To remove ink stains, wash in a
solution of hydrochloric acid and
rinse in ammonia water. Wet the
spot with warm water, pur on sa
polio, rub gently between the hands,
and generally the spot will disappear.
It is said that flowers will keep
fresh if a small pinch of nitrate of
potash, or common saltpetre, is put
into the water in which they stand.
The ends of the stems should be cut
off a little every day to keep open
the absorbing pores.
To distinguish true, pure linen
from the counterfeit article, wet the
finger and apply to the goods. If
it be pure linen, the moisture will
pass straight through; the spot touch
ed will be soaked at once, and almost
immediately one side will be as wet
as the other.
To remove grease stains, rub with
benzine, lay the article between two
pieces of blotting paper, and iron
with a moderately hot iron.
When your gas stove is not in *
use, especially at night, turn off the
stop-cock between the stove and
main pipe, and you will greatly re
duce your gas bill.
Rubber rings which have become ’
hardened may be made pliable and
elastic by soaking them from fifteen
to thirty minutes in two parts of
water and one of ammonia. Some
times there are ridges in the glass
which prevent cans being hermeti
cally sealed with rubber rings; “apply
over the place a little putty or a cold
paste of flour- and water.—Woman’s
Work.
’TWAS EVER THUS.
A A e don t remember ever meeting
a girl whose shoes were not “a mile
too big” for her.—Atchison Globe.
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