Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-03-15
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

CLEANING WOOD- WORK. - Inere Is
nothing better for cleaning painted woou-
work than piece of common lndia-lup
Der. Rub the wood as if you were erasihS
pencil marks, and then pass dry prush
over it. No water is necessary.
To REMOVE STAINS FROM MATTRESSES.
Make thick paste by wettlng starch
with cold water. Spread this on the STAN
first putting the mattrass in the sun. kuO
this off after an hour or so. and II the tics-
ing is not clean, try the process again.
FRECKLE LOTIoNs.-Muriate of ammonia,
one dram; distilled water, seven ounces
Cologne water, two drains. Another
remedy for these unsightly marks, Is 10
procure pOwdered inter, moisten it With
water, and apply night and morning, anu
they will soon disappear.
| CEMENT FOR LEATHER.--Ten parts OF
carbon disulphide and one part OIL OF tur-
pentine are mixed. and as much gutta-
percha added as will readily dissolve. The
surface of leather must be freed, with
hot iron, from fat, and the parts once join
ed should be well pressed until they art
firmly united.
To MAKE CLOTH WATERPROOF.-lnto
half bucket of soft water put half a pound
of sugar of lead. In another half bucket
of water, put half pound alum. Sur I'LL
dissolved and then mix the two solutions
tO"ather. Stir WILL, let stand till clear
and pour off. Put the garments in the
liquid for "a hours. take out and hang up
to dry without wringing. Acetate OF
alumina is here the water-repelling salt.
To CLEAN SILvER.-Dr. Elsner says
that hot water poured off potato parlnSs
or boiled potatoes is admirably adapted to
clean silver. The object can be easily
5 rubbed by the fingers with the settings
e of potato meal, and they become as bright
u as they usually do when rubbed Wit
a tripoli. The process is particularly al
e vantageOus for engraved and raised Cd
J. iects, where the powder is liable to c0llec
: i'm the cavities. German silver ana piate'
It ware can be cleaned in the same way. 10
e tatO water which has become sour by Ions
e standing can be substituted for ACIDS Il
: clean copper vessels.
:. How TO REpAIR LEAKY ROOFs.-Mel
together in an iron pot two parts b.
e weight Of common pitch and one part o
e curta-percha. This forms hOmogeneOu
+ fluid much more manageable than gutta
u percha alone. TO repair cutters, roofs. o
|, other surfaces, carefully clean out OF tn
IL cracks all earthly matters, slightly warn
:. the edges with plumbers soldering iron
Is then pour the cement in fluid state upO
'e the cracks while hot. finishing up by &C
N ing over the cement with a moderated
v hot iron, so as to make a good cOnnectlO
u and smooth Joint. The above will repal
T. zinc, lead, or iron, and is good cemer
&c for aquariums.
W To FAsTEN A HORSE.-When there
1e no hitching post handy, a horse may I
r safely tied i'm the following manner, mann
Dr ": Take the reins and pass them roun
Z underneath the hub outside of the whee
~ and give them a hitch on to one OF I'll
,u Spokes. If the horse start the reins al
IL drawn up, instantly checking him. and :
cr soon as he commences to back they are
IL instantly lOOsened. If in addition to tn
when there are pair of horses one OF Il
traces are lOOsened, the team will seldo
We move far enough forward to start Il
he wagon without being checked by the bit
s. No team. however, should be left withO'
ul tying. if it can possibly be avoided.
he BEEF TEA.-A writer in the Cdnac
a Lancet gives new process for makir
ul beef.tea. as follows: "Take thin run
lis steak of beef, lay it upon a board, al
to with case-knife scrape it. In this way
he red pulp will be obtained, which csntai
lite pretty much everything in the steak, e
or cept the fibrOus tissue. Mix this red pu
he thoroughly with three times its bulk
re- cold water, stirring until the pulp is Col
w. pletely diffused. Put the whole upon
moderate fire and allow it to come slow
he to boil, stirring all the time to preve
,at the 'caking' of the pulp. In using this
mo- not allow it to be strained, but stir t
IS settings thoroughly into the fluid. y
mt to three fluid ounces of this may be Civ
ov at q Time"