The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-12
Useful Hints.

sissEars.e''r's '.'..--
70 PREVENT CALICO From FADING.
Take the dress when it needs wash
I'M, ,and dip it ina pail Of salt water,
and dEdrysit before sending it to the wash.
This should be done before it is washed
the first time. and the process need new
or be repeated.
ToMAKE LIQUID GLuE.-Limc, one
part; sugar, four parts, water, twcvcs
parts, by weight. Digest the lime and
q; sugar in the water several days, shak
ing up the mixture sevclal times day.
The viscidity of the glue is increased by
diminishing the amount OF water. Said
to be extremely tenacious aud unaffected
by extremes Of heat and cold.
ToREMoyE INK FROM CARPETS =
Procure a basin Of sweet skinned milk
and a sponge, aud pour the milk freely
over the spots and then absorb it again
with the sponge, repeating this opera
ton three or four times, until the milk
lis. no. longer blackcncd, and then wash
the milk from the spot with Il cloth
and water, and not stain remains be-
MUcILEGE FOR STICKING-PApER-
Take two ounces of Gum Arabic, one
fourth ounce Of white glue, q tablespoon
full Of molasses, lump Of white sugar
as large as geod-sizcd hickory nut, put
it all together in a basin and Just cover
it with Geld water let it stand half
day, stirring it occasionally, then put it
over slow fire until all is dissolved,
let it boil little and it is really to put
on the paper.
Notwithstanding following
recipe for keeping moths out OF cloth
ing, the Journal Of Chemistry says is
favorito in some families: Mix half a
pint of,plcohol, the same quantity Of
spirits of turpentinc, and two ounces of
campber. Keep ina stone bottle, and
shake before using. The clothes or
furs, are to be wrapped IN linen, and
crumpled up pieces Of blottipg paper
dipped in the liquid are to be placed in
the box with them, SO that it smells
strong. This requires renewing about
once year,
To REMOVE MlLDEw Make We
~ weak solution Of chloride of lime in
water-about hcapng tcaspooniul to
quart of water: strain it carefully, and
dip the spot on the garment in it, and,
if the mildcw does not disappear immc
diately, lay it in thc3sun for few min
utes or dip it again in the water. The
work is eHec,ualy and speedily done
and can not find by experiment that
tho chloride of lime either rots the
cloth or removes delicate colors, when
sufficiently diluted, and the article rims
ed rfterward in clean water.
WHITENING BEESwAX.-In cool
weather wax can be whitcncd in little
awhile in the sun by spreading it out in
very thin fakes or layers. Take very
thin board orEa clean shinglc and wet it
throughiy, and then dip it first in ..purc
melted was. 1t will adhere to the
shingle in sufficient quantity to make it
thick as is necessary, and it will cool
off almost instantly on being taken out
of the melted wax. Now draw a knife
along the edges and you can readily
cleave It of he shingle, and you have
the thin layer Of wax. Expose this to
the sun on the snow or on window
gsiih handIit will perfectly white,
when it can 4 be made into cakes or any
fancy form suitable for Lmarket, where
Sie willeon nnand "a much higher price
than the yellow wax,
--zzzz.rzro <s-Es-zz.--