HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS
How to Clean Wire Window Screens.
Rub down with Kerosene oil outside and inside.
Three Primary Colors are, Red, Blue and Yellow.
Polishing Floors
One quart of turpentine to one quarter (1/4) pound of beeswax. Warm, taking care not to let any fire reach the turpentine. Rub in the floor with flannel and polish with hard brush. A little powdered burnt umber mixed in gives a nice brown stain.
To Put Away Flannels
First thoroughly air and beat them, then wrap up with cedar chips, refuse tobacco, or camphor, and wrap in newspapers, being careful to close every outlet to keep out moths.
Babcock Test
The Babcock test is a test for determining the butter fat in milk.