. Home and health; a household manual containing two thousand recipes and helpful suggestions on the building and care of the home in harmony with sanitory laws .. . clothes, rub them with a soft cloth, saturatedwith kerosene, gasoline, or paraffine oil. Any one of thesewill remove all color from the rollers, leaving them cleanand white. CARE OF TUBS AND BOILER When the washing is finished, wash the tubs and boiler,and dry them thoroughly before putting away. This willprevent rusting, and they will always be clean and readyfor use. DRESSING THE IRONING-BOARD First get a good board to dress. Th
. Home and health; a household manual containing two thousand recipes and helpful suggestions on the building and care of the home in harmony with sanitory laws .. . clothes, rub them with a soft cloth, saturatedwith kerosene, gasoline, or paraffine oil. Any one of thesewill remove all color from the rollers, leaving them cleanand white. CARE OF TUBS AND BOILER When the washing is finished, wash the tubs and boiler,and dry them thoroughly before putting away. This willprevent rusting, and they will always be clean and readyfor use. DRESSING THE IRONING-BOARD First get a good board to dress. There are manyelaborate kinds, some of which are very good. We will describe onlythe most sim-ple, which allcan have. Geta clear, well-seasoned boardan inch and aquarter thick, eighteen inches wide, and five and one-halffeet long. Taper the board to ten or twelve inches in width,at the small end, and bore a hole in the large end to hang itup by. Pad it with two or three thicknesses of an old woolenblanket, if j^ou have one, or use canton flannel. Fastenaround this a strong sheet of muslin. Lay the muslin onstraight and smooth, and tack it to the edges of the11. Ironing-Board 160 Home and Health Home is the grandest of all institutions. —Spurgeon board. Leave the large end of the board bare, givingroom (twelve inches will be enough) for the flat-iron stand,wax, paper, and cleaning cloth. The surface of the boardshould be kept level. If the board begins to warp, re-verse the padding, and use the other side. HOME A man can build a mansion, And furnish it throughout;A man can build a palace, With lofty walls and stout;A man can build a temple, With high and spacious dome;But no man in the world can build That precious thing called Home. It is a happy faculty Of women far and wide,To turn a cot or palace Into something else beside,Where brothers, sons, and husbands, tired. With willing footsteps come,A place of rest, where love abounds, A perfect kingdom—Home. —Christian Intelli
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