The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-06-11

HOW TO GET SLEEP.
A popular authority says if person
is disposed to be wakeful at certain
hour of the night, let him at once get
up when he wakes, and stay up. Re
peated three times he will be cured or,
let him 90 to bed as many hours later as
lies awake at night, and he will sleep
oil night.
TO WASH LAWN AND MUSLIN.
Delicate lawn and muslin dresses are
60 frequently spoiled by bad washing,
the color Of the fabrics yielding readily
to the action of the soap, that it is bet
ter to adopt some method Of cleaning
the finest materials, and imparting to
them the appearance Of newness. Take
two quarts Of wheat bran, and boil ii
for half all hour in soft water. Let it
cool, then strain it, and pour the strain
ed liquor into the water in which the
dress is to be washed. Use no soap.
One rinsing alone is required and nc
starch. The bran water not only re-
moves the dirt, and insures against
change Of color, but gives it a pleasant.
er stiffness than any preparation OF
starch. If the folds are drawn from
the skirts and sleeves, the dress will
iron better; and will appear, when pre-
pared this way, as fresh as new.
REMOVING GREASE SPOTS OUT OF SILK.
Taxi lump Of magnesia, and rub it
wet over the spot let it dry, then brush
the powder of, and the spot will disap-
pear or, take q visiting card, separate
it, and rub the spot with the soft inter-
nal part, and it will disappear, without
taking the gloss off the silk.
All linen will turn yellow if kept un-
used locked up in a linen press, exclud-
ed from the air and light; so the best
way that | have found Of restoring it to
its color, is by exposing it to the open
air in nice, dry weather. Exposure to
the light and continued airings will be
found the best way Of preserving its
whiteness. know Of none other.
HOW TO REMOVE MILDEw FROM LINEN.
First of all take some soap (any kind
will do) and rub it well into the linen.
then scrape some chalk very fine, and
rub that in also lay the linen on the
grass, and as it dries wet it again twice
or thrice doing will remove the stains.
POTATO PIE CRUST.
Boil one quart of dry mea,v potatoes.
The moment they are done mash them,
and sift them through cullender. Stir
thoroughly one cup Of Graham flour,
then add the potatoes, rubbing then
evenly through the -four in the same
manner as the shortening in common
pie crust. Have ready one cup Of corn
meal; pour over it one and one third
cups boiling water, stirring it till all
the meal is wet, then add it to the po-
tatoes and flour, mixing till thoroughly
incorporated together. No more flour
should be added. The holding board
should be well covered with dry -four,
however, as it is slightly difficult to roll
it out. 1t should be rolled thin, and
baken in moderate oven, care being
taken that it is not overdone, as a little
too much baking is apt to render it
tough. 4 Lev "a : al
NoTE.-It is very essential that the
above conditions should be complied
with. Bear in mind that the potatoes
should be hot, and mixed Immediately
with the -four; the water be poured
while boiling, upon the corn meal 3. and
the whole mixed together very quickly |
and baked Immediately. AInattention to |
one Of these requisites will be quite apt
to insure Failure. B931Ss