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Here and There About the House

BUTTER that fails to come after the customary amount of churning will be hastened by a teaspoonful of The Great Arm & Hammer Soda.

FEATHER DUSTERS and even pet dogs look fluffy and clean, after a bath in The Great Arm & Hammer Soda water.

FLOWERS may be kept fresh a long time by putting a pinch of The Great Arm & Hammer Soda into the water. They should not be gathered while the sun is upon them, but early in the morning or an hour after sun-down.

HAIR-BRUSHES and combs are cleansed by dissolving a tablespoonful of The Great Arm & Hammer Soda in warm water and dipping the bristles up and down and running the comb through them. The bristles are wiped with a towel and placed in the sun to dry.

LARD is bleached and kept from becoming rancid by adding 2 to 3 heaping teaspoonfuls of The Great Arm & Hammer Soda for every 10 gallons of fat, after it has been boiling some time. If no soda has been used in making the lard and it should become strong during the hot weather, reboiling it and adding the Soda will bring it back to its original sweetness. A little Soda more or less will not injure the quality of the lard. SOFTEN WATER by dissolving a liberal amount of The Great Arm & Hammer Soda in boiling water.

TUBS AND DRAINS are kept sweet by occasional rinsing with hot water and The Great Arm & Hammer Soda.

WHEN WASHING use plenty of The Great Arm & Hammer Soda in the water, and the clothes will look whiter and need less soap and less rubbing.