The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-05-04
Things Worth knowing.

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Things Worth knowing.
Itis claimed that rats maybe@pre-
vented from gnawing harness by mix
ing with the oil applied a little cay
enne pepper, say a teaspoontul4, to the
quart. The rats get bite for bite,
and clear out before doing any dam
age, feeling uncommoly smart.
Thunder sours milk and kills oys-
ters." You may loads vessel to its
utmost capacity, start for market,
and n good round clap of thunder
will kill every oyster in the vessel
Immediately. Pounding with an axe
upon the deck of when oys-
tiers are therein, OF pounding on the
sides of vesselwithIa heavy weight
will kill every oyster that feels the
jar; but thunder fetches them every
pop. lid r. a ID
The process of Ecannings~eggs~ IN
their own shells was recently explain
ed at a meeting of s.the New York
Farmers Club. When two or three
dozen eggs are obtained from the
nests, place them in a dish and pour
scalding water over them, and lmme-
diately turn it off. This, process is
repeated three times, by which means
the albumem is fixed or coagulated,
the pores of the eggs. closed and the
egg as itswere canned in its own COW
efing. The eggs thus prepared are
then packed III salt, with the apex4'
downward, and they are said to Keep
perfectly fresh for many months.
There is Il very simple method to
clean paint when it becomes dirty, if
our housewives would adopt it would
save a great deal Of trouble. Pro
vide a plate with some of the best
whiting to be hady and haveTready
some clean warm water and a piece
offannel, which Dip into the water
and suqeeze nearly dry ; then take as
much whiting as Will adhere to it, APP
ply it to the painted surface, when a
little rubbing will instantly remove
any grease or dirt. After which
wash Wen with clean water, rubbing
1t dry with a soft c!Iamois. Paint,
thus cleaned looks as well as when
first laid on, without any injury to the
most delicate coiors.1 1t is far better
than using soap, and does not require
more than half the time and labor.
Experiments have been made in
Prussia, at the suggestion OF the Min
lister of War, to test the protecting
powers of petroleum against the rava-
ges of moths. The Militar Wochen-
blat announces the conclusions at
which the committee. of inquiry have
arrived. 1t is found that i.rpregna-
ton with reetified, neutral petroleum,
prevents moths from depos:tiEg their
eggs Insults and is-consequently a
protection against moth-eatrng, but
this preservation seems to he effectual
ouly so long as these clothes or other
objects distinctly retain the o,lor of
the petroleum 1t is. therefore rec
commended to enclose the impregnated
articles in tight closing eases or boxes
! and to renew the impregnati)n with
petroleum every spring, or, perhaps
even more frequently.
If brooms are wet in boiling suds
once a week, they will become very
tough, will not cut the carpet, last
much longer and sweep lrkeSa new
broom, A very dusty carpet may
be cleaned by setting a pail of cold
water out by the door, vet the broom
in it, knock it to get off all the drops,
sweep a yard or so, then wash the
broom as before and sweey again, be-
ing careful to shake all the drops off
| the broom, and not to sweep far at a
time. If done with care it viii clean
Il carpet very nicely and you will be
surprised at the quantity of DIRT in
the water. The water may need
changing once or twice if the carpet
is very dusty, Snow sPrinkled over
a carpet and swept off before it has
time to melt and dissolve, is also nice
for renovating a soiled carpet. 11ois-
tened indian meal Is used with good
effect by so ne house-keepaIs, and salt
by others.
!, 1t may be convenient to know a
a ready method OF closing up cracks,
which are not uncommon, in 'cast-iron
stoves ; and we are assured that the
following recipe h. a reliable one:-
Good wood ashes are to be sifted
through a fine sieve, to which is add
ed the same quantity of CLAW fnely
puIverized, together with Il little salt.
The mixture has to be mofstened with
water enough to make Il paste, and
the crack of the stove filed with. it
This Gem ent does not peel or break
away, AMI assume an extreme degree
of hardness after being heated. The
stove must be cool when the applica-
ton is made. The same substance
may be used in setting in the plates
of a sto We, or fitting stove pipes,
serving to render all the joints perfect
ly tight .