To Clean a Glass Bottle, cut a lemon in small pieces and drop them into the bottle; half fill with water, and shake well.

Old Stocking Tops for Dusters or Dustless Mop—­Old stocking tops make good dusters when sewed together.  They also make good polishing cloths for oiling and rubbing down floors and furniture.

Several old stocking tops cut into strips and dipped in paraffine oil make a fine dustless mop for hardwood floors.

Cheap Stain for Wood Floors—­Ten cents’ worth of permanganate of potash will stain a wood floor.  When dry polish it with some beeswax and turpentine.  It will look as though it had been that color for years.  Put the permanganate of potash in an old tin and pour about one quart of boiling water over it; then, with a brush, paint over the floor, after it has cooled.  When thoroughly dry, polish.  The floor will look like oak.

Cheap Polish for Varnished Floors or Linoleum—­Take equal parts of kerosene, linseed oil and turpentine to make an inexpensive polish for oiled or varnished floors.  An application of this polish to the kitchen linoleum with soft cloth or mop will keep it like new.

Varnish for Linoleum—­To make linoleum last much longer and have a better appearance, give it a good coat of varnish every few months.

To Make Wallpaper Waterproof—­To varnish the paper back of the sink, or other places, so it may be wiped with a damp cloth, coat with a mixture made with one ounce of gum arabic, three ounces of glue, and a bar of soap, dissolved in a quart of water.  This amount will coat quite a wide surface.

IN THE SEWING ROOM

When Hands Perspire and soil the sewing material, try bathing them with strong alum water.

To Prevent Oil from Soiling Goods—­To prevent a sewing machine that has been oiled from soiling the material, try the following method:  Tie a small piece of ribbon, or cotton string, around the needlebar near the point where it grips the needle.

When Scissors Get Blunt, sharpen them by opening and drawing backward and forward on a piece of glass.  This will sharpen the bluntest of scissors.

To Tighten a Loose Sewing-Machine Belt, put a few drops of castor-oil on it; run the machine a few minutes and the belt will tighten.

To Remove Sewing-Machine Oil Spots: 

(a) Wet the spots with spirits of turpentine and wash out with cold water and toilet soap, or,

(b) Rub the spot with chalk as soon as noticed.  Leave for a short time, then brush, and the spot will disappear.

To Pair Stockings—­For stockings with white heels or tops, mark with indelible ink.  For all-black stockings, use colored threads, making a cross-stitch on one pair, two cross-stitches on another, etc.

To Prevent Cutting of Stockings—­If the covering of the button on side elastics comes off, wind with a fine rubber band.