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WASILLA NEWS
OCTOBER _ _ ___1921
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE HERN1NG FAMILY. WASILLA, ALASKA
Helpful Household Hints
The Grown-up Baby’s High Chair
When our small son reached the age
when he was large enough to eat at the
table with us, we had to meet the problem
of how to make his chair the proper height,
for the "baby high chair” which he had
been using up to that time did not look at
all well in our Sheraton dining-room suite,
and we were much opposed to the usual
sofa cushion or big book placed daily on his
chair. This is how we finally remedied the
difficulty: We purchased four of the old
fashioned door bumpers, the sort with the
hard rubber pad in the end, and screwed
one in the end of eac.i leg of Sonny's chair.
This gave the required rise of quite three
inches, and when they were stained mahog
any color, they were almost invisible. In
this way we had a thoroughly satisfactory
high chair which stood with all the rest
without spoiling the looks of our dining
room.
Renewing White Window Shades
While having my bathroom enameled, 1
remarked to the painter that I should Ik
most happy to discover some way of mak
ing the white window shades fresh and
clean again, as they had la-come soiled from
long use. Immediately Ins came to my res
( in-, removed the shades, took them out
into the garage, anti hnng them against
the wall. Me n he gave the shades a coal
of flat white paint, and when tln-v were
(|i . In- put green paint on the other side,
.uni nov/ tin shades look like new.
New Ute for the Old Piano Stool
I fr* ) that I liavr I'esriud and Iniind ii
j»Ia**' for th«- <.M fa'diimu’d piano mIooI that
"jw'iuk around at our will for so ni.inv
y«.i» - 1 int lin gradually pivcn wav to tin
more artistic bench. There is no better
chair than the piano-stool for a dressing
table chair. One can swing all the way
around on it and see how one’s hair looks
in the back, or one’s collar or hat.
Using Up Scraps of Soap
Save all odds and ends of toilet soap of
every description. When enough has accu
mulated, grate in very small pieces and put
through the food-chopper, using the medium
cutter first, and then the fine cutter To
one cupful of this granulated soap add one
and one-half cupfuls of corn-meal and put
through the food-chopper again until re
duced to a coarse meal. This may lx fa
cilitated by rubbing between the hands to
loosen the particles. When all will pass
readily through a meal sieve, add one ounce
of olive oil to each two and one-half cup
fuls of tl e soap and corn-meal mixture.
Itlcud thoroughly. An ordinary fruit jar
with the rubber ring in place makes a good
container. A <|uantity of this soap powder
kept on the kitchen sink or in the bath
room will be found invaluable for cleansing
very soiled bands and keeping them soft
am! smooth, besides being ixrfectly harm
less and costing next tc nothing.
Care in Using Electricity
Now that electrical devices ot all kinds
are so constantly used, many women forget
that certain precautions must he taken in
I their use. Never turn electricity on nt till
when von are standing on a wet or even
j damp llooi It you do so, the current is
apt to pass through youi tuuly I his ad
vice is particularly applicable to the
kitchen, bathroom. and laundry when*
i wait i is mo l likely t«» he spilled