The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-04-03
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.


CHAPpEp UANps.-After washing the
hands, it is a very good practice TO- dust
them with powdered starch, rubbing
them gently. This keeps them fl ON chap
ping.
PERspIRINe HANDs.-The only effective
method of preventing excessive persplr-
ing is to mix club-moss In the water when
washing them. They should be washed
two or three time day in tepid water,
with the club-moss, which need only be
used in the morning.
BEVERAGE OF FIGS AND APPLEs.-Have
two quarts of water boiling, split six iigs,
and cut two apples into six or eight
slices each; boil the whole together twen-
ty minutes; pour the liquid into basin
to cool, and pass through a sieve, when it
is ready for use. The figs and apples may
be drained for eating with little boiled
rice.
To JAPAN OLD TEA-TRAYs. - First
clean them thoroughly with soap and
water and little rotten-stone. Then dry
them by wiping and exposure at the fire.
Now get some good copal varnish,. mix II
with some bronze powder. and apply WIN
brush to the denuded parts. After
which set the tray in an oven at neat
from 212 to 300 degrees until the varnish
is dry. Two coats will make 1t equal TO
new.
JAPANESE CEMENT. - Intimately mix
the best powdered rice with little cold
water, then gradually add. boiling wafer
until proper consistence is acquired, be-
ing particularly careful to keep it well
stirred all the time; lastly, it must be
boiled for one minute in clean saucepan
or earthen pipkin. This glue is beauti-
fully white, almost transparent, for which
reason it is well adapted for fancy paper
work, which requires strong and color
less cement.
To Color BLACK.-For a full dress,
take two ounces of extract of logwood
and the same of blue vitriol; dissolve the
vitriol in sufficient soft water to cover the
goods put them in wet in suds, simmer
two hours: then wash in three suds.
| Throw away the vitriol water and wash
the kettle. Make the dye with the ex-
tract in plenty of water; putin the goods
and let them simmer two hours longer,
stirring very often to prevent spotting
Rinse well in cold water, and wash clean
in suds.
PLANT TREEs.-Plant trees in the gar.
den, along the sidewalks and roads. A
few trees in the bleak pasture will i'm
prove the appearance OF ranches, as vel
as serving in time for grateful shade fol
the stock in the long, hot days of the dry
season. 1t is a well-established fact thai
trees attract moisture, and everybody
knows they add much to the attractive
ness of a place. This is a most favorable
time for the work; the ground is warn
and moist, and trees set out with ordinary
care are bound to grow. Therefore, plan
trees-pant fruit trees, and in few year!
you can raise your own fruit; plant tree'
for fuel. and your children that come afte
you will bless your theughtfuiness; plan
trees along the highways, and in few
short years you can reap the reward o
your industry by bonus from the boarC
of supervisors; plant also shade trees
and when the intirmities of age com
upon you, you can sit under your owl
vine and fig tree, conscious of havin;
done your duty, with none to molest o
make you afraid.
AN old coffee drinker tells an eX
change something about his beverage
Sail give you long-tried receipt? sa
of grocer that we can rely upon to Civ
us pure Java, and fresh Drowned. w
will only buy small quantity-not owe
two pounds-so as to keep it fresh, hav
it ground, sent home, ard immediatel
put into our tightly closed canister
Now we are ready for some boiling water
which first use to scald out the coffee-po
we are to use in making it, and see that
is perfectly clean; then dip into a bow
two tablespoons full of your coffee fror
your canister; break an egg, take ONT
fourth of both yolk and white CAREFUL
with a teaspoon if the egg is put i
a cool place it will serve several times
add the egg to the coffee, stir it, pourin
in little cold water, until you can bes
it thoroughly then have three or fou
cups of water boiling in the coffee-po
and stir your mixture of egg and cofft
into it, setting it on where it is hot br
only let it boil up two minutes, then 81
it where it will keep hot, but not boi
and pour out half cup of the coffee
clear the nozzle of the pot, and thro
it in again, which will settle it; and whe
your breakfast is dished up you will hay
a beverage fit to set before king IN.
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