Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-01-09

Domestic Recipes.
CLEANING OLD ENGRAvINGs. Instead
of carbonate of soda. use the bicarbon-
ate, IN slight excess, for decomposing
chloride of lime. The reaction is very
violent, and Javelle water is easily sep
arated from the precipitate produced.
Old engravings, wood cuts, and all
kinds of printed matter that have
turned yellow are completely restored
by being immersed in it only for one
minute, without the least iujury
to the paper, if the precaurion
is taken to thoroughly wash
the article in water containing a little
hyposulphate of soda. Undyed linen
and cotton goods of all kinds, however
sollcd or dirty, are. rendered snowy
white in very short time by merely
placing them in the liquid mentioned.
For the preparation of Javelle water,
take four pounds of bicarbonate of
soda, one pound of chloride of lime
put the soda into a kettle over the fire,
add one gallon of boiling water, let it
boil from ten TO fifteen minutes, then
stir in the chloride of lime, avoiding
Jumps. When cold the liquid can be
kept IN Jug ready for use.
REMEDY FOR SCALDs AND BURNS
A correspondent writes to inform us
that the readiest and most useful
remedy for scalds and burns is an en-
brocation Of lime water and hnseed oil.
These simple agents combined form "A
thick. cream.like substance, which eff
fectually excludes the air from the in
jured parts. and allays the Inflammation
almost instantly. He mentions case
where child fell backward into bath
tub of boiling water, and was nearly
tiayed from her neck to below her hips
Her agonies were Undesirable; but,
her clothing being gently removed, and
the lime of oil preparation thickly
spread over the injured surface. she
was sound asleep in five minutes.
Subsequently the parts were carefully
washed with warm milk and water three
times "A day, the oil dressing renewed,
and the little patient rapidly recovered.
Though all the scalded skin came of,
she did not have scar. This remedy
leaves no hard coat to dry on the sores,
but softens the parts and aids nature
to repair the injury in the readiest and
most expeditions manner. The mix
ture may be procured in the drug
stores; but if not thus accessible, slaka
lump of quick lime in water, and as
soon as the water is clear mix it with
the oil and shake well. If the case IL
urgent use boiling water over the lime,
and it will become clear in five minutes
The preparation may be kept ready
bottled in the house, and it will be as
good when six months old as when first
made.
Book Morris. There are some
houses so circumstanced in regard to
dampness that they seem to conduce to
the multiplication of insects to an ex-
trsordinary degree. Thus, some places
are infested with cockroaches, especial
ly If there are water-ripes leading
extensively through the premises.
Others are beset with armies OF small
red ants, SO minute that thxy creep
through the narrowest chink into draw
ers, trunks, and closets, in search of
whatever answers their purpose for
food, but especially are they always on
the qua ciye for sweets. Literary PEG
pie are occasionally annoyed by the
depredations of minute insects, which
feed ]uxuriously on their fine books,
manuscripts and pamphlets. They
are popularity known as book moths
They appear to be in search of the paste,
glue, and sizing, which are used
by the binders. However old and dry
the books may be, if the room in which
they are kept, or the cases IN which
they are arranged, are slightly damp,
II softens the old glue or size by imbi-
bition, Just the condition required by
the invaders. In gnawing it from the
paper surface into which it originally
penetrated, they also destroy the tex
ture of the leaves, SO that costly works
are quite ruined. There is no better
remedy than placing the books at once
IN dry room where the moisture evap-
| orates ana If the sun acts upon the
! windows daily, SO much the better
The moths disappear when the paste
becomes too hard for them. Or rather
their activity is suspended, to be re-
vlved on again removing the books into
damp apartment. Russia binding is
so offensive to them that they cannot
attack books in Russia leather binding
PUMPKIN PIEs.-Cut the pumpkin
into small pieces; take ont the seeds
and inside, but DO not pare it. 1t must
be well grown and thoroughly ripened,
and net watery. Put the pieces in
saucepan, with only a few spoonfuls
of water-not more than four; cover
close and let it cook gently, so as not
to scorch, until the water has all eyap