Household Hints.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 226, 27 August 1883, Page 3

Household Hints.

FACTS WORTH KNOWING. .oThat' salt fish are quickest and best freshened by "soaking m spur milk. -„ .saiv3 That cold' xain i water and; soap will , remove- machine grease from washable fabrics. t .: - xlhit fish may be soaled much easier by'firstdipping them into boiling water for a minute. That fresh^fiat, beginning to sour, will sweeten if placed out of doors m the 000 l ai&over night. , J That milk, which has changed may be sweetened or rendered fit for ,use I again by stirring m a little soda. Tbat boiling starch is much improved j by the addition of sperm or salt, or both, or a little gum arabio, dissolved, j ;j ;j That a I teaspoonful of ftrpentipe, | ~ boiled w#h: your,; white clothes, will greatly aid thejyliitehing process. v . , '„, That kerosene will , soften boots and *■ fc} ihoes that^nave been hardened by water and will render them pliable as new. That clear boiling water will remove tea stains. Pour this water through •^ 'the stain; and thus prevent its spreading over tbe fabrle, 1 j , That salt will curdle new milk, hence, m prepalring"milk porridge, gravies, etc., the salt should not he added : until the dish' is prepared^ I ; , That kerosene will make your tear; kettle : as bright as new. Saturate, a . woollen rag and^rub with it. It will also remove stains from the dean varnishedfurniture. \ ' ■ ,' \ -That blue ointment and kerosene, £* mixed -in— equal prop"6rtidtis"* and applied to bedsteads, is ; an unfailing bug remedy, and that a coat of whitewash; is fc-eJllfe^SS^JkjgJiftuse.^^^ That beeswax,. and, salt will make your rtfsty flat-irons as clean and as Bmppth ; as glass. Tie a lump of wax, in a rag and keep it for that .purpose. ! Wfoen thy irons ate hot rub them first with. the* wax rag, ; then scour with ploth ; sprinkled with salt. . —Hall's Journal of Health. I