Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-13
FOR TIE HOUSEWIFE.

WASHING WooLENs IL you do not wish
to have white woolens shrink when washed,
make a good suds of hard soap, and wash
the hannels in it, without rubbing any soap
on them; rub them out in another suds, then
wiring them out of it, and put them in clean
tub, and turn on sufficient boiling water to
cover them, and let them remain till the
wafer is cold. A little indigo, in the boiling
water, makes the flannel look nicer. II you
wish TO have your white fiannels shrunk 30
as to have them thick, wash them in soft
soap suds, and rinse them in cold water.
A BEAUTIFUL DYE.-Gather the faded
leaves of the dark maroon. colored holly hook,
single or double flowers, place large hand.
tul in about quart of water, with a piece of
alum about the size of filbert; let il simmer
down to about the quantity; dip ribbons,
cashmere, wooens or silks, into the liquid,
and you will obtain the fashionable and ele-
CANT tint called "mauve." Ribbons should
be wrapped in apiece of white calico or
linen, so as to dry gradually and evenly.
The shade Of color may be lessened by add
ing water, if the tint should be considered
too high.
SWEET PoTATo PUDDING.--Beat to cream
one pound of sugar and one pound of but
teri boil and pound fine two pounds of DO.
tatoes; beat ths potato by degrees into the
butter and sugar add FIVE eggs beaten light,
one wineglRss OF wine, one of brandy, and
one Of rose-water; two teaspoonfuls of spice,
and half pint OF cream. Bake it in crust
This will fill seven puddings,
A few drops of any perfumed oil will se-
cure libraries from the consuming effects of
moldiness and damp. Russian leather, which
is perfumed with the tar of the birch-tree,
never molds; and merchants suffer large
bales of this article to lie in the London
Docks in the most careless manner, knowing
that it can not sustain any injury from the
damp.
A CLOTHES SPRINKLER.-I must tell your
lady readers of a new invention we have in
our family TO sprinkle clothes for ironing
1t was present from a curious friend, who
is always seeking out new inventions, and l
have never seen or heard of any other except
the one we have; but it is strange such a
simple and convenient article is not in use
in every house, as any timer can make one
for fifteen or twenty cents.
The Sprinkler is tin box about the size
OF pint cup, with hollow handle attached
to the middle Of the side, like the handle to
O child's rattle or like a common tin dippeE
handle. Where the handle is attached TO the
barrel there must be hole through the bar
rel about the size of the hollow in the handle,
say about large enough to take in ones fin
| ger; tnlB lb 10 nave place 10 pour water
through the handle, to fill the barrel or cup
of the sprinkler. The handle should be
about six inches long, and the end of the
handle must be stopped with cork, like
you would cork bottle. One end OF the
cup of the sprinkler is made fat and tight,
| Just like the bottom of a tin cup; the other
end is raised or oval, just like the top of a
pepper box, and is pierced full of very fine
holes, to let out the water.
When you wish to dampen the clothes, fil
the sprinkler with clear water, and stop uI
the end of the handle, and then proceed tC
dash the fine spray of water over the clothes
as you would dash pepper on your food Of
dredge -four upon cooking meat or on {
molding board. A very little practice vii
enable any woman TO get the hang Of usint
this little implement, and, when she ha
once become accustomed to II, she will neVe
again think of sprinkling her clothes in tn
usual way of taking water in her hands AM
throwing 1t over them. The sprinkler dis
tributes the water much-more uniformly ant
saves all the uncomfortAbleness Of CONSTANT.
splashing the hand in cold Water.--"Su
bonHst," IN Fistd Notes.