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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



until the consistency of thick cream. 

 Sltim millc can be used instead of 

 water. Then omit glue. Any shade 

 oif "color" can be added. 



To Make Permanent Whitewash. 



Make whitewash in the usual way. 

 Place on the fire and bring to the 

 boil. Stir into each gallon — 



1 tablespoonful of powdered alum. 



1-2 pint of good flour paste. 



1-2 lb. of glue (dissolved in 

 water). 



Boiil all together. This wash 

 nearly equals paint. This is used in 

 many large houses instead of wall 

 paper. Any color can be bought in 

 powder form and added to the mix- 

 ture, thus giving a variety of shades 

 for decoration. The effect is attrac- 

 tive and sanitary. 



Cleaning Carpets. 



Nothing is safer or more service- 

 able than bran slightly moistened — 

 only very slightly, just sufficient to 

 hold the parts together. Sift tne 

 bran evenly over the floor. Then 

 sweep In the usual way. All the dirt 

 is gathered into the bran, and car- 

 pets swept in this way retain very 

 little dust. This is demonstrated 

 when they are taken up to be shaken. 

 Soot in Your Carpet 



If soot has fallen on yoiur carpet, 

 scatter salt over it. The soot ad- 

 heres to the salt, and when brushed 

 up lightly, the carpet is perfectly 

 clean. The salt should be thoroughly 

 brushed out. 



How to Clean Oilcloth. 



To ruin them, clean with hot 

 water and soapsuds, and leave them 

 half-wiped. They will soon crack and 

 peel. 



But if you wish to preserve them 

 and have them look like new, wash 

 with a soft flannel and lukewarm 

 water and wipe perfectly dry. To 

 make oilcloth look extra nice: After 

 it is cleaned put a few spoonfuls of 

 milk oiver it, and rub with a dry 

 cloth. 



Curtain and Portiere Poles. 



The hangings will slip easily if 

 rubbed with hard soap. This is 



much better than greasing. If a 

 thimble is put over a brass curtain 

 rod, the rod goes through the casing 

 without tearing the goods. 



To Keep Frost off Windows. 

 Apply a thin coat of pure glycerine 

 to both sides of the glass. In frosty 

 weather clean your windows with 

 alcohol. 



To Remove Paint Spots from Win- 

 dows. 



Soften paint with alcohol and tur- 

 pentine, equal parts, and polish with 

 chalk. 



Brass Paste — (Very Good). 



2 tablespoons of flour. 



1 tablespoon of mustard. 



1 cup of salt. 



1-2 cup of vinegar. 



Enough water to make into a 

 batter. 



Heat vinegar and water. Stir into 

 the dry ingredients, which have been 

 mixed together beforehand. Use in 

 the usual manner. If a hot polishing 

 cloth is used it will increase the 

 brightness of the brass. 



Save Fat for Home-Made Soap. 



During winter, ham, pork, bacon 

 and other meats which yield a great 

 deal of fat, are used more freely than 

 in the warm weather. The careful 

 housewife should see to it that not a 

 scrap of the fat is thrown away or 

 wasted, says the Newark News. To 

 be sure, some of it may be used to 

 advantage in making gravies and 

 sauteing vegetables; but in almost 

 every household there is a tendency 

 to thro'W away the fat as quickly as 

 possible. Instead of practising this 

 extravagance, strain the fat and put 

 it into a covered pall or can. When 

 you have three or tour pounds, make 

 it up into soap. 



Of course those who 'have never 

 made soap look upon it as a bit of 

 extra work that is not only difficult, 

 but really time wasted; but the wo- 

 man who has had the joy of using 

 home-made soap knows differently. 

 At best, it takes but a little while, 

 the ingredients ready, to make pure 

 white soap for laundry or toilet use. 

 borax, stirring constantly until the 



