Richland beacon., 1873-02-22
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

THE Improved Johnny-Cak9.-One
cun of corn.meal and one of flour, two
tablespOontuls of mOlasSes teaSpOohioi
of salt wet with buttcrmilk, adding
teaspoonful of saleratus.
To apparently bu n water. I'LL a ga
lamp with water in the presence Oh tiio
company. and put into it for WICK
piece of gum camphor. The lamp may
not he quite full. and the camphor may De
left TO float upon the surface OF the Wtter'
On touching lighted match 10 ihe ealli-
phor. it shoots up clear, steaus i..' ~
and seems to sink below the surface Oh liie
water. so that the flame Is surrouhueu U!
the LIQUID. 1t will burn for very io"S
time If the camphor be ignitcd i'll a
large dish OF water, it VIII coIiiiioii'N
float about while it burns
70 change the faces of group to a llvid'
deathly whiteness. and to destroy coiol1,
saturate a half teacupful of common sait
in alcohol, and burn it on plate III
dark room. Let the salt soak few MN
utes before igniting. The flame VIII oes-
troy the most brilliant cOlOrs in the rooiii'
and the bright dresses of the company
seem to be changed. Let each one put
his face behind the flame, and 1t VIII pre-
sent a most hideous and CHASTITY spectacle
To those who stand before it. TINS Is a
very seryiceable experiment to make III
tabjeaux. where anguish, terror or deaI'l
is to be represented. The change wrought
| by the flame. when the essentials are
properly prepared, is very surprising II;
When oil paints are used Tor metaiiil
: surfaces that are subjected TO neat, the!
= turn yellow and brown from the ouriiilis
of the organic portion OF the paint. II
1 instead OF oil, soluble glass be USED, tlet'
4 | at1in
bic substance TO brown IL. Ilii'
, white mixed with soluble glas'
4 of from 400 to so b.. to the conslsten
e cv of ordinary paint, forms beautilu
t and permaneiit color that will stand IN.
: renuired heat. without browning ant
: blistering. and can only be removed o.
f mechanical means. A not very larS
It quantity should be mixed at one time, "a
: n chemical change takes place and III
/ paint hardenS.
5 Trek newspapers about your plants
s fair friends as YOU tuck the warm Dianh
L cts about Yourselves, at night. anu you
a plants will come out i'll the morning
,i The trostiest night, bright and greer
n But. if the fires are all out, and the mel
Is cury sinks below 80. in the rooms wher
1t the plants stand, even the newspaper
r may not prove sufficient prOtecuoi
II Flower lover, however, usually cove
h nm fire enough in stoves, furnaces an
W fire-places to prevent the alhospncre
t. their rooms from sinking too low: an
j. the newspapers will permit the plants
of stand in their respective places wltho'
Il harm. 90,
is How TO SWEEP A CARPET.-Inerc a.
at three ways to sweep a carpet-One rlgl
a and two wrong ways. One wrong wa
Il is to hold the broom nearly in front
~ the generator. with the handle incline
n; backward toward him. then press 90"
w as forward thrust is given, thus thro,
ed inc the heaviest dirt half way across q
ir- room. while the lightest particles are Sc
tie wbirlipg about. covering. as they settl
Ill every article of furniture. AnOth
ng wrong way to sweep a carpet is to mo
IL the broom forward with heavy, ORA
en- ing stroke, by which the material 10
D.: removed is pressed into the carpet. rat
Ell err than worked gently along on the 81
ce- face. If either of these wrong ways
I'm adopted, the broom will wear out the ca
IN pet more than it is worn by the Cccupai
OF of the dwelling. When a sweeper G
lects dust-pan full of the nap of the C;
pet every time it is swept. new one
soon be required. The right way to swe
is to incline the handle little forward, tn
- give a light. drawing stroke, allowing
yer broom to hardly touch the carpet, \
~, III one-half the weight of the broom shot
i u, be allowed to press on the carpet as
~ ~ dirt is moved forward. Let the dirt
on,, moved and rolled along very lightly.
wv a generous supply of tea grounds, SIN
'i ;n bits Of wet paper, or clean and wet sa
i is dust. can be spread over the carpet BET.
is Is the sweeping is commenced, all the fl
III T1 dirt will adhere to the wet material.
en- GU, little smart woman, who is a terror
INV dirt, will frequently hurl it about
o tme room as if it were impelled by VIII
GU GU wind, and when the task is ended, ]
a of dust-pan will contain scarcely enough
% oi pay for sweeping. But by using &C
, COS broom, having a long, elastic brush,
the touching the carpet very Lightly, 1t
; ';n, scarcely require the strength OF en-
INV to sweep a large parlor in few minul
't -. Scarcely one hOusekeeper in fifty und
az L stands how to sweep carpet correctly
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