The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps

The pattern people's household book, 1927 — five hundred recipes, then how to lay a table, take out a stain and stock a first-aid cabinet.

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Water Spots

Shake material in steam escaping from boiling teakettle, keeping hands away from steam. Remove from steam, and shake until dry. Iron, protecting fabric with damp cheesecloth.

FOR THE FIRST AID CABINET No home is complete without a first aid cabinet. In this cabinet all the household remedies and articles for use in illness and emergencies should be kept. Select a cabinet large enough to hold the necessary articles, and place it high enough to be out of reach of children-preferably in a bright spot where the contents can be clearly seen day or night when the door is open. Small medicine cabinets can be purchased at slight expense in furniture and household supply stores. Those having two shelves, making three compartments, and provided with a lock and key, are most desirable. The key should be hung on one side near the top of the cabinet with a string attached so that it can not be mislaid and will always be available.

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