Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-22
5 |YoL.4 Whole /, No. 18o.. l!E' ].
THE HoUsE-KEEPE
TO IRON VELVET.

THE HUUSE-hEERElhiS. y
s3'i1 z TO IRON VELVET.
Having ripped the velvet apart,
damp each piece separately, and hold
ing it tightly III bSth hands, stretch Sit
before the fire, the wrongside ofthe
velvet being towards the fire. This
win remove the creases, and give the
surface of the material a fresh and
new appearance. Velvet cannot be-
|ironed on a table, for when spread out
on a hard substance, the iron will not
go smoothly oversthe pile.
TO TAKE OLD STAINS OUT OF LINEN. /
Rub the. stains, on each side with
wet brown soap; mix some starch to
a thick paste, with cold water, lsand
spread It over the. soaped places;
then expose the linen to the air, and
if The stains have not disappeared in in
.thraese, or four days, rub off Y. the mix: !:
ture, and repeat theprocess with fresh
soap and starch. Afterwards dry it,
weti with cold water, and put it in
the wash. ..stls,iB ss
4, {. TO CLEAN GERMAN sII YER. 50
After using, it should bel e,placedeims
mediately inhoti water, washed well,
and wiped dry withsa soft cloth Once
aweek, let it be washed in seapisuds,
and then cleaned with fine whiting,ori
prepared chalk, mixed with whiskey
or spirits Of wine SO sasi to make a
paste, paste, which should afterwards be-
brushed off. Should this metlle be.
come discolored, wash it first, and
then clean'it withsweet oil and pow
deIed rotten.stone.
10 DETECT DAMpNEss M BEDS.
First have the bed well warmed
with a warming. pan; then, the mo-
ment the pan is taken out, introduce,
between the sheets an! inverted glass
tumbler. After il has remained there
a few minutes, withdraw it. # the
iglassis found dry, you +, may 4, 70 d be-, J,
without any apprehension Of chill Of
Irheumatism,, II the glass is covered
with drops Of wet or damp steam, the
safest plan is TO take off the sheets and
sleep between the blankets, as sec.
.ondipair would probably be no better
than the first. ~ : stfis
TO BAKE APPLES. lE4I
Take sour apples. those Of a keen
acid, and TO every square tin filed
with them. pour over a atea;cupfpl, of
sugar Bake them slowly g,ill done.
Eat, them with cream and the juice
which cooks, from them. Nobody
knows much Of baked apples Who has
not eaten them in this way. No
ounce, pear, peach or plum preserves
equal thisisimple dessert.id sili IVA
s,s5rlo a,,saI; ITEMS. p; \ S .a.a,sos5A
California is ,tifty-seyen times g 8
large as Massachusetts; Ls.,.,.asL
Cast-iirsoSnl ron. ppaayements are being laid
in Boston, as as an an experiment. nentra .s3 rvs
Confront improper conduct, notify
retaliation, butby example. 3 sM
Judge Douglass is reelected toithe
u. S. Senate from Illinois. G 9sse'l
s1jlisiif ~ 40 y. 81 hai4hf1 tBB
Hon. join M. Czaytoalis elected to
the us. Senate from Delaware.
John. Petit (dem.) is elected to the
U, S. Senate from the state of Indi-
ana. AIa 3Gf "a .iftsiu ati; an I6.is
Hon. Robert g. ,Hsntzsop hos, de-
clined being q candidaa dat for for the y. 8 8.
Senate. qtiiiisq s,si 10 e-sqrgl g9iiinl
Thevalue Of land in the centre Of
the city Of London is 100000 per
acre. Vii M f;rs .i.,s.i, Is, ~. ~;
One Of the strongest characteristics
ofgenius is the power Of Of lighting its
,ownfre. sg 4 81 ! .i.5ii,il. l.p.itt3sT
) Herbert, dem IS elected Governor
Of Louisiana, by 9 majority Of about about
2,ooosvotesp aglIa * K! a.s'fTglos
i llr. Riddle (whig) is elected Mayor
ofthe city of Pittsburg, BY . majority
Of $50. votes.
sGold!-I'he steamship Illinois, just
arrived from California; brings tpo
millions and "a daJf of gold M:
.Saop was two feet deep, the papers
say, in the city Of New York, onilthe
1sth inst. All Boston. it was s inches
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