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Household Columns 



Tliuse who walk much and suflFer 

 from tired and burning feet, will 

 find great relief if, before retiring, 

 they will bathe their feet in warm 

 water in which about three table- 

 spoons of powdered alum have 

 been dissolved. 



An excellent liquid paste for 

 brightening windows and mirrors 

 can easily be made at home Mix 

 alcohol and whiting and apply it to 

 the window or glass, then as usual 

 rub with a dry, clean cloth. You 

 will find that this will give an un- 

 usual lustre to the glass. 



One of the best w.iys to clean 

 wood work is to rub it with a cloth 

 which hiisbe.,n slinhily damptiied 

 will) keiosme. I" thi- way all the 

 ilu-t Which accumnla'es in cracks 

 and 1 arv'cd porlifms will b.- ihor 

 oughl> retnov>.d. I'lns is l)Otli an 

 excellent and quick way. but lie 

 car. ful not to use too much kero 

 Ntneif you wish to avoid a dis- 

 agieenble (idor. 



A domestic device which cer 

 tainly fills a long-felt want, and for 

 which we are indebted to a woman, 

 is called the baby jumper. The in- 

 vention is a sort of frame in which 

 the child can be comfortably placed, 

 either sitting or standing, and fixed 

 beyond reach of harm with straps. 

 It is suspended to the ceiling by a 

 rope and spiral wire spring, which 

 when weight is thrown upon it, 

 dances the baby automatically. 



It has become an established fact 

 that carpets are unsanitary. The 

 number of germs and microbes that 

 settle en a ^quare inch is astonish- 

 ing when put before one in figures. 

 It is said that in a tenement house 

 7 5 germs .settled in five minutes on 

 a three-inch surface, and that after 

 sweeping there were 2500. It will 

 thus be ^een that any amount of 

 sweeping will not keep the microlies 

 away. Therefore, housewive-s who 



wish to be sanitary, do away with 

 J our carpets. Your rooms can I'C 

 made just as comfortable and cozy 

 by the use of rugs. These can be 

 taken out and beaten frequently; 

 then wash your floors, and so have 

 your homes clean and healthful. 

 You can have your carpets made 

 into large square rugs which cover 

 the entire center of the floor, and 

 either paint or stain a border round 

 the sides. A dark stain gives the 

 room an appearance of warmth and 

 coziness, but many prefer an oak 

 or light color, as it does not show 

 the dust so plainly. 



Di^h washing is usually consid- 

 ered a drudge, but if this disagree- 

 able task were done systematically, 

 half the drudgery would vanish. 

 In the first place, gather the dishes 

 on the tablef scraping all the scraps 

 into one dish, and piling all dishes 

 of similar kind togerher, the largest 

 on the bottom. Place all the 

 knives, forks and spoons in one 

 large plate or vegetable dish. Now, 

 your dishes are ready to carry to 

 the sink. Have your dish pan 

 nearly full of hot suds, then put as 

 many dishes as you can easily man- 

 age in it. Before wiping the dishes 

 always pour clean hot water over 

 them, and be sure your dish towels 

 are dry and clean, for in this way, 

 and only in this way will your 

 dishes wipe easily. An important 

 thing regarding the cooking ves- 

 sels is to put water in them and set 

 them on the back of the stove as 

 the food is served from them. This 

 will save you that everlasting 

 .scraping and scouring of kettles. 

 A little method in your work al- 

 ways saves time and strength. 



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