Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-10-14
R E G. I P Z S, & G..

/ entirely disappear OF course this remeu
can only be used for white things, as co
ored clothes cannot be boiled without CT
tircly fading them. We know it to be eff
cacious. The tulGw must be rubbed o
cold, A most effective preparation for rt
moving ink spots may be made by the fol
lowing receipt: An ounce each of sal-an
m0nia and salt Of tarter, well mixed, mus
( be put into Il quart bottle, pint of coll
soft water added ~ them, and tie Who'll
well shaken for quarter of an houl. Til
bottle may be then filed with water
shaken q little longer. and corkod. We
the marked linen etiectually with thi
mixture, and repeat the process until tn,
stain disappears
SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS WIYDows.-I
sometimes happens that one would be glat
20 close window SO as to admit light, an,
! yet has no glazed sash that he can use, ant
1t may be he does not consider the objec
worthy the expense. A simple piece o
stout muslin tackled upon frame makes ,
! very fair substitute. 1t excludes the win,
and insects, and admits the light. Afte
lacking it upon the frame it may be val
nished with n mixture of boiled linseed oi
and copal varnish, thickened with turpentint
This will make it water tight, so that ram
will not wet through, and more translucent
Where there is such window, and no dar
ger of violence. very thin, cheap musli
may be used. When it is tackled on, tn
edges should be tucked under and tap
laid ovei them, through which the tack
are driven quite close together,
To MAKE HARD SoAr.-pour four galot
OF boiling water over six pounds of washin
! soda (sal soda) and three pounds of III
Stacked lime. Stir the mixture well, an
let it settle until it is perfectly clear. 1t
better to let it stand all night, as it take
some time for the sediment to settle. Whc
/ clear. strain the water, put six pounds of fl
with it, and boil for two hours, stirring
most of the time. If it docs not seem thi
.enopgh, put another gallon of water on Il
grounds, stir and drain off, and add as
wanted 20 the boiling mixture. Its thicl
ness can be tried by occasionally putting
little on a plate 70 cool. Stir in a handf
of salt just before taking it off the fire.
Have "a tub ready soaked, to prevent Il
soap from sticking, pour it in, and let
settle until solid, when you will have fro
the above quantity of ingredients abo
forty pounds Of nice white soap.
A HINT FOR CLEAR. .SrARCuING. Coils
unaersleives or nankerchiefs, Of very Fl
muslin or lace will not bear much squcr
ing or rubbing when washed. They can
made perfectly white and cleEa withc
either, 10y the following process: Ri,
them carfully through clear water, th
soap them well with white soaps place
in 4 dish or saucer, and cover with wat
place them in the sun. Let them remi
two or three days, changing them freque>
~, and turning them. Once every day Il
them out. rinse carefully. soap and place
fresh water. The operation is tedic
and rather troublesome one, but the fiji
embroidery or lace comes out perfeC
white, and is not worn at all, where,
common washing it wopd be very apt
tear. When they are white rinse end STA
IN the usual way.
| FoR TooTmAcuE.-A little horse rae
scraped and'iaid on the deriSi Of the
affected, wili in many cases it is
give speedy relief Another way is to
a little scraped horse radish in the mo
, or the TOOTH and just around the gum.
relieves rheumatic pains ir. the gums
face also. The mouth may be afterN
rinscd with little camphorat.d W,
, lukcEarm,
SOMETHING NicE.-Takc the seeds OF
green tomatoes ami cut the tomatoes in
strips with scissors, until you have
pounds of them. Add four or five q
J sized bell peppers, green, after taking
I the seeds and cutting fine. Add, also,
and a half pounds of white sugar and
/ quart of cider vinegar, ahalf ounce of cl
! In n bag, or e few drops Of the oil Of Cl
and q small quantity of mace. Cook
about au hour, and you will have
spiced tomatoes, We like them very III
! Ger. 7t!,
To DESTROY CoCKRoACHES.-Spr
powdered borax into the cracks and on
tables and dresser and floor of the kit
before going to bed. Two or three even
( they All disappear. The kitchen floor
/ to bc swept previous to sprinkling it.
/ A RELIsu-,Prt bread crumbs in
saucepan with cream, salt and pepper
| the brcall has absorbed the cream or
break in few eggs and fry us omeiet.
CuEEsECAKE TO KEEP A Yeah
/ one pound OF loaf-sugar, six eggs well
! ten, the juice of three fine lemons, thes
/ rind of two, and quarter of a pound Of
J butter. Put these ingredients into
pan, and stir the mixture over slo'
| until it is as thick us honey. Put il
jar, and you will have it always at
for making cheesecakcs, as it will last
u year.
BUTTERED EGGs.-Four eggs well b
three tablespoonfulls Of cream or N.
! little grated tongue or beet, pepper an
three ounces of butter; put in stev
until quite hot, then add the eggs-si
the time until quite thick. Have a
bread toasted and 'bfterec ready
the mixture upon it, and send it tc
very hot
BED BUGs.-If your beds are il
with these abominable pests, you can
of them most effectually by mixing
quicksilver with the white of an egs
ing or whipping the two, until th
thoroughly incorporated, and then az
the mixture to the parts of the b,
where the bugs conceal themselves b,
of feather.
To SOFTEN ON PUTTy.-Take
mon poker at a dull red heat, and
slowly over the old putty, say at the
two feet per minute, and you can er
it off with pocket knife,
TAKE YoUR CHoIcE..-Mr. Klippa