To Clean Rusty Flat Irons. — Take a piece of yellow beeswax tied in a coarse cloth : when the iron is almost hot enough to use, rub it quickly with the beeswax, and then with a clean coarse cloth. To Remove Ink Stains.— Dip the part in hot tallow, or wash in new milk. NECESSAEIES FOE THE LAUN^DEY A washing machine, two wringers (a large upright one with wooden rollers acts as a mangle, and the small one with indiarubber rollers screws on to the rinsing tub and is very useful for the smaller articles), clothes baskets, tubs, an expanding horse (on which, when spread out to its full compass, a large quant ity^of clothes can be aired, and which, when closed, takes no more room than the usual folding horse), a copper, irons, flat and box. A clothes drier which is a most useful adjunct to the laundry is the one in which an arrangement is fixed to the ceiling and can be moved up and down by means of a rope and pulley. I have seen these in use in ordinary kitchens. The best box irons to use are those with the heating iron, made with an opening at the rear and an internal recess, so that a key-shaped holder has only to be inserted, given a quarter turn, and the iron is held with perfect security. To loosen it a quarter turn of the key in the opposite direction is needed only, and the key holder may be at once withdrawn, leaving the heater in the fire, or the iron as may be. An ironing stove where several (say, six or eight) irons are required hot at the same time is very useful and quite inexpensive. A capital MEDICINAL HINTS 63 contrivance for those who have an ordinary cheap little gas stove, is a cone-shaped tin case with three flat sides. It fits on to the gas stove, and being hollow becomes perfectly heated by the flame of the gas burning inside, and forms a first-rate iron heater keeping the irons quite clean. There must also be a skirt board, a shirt board, a blanket and ironing sheet, gofering irons, Italian iron, an egg-shaped iron, a sad or smoothing iron, iron stands, soap, borax soap, Hudson's soap, salts of lemon, soda, ox-gall, pearlash, vinegar, and clothes pegs. MEDICINAL HINTS Prevention is better than cure." I WILL not go very deeply into this subject, as it is best to send, in case of accident or illness, as soon as possible to a medical man. There are, too, so many books on the sub- ject, that I will only give here a few hints on disinfectants, and what medicinal aids should always be handy in a household. Disinfection. — The sick person should be isolated as far as possible ; the sick-room should be well lighted and ventilated, as sun and air are great disinfectors. All curtains, cloth- ing, cloths, and cushions should be removed, and as much furniture removed as possible. Outside of the door a sheet should be hung right over it, which should be kept wet with Sanitas fluid. Sanitas fluid should be sprayed over the room constantly. There are plenty of good disinfectors and fumilgators to be had now. All evacuations from the patient should be disinfected with carbolic acid. All paper and refuse from the sick-room should be burnt, and all utensils rinsed in Sanitas fluid. No dogs, cats, or birds should be allowed in the room, as they can carry infection about.

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To Clean Rusty Flat Irons. — Take a piece of yellow beeswax tied in a coarse cloth : when the iron is almost hot enough to use, rub it quickly with the beeswax, and then with a clean coarse cloth. To Remove Ink Stains.— Dip the part in hot tallow, or wash in new milk. NECESSARIES FOR THE LAUNDRY A washing machine, two wringers (a large upright one with wooden rollers acts as a mangle, and the small one with indiarubber rollers screws on to the rinsing tub and is very useful for the smaller articles), clothes baskets, tubs, an expanding horse (on which, when spread out to its full compass, a large quant ity^of clothes can be aired, and which, when closed, takes no more room than the usual folding horse), a copper, irons, flat and box. A clothes drier which is a most useful adjunct to the laundry is the one in which an arrangement is fixed to the ceiling and can be moved up and down by means of a rope and pulley. I have seen these in use in ordinary kitchens. The best box irons to use are those with the heating iron, made with an opening at the rear and an internal recess, so that a key-shaped holder has only to be inserted, given a quarter turn, and the iron is held with perfect security. To loosen it a quarter turn of the key in the opposite direction is needed only, and the key holder may be at once withdrawn, leaving the heater in the fire, or the iron as may be. An ironing stove where several (say, six or eight) irons are required hot at the same time is very useful and quite inexpensive. A capital MEDICINAL HINTS contrivance for those who have an ordinary cheap little gas stove, is a cone-shaped tin case with three flat sides. It fits on to the gas stove, and being hollow becomes perfectly heated by the flame of the gas burning inside, and forms a first-rate iron heater keeping the irons quite clean. There must also be a skirt board, a shirt board, a blanket and ironing sheet, gofering irons, Italian iron, an egg-shaped iron, a sad or smoothing iron, iron stands, soap, borax soap, Hudson's soap, salts of lemon, soda, ox-gall, pearlash, vinegar, and clothes pegs. MEDICINAL HINTS Prevention is better than cure." I WILL not go very deeply into this subject, as it is best to send, in case of accident or illness, as soon as possible to a medical man. There are, too, so many books on the subject, that I will only give here a few hints on disinfectants, and what medicinal aids should always be handy in a household. Disinfection. — The sick person should be isolated as far as possible ; the sick-room should be well lighted and ventilated, as sun and air are great disinfectors. All curtains, clothing, cloths, and cushions should be removed, and as much furniture removed as possible. Outside of the door a sheet should be hung right over it, which should be kept wet with Sanitas fluid. Sanitas fluid should be sprayed over the room constantly. There are plenty of good disinfectors and fumilgators to be had now. All evacuations from the patient should be disinfected with carbolic acid. All paper and refuse from the sick-room should be burnt, and all utensils rinsed in Sanitas fluid. No dogs, cats, or birds should be allowed in the room, as they can carry infection about.

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