Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

CLEANSING WOODEN GARMENTs.-To
clean wooden garments, take q rough
sponge, dampen 1t well with weak soap
suds, and rub the spots thoroughly. Try
it.
CHAPPED HANDs.-After washing the
hands, it is very good practice to dust
them with powdered starch, rubbing
them gently. This keeps them from chap
ping.
PERspIRING HANps.-The only effective
method of preventing excessive persrir-
ing is to mix club-mOss i'm 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 hgs,
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 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. linen Dry
them by wiping and exposure at the nre:
Now get some good copal varnish, NIX II
with some bronze powder, and Apply witn
, which set the tray in an oven at q neat
from 2l2 to 300 degrees until the varnish
is dry. Two coats VIII make IL equai W
new.
JAPANESE CEMENT. - Intimately mix
the best powdered rice with little cold
} water. then gradually add boiling water
until a proper consistence is acquired, be-
, ing particularly careful to keep it well
stirred all the time; lastly, it must be
l boiled for one minute in clean saucepan
:. or earthen pipkin. This glue Is beauti-
!; fully white, almost transparent, for which
Z reason it is well adapted for fancy, paper
= work, which requires a strong and Color
u less cement.
e To Color BLACK.-For a full dress,
= take two ounces of extract of logwood
I; and the same of blue vitriol; dissolve the
n yitriol in sufficient soft water to cover the
e goods put them in wet in suds, simmer
e two hours; then wash in three suds'
II Throw away the vitriol water and wash
n the kettle. Make the dye with the ex'
l. tract in plenty of water putin the goods
:. and let them simmer two hours longer
lie stirring very often to prevent spottlng
ss Rinse well In cold water, and wash clear
u in suds.
| HLANT lREES.-I ldnt blCCo al viz So
n den. along the sidewalks and roads. A
he few trees In the bleak pasture will i'm
b. prove the appearance of ranches, as wei
DR. as serving in time for grateful shade TO-
u the stock in the long, hot days of the DIR.
season. 1t is a well-established fact tina
trees attract moisture, and eyerybod,
knows they add much to the attractive
ness of place. This is most favorabl
n time for the work; the ground Is warn
r. and moist, and trees set out with ordinar.
es care are bound to grow. Therefore, plan
n trees-plant fruit trees, and in few year
or you can raise your own fruit; plant tree
ne for fuel. and your children that come afte
re YOU will bless your theughtfuiness; plan
20 trees along the highways, and in fey
ey short years you can reap the reward 9
lr- your industry by banus from the boar
ly of supervisors plaEt also shade trees
ct and when the infirmities of age Gem
lie. upon YOU, YOU can sit under your ow
ly vine and fig tree, conscious OF havin
lat done your duty, with none to modest
%, make you afraid.
lu' AN old coffee drinker tells an el
~, change something about his beverage
mS Sail give you lOng-tried receipt! sa
h9 for two persons? We will buy our coft
;Hu of grocer taat we can rely upon to CIV
i1s us pure Java, and fresh Drowned. w
iar VIII Ouly
,ar two pounds-so as to keep it fresh. hay
~, I'm it ground, sent home, AID immediatel
h he put into our tightly closed caniste
'ne Now we are ready for some boiling waite
which first use to scald out the coffee-p'
us we are to use in making it, and see that
at is perfectly clean; then dip into boy
I ra- two tablespoons full of your coffee fro
I ler your canister; break an egg, take ON
OF ol, fourth of both yolk and white careful
1la with teaspoon-for, If the egg is put
me ne cool place it will serve several time
lTu add the egg to the coffee, stir it, pourir
10y in little cold water, until you can be
Ter it thoroughly then have three or fol-
ne cups of water boiling in the cofee-pe
on and stir your mixture Of egg and coff
en- into it, setting it on where it is hot b
err only let it boil up two minutes, then
VIC it where it will keep hot, but not DO
and pour out half cup of the coffee
clear the nozzle of the pot, and thro
it in again, which will settle it; and VIII
your breakfast is dished up you will ha
oou beverage fit to set before king!-N
us Times.