Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-04-30
[Extracts from Miss Beecher's Treatise
on Domestic Economy.

IN Domestic Economy.
Wneuash.-There is nothing which SO
much improves the appearance of a house,
and the promises, as painting OF whitewasfl.
ing The tenements and fences. The fol-
lowing receipts for embarrassing have been
found, by experience, 10 answer the same
purpose for wood, brick, and stone, Us oil
paint, and are much cheaper. The first is
the receipt used for the Presidents House
at Washington, improved by further expert
meBts. The secoad is a simpler and cheap
eT one, which the writer has known to sue
coed in a variety of cases, lasting as long
and looking as well as white oil plant.
Recipe.-Take half a buslcl of unslack.
ed lime, and slack it with boiling water,
covering it during the process. Strain it,
and add a peck Of salt dissolved in warm
water; three pounds of ground rice boiled
to IA thin paste, put in boiling hot; half a
pound of.powdetsd Spanish whiting, and a
pound of clear glue dissolved in warm wa
ter. Mix, and let it stand several days.
Then keep it in a kettle on Il portable fur
mace, and put it ON as hot as possible, with
d painter : VI Htill1"Gsu DiHsH.
Another.--Makc whltewash in the usual
wav, except that the water used should
have two double handfu!s Of salt dissolvcdin
each pailful of the bot water used. Then
stir in a double handful Of fine sand, to
make it thick like cream, This It better
to be put on hot. CoIcring matter can be
added to both, making a light stone colour.
a cream color, or a light buff, which are
most suitable for buildings.
To cash Wooiea Yarn.-Wash in hot
water, putting a teacupfull of lye to half a
pail of water, aud no soap. Rinse till the
water comes off clear.
To wash Black Worsted or Woollen
Hose.-If new, soak all night; then wash
in hot suds with beef's gall, a tablespoon
full to half a pail ofwater. Rinse till no
color comes out. Then stretch on stock
ing frames, or iron them when damp on the
wrong side.
10 cash Painted Muslins,--Wash in one
or lwo portions of lukeworn suds, made
with white soap. Rinse twice in cold va
ter, putting in the last rising water a tea
spoonful of oil Of vitrol or pyroligneeus
acid. Stitfen with rice-water, made by
boiling a pint and "a half OF rice one hour
in a gallon and a half of soft water, and
strained. Stretch and dry in the shade,
wrong side out. Then sprinkle and roll
one hour before ironing.
To cleanse Gentlemen,s CIoh Goats Gnd
Panta'oons.-The writer has tried and seen
others try, the following method with re.
| markable success, on all sorts of broadcloth
articles Of dress. Take one beef's gall, hall
a pound Of sakeratus, and four gallons oG
warsn water. With a clothes brush dipped
in this mixture, scour the article, laying ii
on a table for the purpose. The collar oil
coat and the grease spots previously mark
ed by a stitch or two Of white t'read) must
be brushed with this mixture repeatedly
After this, takethe article and rinse it upane
down in the mixture. Then rinse it up and
down in the same way in soft and cold wa
ter. Then, without any wIinging or pres
sing, hang it up to drain and dry. Wher
dry, dampen with a sponge, and iron1rnrr
the wrong side, or else spread perfectly
between the and iron, iropnnosLets and lin.
dry. IT is pes. 70 are worth the trouble.
my u .ns article before washing. Il
.nsaJen best to iron no part but the skirt
[ and press the lappets and cuffs.
Another Mode Of washing Broadcloths'-
Shake and brush the article. ZIP on
pockets and Innings. Wash in two portion
Of strong s,ds: putting q teaoupiul OF y
in the first. Do net wing, hu' req 'hes