HOUSEHOLD HUNTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 733, 30 December 1914, Page 3

HOUSEHOLD HUNTS.

In making' omelettes, a'ilow one tablespoon of cream or hot water for C.S R« To polish a UacK marble deck rub over with olive oil, and polish with a clean chamois leather.

Before sweeping- the carpets take an eld round tin, pierce holes in the bottom, and fill with common salt. Sprinkle this over the carpet. It prevents the dust from rising-, brightens ihe colors, and prevents moths.

To remove smoke-ring's from ceilings mix a thick paste of starch and wn.ier, and with a clean flannel spread it over the mark. Allow to get thoroughly dry, then brush off with a soft brush, and the 1 'marks will have disappeared.

Coffee is a fairly good air purifier, and a little burnt on hot coals will purify a sick room and abolish bad Ginclls. Many physicians think highly of. the bracing effects of coffee taken before they visit cases of infectious disease.

Compound camphor liniment rubbed into a child's' hair from time to time will aid- materially in strengthening the growth. Olive- oil is also a good thing for this purpose. Do not use much at a time, or the- child's head ."111 present a greasy appearance.

Before boilinc a cauliflower tie it up in a clean piece of muslin; when done ;t can be easily taken out •of the .av.cepan and put into a colander to Ira in. This mc'.iicd not only keeps the .Datable whole, but keeps it white, ur.d free from any scum that may arise

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•It very often happens that new . kid

,\ovcs arc split the very first time they arc tried on. This can be prevented by ..■.acin»- them bctwfccn the folds of a '.am';) towel for an.hour or so before hey arc worn. The damp stretches the :.d, so that they will stretch to the required shape without splitting.

Very frequently when separating the .rhites from the yolks of eggs the yolk ■jeeomes broken 'and falls into the ■vhlte. Dip a cloth in warm water, »mag it dry, and touch the-yolk with a it. The yolk will adhere to ihj cloth, and may be easily removed. .

If great care is not taken flat irons easily become rusted. The following is i good way to clean them when this occurs. Tie a lump of beeswax in a piece of rag, and when the irons are hot rub them with this. .Then rub them well with salt on a cloth, and they will bo quite smooth and clean.

Candles will last double the usual time if treated in the following way: Take each candle by the wick and give it a good coating of white varnish. 3 ut the candies away for a day or two to let them harden. The varnish prevents the grease from running down, and so prolongs the life of the candle.

To remove the deposit from the inside of kettles, fill the kettle with, water and add to it a drachm of salammoniac. Let it- boil for an hour, when the fur found on the metal will be dissolved, arid can be easily removed. Rinse the kettle well, then boil out once or twee beforo uging the contents.

Copper kettles soon become discolored when they have been in use for any length of time. Try cleaning them in the following- way, and you will get a beautiful polislv: Dip a piece of lemonrind into a little salt, and rub this well all over the surface of the kettle. Wipe it quickly off and polish with a dry chamois leather.

To render dustbins perfectly sanitary burn a couple of newspapers or two or 3 handfuls of straw in them each time they are emptied. Let the. flame rush out, and it will romove every trace of grease or damp from the iron, and render the dustbin as healthy as a new one, and quite free from any unpleasant smell.

Handkerchiefs and white cloches that have become yellow may be whitened in the following simple manner: After they have boon washed in the usual way lay them to soak overnight in clear water, into which' cream of tartar has o.eu put. A teaspoonful to a quart the rig-lib proportion. When ironed tho7/ will oe as white as snow.

When laying- aside paint brushes, the usual custom is to place them in water and then forget all about them until needed again, with the result that the water usually is found more or less evaporated and the brushes hardened. If a quantity of oil is poured on the water it will prevent this evaporation, and keep the brushes in good condition.

The easiest and quickest way of cleaning paint is to have two pails of water, one cold, to which a teaspoonful of ammonia has been added, and ono hot, with the addition of a little ammonia and soap powder. With a soft flannel wash tho paint with the soapy water, then rinse with the cold water, using a wash leather instead of the flannel, and wring the leather fairly dry. Paint washed like this dries with! a nice nolish-, which no amount of drying with cloths and using hot crater alone ..will