[To Clean Dirty Clothesline]—Wrap it around the washboard and scrub it with a brush and soap suds.
[Brick for Iron Stand]—If a brick is used for an iron stand, the iron will hold its heat much longer than when an ordinary stand is used.
[Lemon for Whitening Clothes]—Put a slice of lemon, with rind on, in your boiler of clothes and it will remove stains and make your clothes white without injuring them.
[To Prevent Starch from Sticking to the Iron]—Borax and oily substances added to starch will increase the gloss on the article to be ironed and will also prevent the starch from sticking to the iron.
[To Make Water Softer for Washing]—Use four ounces of alcohol and one-half ounce of ammonia. If used for toilet purposes add to this one dram of oil of lavender.
A couple of teaspoonfuls of glycerine to a small tubful of water will soften the lather in which flannel pieces are to be washed.
[To Protect Hand from a Gasoline Iron]—When using a gasoline iron, a little steam always rises from the iron and burns the hand. Before putting on your glove, rub the side of the hand well with vaseline and this burning can be avoided.
[To Prevent Woolen Blankets from Shrinking]—After washing woolen blankets put them on curtain stretchers to dry and prevent shrinking.
[To Restore Flannels,] which have become hard and shrunken, to their former softness, soak them in gasoline.
[!-- Page: 21 --] [To Make Linen Glossy]—When a gloss is desired for linen goods, add a teaspoonful of salt to the starch when making.