The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-21
evening State aollrmat.
MONDAY EVENING. AUG. 81, 1871.
DOMESTIC.

One pint of linseed oil, one wine glass oil
alcohol, well mixed together, and applied
with linen rag, makes good furniture
polish.
For fruit stains on napkins, table-cloths,
&C., pour hot water on the spots-rub IN
hartshorn or oxalic acid dissolved in water
1t is said that kerosene applied by means
of q moistened cloth to stoves will eflectual-
ly keep them from rusting during the sum
mer. +ff1 40t
If you wish to exterminate the cock
reaches in your house, sprinkle a little
borax around the places they usually haunt,
and they will vanish like q charm. Borax
is also the best remedy for cleaning the hair
known IN chemistry. ~ ia
70 wash flannel never rub soap upon it.
Make suds by dissolving the soap in warm
water. Rinse in warm water very cold
or hot water will shrink flannel. Shake
them out several minutes before hanging to
dry. Blankets can be washed in the same
way. a5ta rfsisfe. sr- Is
For fresh wound, fresh earth or clay is
the best remedy where there is suspected
poison. For simple cut, bind UP tightly
in the blood and don't disturb it. If the
blood is not foul, adhesion of the parts
takes place Immediately.
10 color kid gloves-Put handful OF
logwood into a bowl color with alcohol,
and let it soak until it looks strong-one
day, perhaps. Put one glove on the hand,
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and hard untI 4 shines and il will no y
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A lady writes from Virginia giving an
improved method of removing tamts from
saeats. She says taints may be removed
by boiling the meats with little soda in
the water, but it somewhat discolors the
meat, sometimes leaves a slight soda taste,
ana II the meat DC much Affected, VIII not
lenlos low al 1nc ''. M nu' I hij.le9 lleat
ne MeI wasiieu, 'neil pe. mo coiu wafer
III winch , mas peeil put lew Jumps Oh cfar-
S c, anu oiousns " ooI, az we apose ue-
iects are removed SO eiiectnally as TO seem
hlke perfectly iiesh meat: II even prevents
any ohensiVe ooor curing lhe process OF
polilhg.
Many of the diseases among farmers are
caused by their manner of living. 1t is q
notorious fact that farmers, gardeners, and
those who have mad the largest facilities Tor
raising vegetables, use much less than these
who do not and cannot raise them. lfasked
why they do not cat more peas, beans, and
etc., which they raise, their reply is, they
do not care Tor them. Generally, they
raise but one or two messes, their chief diet
being cheese, milk, butter and meats.
Now, in order to keep the blood healthy,
TIE system requires plenty OF fresh vegc-
tables. LETTUCE, beans, spinach, aspara-
gus, peas, faalsnes, cuc'lllperS, green cor'i,
etc., etc., are w,iaV af1 iiceueu, allo every
farmer who WISHES 70 n,e anu iios eHPehi
hall nc makes IN doclor , pllis sliouln iiaive
at least one aefc III hes had tbnt .a ',.1
TWO OF tnree ,aise ny pous' ei' I.S ~ et
plants ana ireslf saiaas 'nny NC ha'' 'oi
spring use. j.tr.g ,
So many people are giving up the use OF
pork and lard in any shape, and so many
more would giveit up If they had anything
to take the place OF it IN shortening, that
we give substitute for the latter. Boil one
quart Of dry, mealypotatoes. The moment I,,
they are done mash them ana siit through
a coiander. otT thofo9ghly togelner one
cup Oh urai1am iiouf ana one cup q Wliite
hour, ana thcn add the potatoes, fupohie
them evenly thi1nSh tne liour III Ille s'lliie
manner as the shortening III common PIE
crust. nave ready one cup 9i corn tiie ~,
then add L 10 the POTATOES and -four. mixing
only fill thorouohly incornorated together.
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