The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20
VALUABLE RECIPES.


To MAKE FINE CAsToI HAIR OIL
and perfume to suit.
FIVE DOLLAR RECIPE FOR MAKING
VIHrGAR.-Take 120 parts OF water, II of
bran. 3 of brown sugar.-1 OF cream ami
/. of sour dough left some weeks in a
warm place. .aT.
+, To MAKE BLACK INK.-Take ounces
coperas. II ounces nutgall. s ounces log
wood, 8 ounces vinegar, ! ounce gum
arabic. L, ounce glycerine. 4S ounces
water. PulvcriZc and boil for an hour
together. ~ I;. H''at
A CHEAP MucILAGE FOR MERCHANTS
AND OTHERs.--Takc white glue and dis
solve in water. by heat. then add Il small
bit of alum. and you have splendid ar
ticlc of mucilagc for few cents.
ToCLEaN OLD RIBBONs.--Old ribbons
will look quite renewed if washed in
cool suds made of fine soap and ironcd
when damp. Cover the ribbon. with a
clean cloth and pass the iron over that
If YOU wish to stiffen the ribbon, dip it,
while drying, int gum arabic water.
White silk gloves wash well, and should
DC dried on the hands. Never dampcn
bonnet ribbon and iron it wct--it makes
it stiff as horn.
To REMOVE IROS RCsT.--Iron rust i
removed by salt niNed with lemon quicc
Mildew. by dipping i'm sour buttermilk
and LAYING i'm the sun. lax stains may
be sometimes taken out by smearing
with hot tallow. left OH when the stained
article goes to the wash. Freezing will
take out old fruit stains, and scalding
with boiling water will remove those
that have never been through the wash
UTILIZING LEATHER ScRAPs.--A mate
ri which can be pressed into the form
may be made from leather scraps by
cutting them into small pieces and keep
ing them tor several days in chloride oil
sulphur; in this way they become lard
and brittle. After being washed they
arc dried. ground to powder and mixed
with glue, or Il solution OF gum arabic.
or amy other adhesive substance. when
the mixture is ready for the mouldS.
How're MAKE A BRICK OvrN.--Many
Il housckccpcr longs for Il good oid-f;isli
ion brick oven, especially Wien there arc
several loaves of bread aud Il dozen
pumpkin pies to DC baked ut once.
A brick oven built in the old style, out
Of doors. entirely separated from The
dwelling house. is more desirable and
more safe. 50 tar Us danger from fire is
concerned. than if built by tue, side OF
the fire place. in the house. a good brick
oven for baking bread. pies and cakes is
worth all the ranges and cOOk-stOveS
that one could store in his kitchen. In
such AN oven everything will be baked
Just right. above aud below. through and
through. After Il foundation has been
prcparcd. let two courses of hard brick
be laid for the bottom of the oven. Then
build the mouth and part of the sides.
until il Is desirable to begin to draw the
sides inward. when sand or mellow earth
may be placed on the foundation, and
the surface smoothcd off and pressed
down to the desired form of the oven.
Now let the brick-work be built over
this form of sand. Let two courses of
hard bricks be laid over the form with
the best of mortar. After the last bricks
have been Laid the sand may be removed.
The bricks should be soaked for several
hours previous to being laid, so that
they will not absorb the moisture of the
mortar until it has set Such an oven
will cost but few dollars. Many peo-
pie can collect sufficient number of
loose bricks and pieces around their
dwellings to build brick oven. Besides
this. any intelligent man, thou gh only
half mechanic, can build such an oven
about as well as o mason.