INDEX TO GAS AND ELECTRIC SUPPLEMENT
The Care and Use of Gas Appliances
1a
Care of Gas Ranges
1a
Use of the Range
2a
Broiling and Roasting
2a
Steaks and Chops
3a
Fish
3a
Other Foods
3a
Roast Meats
3a
Baking
3a
Bread
3a
Biscuits
4a
Loaf Cake
4a
Layer Cake
4a
Boiling
4a
Stewing
4a
Toasters
5a
Gas Water Heaters
5a
Gas Flat Irons
6a
Furnace Connections
6a
All-Gas Kitchens
6a
Demonstrator
6a
Gas Lighting
7a
Electrical Appliances
8a
Electric Service in the Home
8a
All-Electric Homes
8a
Electric Range
9a
Electric Dishwasher
9a
Vacuum Cleaner
10a
Sewing Machine
11a
Flat Iron
11a
Electric Lamps
11a
Table of Comparisons
12a
Residential Lighting
12a
Parlor
12a
Hall
12a
Porch
12a
Bedroom
12a
Sitting-room
12a
Dining-room
13a
Bathroom
13a
Kitchen
13a
Attic
13a
Cellar
13a
Care of Lamps and Fixtures
13a
Fixture Recommendations for the House
13a
Parlor
13a
Hall
14a
Sitting-room and Library
14a
Bedroom
14a
Dining-room
14a
Bathroom
14a
Kitchen
14a
Cellar
14a
Attic
14a
Clothes Press
15a
General
15a
Wiring Hints
15a
Fuses
16a
INDEX TO HOUSEHOLD HELPS
Alarm Clock, To Diminish Noise of
17
Ammonia, Many Uses of
12
Ants, To Get Rid of
22
Apple Pie, To Make Tender
8
Apples, To Peel Easily
7
Baby, Choking, To Relieve
29
Baby, Restless, Hint for
30
Bacon, Proper Way to Slice
3
Bath Tub and Wash Bowl, To Clean
19
Bead Chain, An Unbreakable
29
Beans, Hint for Baking
6
Bed Springs, How to Clean
17
Beef Juice, Squeezer for
2
Beetles, To Get Rid of
7
Black Cloth and Woolen Goods, To Remove Shine from
33
Black Dress, How to Clean
33
Blankets, Woolen, To Prevent Shrinking
20
Bleaching Clothes, To Protect
25
Blister on Heel, To Prevent
26
Boiling Eggs, Hints for (four)
9
Bottles, How to Cut Off, and Their Uses
24
Bottles, Glass, How to Clean
15
Brass Beds, Polish for
17
Brass, How to Clean
32
Brass, To Keep from Tarnishing
18
Bread, Cornpopper for Toasting
2
Bread, Hint When Baking
5
Bread, To Keep Fresh
9
Bread, When Too Brown
7
Broken Glass, To Gather Up
28
Bronze Articles, To Clean
31
Brushes, Paint, How to Soften
25
Bug or Other Small Insect in Ear, Relief for
31
Burners, Gas Stove, To Clean
3
Burns, Remedy for
10,
26
Butter, How to Soften When Hard
1
Cake Flavoring, Orange Peel for
6
Cake, To Prevent Burning
4
Cake, To Prevent Sticking to Tins
6
Cake, To Remove from Tin
6
Cake, To Remove Scorch from
8
Calicoes, Dark, How to Iron
21
Canary, To Induce to Bathe
27
Candle Holders, Novelty for Children’s Party
23
Candles, Economy in Use of
7
Candle, Wax, Hint Regarding
34
Carpets, Ink on, To Remove
38
Carpet, Soot on, To Remove
31
Carpets, To Brighten
18,
31
Carpet Sweeper Pulleys, Worn, To Repair
24
Carrots, Quick Way to Peel
3
Cellars, Damp or Musty, Remedy for
23
Celluloid, How to Mend
29
Chair Seats, Cane, To Tighten
27
Chapped Hands, To Prevent
2
Chicken, To Make Tender
8
Chimneys, Lamps and Wicks, Hints for (five)
12
China, Hints for Mending (four)
13
Choking Baby, To Relieve
29
Chopper, Food, Sand Soap to Sharpen
1
Clock, How to Lubricate
24
Clothes, Bleaching, To Protect
25
Clothes, To Sprinkle Quickly
21
Clothes, To Whiten When Washing
20
Clothesline, Dirty, To Clean
20
Clothespins, Grape Basket for
24
Clothing, Men’s, To Clean
33
Cockroaches, To Get Rid of
7
Color, To Restore in Fabrics
22
Color, To Set in Wash Goods
22
Cooling Hot Dishes, Hint for
13
Corn Silk, To Remove from Corn
10
Cream, To Use When it is on the Turn
3
Crockery, Hints for Mending (four)
13
Curtains, Lace, New Way to Fasten
18
Curtains, Lace, To Stretch Without Frame
21
Curtains, Sash, Hint for Laundering
21
Curtains, White, To Make Ecru or Cream Color
21
Cushions, Sofa, Etc., Hint for Filling
18
Cut Glass, Polish for
18
Damp Cellars, or Musty, Remedy for
23
Dining-Chair Legs, To Protect Floors from
29
Dishcloth, Best Kind of
10
Dishes, Greasy, To Clean
4
Dishes, Loaned, To Identify
11
Dress, Black, How to Clean
33
Dust, To Prevent When Sweeping
14
Dustless Mop, How to Make
15
Earthworms in Flower Pots, To Destroy
27
Eggs, Boiling, Hints for (four)
8
Eggs, To Prevent Popping When Cooking
8
Eggs, Yolks of, To Keep Fresh
8
Egg Shells, To Remove from Cooking
8
Egg Stains, To Remove from Silver
7
Eyeglasses, How to Tighten Screws
29
Eyeglasses, To Prevent Steaming
25
Faucets, How to Polish
7
Finger Nails, To Prevent Staining
2
Fire, Kerosene, To Extinguish
3
Fish, To Prevent Breaking Up When Frying
6
Fish, Currycomb for Scaling
1
Fishbone in Throat, To Remove
30
Fish Odor, To Remove from Hands
5
Fish Taste, To Remove from Forks and Spoons
5
Flannels, To Restore When Hard or Shrunken
20
Flashlight for Sewing Machine, Use of
17
Flat-irons, To Remove Rust from
4
Flies, To Get Rid of
7
Floor, Kitchen, To Remove Grease from
10
Floor Polisher, Worn out Broom for
9
Floors, Polished, Finish for
28
Floor Wax, A Cheap and Good
23
Fly Exterminator, An Easy
28
Food, Too Salty, Remedy for
5
Food Chopper, Sand Soap to Sharpen
1
Food Chopper, To Fasten Securely
11
Fountain Pens, Leaky, Cure for
27
Fowl, To Make Tender
8
Frames, Gilt, To Clean and Remove Fly Specks from
19
Fruit Jars, To Open
1,
11
Fruit Picker, Handy, for Farmer or Suburbanite
35
Furniture, Leather, To Clean
31,
35
Furniture, To Mend Small Pieces on
19
Furniture, White Enameled, or Woodwork, To Clean
29,
34
Flowers, How to Pack for Transportation
29
Flowers, To Keep Fresh (three)
29
Gas, Good Way to Save
10
Gasoline Iron, To Protect Hand from
20
Gasoline, Hints for Cleaning With (three)
32
Gas Stove Burners, To Clean
3
Gems, Hint for Baking
6
Gems and Muffins, To Make Lighter
8
Gilt Frames, To Clean and Remove Fly Specks from
19,
31
Glass, Broken, To Gather Up
28
Glass, Drinking, Etc., To Prevent Breaking
1
Glass, Polish for
11
Glove Repair, White, Emergency
27
Grease, To Remove from Kitchen Floor
10
Greasy Woodwork, To Clean
Hammock, Squeaky, Remedy for
24
Hands, Chapped, To Prevent
2
Hands, To Remove Fish Odor from
5
Hands, To Remove Odors from
7
Hands, To Remove Stains from
2
Hooks in Hardwood, How to Put in
23
Ice Cream, To Freeze Quickly
24
Ice Pick, Handy, for Emergency
23
Icy Steps, Etc., Remedy for
28
Ink Stains on Fingers, To Remove
27
Ink Stains on Linen, Carpets, Etc., To Remove
38
Ink Stains on Oak Table, To Remove
31
Insect in Ear, Relief for
31
Insects, To Remove from Vegetables When Washing
11
Insects, Plant, To Destroy
33
Insoles from Old Felt
23
Insomnia, Cure for
26
Invalid’s Room, Perfume for
25
Iron, Gasoline, To Protect Hand from
20
Ironing Over Buttons, Etc., Hint for
22
Iron Stand, Brick for
20
Kerosene Fire, To Extinguish
3
Kerosene for Water Bugs
1
Kettles and Pans, Greasy, To Clean
2
Kitchen Floor, Etc., Finish for
14
Kitchen Memoranda, Tablet or Slate for
11
Knife Handles, White, To Clean
14
Labels, Paper, To Remove
25
Lace Curtains, New Way to Fasten
18
Lace Curtains, To Stretch Without Frame
21
Lamps, Wicks and Chimneys, Hints for (Five)
12
Leather Furniture, To Clean
31
Leather Upholstery, Polish for
19
Lemons, To Increase Juice from
3
Lemons, Old, To Freshen
9
Lid, To Keep on Boiling Pot
5
Linen, To Make Glossy
21
Linen, To Remove Stains from
35 -
38
Linoleum, To Clean
16
Linoleum, Varnish and Polish for
16
Loaned Dishes, To Identify
11
Macaroni, Two New Uses for
30
Machine Oil, To Prevent Soiling Goods
16
Marble, To Clean Soil or Oil Spots from
34
Match Scratcher, Novel and Useful
27
Matting, How to Clean and Lay
34
Meat, Roast, To Prevent Drying Out
5
Meat, To Make Tender
5
Meat, To Prevent Scorching
8
Mending China and Crockery, Hints for (four)
13
Mica in Stove Doors, To Clean
13
Mice, To Get Rid of
26
Mildew in Leather, To Remove
26
Mildew in Cloth, To Remove (four)
39
Mirrors, To Clean
19
Mixing Board, Best Kind of
4
Moth Preventive
31
Moths in Carpet, To Destroy
31
Moths, To Keep Out of Piano
31
Mucilage, Dried, To Restore
25
Muffins and Gems, To Make Lighter
8
Mushrooms, How to Judge
6
Nails in Plaster, To Drive Without Damage
30
Newspapers, Old, Use for
3
Nuts, Pecan, How to Crack
2
Odor, Perspiration, To Remove
25
Odors, To Remove from Hands
7
Oil Lamps, Wicks and Chimneys, Hints for (five)
12
Oil, Machine, To Prevent Soiling Goods
16
Oil Spots, Sewing Machine, To Remove
17
Onion Smell, To Remove from Pans
5
Onions, To Prevent Eyes Watering When Peeling
5
Paint Brushes, How to Soften
25
Pans and Kettles, Greasy, To Clean
2
Pastry, To Prevent Burning
4
Pecan Nuts, How to Crack
2
Pen or Brush Holder, Handy, for Desk
27
Perspiration of Hands When Sewing, To Prevent
16
Perspiration Odor, To Remove
25
Picture Glass, How to Clean
18
Picture Nail, To Mark Place for
28
Pictures, Hint for Taking from Wall
29
Pie Crust, To Make Flaky
8
Pies, Wire Rack for Cooling
4
Plant Insects, To Destroy
33
Poison, To Avoid Mistakes With
28
Polisher for Stove When Hot
4
Postage Stamps, How to Separate
25
Potatoes, Sweet, To Peel Easily
4
Pots, Hint for Cleaning
6
Raincoat, How to Clean (two)
30
Rats, To Rid House of
26
Refrigerator, To Keep Sweet
1
Rice, Hint for Boiling
6
Roasted Meat, To Prevent Drying Out
5
Rocking Chair, To Prevent Creeping Over Floor
28
Rugs, To Prevent Slipping on Floor
27
Rust and Stains in Tinware, To Remove and Prevent
11,
14
Rust, To Remove from Flat-irons
4
Salty Food, Remedy for
5
Sash Curtains, Hint for Laundering
21
Scalds, Remedy for
10
Scissors, To Sharpen
16
Scorch, To Remove from Cake
8
Scorched Spot, To Bleach
21
Scorched Vegetables, Etc., Remedy for
7
Screws and Nails, Rusty, To Loosen
23
Serge Skirt, Shabby, To Renovate
32
Sewing Machine Belt, To Tighten
16
Sewing Machine Oil Spots, To Remove
17
Shine on Woolen Goods and Black Cloth, To Remove
33
Shoe Lace, New Tag for
32
Shoes or Boots, To Make Them Take Polish
32
Shoes, White Kid, To Clean
32
Silver, Hint for Washing
4
Silver, To Remove Egg Stains from
7
Silver, Tarnished, To Clean
14
Skirts, Right Way to Hang
21
Smoke Marks on Ceiling, To Remove
30
Sofa Cushions, Etc., Hint for Filling
18
Soot on Carpet, To Remove
31
Soup, Best Way to Strain
2
Spectacles, To Prevent Steaming
25
Spiders, To Get Rid of
7
Spilled Water in Sick Bed, Remedy for
17
Sponge, To Clean and Purify
20
Spots on Varnished Wood, To Remove
34
Sprain, To Relieve
26
Stains, All Kinds, To Remove
35 -
38
Stain, Cheap, for Wood Floors
16
Stains, To Remove from Hands
2
Stains Under Finger Nails, To Prevent
2
Stamps, Postage, How to Separate
25
Starch, To Prevent Sticking to Iron
20
Stockings, To Pair
17
Stockings, To Prevent Cutting by Elastic
17
Stove, Polisher for Hot
4
Sweeping, To Prevent Dust When
14
Sweet Potatoes, To Peel Easily
4
Tea Caddy, Orange or Lemon Peel for
3
Teakettle, To Keep from Rusting
3
Teapot, To Prevent Musty
3
Tinware Stains or Rust, To Remove or Prevent
11,
14
Toasting Bread, Cornpopper for
2
Tomatoes, To Skin Easily
4
Turkey, To Make Tender
8
Umbrella Jars, Hint for
24
Upholstery, Leather, Polish for
19
Varnished Floors, Polish for
16
Varnished Wood, To Remove Spots from
34
Vase, Slender, To Clean
9
Vases, or Bric-a-Brac, Leaky, To Mend
28
Vegetables, To Remove Insects When Washing
11
Velveteen, Two Uses for
28
Wall Paper, To Make Waterproof
16
Wall Paper Remover and Cleaner, Recipes for
33
Walls, Broken, How to Mend
30
Wash or Lavatory Basins, To Open Clogged
19
Water, Spilled in Sick Bed, Remedy for
17
Water, To Soften for Washing and Toilet Purposes
20
Water Bottles, To Clean
9
Water Bugs, Kerosene for
1
Watery Eyes, To Prevent When Peeling Onions
5
Wax for Floors, A Cheap and Good
23
Weeds, To Kill
26
White Curtains, To Make Ecru or Cream Color
21
White Glove Repair, Emergency
27
White Kid Articles, To Clean
32
Window Cleaning Hints (six)
15
Wood Floors, Cheap Stain for
16
Woodwork, Greasy, To Clean
34
Woodwork, White Enameled, To Clean
34
Woolen Blankets, To Prevent Shrinking
20
Worms, Earth, in Flower Pots, To Destroy
27
Wringer Rollers, To Clean
21
Zinc, How to Clean 31