Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-03-08
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.


CLEANING PuoroGRApus.-Ma so
luton of isinglass or gum Arabic, ana
spread it over with a soft camel's hair
brush. This will give them nice gloss.
A HINT at this season worth notlce Is
with respect TO frozen potatoes, apples;
and vegetables. They may be tlaWeu
out gradually end without any injury py
covering them with old carpets, hay or
straw. In no case take them TO warm
room, for they will decay.
USEFUL OINTMENT.-A glycerine ONT
ment of much repute for chaps and exec
riations is made as follows: One-llalf
ounce spermaceti melted together with
dram of white wax and two fluid ounces
of oil of almonds by moderate heat;
the mixture is poured into mortar, when
a fluid ounce of glycerine is added to 1t
and rubbed till the ingredients are thor
oughly mixed and cold.
To MAKE PERFUMERY.-Takea wide
mouthed bottle that will hold half pint
or so, and put into it two ounces OF glyce-
rine. Then ill the bottle nearly half full
of the leaves of the flowers you desire,
pushing the leaves down into the liquid,
and adding from time to time lew more
leaves. Cork the bottle tightly, ana let 1t
set in the sun five or six days; then pour
the oil out into another bottle for use. As
you cannot pour it all out, 1t VIII De
necessary to remove the leaves from the
bottle and squeeze them. Always keep
your bottle well cOrked.
To CLEAN LAMP CHIMNEYs.-When
you wish TO clean a lamp chimney, hold a
linen cloth against one end OF the chin
ney and place the other end in your
mouth breathe in 1t until itis covered in
side with moisture. push the cloth INTO
the chimney with smooth slender stick,
and rub il around until the moisture Is
absorbed; repeat the process and breathe
on the outer surface Also; rub this with "A
cloth until dry, and you have a clean,
bright chimney. Soft newspaper Will
take the place of a linen cloth. DO not
use cotton cloth on glassware.
a MEDIC AL correspondent OF an English
journal says that the advantages OF aSpar-
agus are not sufficiently estimated by
those who suffer with rheumatism and
govt. Slight cases of rheumatism are
cured in few days by feeding on this de-
liciOus esculent; and more chronic cases
are much relieved, especially il the pa
tient avoids all acids. whether. in food or
beverage. Itt titf'SC bhC
also a similar effect in relieving rheuma-
tism. The heads may be eaten in the
usual way: but tea made from the leaves
of the stalks and drank three or four times
DAY is a certain remedy, though not
equally agreeable.
REGULATING A Coal STOvE.-Never
fill Il stove more than half or twO-thirs,
full of coal, even in the coolest weather
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CRATE or disturb the ashes. but add from
ten to fifteen humps of coal and set the
draft on. When these are heated through
and somewhat ignited add the amount
necessary for new fire, but do not dis
turb the ashes yet. Let the draft be open
haitian hour. Then shake out the ashes
The coal has thoroughly ignited. and viii
keep the stove at a high heat from six tC
! twelve hours, according to the GOODNESS o.
the weather. In very cold weather, after
the fire is made, add coal every hour
| Coal Gazetts.
SOME few months ago a resident of 4
| Western city, named BrOef, was taken il
with some. sort Of fever, and for two
weeks there was little hope of saving hi:
! life. He continued to sink in spite of al
/ the physicians could do, and they finally
gave him up. All through this sickness,
the man continually asked for pickles anC
. cider, and when he got so low that hi
death was considered only n question of ;
few hours, Mrs. BrOef decided to CRAFTY
| his wishes. A glass of sweet cider wa
! given him, a spoonful at time. and h,
declared that he felt much better for it
More was given through the night, il
place of medi inc. and the next mOrnin!
the doctor declared that most favOrabl,
change had taken place. Some strOns
pickles were procured and given TO him
and he began to call for cruel and broth
TO be brief, he was soon able to NOV,
about the house, and everybody in tn,
neighbOrhoOd, as well as the physician
gives the cider and pickles the credit o
performing his cure.
! If any of our readers wish to keep thei
cellars warm-nOt warm enough TO ca
and sleep in, but warm enough to keel
their stores Of roots from frost, they cal
find no better way of doing it than b,
FASTING four or five thicknesses of BROW
paper, or old newspaper, across the walls
and across the joists o. the floor above
All cracks and openings in the window
should also be carefully pasted up. |
will not be found an easy thing to faster
paper to stone walls, but if plenty O
good, strong paste is used, and the wal
well swept previously, it can be done
and the difficulty will only be with tn
first thickness. Paper, and old paper il
particular, has never had its proper de
gree of credit. and if we knew how valua
BILE it was, we would seldom kindle on
fires with it, if anything else was TO be had
1t is an excellent nOn-conductor of heat
and well made and of average thickness
it is among those substances which al
finds it very difficult to penetrate. When
ever, then, we wish to keep in heat ant
keep out air, our old papers will com,
admirably into play. Many poor maj
has shivered through cold winter night
when in the room there were old newspa
pers enough, if spread beneath his scanty
covering. to have kept him warm an(
comfortable.