Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-03-14
USEFUL RECIPES.

it one quart of refined naptha, maintained
at temperature of about 1902 Fab. India
rubber can also be dissolved in the same
manner in refned turpentine. This var
nish when rubbed into the pores Of leather
and allowed to dry, renders the leather
waterproof
BLEACHING FOR HARNESS. Take beeswax
pounds; ivory black 2 OF; prussian blue
ground in oil. o.; terpentine. | o.; eopal
j Varaia Il aoz q ,aelt loxst =
an eaYthenMare pipkin. until tn6f0d
mixed. The wax should bc Gr5t ne
and the other ingredients added grad daslsys
Before the mass becomes quite cold make it
into balls and use by rubbing little upon
a brush and applying it to the harness
Polish lightly With an old silk handkerchief
To SOFTEN OLD PuTEy-In removing
old broken panes from window. it is gen.
orally very difficult to get off the hard dry
putty that sticks round the glass md its
fra ne. Dip a small brush in little nitric
or muriatic acid--to be had at the drug
gists--and 60 over the putty with it. Let
it rest awhile. and it will soon become SO
soft that you can remove it with ease.
DAY AND MARTINS BLAcKINe - This
world renowned polish for leather is made
as follows black, finely pulverized.
is made into thick paste by mixture with
sperm OIL Then molasses, with slight
dilution Of vinegar is added. sufficient to
make a fluid of the consistency Of cream.
A strong solution of sulphuric acid being
gradually added, produces heat from which
efervescence ensues, which causes the de-
com position Of the tribasic phosphate and
the carbonate of lime, rendering final So
luton which is preservative Of leather and
susceptible Of high polish.
To CLEAN PAINTED SURFACES THAT ARE
NOT VARN1sHED.-Put upon plate some OF
the best whiting have ready some clean
warm water aciti peice of flannel, which
dip into the water and squeeze nearly dry
then take as much whiting as will adhere
| to it. apply it to the painted surface, when
little rubbing will instantly remove any
| dirt or grease wash we'll off with water and
rub dry with soft cloth Painted articles
thus cleaned look equal to new, and with
out doing the least injury to the most deli
cate color, it will preserve the paint much
longer than if cleaned with soap. and does
not require more than half the time usually
occupied in cleaning.
HINTS ABOUT RArs-A correspondent Of
the Gardeners Monthly says III tried the
effect of introducing into the enterance Of
their holes, runs or hiding places, small
portions of chloride of lime or bleaching
powder, wrapped in calico. and stuffed into
the enterance holes. and thrown loose by
spoonfuls into the drain from the house.
This drove the rats away fer twelvemonth;
when they returned to it they were treated
in the same manner, with like effect. The
cure was most complete. Ipresume it was
the chlorine gas which did not agree with
their olfactories.
A FRENCH Paper states that an excellent
wash for destroying insects is made BY boil
ing in pint and three-quarters of water
sixty-two grains each of red American pot
ash. flowers of sulphur, and soap. If it re-
quires to be stronger, the quantity of sui
phur and potash may be doubled, but the
soap must remain the same. Immersion for
second only. kills ants. the largest cater
pillars, and grubs. It is said that the solu-.
tion does no harm to. plants.
Cure FOR INrLAMxAToRY RHsuMArrsa.
Half an ounce of pulverized saltpetre. put
in half pint Of sweet Oil; battle parts af.
feeted. and eounl cure will speedily be
effected