The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-02
THINGS USEFUL.

THINGS USEFUL.
To Remove TAI, TURPFNTrNE. Ere.
"A correspondent of the Medical and
Surgical Reporter has accidentally dis
covered that mixture of the pulver-
lied extract of hquorice with oil of
aniseed will dissolve and remove Venice
turpentine, tar, pitch, or D.. any sticky
substance that resists soap and water,
from glass, porcelain, or the human
body. It is entirely harmless to the
skin, and yet will remove these sub
stances as promptly and as thoroughly
as soap and water viii remove common
dirt. For cleaning tar or pitch from
the skin, make mixture about the con-
sistency of thick cream, and rub on
thoroughly with the hand then follow
with piece OF good soap, a sponge,
and warm soft water.
DOMESTIC Co1oRlNG.-A lady. whose
address we have mislaid, sends us the
following: Some one has asked about
coloring. Here is recipe to color
orange Take copperas a half pound,
and two large heaping spoonfuls of sal
soda. Dissolve in two separate dishes
of warm water. Wiring the material
out of the copperas solution, and then
dry. Let it air a short time, then wiring
again as before, until the cloth has
passed through the liquids three times.
1t will make cotton cloth very bright if
done in sunny day. This colors sew
eral pounds. The bark of the common
yellow willow, set with copperas, and
colored in an iron vessel, makes a per-
manent slate color on cotton. It is very
useful for coloring Innings, cotton stock
ings, etc.
CLEANING SILKS AND WooLHNs.-A
new substance for cleaning and whiten-
ing silks and woolens consists of weak
solution of the sulphuret of sodium, or
of potassium, this having a very re-
markable effect in removing the fat
from the wool and the gum from silk.
In the case of silk, the bath must be
boiling but for the wool the tempera-
ture of the alkaline sulphuret should
not exceed 122 degrees F. The more
gum there is on the fibre of the silk the
greater is the amount of the sulphuret
needed in the solution. The eliminates
of soda and potassa have also been used
for the same purpose.
COOKING STEAK.-This comes from
headquarters and may be considered as
near infallibility as human nature can
attain. First, get tender steak; no
matter what part it is from, so it is ten
der let it be three-fourths of an inch
thick. Cook it at the last moment,
when every other dish is ready to be set
on the table. Use wire broiler if you
can get one. Have hot fire, and when
it is crisped on one side turn it owe
and crisp it on the other. If fat drops
and blazes, throw pinch of salt on the
Goals. Don't do anything else while it
is cooking. Have your plate hot, and a
lump of butter melting in the bottom.
Put butter on the upper side, and eat in
five minutes after cooking. More steak
is spoiled by slow cooking than by any
other fault.
CHICKEN DRESSED AS TERRAPINs.-
Boil fine, large, tender chicken; when
done, and while yet warm, cut 1T from
the bones into small pieces, as for
chicken salad ; put it into a stew-pan,
with one gill of boiling water; then
stir together, until perfectly smooth,
one quarter of a pound of butter, one
teaspoonful of flour, and the yelk of
one egg; which add to the chicken, half
at a time, stirring all well together;
then season with salt and pepper. After
letting it simmer about ten minutes,
add half a gill of Madeira wine, and
send to table hot.
Old ribbons will look quite re-
newed if washed in cool suds made of
fine soap and ironed when damp. Cover
the ribbon with Il clean cloth and pass
the iron over that. If you wish to
stiffen the ribbon, dip it, while drying,
into gum arabic water White silk
gloves wash well, and should be dried
on the hands. Fever dampen bonnet
ribbon and iron it wet-it makes it stiff
as horn.
Iron rust is removed by salt mixed
with lemon juice. Mildew, by dipping
in sour buttermilk and laying in the
sun. Ink stains may be sometimes
taken out by smearing with hot tallOw,
left on when the stained article goes to
the wash. Freezing will take out old
fruit stains, and scalding with boiling
water will remove those that have never
been through the wash.
When hoop-skirt is soiled, put it
into tub of hot suds, and rub it with
d clean scrubbing brush or whisk broom.
Rinse it and hang it in the sun. It will
be whitened, but little sitter than be-
fore.
Dry white wooden stockings on
shingles cut the right shape and size.
Each member of the family should ha e
a pair or more of these stocking boards.
Pin the hose over the upper edges and
hang on the line by strings, to dry.
They cannot shrink and need no ironing.
SARATOGA ROLLs.-Beat six eggs to-
gether, put half cup of sugar in it,
one cup of lard and one of butter;
then add three teacups of bakers yeast
from recipe for that. If the yeast is at
all sour add a little soda. Beat it well
and stir in gradually one gallon of sift-
ed -four. Work it well, making it
soft dough, and put it to rise. Two
hours before baking, make the rolls out;
place them in your pans or oven to rise
and bake in time for breakfast or tea.
To REMOVE WARTs.-Take good in
digo, such as is used by the laundress (; !
soak it in water; with a knife pare away
the surface of the warts so as to cause
the blood to flow. Wipe off the blood
and drop the indigo water on them.
Very large ones may require second
application. The indigo produces no
pain whatever.
FREoKLE LoT1oN.-The following is
as preparation for this purpose which |
does not contain mercury: Muriate of
ammonia, l drachm distilled water,
ounces cologne water, 2 drachms.
A BITTER CoNTRovERsY.-The temper
ance organs are waging bitter war on the