The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-02-06
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

CLEANING WooD WORK. - There is
nothing better for cleaning painted wood
work than piece of common India-rlib-
ber. Rub the wood as If yoti were erasng
pencil marks, and then pass a dry brush
over it. No water is necessary.
To REMOVE STAINS FROM MATTRESSES.
Make q thick paste by wetting starch
with cold water. Spread this on the stain,
first putting the mattrass in the sun. Rub
this OIL after an hour or so, and if the tick
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 to
procure powdered inter, moisten it with
water, and apply night and morning, and
they will soon disappear.
CEMENT FOR LEATHER.-Te 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 ii1ust be freed, with a
hot iron, from fat, and the parts once join
ed should be well pressed until they arc
firmly united.
To MAKE CLOTH WATERPRoor.-Intoa a
half bucket of soft water put half pound
of sugar of lead. In another half bucket
OF water, put half hound alum. Stir till
dissolved and then mix the two solutions
together. Stir well, let stand till clear
and pour off. Put the garments in the
liquld for "a hours, take out and hang up
to dry without wringing. Acetate OF
alumina Is here the water"repelling salt
that hot vat %atet poitred of potato parinsss
or boiled potatoes is admirably adapted tC
clean silver. The object can be easily
rubbed by the fingers with the settings
Of potato meal, and they become as bright
as they usually do when rubbed with
tripoli. The process is particularly adj
vantageous for engraved and raised OBJ
jccts, where the powder is liable TO collec
in the cdvities. German silver and PLATED
ware can be cleaned in the same way. Po
tato water which has become sour by Ions
standing can be substituted for acids tt
clean copper vessels.
How TO REPAIR LEAKY RooFs.-Mel
together In an irUu pot two parts by
weight of common pitch and one part O.
gutta-percha. This forms a homogeneous
fluid much more manageable than gutta
percha alone. TO repair cutters, roofs, o.
other surfaces, carefully clean opt of tn,
cracks all earthly matters, slightly warn
the edges with plumbers soldering iron
then pour the cement in Iiuid state upoi
the cracks while hot, finishing up by go
ing over the cement with a moderated,
hot iron, so as to make good connection
and smooth Joint. The above will repai
zinc, lead, or iron, ahd Is good cemen
for aquariums.
To FAsTEN A HoRsE.-When there i
no hitching post handy, a horse may b
safely tied in the following manner, name
ly: Take the reins and pass them roun,
underneath the hub outside of the wheel
and give them hitch on to one of tn
spokes. If the horse start the reins ar
drawn up, instantly checking him, and a
soon as he commences to back they are a
instantly loosened. If in addition to thi
when there are pair of horses one of th
traces are loosened, the team will seldom
move far enough forward to start tn
!, wagon without being checked by the bits
No team, however, should be left withou
tying, if it can possibly be avoided.
BEEF TEA.--A writer in the Ca,aad
Lancet gives new process for maxim
beef-tea as follows: "Take a thin rum
steak of beef, lay it upon a board, an
with case-knife scrape it. In this way
red pulp will be obtained, which contain
pretty much everything in the steak, eA
cept the tibrous tissue. Mix this red pul
? thoroughly with three times its bulk {
cold water, stirring Until the pulp Is con
: pletely difftlsed. Put the whole upon
moderate fire and allow it to come slowl
2 to boil, stirring all the time to prever
t the 'caking' of the pulp. In using this
: not allow it to be strained, but stir tn
. settings thoroughly into the fluid. On
t to three fluid ounces of this may be give
, at tnne,'