Equal parts of sweet oil, turpentine, cider vinegar.

Boiling spoils herbs. Put them on the stove in cold water and steep slowly.

Put dried sage into a hot shovel and it will take away a disagreeable smell in a sick room or sleeping room.

Take equal parts of clay and wood ashes; mix with water like paste. Put on iron cold, will last a long time. When it comes off, can be repeated.

A good layer of newspapers underneath a carpet will prevent all danger from moths, which have a strong objection to printers' ink and will not come anywhere near it to lay their eggs.

Tea leaves, damp salt or newspapers that have been soaked in water and then squeezed dry and torn into small pieces are all very good for taking up the dust when sweeping, but tea leaves should always be rinsed in water before using, especially if the carpet is a light one.

Damp salt brightens the colors wonderfully if they are at all faded or soiled.

Remember that a carpet should always be swept the way of the nap. To brush the other way is to brush the dust in.

Attend to all stains as soon as possible. If left, they gradually sink into the carpet and are much more difficult to remove than if done at once.

Two cupfuls equal a pint.
Four cupfuls equal a quart.
One teaspoonful salt to one quart soup.
One teaspoon salt to two quarts flour.
One pint milk or water equals a pound.
One-half cupful of yeast to one pint of liquid.
Two cupfuls of solid butter equal one pound.
One teaspoon extract to one loaf of plain cake.
Sixteen tablespoonfuls liquid equal one cupful.
One teaspoon of soda to one cupful of molasses.
One teaspoon of soda to one pint of sour milk.
Two cupfuls of granulated sugar equal one pound.
Four cupfuls of flour equal one quart, or pound.
Twelve tablespoonfuls dry material equal one cupful.
One dozèn eggs should weigh one and one-half pounds.
Three teaspoons of baking powder to one quart of flour.
Two even téaspoons of liquid equal one even tablespoonful.
One scant cupful of liquid to two full cupfuls of flour for bread.
Two and one-half cupfuls of powdered sugar equal one pound.
Three even teaspoons dry material equal one even tablespoonfuls.
One scant cupful of liquid to two full cupfuls of flour for batter.

To make a candle burn all night, in case of sickness, or when a dull light is desired, put finely powdered salt on a candle till it reaches the black part of the wick. In this way a mild and steady light may be kept all through the night by a small piece of candle.

Water standing in a bed room over night is unfit for drinking purposes in the morning.

A pitcher of cold water on a table in your room does much to purify the air.

Old putty can be removed from windows by passing a red-hot poker slowly along it.

To clean hair brushes, dissolve a little soda in warm water and pour in a small amount of ammonia. Hold the brushes with the bristles downward and avoid wetting the back as much as possible; shake until the grease is removed, then rinse in cold water and put in the air to dry.

Ants are great pests to the housekeeper at certain seasons of the year. Kerosene oil is used quite effectively to keep them away, but a very simple remedy is a heavy chalk mark, made on the shelf and completely surrounding the sugar box, cake dish, etc. If the line is complete they will not cross it.

To clean furniture, rub with cotton waste, dipped in boiled linseed oil; then rub clean and dry with a soft flannel cloth.

To remove a rusty screw, apply a red-hot iron to the head for a short time, the screw-driver being applied immediately while the screw is hot.

To raise the pile on velvet, cover a hot iron with a wet cloth and hold the velvet over it. Brush it quickly while damp.

To remove tar from cloth, rub it well with turpentine.

To remove egg stains from spoons, rub with common salt.

Brooms dipped for a minute or two in boiling suds will last much longer. It makes them tough and pliable.

To preserve against moths, a small piece of paper or linen just moistened with turpentine and put into the wardrobe or drawers for a single day, two or three times a year, is a sufficient preservative against moths.

All bacon rinds should be washed and carefully preserved by keeping them in a glass jar. These are delicious for seasoning greens and touching up for fricasseed chicken.

The best method of keeping potatoes throughout the winter is to simply dump them on the cellar floor, which must be dry and not too warm. If this is done, the tubers will be as dry and mealy in March as they are in November.