Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-01-21
EXTRACTS EROM MISS BEECllER'S
TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

EXTRACTS EROM MISS BEECIlER'S
TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
White JVash.-There is nothing which
so mnch improves the appearance ola house
and the premises, as painting or whtewash-
ing the tenoments and fences. The folwing
receipts for whi'ewashing, have been found
by experience, to answer the same purpose
for wood, brick, and stone, as il-paint, and
are much cheaper. The first is the receipt
"eeh for the Presidents house al Washington,
improved by further experiments. The sec
ond is "a simpler and cheaper one, which the
writer has known to succeed in a variety of
cases, lasting as long and looking as well as
white oil-paint.
Receipt-Take half bushel Of unslack-
ed lime, and slack it with boiling water, COW
ering it during the process. Strain it, and
add peck of salt dissolved in warm water
three pounds of ground rice boiled to thin
pas,e, put in boiling hot; halfa pound Of
powdered Spanish whiting: and ii pound
of clear glue dissolved in warm water. Mix,
and let i, stand several days. Then keep ii
in kettle on portable furnace, and put it
on with whitcwash brush.
Another.-Make whi,ewash in the usual
way, except that the water used should have
two double handfus of salt dissolved in each
pailful of the hot water used. Then stir in
doublc-handiul of fine sand to make it
thick like cream. This is better to be put
on hot Colring matter can be added to both
making light stone color, a cream color, or
light buff, Which are most suitable for bull
dngs.
To wash Woollen Yan.-Wash in hot
water, putting ieacupfnl Of ley to half IA
pail of water. and no soap. Rinse till the
water comes of clear.
To rash Black IVorsted or IToollen
Hose-If new, soak all knight ; then wash
in hot suds, with beef's call a tablespoonful
to half "a pail of water. Rinse till no color
comes out. Then stretch on stocking-frames,
or iron them damp on the wrong side.
To rash Painted Muslins.-Wash in
one or two portions of lukcwarm Snds made
with white soap. Rinse twice in cold water,
putting in the last rinsing-water teaspoon
iul of oil of vluiol, or pyroligcous acid
S,iflen with rice water made by boiling a
pint and half Of rice one hour, in gallon
and IA half of soft water, and strained.-
Stretch and dry in the shade, wrong side out.
Then sprinkle and roll one hour before iron
ing.
To cleanse Gcntlemen's Cloth Goats
and Panfalo0ns.-The writer has tried and
seen others try, the following method with
remarkable success, on all sorts of broadcloth
articles of dress. Take one beef's gall, hall
a mound of salRratus, and four gallons OF
warm water. With clothes-brush dipped
in this mixture scour the article, laying il on
a table for the purpose. The collar of a
+ coat and the grease spots previously mark
ed by stitch or two of white thread) mus
be brushed with this mixture repeatedly
After this take the article and rinse it up and
down in the mixture. Then rinse it up and
down in the same way in soft cold water
Then without any wringing or pressing
hang 1t up to drain and dry. When dry
dampen with sponge and iron on the wrong
side, or else spread something between tn.
cloth and iron, ironing till perfectly dry. |
is best to rip out pockets and Innings, if th'
articles are worth the trouble. Also brusl
the article before washing. 1t is often best t,
iron no part but the skirt, and press the lap
pets and cuffs.
Another Mode of,oashing Broadeloths.-
Shake and brush the article. Rip out peck
b cts and Innings. Wash in two portions O
: strong suds, putting teacupiul of ley in tn
a first. Do not wiring but roll them tight an
g press the water out. When entirely dr.
sprinkle them, and let them lie all night
Iron on the wrong side or with an inerven
}, ing cloth, MpeJectly dry. For light wool
/. lens white soap mus, be used. Iron on til
h right side with an intervening cloth.