Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-10-11

TFrom the Southern Ruralist. I

Do everything in its proper time. Keep every
thing in it's place. Mend clothes before washing,
except stockings, they best darned when clean.
Wash all colored garments with hard soap, and do
it as quick as possible. Flannels should be wash
ed in hot suds, and rinsed in clean, soft, boiling
water; to stand until cool enough to wiring out,
and they will not turn yellow shrink. little
bluing improves them.
Alum or vinegar is good to set the colors of red,
green and yellow; salt is good for blue. Before
you wash, dip blues in salt and water; use alum
after If table-cloths stained with tea, coffee
or fruit, turn on them boiling water and let them
stand till the water is cold, the color will never
come out. Starch all kinds of calico but black
pOtatoe water for black, that will not show.
If there many in family that wear black save
the water when potatoes are boiled, for this pur-
pose.
Sal soda will bleach clothes very white, but used
in large quantities is thought to injure the tex
ture: One spoonful is enough to put in kettle
when you boil. 1t can be found at druggists; in
the country at other stores.
Save all your suds for the garden and plants, or
to harden cellars and yards when sandy.
Poland and -four starch should be first wet with
a. little cold water and stirred smooth then pour
on boiling water gradually stirring it constantly,
and then boil few moments. Stir Poland starch
or muslin starch, with spermacetti or tallOw can
de- and it will not stick to the iron, and will be
very smooth and much nicer.
Count your spoons, knives and forks, towels,
handkerchiefs etc, every week.
Never pour boiling water tea-trays; wash
them with cool suds and polish with a little flour
and dry cloth, when dry. Ii made of paper, use a
flannel, with little sweet Oil to rub on the spOtS
then rub with dry cloth or old silk hardker-
| chief.
| Frozen potatoes will yield more starch, or -four
| than fresh ones it makes nice cake. Some fami-
lies provide it simply for this purpose. Take tin
crater, full of coarse holes, and CRATE bushel or
| two ; wash the pulp through a sieve over a tub
when you have done it in several waters until the
starch is out then let settle in the tub and pour
off the water. Repeat this, stirring it well when
a new water is added until the water looks clear.
It is then fit for use starch and -four after it is
dried carefully.
| Indian and rye meal should be stirred and kept
| in cool place in summer, or they will become
sour.
Save all your pieces of bread for puddings-but
| dry them well, or they will mould.
| Examine your pickles, sweatmeats, and every
thing put away to keep that nothing be lost fol-
want of care.
| If you buy your cheese, never get large guam.
tty at time, especially in summer. Get vonr but
ter put up by some good family in the fall for win
| ter use, and in summer engage it fresh every two
weeks at least.
A hot shovel, or warming pan of Goals, held
over vanished furniture will take out white spots
| The place should be rubbed while hot with fan
mel.
Skim milk and water, with bit of glue dissolved
and hot is good to restore rusty black Italian
cape. 1t should be clapped and pulled dry, ant
will look as well as new.
Let none but women be killed, as they
can't vote, " was the patriotic utterance of {
lady at the West during the confusion re
sulting from the overturnipg of bench a
a political meeting.