The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11
VALUABLE RECIPES.

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| To CUT GLass.-Any hard steel tool
(says the Boston journal Of Chemistry
will cut glass with facility when kept
freely wet with camphor dissolved III
| iurpentinc. The ragged edges OF glass
| vessels may also bc thus easily smooth
\ al by a Hat file.
| To Cool A ROOM-Wet a cloth Of any
size, the larger the better, and suspend
il i'm the room. Let the ventilation bo
kgood, and the will sink from
I ten to twenty degrees In less than, an
hodr.
| TO REMOVE GLASS SToPPERs.-When
the stopper of glass decapter is too
| tight, a cloth wet with hot water and ap-
piled to the neck, will cause the glass to
| expand, and the stopper may DO remov-
Cd In phials the warmth of the hands
may lie sufficient.
| To IMPROVE GILDING.-Mix a gill OF
water with two ounces of purified nitre,
ono ounce of alum, one ounce of COM
mon salt; lay this over gilt articles with
a brush, and their color will be very
much improved.
To PREVENT GLUE FROM SMELLING
BAD.-A tea-spoonful of saltpetre ad :
dcd TO large pot full of glue will effect
ually prevent 1t from smelling bad; be-
sides, it causes it to dry faster and hard
or than it would without it.
To GIVE GLOSS TO LEATHER.-Ap-
ply the white of eggs, beaten up with an
equal quantity OF cold water, a little su-
gar candy being added. 1t is perfectly
transparent, dries in few minutes, and
is not rendered sticky by hot hand,
nor affected by the weather.
CLEANING TIN WARE.--Ar experience
ed housekceper says the best thing for
cleaning tin ware is common soda. She
gives the following directions: "Damp-
en- cloth and dip i'm soda and rub the
ware briskly, after which wipe dry.
Any blackcned ware can be made to
l,Ok as well as new" ~ sAf-t 90 lli Z
BRUISES on FURNITURE.-Wet the
part with warm water; double piece
of brown paper five or six times, soak in
the warm water, and .ay it on the place;
apply on that a warm, but not hot, flat
iron, till the moisture is evapOrated. If
the bruise he not gone, repeat tho pro-
cess. After two or three applications
the dent or bruise will be raised to the
surface. If the bruise be small, merely
soak il with warm water, and hold red
hot iron near the surface, keeping the
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soon disappear.
To WASH HAIR BRUSHES
brushes, however dirty, may be washed
and kept good for years, without loss of
stiffness, by putting a small handful of
soda into pint jug of boiling water.
When the soda is melted, put in the
brush and stir it about till clean: Rinse
it i'm cold water, and dry in the sun or
by the fire. The quicker it dries, the
harder the bristles will be.
To Color SCARLET.-One or. cochi-
neal, ono or. muriate of tin, for one
pound of wooden goods. Pulverize the
cochineal thoroughly by pounding.
Put two pals of soft water i'm brass or
porcelain kettle. Put the cochineal i'm
bag, and while the water is coming to a
boil, squeeze it out with the hands, then
add the other ingredients, put i'm the
goods and let them boil one hour, con-
stantly stirring.
COURT PLASTER-BalSam OF bcnZoin
one part, alcohol twelve parts, mix
then isinglass two parts, and water bare
ly sufficient to dissolve. Strain the two
solutions separately. then mix them.
For use, place the bottle i'm warm water,
and give the silk, previously strained on
rollers, ten or twelve coats with brush;
when dry, give it coat OF the following;
Ohio turpentine one part, tincture of
benzoin two parts.
TO MAKE YELLOW INK.-This ink,
sometimes useful in making pen and
ink sketches, is prepared thus: Take
French berries, Ia yellow berry sold by
Drugyists,) one ounce, alum half an
ounce, rain or distilled water halfa pint,
gum arabic quarter of an ounce. Boil
l.n ,.-hn IL tnsr l,nr f.Nr nl, nf<.1.f
ten minutes, then strain through a fine
muslin; when cold tits fit for use. The
berries may be obtained from dry-salt-
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To RENDER 1NFLAMMABLE MATERI-
AIS FIRE-PRooF.-A coating of a mix
ture of borax and sulphate of magnesia,
Epson salts,) or of mixture of sui
phate of ammonia and sulphate of lime,
is recommended by w. Braun Miller. of
Vienna, in a recent published report
concerning some practical experiments
with preparations for preventing the
spread of fire. The authors reputation
rs a metallurgist and chemist is a guar
antec for the correctness of his opinion
and the reliability of his experiments.
Engineering aud Mining Journal.
To Color BLACK.-For one pound of
goods, take an ounce of logwood extract
and about one tablespoonful of coppe>
ras; dissolve the copperas in about one
and a half gallons Of soft water, boiling
hot; stir it up, put in the goods, and let
il simmer for fifteen or twenty minutes,
then ring out arid wash in a good hot
suds. Dissolve your logwood in about
the same Quantity of clear, boiling wa
ter, put in your goods, stirring it often
to prevent spotting; let them boil slowly
for half an hour, or until tLey are as
black rs you desire; take out and hang
up, and let them dry. Wash i'm a good
suds, and rinse in clear water.
How TO SLEEP.-It is better, gener-
ally. to sleep on the back, but it is well
either side, not always on the right, nor
always on the left, but on both. Tho
question is often put to us, "Why is my
head lop-sided or larger on one side?''
1t may be accounted for by always lying
on one side. Young mothers are apt to
place the child always in one position
when putting it 10 bed, and the skull
being soft and thin, the brain grows
most on the under side, and finally as
suincs permanently this irregular and
uneven shape. In cholera times, or
when the bowels are cold, constipatcd
and inactive, it is well to lie on the
belly, and thus keep the bowels warm.-
I'aarnotogicat Joa'9'dt. s..
SALVE FOR CHAPPED HANDS, ETC
| The following is a well-tested, excellent
| remedy for cbapped hands and sores
of tkis nature. Put together equal
weights of fresh unsalted butter, tallow,
bceswax, land stoned raisins; simmer
until the raisins are done to crisp, but
not burned. Strain and pour into cups
10 cool. Rub the hands thoroughly with
| il, and though they will smart at first
they will soon feel comfortable and
heal quickly.
For TIE TEETII.-At tho American
| Dental Association some time ago the
| Committee on Dentrifices and Washes
recommended the following receipt for a
tooth powder: Prepared chalk, three
| pounds; prilverized Peruvian bark, two
! pounds; Orris root, one pound; white
crushed sugar, one and one half pounds;
CASTLE soap, ono ounce; carbonate of
soda, one ounce; Oil of saSsafras, eighty
drops. TO make tooth paste add TO the
| foregoing three ounces ofglycerine and a
sufficient quantity of honey to make the
| preparation of the proper consistency.
SALT WITH NUTs.-One time while en-
joying visit from an Englishman,
hickory nuts were served in the even
| ing, when my English friend called for
salt, stating that he knew of case of a
woman eating heartily of nuts i'm the ev-
ening who was taken violently ill. The
celebrated DIR. Abernethy was sent for.
| but il was after he had become too fond