Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-11
Household Receipts.

How TO TAKE OUT INK Stains. The writer
once upset a bottle OF ink into her lap, over a
linen dress, striped with brown a0d white, and
trimmed with manS rows or brown braid. The
first thought was that the dress was ruined the
secoud was to dip the skirt at once into warm
water, ,rinsng as much ink out as possible, but
what was left made q ruelul Slght-band
breadths of doletul dark color, over the light,
summer dress. Quick, it was plunged into n
warm solution of oxalic acid-hot that it might
take effect sooner. Care was taken to dip only
spots into this liquid-there are some people
so stupid they will need to be tod to do this
and in a minute they faded, OF course, taking
the color of the stripes with them. The linen
was rinsed in warm water again, and wet with
dilution Of ammonia, which changed the
skirt 10 its original color and the dress was as
good as ever.
GLUE FOR READY Use, TO any quantity
Of glue use common whiSkey instead OF water.
Put both together in q bottle, cork it highland
set it away for three or four days, when 1t will
be tit for use without the application OF heat. -
GIue thus prepared will keep for years, and IS
at all times ht for use, except 10 very cold
weather. when il should be set in water before
using To Ohviate the difficulty OF the stop
per getting tight by the glue drying in the
mouth OF the vessel, use tin vessel with the
escape OF the spirits by evaporation. A strong
solution of isiuglass made in the same manner,
~ n very excellent cement.
To Boil CoRNEp BEEF. Wash it thorough
" and put into pot that will hold plenty OF
water. The water should be hot the same
care is necessary in skimming 1t as tor fresh
meat. 1t is not too much to allow halt an
hour for every pound Of meat after 1t has begun
TO boil. The goodness of corned beet depends
much on its being boiled gently and long. II
il is to be eaten cold, lay it, when boiled, into
coarse earthen dish or pan, and over 1t
piece OF board the size OF the meat; pou this
prt clean stone, or a couple OF hlt-lrons, or
some other heavy weight Salt meat Is very
much improved by beng pressed. =,
ELDER OINTMENT.--Take the inside bark OF
swest elder: boil 10 a strong infusion strain it
then add equal parts of bees wax and mutton
tallos. say to one half pint OF the liquid,
niece of mutton tallow aud bees wax, each the
size of hens egg; simmer untll the water IS
ont. If softer ointment is desired, use fresh
butter instead OF mutton taliow Here you
have recipe for an ointment which Is lnvalu-
able az healing remedy for eryspeas, sores,
cuts, chilblains and sores OF al kinds, and es-
pecially excellent for burns.
MUsrY BoTTL Es--It is often the confined
air, and not the bottle that Is muSty because
N washing, the bottle being but partly tilcd
With water, the air is but partly expeIled
After washing the bottle, it should be filled to
oyerfowiug with cold water. and 1t 1t will be
found perfectly free from mustness
CHEAP VINEGAR When picking over az
oles in the cellar, have i barrel prepared with
. few holes in the bottom, standing upon an
inclined platform, aud in this throw the rotten
apples mash them up, add little water, and
3 pressure. The cider extracted Will make ez'
oelleut vinegar.