Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-15
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

CLEANING WOOD WORK. = There Is
nothing better for cleaning painted woou-
work than piece of common lndIa-ruo-
her. Rub the wood as if you were erasihg
pencil marks, and then pass dry prush
over it. No water is necessary.
| To REMOVE STAINS FROM MATTRESSES.
Make thick paste by wetting starch
with cold water. Spread this on the siam,
first putting the mattrass in the sun. huD
this off after an hour or SO, and Ii tne ticS-
ing is not clean, try the process again.
. FRECKLE LOTIONS uriate OF ammonia,
one dram; distilled water, seven ounces
Cologne water. two drains. Another
> remedy for these unsightly marks, is 70
procure powdered inter, moisten 1t Win
water, and apply night and morning, ana
they will soon disappear.
CEMENT FOR LEATHER.-Ten parts OF
carbon disulphide and one part oil OF tur-
it nentine are mixed, and as much gutta-
percha added as will readily dissolve. Ihe
>. surface of leather must be freed, with
hot iron, from fat, and the parts once JOIN
;s ed should be well pressed until they art
firmly united.
nt To MAKE CLOTH w ATERPRooF.-lnto q
Ie half bucket of soft water put half q pouhu
of sugar of lead. In another half buckel
IN of water, put half pound alum. Sur III
;t tS dissolved and then mix the two s0iutlon'
i'' together. Stir well, let stand I'LL clea
and pour off. Put the garments in th'
ne LIQUID for "a hours, take out and hang VI
las to dry without wringing. Acetate Q
alumina is here the water-repelllng SAT-
in Az INpELIBLE RED INK.-Equal part
ar by weight of copperas and cinnabar, DOT
in fine powder and sifted, are rubbed u
all with linseed oil with muller and nnali
i'm squeezed through cloth. The thick past
can be employed for writing or stampln
ore wooden and Gotten goods, and the coie
ON remains fast after the goods nave pee
bleached. The reds usually employe
the are not fast colors, and do not resist u
nee action of bleaching agents.
ZEN. To CLEAN SILvER.-Dr. Elsner sa,
, to that het water poured off potato parln'
rs or boiled potatoes is admirably adapted
,sn clean silver. The object can be easi
p , rubbed by the fingers with the settlin
eVi of potato meal, and they become as brig
~ as they usually do when RUBBED WI
Tie tripoli. The process is particularly a
vantageous for engraved and raised
lest, iects, where the powder is liable TO cole
seen in tba cavities. German silver and plat
re- ware can be cleaned in the same way. L
tato water which has become sour Dy 10
iddy standing can be substituted for ACIDS
ugh clean copper vessels.
We uou To Rpp.Ip LEAKY RooFs.-M
together in an iron pot two parts
fruit weight of common pitch and one part
arge gutta-percha. This forms homogenet
lsant fluid much more manageable than gu'
percha alone. To repair cutters, roofs
the other surfaces, carefully clean out oil
leed: cracks all earthly matters, slightly wa
| full the edges with plumber soldering lr
then pour the cement in nnid state ul
,v,rr the cracks while hot. finishing up by
f. tho oop,ant with a m0leraI
- :, hot iron. 80 as to make good connect
e' and smooth Joint. The above Will rel
zinc, lead, or iron, and is a go3d cen
Sc iot for aquariums.
plsce no hitching post handy, horse may
safely tied in the following manner, ma
sup ": Take the reins and pass them 70
% the underneath the hub outside of the VIII
!, and and give them a hitch on to one of
smokes. If the horse start the reins
Y into drawn up, instantly checking him, an
lis. as soon as he commences to back they al
b ,tter instantly loosened. If in addition to
condi when there are pair OF horses one o
traces are}oosened, the team Will sci
nnlet- move far enough forward to start
which wagon wlthout Delng ciieShou " ~. -.
feels No team, however, should be LETT VII
even tying, if it can possibly De aVoiueu;
BEEF TEA.-A writer in the Ca
SIS An lance SNess , a mo" esTola thin +
quid- oeei.tea, d So iShJ iav II mon n board,
n day. sleah VI ~ &c Serene n In this v
'as dis WIFI case.ni III Sta;pod which con
m the req pup wiz o Do in the steak
lniseed pretty h sS we t;sSnn Mix This red
ely alb onid ,uster stirring until the pulp is
" can .HIat.I,, d;ffnsed Put the whole up
lowell p ,o1y Arc and allow II to come 81
ou see 20 . ho;, stirring all the time to pr
er say tba sooL;ng; of the nulp. In using ii
fairer ant oIjow II tn he strained. but st
settings thoroughly into the fluid.
age be- to three fluid ounces of this may be
,d con- ~ a t;n,e ;,