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FRUGAL
Keep an old blanket and sheet on purpose
for ironing, and on no account suffer any
other to be used. Have plenty of holders
always made, that your towels may not be
burned out in such service.
Keep a coarse broom for the cellar stairs,
wood-shed, yard, &c. No good housekeeper
allows her carpet broom to be used for such
things.
There should always be a heavy stone on
the top of your pork, to keep it down. This
stone is an excellent place to keep a bit of
fresh meat in the summer, when you are
afraid of its spoiling.
Phials, which have been used for medicine,
should be put into cold ashes and water,
boiled, and suffered to cool before they are
rinsed.
If you live in a town, where it is always
easy to procure provisions, be careful not
to buy too much for your daily wants while
the weather is warm.
Never leave out your clothes-line over
night; and see that your clothes-pins are
all gathered into a basket.
Have plenty of towels in the kitchen ;
never let your white napkins be used there.
Soap your dirtiest clothes, and soak them
in soft water over night.
Use hard soap to wash your clothes, and
soft to wash your floors. Soft soap is so slip¬
pery, that it wastes a good deal in washing
clothes.