Chapter 5

Earthworms in Flower Pots, To Destroy 27 Eggs, Boiling, Hints for (four) 8 Eggs, To Prevent Popping When Cooking 8 Eggs, Yolks of, To Keep Fresh 8 Egg Shells, To Remove from Cooking 8 Egg Stains, To Remove from Silver 7 Eyeglasses, How to Tighten Screws 29 Eyeglasses, To Prevent Steaming 25

Faucets, How to Polish 7 Finger Nails, To Prevent Staining 2 Fire, Kerosene, To Extinguish 3 Fish, To Prevent Breaking Up When Frying 6 Fish, Currycomb for Scaling 1 Fishbone in Throat, To Remove 30 Fish Odor, To Remove from Hands 5 Fish Taste, To Remove from Forks and Spoons 5 Flannels, To Restore When Hard or Shrunken 20 Flashlight for Sewing Machine, Use of 17 Flat-irons, To Remove Rust from 4 Flies, To Get Rid of 7 Floor, Kitchen, To Remove Grease from 10 Floor Polisher, Worn out Broom for 9 Floors, Polished, Finish for 28 Floor Wax, A Cheap and Good 23 Fly Exterminator, An Easy 28 Food, Too Salty, Remedy for 5 Food Chopper, Sand Soap to Sharpen 1 Food Chopper, To Fasten Securely 11 Fountain Pens, Leaky, Cure for 27 Fowl, To Make Tender 8 Frames, Gilt, To Clean and Remove Fly Specks from 19 Fruit Jars, To Open 1, 11 Fruit Picker, Handy, for Farmer or Suburbanite 35 Furniture, Leather, To Clean 31, 35 Furniture, To Mend Small Pieces on 19 Furniture, White Enameled, or Woodwork, To Clean 29, 34 Flowers, How to Pack for Transportation 29 Flowers, To Keep Fresh (three) 29

Gas, Good Way to Save 10 Gasoline Iron, To Protect Hand from 20 Gasoline, Hints for Cleaning With (three) 32 Gas Stove Burners, To Clean 3 Gems, Hint for Baking 6 Gems and Muffins, To Make Lighter 8 Gilt Frames, To Clean and Remove Fly Specks from 19, 31 Glass, Broken, To Gather Up 28 Glass, Drinking, Etc., To Prevent Breaking 1 Glass, Polish for 11 Glove Repair, White, Emergency 27 Grease, To Remove from Kitchen Floor 10 Greasy Woodwork, To Clean

Hammock, Squeaky, Remedy for 24 Hands, Chapped, To Prevent 2 Hands, To Remove Fish Odor from 5 Hands, To Remove Odors from 7 Hands, To Remove Stains from 2 Hooks in Hardwood, How to Put in 23

Ice Cream, To Freeze Quickly 24 Ice Pick, Handy, for Emergency 23 Icy Steps, Etc., Remedy for 28 Ink Stains on Fingers, To Remove 27 Ink Stains on Linen, Carpets, Etc., To Remove 38 Ink Stains on Oak Table, To Remove 31 Insect in Ear, Relief for 31 Insects, To Remove from Vegetables When Washing 11 Insects, Plant, To Destroy 33 Insoles from Old Felt 23 Insomnia, Cure for 26 Invalid's Room, Perfume for 25 Iron, Gasoline, To Protect Hand from 20 Ironing Over Buttons, Etc., Hint for 22 Iron Stand, Brick for 20

Kerosene Fire, To Extinguish 3 Kerosene for Water Bugs 1 Kettles and Pans, Greasy, To Clean 2 Kitchen Floor, Etc., Finish for 14 Kitchen Memoranda, Tablet or Slate for 11 Knife Handles, White, To Clean 14

Labels, Paper, To Remove 25 Lace Curtains, New Way to Fasten 18 Lace Curtains, To Stretch Without Frame 21 Lamps, Wicks and Chimneys, Hints for (Five) 12 Leather Furniture, To Clean 31 Leather Upholstery, Polish for 19 Lemons, To Increase Juice from 3 Lemons, Old, To Freshen 9 Lid, To Keep on Boiling Pot 5 Linen, To Make Glossy 21 Linen, To Remove Stains from 35 - 38 Linoleum, To Clean 16 Linoleum, Varnish and Polish for 16 Loaned Dishes, To Identify 11

Macaroni, Two New Uses for 30 Machine Oil, To Prevent Soiling Goods 16 Marble, To Clean Soil or Oil Spots from 34 Match Scratcher, Novel and Useful 27 Matting, How to Clean and Lay 34 Meat, Roast, To Prevent Drying Out 5 Meat, To Make Tender 5 Meat, To Prevent Scorching 8 Mending China and Crockery, Hints for (four) 13 Mica in Stove Doors, To Clean 13 Mice, To Get Rid of 26 Mildew in Leather, To Remove 26 Mildew in Cloth, To Remove (four) 39 Mirrors, To Clean 19 Mixing Board, Best Kind of 4 Moth Preventive 31 Moths in Carpet, To Destroy 31 Moths, To Keep Out of Piano 31 Mucilage, Dried, To Restore 25 Muffins and Gems, To Make Lighter 8 Mushrooms, How to Judge 6

Nails in Plaster, To Drive Without Damage 30 Newspapers, Old, Use for 3 Nuts, Pecan, How to Crack 2

Odor, Perspiration, To Remove 25 Odors, To Remove from Hands 7 Oil Lamps, Wicks and Chimneys, Hints for (five) 12 Oil, Machine, To Prevent Soiling Goods 16 Oil Spots, Sewing Machine, To Remove 17 Onion Smell, To Remove from Pans 5 Onions, To Prevent Eyes Watering When Peeling 5

Paint Brushes, How to Soften 25 Pans and Kettles, Greasy, To Clean 2 Pastry, To Prevent Burning 4 Pecan Nuts, How to Crack 2 Pen or Brush Holder, Handy, for Desk 27 Perspiration of Hands When Sewing, To Prevent 16 Perspiration Odor, To Remove 25 Picture Glass, How to Clean 18 Picture Nail, To Mark Place for 28 Pictures, Hint for Taking from Wall 29 Pie Crust, To Make Flaky 8 Pies, Wire Rack for Cooling 4 Plant Insects, To Destroy 33 Poison, To Avoid Mistakes With 28 Polisher for Stove When Hot 4 Postage Stamps, How to Separate 25 Potatoes, Sweet, To Peel Easily 4 Pots, Hint for Cleaning 6

Raincoat, How to Clean (two) 30 Rats, To Rid House of 26 Refrigerator, To Keep Sweet 1 Rice, Hint for Boiling 6 Roasted Meat, To Prevent Drying Out 5 Rocking Chair, To Prevent Creeping Over Floor 28 Rugs, To Prevent Slipping on Floor 27 Rust and Stains in Tinware, To Remove and Prevent 11, 14 Rust, To Remove from Flat-irons 4

Salty Food, Remedy for 5 Sash Curtains, Hint for Laundering 21 Scalds, Remedy for 10 Scissors, To Sharpen 16 Scorch, To Remove from Cake 8 Scorched Spot, To Bleach 21 Scorched Vegetables, Etc., Remedy for 7 Screws and Nails, Rusty, To Loosen 23 Serge Skirt, Shabby, To Renovate 32 Sewing Machine Belt, To Tighten 16 Sewing Machine Oil Spots, To Remove 17 Shine on Woolen Goods and Black Cloth, To Remove 33 Shoe Lace, New Tag for 32 Shoes or Boots, To Make Them Take Polish 32 Shoes, White Kid, To Clean 32 Silver, Hint for Washing 4 Silver, To Remove Egg Stains from 7 Silver, Tarnished, To Clean 14 Skirts, Right Way to Hang 21 Smoke Marks on Ceiling, To Remove 30 Sofa Cushions, Etc., Hint for Filling 18 Soot on Carpet, To Remove 31 Soup, Best Way to Strain 2 Spectacles, To Prevent Steaming 25 Spiders, To Get Rid of 7 Spilled Water in Sick Bed, Remedy for 17 Sponge, To Clean and Purify 20 Spots on Varnished Wood, To Remove 34 Sprain, To Relieve 26 Stains, All Kinds, To Remove 35 - 38 Stain, Cheap, for Wood Floors 16 Stains, To Remove from Hands 2 Stains Under Finger Nails, To Prevent 2 Stamps, Postage, How to Separate 25 Starch, To Prevent Sticking to Iron 20 Stockings, To Pair 17 Stockings, To Prevent Cutting by Elastic 17 Stove, Polisher for Hot 4 Sweeping, To Prevent Dust When 14 Sweet Potatoes, To Peel Easily 4

Tea Caddy, Orange or Lemon Peel for 3 Teakettle, To Keep from Rusting 3 Teapot, To Prevent Musty 3 Tinware Stains or Rust, To Remove or Prevent 11, 14 Toasting Bread, Cornpopper for 2 Tomatoes, To Skin Easily 4 Turkey, To Make Tender 8

Umbrella Jars, Hint for 24 Upholstery, Leather, Polish for 19

Varnished Floors, Polish for 16 Varnished Wood, To Remove Spots from 34 Vase, Slender, To Clean 9 Vases, or Bric-a-Brac, Leaky, To Mend 28 Vegetables, To Remove Insects When Washing 11 Velveteen, Two Uses for 28

Wall Paper, To Make Waterproof 16 Wall Paper Remover and Cleaner, Recipes for 33 Walls, Broken, How to Mend 30 Wash or Lavatory Basins, To Open Clogged 19 Water, Spilled in Sick Bed, Remedy for 17 Water, To Soften for Washing and Toilet Purposes 20 Water Bottles, To Clean 9 Water Bugs, Kerosene for 1 Watery Eyes, To Prevent When Peeling Onions 5 Wax for Floors, A Cheap and Good 23 Weeds, To Kill 26 White Curtains, To Make Ecru or Cream Color 21 White Glove Repair, Emergency 27 White Kid Articles, To Clean 32 Window Cleaning Hints (six) 15 Wood Floors, Cheap Stain for 16 Woodwork, Greasy, To Clean 34 Woodwork, White Enameled, To Clean 34 Woolen Blankets, To Prevent Shrinking 20 Worms, Earth, in Flower Pots, To Destroy 27 Wringer Rollers, To Clean 21

Zinc, How to Clean 31