, To Prevent Staining +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Fire, Kerosene, To Extinguish +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Fish, To Prevent Breaking Up When Frying +<a href="#page06">6</a><br /> +Fish, Currycomb for Scaling +<a href="#page01">1</a><br /> +Fishbone in Throat, To Remove +<a href="#page30">30</a><br /> +Fish Odor, To Remove from Hands +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Fish Taste, To Remove from Forks and Spoons +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Flannels, To Restore When Hard or Shrunken +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Flashlight for Sewing Machine, Use of +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Flat-irons, To Remove Rust from +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> + +<a name="page41" id="page41"><!-- Page: 41 --></a> +Flies, To Get Rid of +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Floor, Kitchen, To Remove Grease from +<a href="#page10">10</a><br /> +Floor Polisher, Worn out Broom for +<a href="#page09">9</a><br /> +Floors, Polished, Finish for +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Floor Wax, A Cheap and Good +<a href="#page23">23</a><br /> +Fly Exterminator, An Easy +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Food, Too Salty, Remedy for +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Food Chopper, Sand Soap to Sharpen +<a href="#page01">1</a><br /> +Food Chopper, To Fasten Securely +<a href="#page11">11</a><br /> +Fountain Pens, Leaky, Cure for +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +Fowl, To Make Tender +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Frames, Gilt, To Clean and Remove Fly Specks from +<a href="#page19">19</a><br /> +Fruit Jars, To Open +<a href="#page01">1</a>, +<a href="#page11">11</a><br /> +Fruit Picker, Handy, for Farmer or Suburbanite +<a href="#page35">35</a><br /> +Furniture, Leather, To Clean +<a href="#page31">31</a>, +<a href="#page35">35</a><br /> +Furniture, To Mend Small Pieces on +<a href="#page19">19</a><br /> +Furniture, White Enameled, or Woodwork, To Clean +<a href="#page29">29</a>, +<a href="#page34">34</a><br /> +Flowers, How to Pack for Transportation +<a href="#page29">29</a><br /> +Flowers, To Keep Fresh (three) +<a href="#page29">29</a></p> + +<p> +Gas, Good Way to Save +<a href="#page10">10</a><br /> +Gasoline Iron, To Protect Hand from +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Gasoline, Hints for Cleaning With (three) +<a href="#page32">32</a><br /> +Gas Stove Burners, To Clean +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Gems, Hint for Baking +<a href="#page06">6</a><br /> +Gems and Muffins, To Make Lighter +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Gilt Frames, To Clean and Remove Fly Specks from +<a href="#page19">19</a>, +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Glass, Broken, To Gather Up +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Glass, Drinking, Etc., To Prevent Breaking +<a href="#page01">1</a><br /> +Glass, Polish for +<a href="#page11">11</a><br /> +Glove Repair, White, Emergency +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +Grease, To Remove from Kitchen Floor +<a href="#page10">10</a><br /> +Greasy Woodwork, To Clean +<a href="#page34"></a></p> + +<p> +Hammock, Squeaky, Remedy for +<a href="#page24">24</a><br /> +Hands, Chapped, To Prevent +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Hands, To Remove Fish Odor from +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Hands, To Remove Odors from +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Hands, To Remove Stains from +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Hooks in Hardwood, How to Put in +<a href="#page23">23</a></p> + +<p> +Ice Cream, To Freeze Quickly +<a href="#page24">24</a><br /> +Ice Pick, Handy, for Emergency +<a href="#page23">23</a><br /> +Icy Steps, Etc., Remedy for +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Ink Stains on Fingers, To Remove +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +Ink Stains on Linen, Carpets, Etc., To Remove +<a href="#page38">38</a><br /> +Ink Stains on Oak Table, To Remove +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Insect in Ear, Relief for +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Insects, To Remove from Vegetables When Washing +<a href="#page11">11</a><br /> +Insects, Plant, To Destroy +<a href="#page33">33</a><br /> +Insoles from Old Felt +<a href="#page23">23</a><br /> +Insomnia, Cure for +<a href="#page26">26</a><br /> +Invalid’s Room, Perfume for +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Iron, Gasoline, To Protect Hand from +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Ironing Over Buttons, Etc., Hint for +<a href="#page22">22</a><br /> +Iron Stand, Brick for +<a href="#page20">20</a></p> + +<p> +<a name="page42" id="page42"><!-- Page: 42 --></a> +Kerosene Fire, To Extinguish +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Kerosene for Water Bugs +<a href="#page01">1</a><br /> +Kettles and Pans, Greasy, To Clean +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Kitchen Floor, Etc., Finish for +<a href="#page14">14</a><br /> +Kitchen Memoranda, Tablet or Slate for +<a href="#page11">11</a><br /> +Knife Handles, White, To Clean +<a href="#page14">14</a></p> + +<p> +Labels, Paper, To Remove +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Lace Curtains, New Way to Fasten +<a href="#page18">18</a><br /> +Lace Curtains, To Stretch Without Frame +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Lamps, Wicks and Chimneys, Hints for (Five) +<a href="#page12">12</a><br /> +Leather Furniture, To Clean +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Leather Upholstery, Polish for +<a href="#page19">19</a><br /> +Lemons, To Increase Juice from +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Lemons, Old, To Freshen +<a href="#page09">9</a><br /> +Lid, To Keep on Boiling Pot +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Linen, To Make Glossy +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Linen, To Remove Stains from +<a href="#page35">35</a> - +<a href="#page38">38</a><br /> +Linoleum, To Clean +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Linoleum, Varnish and Polish for +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Loaned Dishes, To Identify +<a href="#page11">11</a></p> + +<p> +Macaroni, Two New Uses for +<a href="#page30">30</a><br /> +Machine Oil, To Prevent Soiling Goods +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Marble, To Clean Soil or Oil Spots from +<a href="#page34">34</a><br /> +Match Scratcher, Novel and Useful +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +Matting, How to Clean and Lay +<a href="#page34">34</a><br /> +Meat, Roast, To Prevent Drying Out +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Meat, To Make Tender +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Meat, To Prevent Scorching +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Mending China and Crockery, Hints for (four) +<a href="#page13">13</a><br /> +Mica in Stove Doors, To Clean +<a href="#page13">13</a><br /> +Mice, To Get Rid of +<a href="#page26">26</a><br /> +Mildew in Leather, To Remove +<a href="#page26">26</a><br /> +Mildew in Cloth, To Remove (four) +<a href="#page39">39</a><br /> +Mirrors, To Clean +<a href="#page19">19</a><br /> +Mixing Board, Best Kind of +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Moth Preventive +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Moths in Carpet, To Destroy +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Moths, To Keep Out of Piano +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Mucilage, Dried, To Restore +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Muffins and Gems, To Make Lighter +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Mushrooms, How to Judge +<a href="#page06">6</a></p> + +<p> +Nails in Plaster, To Drive Without Damage +<a href="#page30">30</a><br /> +Newspapers, Old, Use for +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Nuts, Pecan, How to Crack +<a href="#page02">2</a></p> + +<p> +Odor, Perspiration, To Remove +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Odors, To Remove from Hands +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Oil Lamps, Wicks and Chimneys, Hints for (five) +<a href="#page12">12</a><br /> +Oil, Machine, To Prevent Soiling Goods +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Oil Spots, Sewing Machine, To Remove +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Onion Smell, To Remove from Pans +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Onions, To Prevent Eyes Watering When Peeling +<a href="#page05">5</a></p> + +<p> +<a name="page43" id="page43"><!-- Page: 43 --></a> +Paint Brushes, How to Soften +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Pans and Kettles, Greasy, To Clean +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Pastry, To Prevent Burning +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Pecan Nuts, How to Crack +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Pen or Brush Holder, Handy, for Desk +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +Perspiration of Hands When Sewing, To Prevent +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Perspiration Odor, To Remove +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Picture Glass, How to Clean +<a href="#page18">18</a><br /> +Picture Nail, To Mark Place for +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Pictures, Hint for Taking from Wall +<a href="#page29">29</a><br /> +Pie Crust, To Make Flaky +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Pies, Wire Rack for Cooling +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Plant Insects, To Destroy +<a href="#page33">33</a><br /> +Poison, To Avoid Mistakes With +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Polisher for Stove When Hot +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Postage Stamps, How to Separate +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Potatoes, Sweet, To Peel Easily +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Pots, Hint for Cleaning +<a href="#page06">6</a></p> + +<p> +Raincoat, How to Clean (two) +<a href="#page30">30</a><br /> +Rats, To Rid House of +<a href="#page26">26</a><br /> +Refrigerator, To Keep Sweet +<a href="#page01">1</a><br /> +Rice, Hint for Boiling +<a href="#page06">6</a><br /> +Roasted Meat, To Prevent Drying Out +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Rocking Chair, To Prevent Creeping Over Floor +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Rugs, To Prevent Slipping on Floor +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +Rust and Stains in Tinware, To Remove and Prevent +<a href="#page11">11</a>, +<a href="#page14">14</a><br /> +Rust, To Remove from Flat-irons +<a href="#page04">4</a></p> + +<p> +Salty Food, Remedy for +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Sash Curtains, Hint for Laundering +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Scalds, Remedy for +<a href="#page10">10</a><br /> +Scissors, To Sharpen +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Scorch, To Remove from Cake +<a href="#page08">8</a><br /> +Scorched Spot, To Bleach +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Scorched Vegetables, Etc., Remedy for +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Screws and Nails, Rusty, To Loosen +<a href="#page23">23</a><br /> +Serge Skirt, Shabby, To Renovate +<a href="#page32">32</a><br /> +Sewing Machine Belt, To Tighten +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Sewing Machine Oil Spots, To Remove +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Shine on Woolen Goods and Black Cloth, To Remove +<a href="#page33">33</a><br /> +Shoe Lace, New Tag for +<a href="#page32">32</a><br /> +Shoes or Boots, To Make Them Take Polish +<a href="#page32">32</a><br /> +Shoes, White Kid, To Clean +<a href="#page32">32</a><br /> +Silver, Hint for Washing +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Silver, To Remove Egg Stains from +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Silver, Tarnished, To Clean +<a href="#page14">14</a><br /> +Skirts, Right Way to Hang +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +Smoke Marks on Ceiling, To Remove +<a href="#page30">30</a><br /> +Sofa Cushions, Etc., Hint for Filling +<a href="#page18">18</a><br /> +Soot on Carpet, To Remove +<a href="#page31">31</a><br /> +Soup, Best Way to Strain +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Spectacles, To Prevent Steaming +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Spiders, To Get Rid of +<a href="#page07">7</a><br /> +Spilled Water in Sick Bed, Remedy for +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> + +<a name="page44" id="page44"><!-- Page: 44 --></a> +Sponge, To Clean and Purify +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Spots on Varnished Wood, To Remove +<a href="#page34">34</a><br /> +Sprain, To Relieve +<a href="#page26">26</a><br /> +Stains, All Kinds, To Remove +<a href="#page35">35</a> - +<a href="#page38">38</a><br /> +Stain, Cheap, for Wood Floors +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Stains, To Remove from Hands +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Stains Under Finger Nails, To Prevent +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Stamps, Postage, How to Separate +<a href="#page25">25</a><br /> +Starch, To Prevent Sticking to Iron +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Stockings, To Pair +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Stockings, To Prevent Cutting by Elastic +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Stove, Polisher for Hot +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Sweeping, To Prevent Dust When +<a href="#page14">14</a><br /> +Sweet Potatoes, To Peel Easily +<a href="#page04">4</a></p> + +<p> +Tea Caddy, Orange or Lemon Peel for +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Teakettle, To Keep from Rusting +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Teapot, To Prevent Musty +<a href="#page03">3</a><br /> +Tinware Stains or Rust, To Remove or Prevent +<a href="#page11">11</a>, +<a href="#page14">14</a><br /> +Toasting Bread, Cornpopper for +<a href="#page02">2</a><br /> +Tomatoes, To Skin Easily +<a href="#page04">4</a><br /> +Turkey, To Make Tender +<a href="#page08">8</a></p> + +<p> +Umbrella Jars, Hint for +<a href="#page24">24</a><br /> +Upholstery, Leather, Polish for +<a href="#page19">19</a></p> + +<p> +Varnished Floors, Polish for +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Varnished Wood, To Remove Spots from +<a href="#page34">34</a><br /> +Vase, Slender, To Clean +<a href="#page09">9</a><br /> +Vases, or Bric-a-Brac, Leaky, To Mend +<a href="#page28">28</a><br /> +Vegetables, To Remove Insects When Washing +<a href="#page11">11</a><br /> +Velveteen, Two Uses for +<a href="#page28">28</a></p> + +<p> +Wall Paper, To Make Waterproof +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Wall Paper Remover and Cleaner, Recipes for +<a href="#page33">33</a><br /> +Walls, Broken, How to Mend +<a href="#page30">30</a><br /> +Wash or Lavatory Basins, To Open Clogged +<a href="#page19">19</a><br /> +Water, Spilled in Sick Bed, Remedy for +<a href="#page17">17</a><br /> +Water, To Soften for Washing and Toilet Purposes +<a href="#page20">20</a><br /> +Water Bottles, To Clean +<a href="#page09">9</a><br /> +Water Bugs, Kerosene for +<a href="#page01">1</a><br /> +Watery Eyes, To Prevent When Peeling Onions +<a href="#page05">5</a><br /> +Wax for Floors, A Cheap and Good +<a href="#page23">23</a><br /> +Weeds, To Kill +<a href="#page26">26</a><br /> +White Curtains, To Make Ecru or Cream Color +<a href="#page21">21</a><br /> +White Glove Repair, Emergency +<a href="#page27">27</a><br /> +White Kid Articles, To Clean +<a href="#page32">32</a><br /> +Window Cleaning Hints (six) +<a href="#page15">15</a><br /> +Wood Floors, Cheap Stain for +<a href="#page16">16</a><br /> +Woodwork, Greasy, To Clean +<a href="#page34">34</a><br /> +Woodwork, White Enameled, To Clean +<a href="#page34">34</a><br /> +Woolen Blankets, To Prevent Shrinking +<a 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