235.  Delicious Salad.—­Seeded raisins cut in pieces, broken nut meats, and a small part of celery in thin bits make up a delicious salad.

236.  To Clean Light Rugs.—­Rugs with white or very light ground may be cleaned by sprinkling with cornstarch, mixed with one-sixth its bulk of prepared chalk.  Let the starch remain several hours and brush it out with a fine whiskbroom, then hang in the sun and heat well before putting down.  This method is recommended for fine, silky rugs, as it injures neither tint nor texture and makes a beautifully clean surface.

237.  To Light a Closet of Any Kind.—­To light a closet of any kind, but especially a linen closet, the safest thing—­next to electricity is a light clear glass lantern with wire guards outside the glass.  Swing it by a light chain pulley, some little way in front of the shelves.  Thus a touch sends it up or down, throwing the light wherever it may be needed.

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238.  To Remove White Marks on Furniture.—­A mixture composed of equal parts of turpentine and linseed oil will remove the white marks on furniture caused by water.  Rub it on with a soft rag and wipe off with a perfectly clean duster.

239.  If Your Paint Has Been Marred.—­If your paint has been marred by careless scratching of matches, try rubbing it with the finest sand paper.  Use a half lemon for removing match marks from paint.

240.  To Remove Inkstains from Cotton.—­To remove ink-stains from cotton material, place the stain over the steam and apply salt and lemon juice which will soon remove the ink.

241.  To Clean Plaster-of-Paris.—­To clean plaster-of-paris figures, cover with a thick coating of starch and water, let it dry on the surface and the dirt will brush off with the dry powder.

242.  To Clean Piano Keys.—­A cloth moistened with alcohol will clean piano keys.

243.  Washing Veils.—­When veils are washed at home they usually come out quite limber and flimsy.  To give them the stiffness add a pinch of sugar to the rinse water.

244.  To Take Candle Grease Out of Linen.—­To take candle grease out of linen, place the linen between two sheets of thick white blotting paper, and set a hot iron on it, leaving it there long enough for the iron to become perceptibly cooler.  If necessary repeat this until the grease is removed.

245.  Cleaning the Sweeping Brush.—­Try cleaning the sweeping brush with an old comb.  It is a good plan, for it preserves the brush and keeps it clean, and at the same time saves your hands.

246.  Bright Wood Berries May be Preserved.—­Almost any kind of bright wood berries may be preserved for decorative use in the winter, by dipping in melted paraffin and putting away in a cool place until needed.  Treated in this way berries will remain firm and bright for a long time, and may be used in many ways.

247.  Old Wood Work to Keep Clean.—­Old woodwork, that is so hard to keep clean, can be made to look like new grained wood, by first painting it with cream colored paint to give a body alike, and when dry go over it with a dark oak varnish stain; with a little practice it can be made to look like grained wood.  The varnish dries quickly and leaves it darker in some places.  Any old furniture can be treated in the same way.