The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-02-13
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

CURES FOR A FELoN.-As soon as dis
covered take some spirits of turpentine IN
a cup, dip the finger in it, and then hold
the hand near hot fire till dry; then dip
it in again and repeat for fifteen minutes,
or until the pain ceases. The next day,
with a sharp knife, pare off the thick skin
and you will find something like honey
comb filled with clear water; open the
cells and the felon is gone. If the felon
Is too far advanced for turpentine, Oil OF
origanum, treated in the same way, Will
cure. If too far advanced for either to
cure, the. felon will still be benefited, as
it will be less painful. Never draw it.
SiLvER.-Silver should never be allowed
to grow dingy, and need not if properly
washed after every meal. wash IN very
hot soft water, with hard soap. wipe
hard and quickly, on a clean towel; ana
polish with dry flannel. If discolored
with egg, mustard, ETC., rub out the stain
with a small. stiff brush, and silver soap,
or whatever YOU use for cleaning silver;
then wash off in hot water. wipe, and pol
ish. Use soft towels. This is for the ar
ticles in common use. Once week have
all the silver cleaned. If you wish TO
place silver away for any length OF time,
wrap each article in blue paper, and it
will keep good color.
IRONING SHIRT FRoNTs.-ln first-class
laundry starch is made in the usual man.
ner: to pail of starch a whole sperm
candle is used. When the linen is dry, 1t
is dipped in the cold starch and ironed in
the ordinary way; then it is dampened
with a wet cloth and the polish iron
passed over it. This is an ordinary
smoothing iron, ground off so that the
edges are all rounding. To this last man.
ipulation the linen is indebted for the
peculiar laundry gloss which all admire
so much, but which many house-keepers
have vainly striven to leave upon the
wristbands and bosoms of their husbands
shirts.
DRY METHOD OF CLEANING SoILED FAB
RICs.--Great progress has been made OF
late years in the method of cleaning soiled
articles of dress, by removing tar, grease.
etc, from wool and other raw material
this, as it appears, being accomplished
best by the so.called dry-method rather
than by the use of n watery solution OF
soap or other alkaline substance. This
originally consisted in subjecting the ar
ticles in a proper apparatus to immersion
in benzine, gasoline, bisulphide of car.
bon, etc., with continued rotation of the
apparatus. More recently, however, il
has been ascertained that the vapor o.
these substances, caused by distillation
is more efficient than the liquid substance;
themselves, the articles thus treated be
ing much more rapidly penetrated, ant
more thoroughly, than in the old way
The articles are placed upon grating
over the liquid, the vapor from which
permeates them completely as it is car
ried over into the reservoir, where it il
condensed and collected. In this form i
contains grease in solution. which may
be removed by a second distillation, Will,
| the hydro-carbon is obtained in a form fo
further use.-Ha1pGr's s Magazine for March
IMPROVED LIQUID GLUE.-An i'm
proved liquid glue, according to the Jour
nal of applied Chemistry, may be prepared
by dissolving three parts of glue, broker
into small pieces, in twelve to fifteen part
of saccharate of lime. On warming, tn
glue dissolves rapidly, and remains liquic
when cold. without losing its strength
Any desirable consistency may be secured
by varying the amount of saccharate o
lime. The thicker glue keeps its mudd,
color. the thin becomes clear, on stand
ing. The saccharate of lime is prepared
by taking one part of loat-sugar and dis
solving it in three parts of water, addin:
to the sugar one-fourth part of its weigh
of Stacked lime, and heating the whole t.
l45 deg. or l65 deg. and allowing it t.
macerate for several days, with frequen
shaking. The greater part of the lin
will be thus dissolved, and the solutio
may be decanted from the lime sediment
which has the properties of mucilagt
The solution of the glue in the saccharat
of lime may be made very readily, an
even old gelatine, which has become in
soluble in water, will be easily dissolved
The glue has great adhesiveness, and ad
| mitS of very MANY uses.