Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-10-19
Anral aud domestic.
Do M e etio Eo ono my.


d o M e tic f II omy.
To KEEF MoLHs FROM CLoThEs--Not othing
moths dislike so much as being disturbed
The clothes &C., should therefore be TAKEN out
of the linen bag; "a pillow-case tied Or sewed
at the ossen. end is the bcst,3 and well shaken
once lsa'ith. A bag of clothes unshaken is
ike en- lndsturbed fox covert, where there
are pi 4nty of rabits, to fox. He won't go
away tillhe is forced to deeamp, by being
hunted up. Moths can't bear tallo~ and if
curtains, &c. put away for any tune,
should recommend a pound Of the comnonest
talloN cGhdlps to be put in paper, and placed
in with them-.. In The uulseum Of the Jardn-
des Plantes, at Paris, they tolS he they used
benzion collas to keep the moths out of the
skins of the animals, and not trace of a
moth did see in their, miles, Of galleries Of
stuffed beasts. The other day was asked
what to do with Crimean sheep-skin coat
that had got the moth in it. | had il
well shaken, and then benzion collas rnt5bed in.
It is not tie moth that fes about that does the
harm to the clothes. so much az the grub from
which the moth comes-a white little creature
grubs from the Crimean coat, and having
noistened the palm of the hand with benzion
eollas, put Ii grabs on it. They began to
twist and turn about and were dead in u sec
ond or two. l should therefore recommend
benzion colias to destroy moth grubs WHEN
present. ard also to keep them away! have
read somewhere, (but I can't reealact where,)
that cyanide of potassium YES fatGl 10 moths
and that they won't go reTr it. II you'd be
worth trying this: and Imagine the best
form to Use il, would isa. 10 hay solne of the
soap that photographers Use TO cIeGh the nj
trate of silver stains from their hands, and
place it along with tie clothes. But after al. .
frequent shakiHgs are tho best antidotes fnr
moths and their gfubs.- Correspondent Of the
London Field.
To PREsEEeE THE CCI.oR OF sruFFs IN
" WGsHING.-- Noticing your repeated inpita-
tions to the lady readers Of your paper, 10
contribute toward the Honsekeepers coldrins
herewith send you an excellent method f'r
washing dresses of printed muslina, lawns, etc.
50 as 20 preserve the colors, whether the pat
tern be printed in black or variegal htles. The
dress should be washed in lathef, and not hy
applying the soap in the usual way direct up
on the muslin. Make q lathcr by boiling
some soap and water together; let if stand an>
til it is sufficiently cool for use, and previously
to putting the dress into it throw in hand
full OF salt; rinse the dress without wringing
it, IN clear cold water, into which a little salt
has been thrown remove it and rinse it in
fresh supply Of clear water and salt. Then
wiring the dress in a cloth aud hang it TO dry
Immediately, spreading as open as possible. so
as to prevent one part lying over another
Should there be any white in the patterns
mix little blue in the water
We have tried this method and have never
known it to fall.--Germanto1e Telegraph.
7 asS ssse. y.
To CLEAN PAINT NOT VARsIsnED.--Put
upon plato seteIe Of. the best whiting; have
ready some ci,an WARM water and Q. sie,<:e Of
flannel, which dip into the water aud squeeze
nearly dry then take as much whiting as VIII
adhere to it, apply it 10 the paiat, when y lit
tie rubbing will instantly remove any dirt or
grease wash well off with wafer, and rub
dry with a soft cloth. Paint thus cleancd
looks equal to new, aud without doing the
least fnury TO the most delicate color, il will
preserve the paint much longer than if cleaned
with soap audit does not reqaire nofe than
half the time usualy occupied in cleaning.
SHAKER PLAN OF MIXING SoAP.-The
trustees Of Shaker Village, G.. a., gives ;be
Scientific American the following easy meth
cd Of making soft soap:
+" Place shallow iron kettle, to hold frcm
four to six barrels just ort OF the wash-roou:,
, under cover of shed. Extend half or three
quarters inch pipe for stem to the middle ot
the bottoaY bt8difg it to form of aurfSce, ri,sl
terminating with open end. Take another
pipe to discharge sod water over the top Of
the kettla. E5e tle best qnaiity of first sorts
! of potash in the proportion of six pourks Of
potash TO seven pouG+lS of grease fps' harrel
| of forty gallons. Break up the potash into
small humps and dissolve it, say two pals Of
| hot waller TO ID pounds. 1t dissolves rather
slowly when potash is g. oil, When dissolved
put the ISOLATION. irto the kettle, and add the
grease quite warm, and stir the mixture to
gether. Allow it to stand over night, if con
vrnient. In the morning apply moderate
| Jet of eteam until the mixture appear ropy
or rather soopy. Shut off the steam and
open the cod water valve stirring the mix
ture as tie water runs until the kettle is full
or the required q'lantity obtlinei for The ma
terials used. Nv MN makes an excellent ar
ticle. and never fails. The materials for fort,
gallons Of soap cost al present prices, sixty
four cents, the labor. nothing. as the man il
not hindered by making It.