The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-10-21
Household Hints,


two eggs, ono teaspoonful of salera
tus.
| Adhesive Pastc.-1tyc -four, boiled
in water, with little alum added
while boiling, makes an adhesive
paste almost II" strong as glue:
| Celery Vincgar.-Put halfa pint
of celery seed III one quart Of vine.
gar; bottle it, and in n month it will
De III for use. Strain before putting
in the castor-battle.
To Remove Stains.-If You have
been picking or handling fruit, and
have stained your hands, wash thom
in clear water, wipe them lightly,
and while they are yet moist, strike
a match and shut your hands around
it so as to catch tho smoke, and the
stains will disappear.
Cleaning Stovcs.-Stove luster.
when mixed with turpcutinc, and
applied in the usual manner, is
hlaoker and more glossy, and more
durable than when mixed with ant
other liquid. THO turpcntinc pre-
vents rust, and when put on an old
ruster stove, will make it look as we'll
as new.
Cbapped Hands, Tho easiest and
simplest remedy isl found in every
ons's kitohet1 oloseti and is nothing
thore than dommon5 starch. Reduoe
it to an palpable bowder, nut it. in
a muslin big, keep3t in the table
drawer. Wheneves you take your
hand oft of dishwattr or suds, wipe
them dry with soft towel, and while
yet damp, shake the starch bag all
over them, and rub St in. The ef.
feet is most agreeable.
Purity of CoIfoe. Ia simple prac.
tical test Is given in the American
Artisan to test the purity of coffee,
by which many adulterations of that
article can easily be detected, even
if the taste is not sure index. If
tablespoonful Of genuine coffee be
thrown into tumbler full of cold
water it will float upon the surface.
Most substances used in adulterating
coffee will sink at last:
Bleaching Flannel. FLANNEL which
has become yellow with use may be
tleached by putting it for some days
in solution of hard soap to which
strong ammonia has been added: The
best proportions are one pound and
half of hard curd soap, fifty pounds
OF soft water, aud two-thirds OF n
pound of strong ammonia solution /.
The same object may be attained in
n shorter time by placing the flannel
tor -quarter of an hour in q
weak solution Of bisulphite of sodi-
um, to which little hydrochloric
acid has been added.
To Stffen Linen.-Such articles az
collars, cuffs, ETC., which require to
b. made very stiff, should be starch:
ed in the following way: Mix ia.
blespoonful Of starch with enough
cold water to make it smooth, and
turn on enough boiling water to boil
it tefi minutes then add n bit of
white wax the sizo Of n three cent
piece and teaspoonful Of alcohol.
Potted OK Tongue.-Cut ab out
pound ahd ba!f froni an unsmoked
b 'iled tongue and remove the skin.
POuLd 1t in mortar as fiue as possi-
bic, with six ounces Of butter; n
little cayenne, a email spoonful Of
pounded mace, nuthleg and cloves,
beaten fine. When perfectly ponh6-
Oh and the spices we'll blended with
tho meat, press it into potting pans
atid pour clarified butter over tho
top. A little roast veal added to
the pottcd tongue is an improve.
ment.
Charcoal for wonnds.-A CORES.
pohd ent Of the Scientific American
says "Tlie best simple remedy t
have f0dnd for surface wounds, sueh
as cuts, abrasiops of the skin, &c., is
charcoal. Take Il live coal from tho
stove, pulveriSc it, apply it to the
wound and cover tho whole with q
rag. The charcoal absorbs the fluids
seoreted by The wound, and lays the
foundation of tho scab; it also pre-.
vents the rag from Irritating the flesh
and it is antiseptic.
TO Bleach Iaccs, etc: Soak in
soap suds over nights, then turn
boiling wGtcr over them, and lot
them lie in it until cool: SHucozc
out the water, aud put them in very
al hf
them OH the grass in the dew. If
not white cnough, repeat the process.
The Key Note of the Cunipaign.
The Now York Times, (Republi
can,J is pitching into tho "Key.note
of the Campaign" given in the circu-
lars Of Republican State Commute es
to their party newspapers, namely,