Cleaning Paint
Cleaning Paint To Clean Paint.—to Clean Paint And Varnish, Whiting, Fuller's Earth, Cold Tea, Wood Ashes, Kerosene, Soda, Ammonia, Turpentine, And Bran Wa Ter Are All Recommended. Do Not Use Much Soap Or Washing Powders Containing Free Alkali To Clean Paint, Nor Any Soap At All To Clean Varnish. Soap ...
Cleaning Picture Frames
Cleaning Picture Frames To Protect Gilt Picture Frames.— Brush Gilt Frames With Water In Which Onions Have Been Boiled—three Or Four To A Pint. Also Wash The Glass With It. Onion Water Will Not Injure The Frames, And Will Prevent Flies From Lighting Upon The Picture. Or, After Dusting, Go ...
Cleaning The Attic And
Cleaning The Attic And Closets Closets And Drawers. — Choose A Sunny Day And Empty The Contents Of Bureau Drawers, Wardrobes, Closets, And Other Storage Places Upon An Old Quilt Or A Sheet Spread Upon The Lawn. Shake And Dust These Vigorously With A Whisk Broom, And Sort Them. Put ...
Cleaning The Cellar
Cleaning The Cellar To Clean Cellars.—begin To Clean House With The Cellar. It Is A Hard Job, And You May Be Inclined To Neg Lect It If You Wait Till The Rest Of The Work Has Been Done. No Part Of The House Cleaning Is So Important From The Standpoint ...
Cleaning The Chambers
Cleaning The Chambers To Clean Bedrooms.—take Down All Curtains And Draperies, If Not Already Removed; And Carry Them To The Laun Dry. Put The Bedding On The Line, Shake And Beat It, And Leave It To Air. Take The Mattress Out Of Doors, And Beat And Air It. If The ...
Coating Metals With Other
Coating Metals With Other Met Als By Electricity And Other Wise To Tin Copper. — To Tin Copper, Brass, Or Lead, Dissolve Pint Of Table Salt And 4 Ounces Of Cream Of Tartar In 5 Gallons Of Water. Add 1 Pound Of Tin Filings. Boil The Articles In This Solution, ...
Cold Cream
Cold Cream Cold Creams.—the Basis Of Most Cold Creams Is Either White Wax Or Spermaceti Or Both, With Almond Oil Or Rectified Animal Fats, As Lard, Suet, And The Like, To Which May Be Added Various Specifics For The Complexion, And Distilled Waters, Essences, Or Es Sential Oils To Perfume ...
Colored Goods
Colored Goods Care For Colored Goods.—all Col Ored Goods, Especially Light Dress Goods Having Delicate Colors, As Colored Lin Ens, Muslins, Lawns, Or Cambrics; And Prints, As Chintz, Ginghams, And Cali Coes, Require Special Care In Washing. They Must Be Handled Separately From Other Articles, And In Many Respects It ...
Colored Inks
Colored Inks Colored Writing Inks.—inks May Be Made Of Almost Any Color By The Use Of Suitable Dyestuffs. The Vari Ety And Beauty Of Colored Inks Have Been Greatly Increased By The Discov Ery Of The Coal-tar Products, Known As Aniline Dyes. These Are Now In Common Use Under Various ...
Coloring And Care Of
Coloring And Care Of Leather Grain Side Black For Leather. Throw Into A Tight Tub Or Cask A Quantity Of Old Iron; Fill It Nearly Full Of Salt Water, And Add 1 Pint Of Sul Phuric Acid. Stir Occasionally With A Stick, And In A Month Or Two It Will ...
Cream Candies
Cream Candies Chocolate Creams.—mold French Cream Or Any Of The Fondants Into Cone-shaped Balls With The Hands Or Fingers. Let Them Stand Over Night On Waxed Paper Or A Marble Slab, Or Until They Are Thoroughly Hardened. If They Are Allowed To Stand Twenty Four Hours Or More All The ...
Cream Oil Fondant
Cream Oil Fondant To Prepare Fondant Or Cream, Which Is The Foundation Of The Justly Cele Brated French Creams And Bonbons, The Sirup Must Be Removed From The Fire At The Soft-ball Degree, Or Just Before It Is Ready To Produce Taffy Or Hard Candy. The Sure Way To Determine ...
Dandruff And Shampooing
Dandruff And Shampooing Dandruff. — Dandruff Is A Very Common Disease. It Is Caused By The Formation Of A Scurf On The Scalp Which Becomes Detached In Fine, Dry Scales. Unless These Scales Are Re Moved From The Hair By Frequent Brushing They Give It A Dry And Lus Terless ...
Dentifrices
Dentifrices This Is A General Term Including All Tooth Powders, Pastes, And Washes For The Teeth. The Principal Ingredi Ents Of These Preparations Are Various Substances In Powdered Form That Are Capable Of Exerting A Gentle Friction On The Teeth And Also Have Antacid, Ab Sorbent, Or Other Useful Properties, ...
Dishwashing
Dishwashing There Is No Single Operation Of Housekeeping In Which System Will Save So Much Time As In Dishwashing. Sys Tem Is Only Force Of Habit And Soon Becomes Second Nature. The Follow Ing Suggestions Are Condensed From The Practical Experience Of A Large Number Of Intelligent Housewives. (1) Wash ...
Dislocations
Dislocations In Dislocations The Patient Cannot Move The Limb; There Is Deformity, Shortening, And Pain. It Is Usually An Easy Matter To Diagmose A Disloca Tion, Whereas It Is Often Very Difficult To Always Detect A Fracture. Treatment.—send For A Physician Immediately, And While Awaiting His Arrival Place The Patient ...
Doors Windows
Windows, Doors, Etc. To Clean Windows. — Do Not Use Soapsuds On Windows. The Soap Ad Heres And Requires A Good Deal Of Rinsing To Remove. The Easiest Way To Clean Windows Is With A Chamois Or Clean Cloth And Clear Water. Wring Out The Chamois Or Cloth So As ...
Dressing Or Sauces For
Dressing Or Sauces For Salads French Dressing. 1 Tablespoonful Vinegar, 4 Tablespoonfuls Olive Oil, 1 Teaspoonful Salt, / Teaspoonful Pepper. Put The Salt And Pepper In The Salad Bowl, Or In A Small Bowl If The Sauce Is To Be Served Separately. Add A Little Oil, Stir Well, Then Gradu ...
Dry And Liquid Meastre
Dry And Liquid Meastre Dry Eleasure.—the Standard Unit Of Dry Measure Is The English Or Winchester Bushel, Containing 9150.42 Cubic Inches Or 77.627 Pounds Avoir Dupois Of Distilled Water At Its Great Est Density. The Standard Measure Is Circular In Form, Its Diameter Inside Being 18i Inches, And Its Depth ...
Drying Clothes
Drying Clothes Bag For Clothespins. — The Ordi Nary Wooden Clothespins Are The Best. Keep Clothespins For Convenience In A Bag Made Like A Laundry Bag Of Crash, Linen, Or Other Washable Material, Or Use For This Purpose A 24-pound Flour Sack. A Wire Hoop At The Top Of The ...
Dust And Dusting
Dust And Dusting Dust Is Defined By The Century Dictionary As " Earth Or Other Matter In Fine Dry Particles So Attenuated That They Can Be Raised And Carried By The Wind." The Particles Of Earth And Other Mineral Substances Con Tained In Dust Are Troublesome, But Not Especially Harmful. ...
Eggs
Eggs We Consider That Nine Eggs Are Equal In Nutritive Value To A Pound Of Meat, We Realize They Are Not Only Capable Of Forming A Most Important Item In Everyday Diet, But Also An Economical Food During The Season When Eggs Are Cheap. Even When Eggs Are Expensive, It ...
Electroplating And Electro Typing
Electroplating And Electro Typing Electroplating.—this Process Con Sists In Covering, By Means Of An Elec Tric Current, The Surface Of Articles Composed Of Cheaper Metals With More Costly Metals, As Gold, Silver, Platinum, Nickel, Copper, Etc. The Process Is The Same As That Employed In Electrotyping. German Silver Is Perhaps ...
Essences And Perfumes
Essences And Perfumes Perfumes.— The Subject Of Per Fumery Is Perhaps Not So Important As It Was Formerly, Because The Use Of Strong Perfumes Appears To Be Going Out Of Fashion. The Natural Fragrance Of Flowers, Spices, And Per Fumed Woods—the Sources Of The In Gredients Used In Perfumery — ...
Fainting
Fainting Loss Of Consciousness Often Causes Considerable Alarm, And, In Fact, Should Not Be Treated As A Light Mat Ter, Because It May Be A Preliminary To A Grave Illness. The First Thing To Discover In The Case Of Insensibility Is The Cause. No Tice The Surroundings. The Condition May ...
Fannie Merritt Farmer
-fannie Merritt Farmer. Chicken Chowder. Take The Remains Of A Stewed Chicken, Cut The Meat Off The Bones And With A Scissors Clip It Into Small Pieces; Put The Bones In A Kettle With Cold Water, Adding Any Left-over Chicken Gravy, And Let Them Stew Till All The Good Is ...
Farm Orchard
Orchard, Farm, And Garden Pests Every Farmer Or Family Living In Suburban Or Rural Locations Should Invest In A Good, Practical Spraying Outfit And Have In Readiness The Nec Essary Ingredients For The Different Kinds Of Solutions Used For Spraying Quickly And Conveniently. Such An Outfit Will Save Its Cost ...
Favorite Dishes In Famous
Favorite Dishes In Famous Homes Addition To The Large Variety Of Recipes In This Book, We Present Con Tributions From The Wives Of Famous Men In All Parts Of America. The Wife Of President Taft And Vice President Sherman Each Commend Their Favorite Dish, While From Wives Of U. S. ...
Fermentation
Fermentation Fermentation In The Widest Sense Of The Term Includes All Forms Of De Composition In Both Vegetable And Animal Substances When Exposed To Air And Moisture At Temperatures Be Tween The Freezing And Boiling Point Of Water. But In Common Language, The Word Fermentation Is More Often Confmed To ...
Fire
Fire Extinguisheito And Fire Escapes To Extinguish Fires.—the Objects To Be Attained In Putting Out Fire Are Principally Two: To Cut Off Its Source Of Supply In The Oxygen Of The Air, And To Lower The Temperature Of The Burning Substances Below The Point Of Combustion. Drenching The Burning Parts ...
Fireless Cooker
Fireless Cooker The United States Fireless Cooker Attracted My Attention And Has My Indorsements For Three Reasons: First, It Is Cheap, Practical, And Eas Ily Manipulated; Second, It Has No Fabric Or Other Lining To Require Extra Care Or To Become Foul; And Last, Be Cause The Inner Vessel Can ...
Fireless Cookery
Fireless Cookery Until One Has Become Initiated Into The Secret Of Fireless Cookery, It Is Hard To Understand How Food Can Be Prepared By Such A Method. When One Has Mastered The Science Of Cook Ing Without Fire, The Whole Process Becomes Very Simple. It Is Requi Site That, First ...
Fireproofing And Water Proofing
Fireproofing And Water Proofing To Prevent Fires.—the Following Substances Are Recommended For Fire Proofing Cloth And Other Materials: Alum, Borax, Vitriol, Copperas, Sul Phate Of Ammonia, Soluble Glass, Tung State Of Soda, And Phosphate Of Am Monia; Also Various Combinations And Preparations Of These. To Fireproof Cloth. — Mix Equal ...
First Aid In Time
First Aid In Time Of Injury The Only Excuse For Acting In Time Of Injury Is The Absence Of A Physi Cian. Always Send For A Doctor And Do The Necessary Things During The In Terval Of His Coming. Of Course There Are Occasions When A Doctor Is Not Available; ...
Fish
Fish No Better Lesson On How To Choose Fish Than This: If It Is Possible In Your Neighborhood, Or While Vacationing, Go To See A Fish Boat Empty Its Gleaming Cargo On The Wharf. Learn To Know The Earmarks —not Only Those Left By St. Peter On A Haddock, But ...
Fixed Oil Varnishes
Fixed-oil Varnishes Solutions Of Resins In Boiled Lin Seed Oil Have The Same Durable Qual Ity As Oil Paint, With The Addition Of A High Luster. As In Paint, The Linseed Oil Absorbs Oxygen From The Air, And Is Converted Into A Tough, Elastic Waterproof Substance. To Prepare Fixed-oil Varnishes, ...
Floor Coverings
Floor Coverings The Principal Kinds Of Floor Cover Ings In Common Use Are Rugs Of Vari Ous Kinds, Both Oriental And Domes Tic; Carpets, And Oilcloths, Including Linoleum. Of Carpets, The Most Im Portant In The Order Of Their Value And Desirability Are Chenille Axmin Ster, Wilton Axminster, Moquette, Velvet, ...
Fract1jbes
Fract1jbes Broken Bones.—a Layman Should Not Attempt To Set A Bone. For Gen Eral Purposes We Recognize Two Kinds Of Broken Bones: First, Those Which Do Not Break Through The Skin And, Second, Those In Which The Bones Do Protrude Through The Skin. The Thing To Do In A Fracture ...
French
French. Peach Crumb Pudding. I Pint Stale-b—ad Crumbs, I Tablespoonful Melted Butter, 2 Eggs, Cupful Sugar. On A Pint Of Stale-bread Crumbs Pour Boiling Water And Stir In Melted Butter. After Standing Till Thor Oughly Soaked, Add Eggs And Sugar. On The Bottom Of A Buttered Dish Put A Thin ...
Fresh Meat And Fish
Fresh Meat And Fish To Keep Fresh Meat.—refrigera Tion In A Dry, Well-ventilated Air Chamber Cooled To A Temperature Of 40° F. Or Lower By Means Of Ice, Is The Best Means Of Preserving Fresh Meat In Summer Or In Warm Climates. For This Purpose Ice May Be Stored In ...
Frozen Desserts
Frozen .desserts To The Country Housewife Who Has Access To Plenty Of Ice, Milk, Cream, And Fruit, Raw Or Preserved, Frozen Desserts Are Not A Luxury; Besides, They Require No More Time To Make Than A Pie. In Hot Weather At Least They Are Very Much To Be Preferred To ...
Frozen Fruits
Frozen Fruits Frozen Apricots. 1 Quart Can Apricots, 2 Tablespoonfuls Gelatin, 9 Cupfuls Sugar, 2 Cupfuls Cream. Drain The Apricots, Cut Them In Pieces, Measure The Sirup, And Add Sufficient Water To Make Pints; Add The Sugar. Cover The Gelatin With A Little Cold Water And Soak Half An Hour. ...
Fruit And Nut Candies
Candied Fruits, Fruit And Nut Candies To Candy Fruits. — Use For This Purpose Fine White Loaf Sugar In Any Quantity Desired. Dip Each Lump Into Clear Soft Water And Drop The Moistened Lumps Into A Porcelain Or Other Saucepan. Boil To The Caramel State, Removing The Scum As Fast ...