If you are ever unfortunate enough to be in a house on fire, apply a
wet cloth to the mouth and nostrils; you can get through the dense smoke
easily. If possible, cover the whole head and face. Chief.
HOW TO REMOVE PUTTY FROn OLD WINDOWS.
Window sashes are often cut and broken in trying to remove old putty.
Apply a hot iron to the putty, which will then yield to the knife and leave
the sash clean. F. Wolhirt.
HOW TO KEEP THE LAHP CHIMNEYS CLEAN.
After the lamps are filled and the chimneys washed and put on the
shelf, take pieces of newspaper and roll in the form of a cornucopia and
slip over chimney and lamp; it will protect from dust and flies, and when
the lamps are lighted one will be rewarded by fin«ling them as clear and
bright as when first put in order. Neatness.
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HOW TO CLEAN VINEGAR CRUETS.
Shake crushed eggshells and little water vigorously in a vinegar cruet
and it will remove that cloudy look which the bottle often takes on. J.
HOW TO CRYSTALLIZE GRASSES.
Take one and one-half pounds of rock alum, pour on three pints of
boiling water; when quite cool put into a wide-mouthed vessel. Hang in
the grasses, a few at a time. Do not let them get too heavy, or the stems
will not support them. Again heat the alum and add more grasses. By
adding a little coloring it will give variety. Lottie May.
HOW TO MAKE SWEEPING CAPS.
Any girl who values a clean head with bright hair, will cover it up
while sweeping; coquettish little sweeping caps may be made by cutting a
piece of bright pink, blue or gray cambric in a circular shape, and making
a shirr within two inches of the edge (which should be hemmed) and run-
ning in an elastic or a piece of narrow tape, with which it can be drawn
up to fit the head. Mrs. Hoy.
AVOID METAL UTENSILS.
Always be careful to use earthenware dishes for putting away gravies,
soups, etc. Persons have been poisoned by carelessness in using for such
purposes metal vessels, which contained verdigris caused by the action
upon the metal of vegetable acids. J. N. H.
HOW TO GREASE A GRIDDLE.
The nicest way to grease a griddle is to use a large piece of beef suet
tied in a thin cloth. Economy.
A DEODORIZER.
A piece of red pepper the size of a ten-cent piece put with meat or
vegetables when first beginning to cook, will kill the unpleasant odor aris-
ing. This is particularly desirable with cabbage, green or white beans,
onions, chickens and mutton. Chilly.
PAPERING WALLS.
Paper may be made to adhere to whitewashed walls by washing them
with vinegar. When dry, the paper will stick. Mechanic.
THE VARIED USES OF LEMON.
Every toilet table should be liberally supplied with lemons. Their
uses are so varied and so valuable that no one can overlook them. Among
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Presented as published in 1917. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
If you are ever unfortunate enough to be in a house on fire, apply a wet cloth to the mouth and nostrils; you can get through the dense smoke easily. If possible, cover the whole head and face. Chief.
HOW TO REMOVE PUTTY FROM OLD WINDOWS.
Window sashes are often cut and broken in trying to remove old putty. Apply a hot iron to the putty, which will then yield to the knife and leave the sash clean. F. Wolhirt.
HOW TO KEEP THE LAMP CHIMNEYS CLEAN.
After the lamps are filled and the chimneys washed and put on the shelf, take pieces of newspaper and roll in the form of a cornucopia and slip over chimney and lamp; it will protect from dust and flies, and when the lamps are lighted one will be rewarded by finding them as clear and bright as when first put in order. Neatness.
HOW TO CLEAN VINEGAR CRUETS.
Shake crushed eggshells and little water vigorously in a vinegar cruet and it will remove that cloudy look which the bottle often takes on. J.
HOW TO CRYSTALLIZE GRASSES.
Take one and one-half pounds of rock alum, pour on three pints of boiling water; when quite cool put into a wide-mouthed vessel. Hang in the grasses, a few at a time. Do not let them get too heavy, or the stems will not support them. Again heat the alum and add more grasses. By adding a little coloring it will give variety. Lottie May.
HOW TO MAKE SWEEPING CAPS.
Any girl who values a clean head with bright hair, will cover it up while sweeping; coquettish little sweeping caps may be made by cutting a piece of bright pink, blue or gray cambric in a circular shape, and making a shirr within two inches of the edge (which should be hemmed) and running in an elastic or a piece of narrow tape, with which it can be drawn
up to fit the head. Mrs. Hoy.
AVOID METAL UTENSILS.
Always be careful to use earthenware dishes for putting away gravies, soups, etc. Persons have been poisoned by carelessness in using for such purposes metal vessels, which contained verdigris caused by the action upon the metal of vegetable acids. J. N. H.
HOW TO GREASE A GRIDDLE.
The nicest way to grease a griddle is to use a large piece of beef suet
tied in a thin cloth. Economy.
A DEODORIZER.
A piece of red pepper the size of a ten-cent piece put with meat or vegetables when first beginning to cook, will kill the unpleasant odor arising. This is particularly desirable with cabbage, green or white beans, onions, chickens and mutton. Chilly.
PAPERING WALLS.
Paper may be made to adhere to whitewashed walls by washing them with vinegar. When dry, the paper will stick. Mechanic.
THE VARIED USES OF LEMON.
Every toilet table should be liberally supplied with lemons. Their uses are so varied and so valuable that no one can overlook them. Among