American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-04
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

How simple it would be if Il mans word
were as good as his bond; if we never
had 10 weigh and sit it. and see one man
and another. and inquire about it, and
find out 10y the hardest work whether it is
true or not, If mems statements could
tc T. lied upon. and men could trust each
other, what an impetus would be given
to the worlds progress.
EXCELLENT VAENIsH FOR HARNESS.
Pulvcrize and put in Il jug )r bottle halt a
pound to Il pound of gum shellac, cover
with good alcohol, and cork tightly. Put
the mixture in Il warm place. In about
two dag 5. # shaken frequently, the gum
viii be fiiS solved an'; ready for use Il the
liquid appears as thick ~ thin mo!asSeS
add more alcohol. 70 one quart cf the
varnish add one ounce of good lainpblack
and an ounce of good camphor. An occa-
sional coat Of this is also good for rem
dcring boots waterproof.-hRrdt Nei1
Yorker.
TO REMOVE STAINS OF IROS MOLD.-A
writer in the Chemical Neacs advises, as the
rest means of removing stains OF iron
mold from fabrics. that the mark be hrSt
wet with yellow suIphide of ammonia. by
which, it will be Immediately biackencd.
After allowing it a minute or two to pene-
trate, the eXce-S of sui ,htde Is to b..
washed out. and the black spot treated
with cold diluted chlOrohydric acid, by
which it is at once removed. Finally.
wash well with water. This method *
said TO avoid the serious objection of weak
ening the fiber.
MAKING NINEGAR.-I noticed an inGui-
ry how to make cider vinegar without the
use of chemicals or drugs. My way is
simply to tear brown paper into strips of
eight or ten inches long, AID four or five
in width; dip them into West India mo-
lasseS. s.p that both sides shall be covered.
To three gallons of cider pnt in six OF
these pieces, and set the jug where it will
keep almost milkwarm for about ten days.
You will have good sharp vinegar that
will keep. The paper saturated with the
moiasses will form mother, and a piece
OF it put into sweetcucd water makes Il
nice vinegar plant, that will grow rapidly
and keep a supply of very good vinegar il
kept in a warm placc.-Cor. Rurat Ata-
bantam.
WORTH KNowING.-One pound of green
cOppcras. C. sting seven cents, dissolved
in one quart OF water, and poured down
Il water closet, will etfectualiy concentrate
and destroy the foulest smells. On board
>hiDs and steamboats,. about hotels and
other public places. there is nothing SO
nice to purify the air. Simple green cop
peraS, dissolved under the bed in anything
that will hold water. will render a hos
pital, or other places for the sick, free
from unpleasant smells. In fish MARI cts,
slaughter houses, sinks, ard wherever
there are offensive putrid gases, dissolve
copperas and sprinkle it about. and in
few days the smell will pass away. If a
cat. rat or mouse dies about the house and
sonds forth an offensive gas. place some
dissolved copperas in an open vessel near
the place where the nuisance is. ard it
will purify the atmosphere.
4 COLD cement for NEEDING earthen-
ware, says recent English work, reck-
oned a great secret among workmen, is
made by grating pound of old cheese,
with bread CRATER. into quart of milk.
in which it must be left for a period of
fourteen hours. It should be stirred
quite often. A pouGd of unslaked lime.
finely pulveriZed i'm a mortar. is then
added. and the whole is thoroughly mixed
by beating. This done, the whites Of p
eggs are incorporated with the rest, and
the whole is ready for use. There is an
other cement for the same purpose which
is used hot. 1t is made of resin, beeswax,
brick-dust and chalk boiled together. The
substances TO be cemented must be heated,
and when the surfaces are coated with ce
ment, they must be rubbed hard upon
each other, as in making a glue joint with