Kerosene In The Kitchen

In visw of the türeatened exhausttou oí fche wwld's coal beds, those ivlio ii.-ivi' learned the value of kerosene ii: rough h-ousehold work v';ll (■iijuy the knowledge th it la the opinión of Mr. Mendelrlff, a notefl Eussian ehemdst, the supply oí petroleum i iiicxliTuisti!)!,'. ri(_. attributes the jüi'üi.i i i'n of p,.; n'ciiüi to the éonst.-uii actlon o; water n the Ho cïcpo-its of t i hot, central portions oí the earth, and believes that the rapidlty oí lts formiitlon keeps pace sii U .-ill possible extraction. Headllgbt odl is Soul Ie reilned petroleum, or refined kerosene. It is purer and cleaner 1 han i crader and oheaper olüs, and lias nut bo strong au odor, li i for reason better tor household purposes, alfliougli kerosene as good i other respecta. For laiiiidi-y work the ..i is becomlng well known. The clothes are ]nl to soak over night in warm s!a;i suds. In the morntng clean wat-er 13 pul in the boller aiuj bo i1 Is added a bar of any good eoap, shred fine, and two and on?-hilí t il.lespo 11 ; of headlight kerosene oi'.. The clo hes being wrumg from the Buds, the finest and whltesi go toto the seaïding water in the boiler, and are boíled twenty minutes. VThen taken from the boller for the noxt lot, they ar:' siulsccl in warm water, eollars, euffa and seams belng nibbed H necessary. Rinsed and blued as usual, they will come forth beautifully soi'i anl white. Knlt woolen underwear. wooíen socks, etc., may be safely waelied im tliis way. The secret of washinig suecessfully by this methad Is the uxu of plenty oí soap and warm water to suds the elothes. If too little soap is used the (ürt will "curdle" ,'unl settle on the clothes m "freckles." A teaspoonful of hadl%ht oil added to a quart of made stareh, stirred in -wliile it is hot, or added to tlie stareh before the hot water is poured upon it, will materia lly lessen the bor of lïcmlng and wlll give to clothes whether white or colored, especially musllns and ot-her thia wasu goods, a look of freshness and newness not to be otherwfee attained. For coW starch add a teaspoonfull of oil for each shirt to be starched. Rub the starch well lato the art iele, roü up tightly and lea re it for threefourths of au hour, then iron. To alean Windows and mlrrors, add a tablespoonful of headlight or kerosene otl to a gallon of tepM water. A polish will reniain on the glass that no mere frictlon can give. If windows must be cleaned in freezing weatlier use no water at all. Rub t'hem with a cloth dampened with kerosene ; dry with a clean cloth and polish with eoft paper. A few drops of kerosene added to water in which lamp chimneys are washed will make them easler to polish. To break a glass bobtle or Jar evenly, put a narrow strip oü cloth, saturated with kerosene, around the artiele where it is to be broken. Set fire to the cloth and the glass will crack off above it. Tarnished lamp burners may be rendered almost as bright as new by boiüng them in water to whleh a teaspoonful of soda and a little kerosene has been added. Then scour with kerosene and seo uring brick and polish with chamóte or soft leather. To clean iron work rub with a eloth dampeaied vitli kerosene. To prevent rust on stoves put away for the eeason, black them before putting away with blacking, diluted with kerosene, or rub them thoroughly with kerosene alone. To clean brass stalr rods, brass ledstads, and other brasses, rub with kerosene and rotten stone put In with a soft cloth, and polish with a dry clotli, soft paper or chamóte. To remove rust ïrom kettles or oth er ironwure, rub jvith kerosene and let them stand. Keep a day, then wash with hot water and soap ; re peating if necessaryTo remove the rust f rom flat troné Boak them in, or rub them with kerosene, and po'lish with scouring briek. To remove rusty screws, drop kerosene lupou them ; in a few minutes tJiey caja be moved. To take rust from steel implemento, cover vith kerosene for forty-eight hours, then scour with air-slacked limo iinl.il the stain disappears. To remove palnt from any kind of cloth, satúrate the spot with kerosene and rub well ; repeat if necessary. ïo remove fruit suiins, sa I urn te the stain with kerosene, rub thoroughly with bakimg soila and leave in thesun. To rencw woodwork and furniture, varnlsh with black varnish. fully diluted with kerosene. To Boften leather hardened ly repeated wettinga rubit well witjj kerosene. To clean sewing or o! her machines, Offl all the bearings plentifull'y with kerosene, opérate tlie machine rapldly for a -moment, rub the oil off and apply macMne oil. To icmove tlanilnil'!', rub ken; well hito the roots of the hair, the dandruff can then be combed or washed out e,-; To make the hair grow, apply lu adüg-Ut oil or kerosene oil to the foots of the hair l-wiee eaeh week, rubbing it in well wiüi in.' tips oí the iinger. This will oftn produce a growth of hair when all other means fail. To relieve chilblatas, soali the feet in hot yater ,-inil rub theni with kcrosene, or Avith kerosene and iiine water. To relieve calloused feet, rub them frequently wlth kerosene. To relieve t he pain of rheumatJsm, rub the afflicted joint with kerosene.