Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-03-06
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

uo1sruorD uINTs.-dS is said that a
solution of two thirds of a pound OF Cas-
4;1o soan to Gallon of water laid on a damp
wall as a wash, and next day folloWea os
another was / of alum water-two ounces
dissolved in a gallon-will cure the neon
veniesce and prevent any further recnr-
renee of it. 1t is so simple athlng that
bousekeepers troubled with damp places
in their dwellings will be glad to try 1T Tor
themselves. This answer to a question
sent several 3nonths since to this column
will. we trust, prove satisfactory.
,>nly those afflicted with chapped hands
can a npreciate the suffering OF many a
bard -Sror, ~er during the winter months
We aiva . PC ~ipe that may be relied on as
onru for tho ,,siady /: One ounce each OF
spermaceti, white b. 'esNaAs gum 'neAtpnoi'
and two ounces of all 'eo9ia on. guy Hl%
lineup, place in a vessel u oo''iag @aee,s
! and melt together. Every t. Sp0 ~ sts
are wet rub a little Of this oy>S p'sn
| Lnseed oil and common beeswax wta "qi
swe, the purpose. but ointment isl sT~
| nice as the above.
To clean cane-seats, turn up the chair
bottom, and with hot water and a sponge
wash the cane work so that it may be thor
oughIy soaked. Should it be dirty, use d
little soap. Let it dry in the air, and it
will be as tight and firm lis when new,
provided the the cane is not broken. s
Never put a particle of soap near your
| silver, if you would have it retain it's orig
inal lllstre. When it wants polish, take a
piece of soft leather and whiting and rub
hard. The proprietor in one of the oldest
| silver establishment in Philadelphia says
| that ''housekeepers ruin their silver by
| washing it in soapsuds, as it makes it look
like pewter"
Steve lustre, when mixed with turpen-
tine ana applied in the usual manner, is
blacker, slore glossy and more durable
than when naked with any other liquid
The t%urpentiIe prevents rust, and, when
put on an old rusty stove, will make it look
sas well as new.
To extract ink from cotton, silk and
waolen goods, saturate the spots with
spirEs of t%urpentine, and let it remain sew
ersl hours then rub it between the hands.
1t will crumble away, without injuring
either the color OF the texture of the az
ticle.
When color on a fabric has been acct
dentally or otherwise destroyed by acid,
ammonia is applied to neutralize the same;
after which an application of chloroform
will in almost all eases restore the original
color. The application of ammonia is
common, but that of chloroform is but lit
known. Chloroform will also remove paint
from a garment or elsewhere, when ben
zole OF bisulphide of carbon fails.
Take a dried cone or burr of a white pine
or a fir tree, which has shed it's seeds, and
sprinkle various kinds of grass and canary
bird seeds into it's vacant openings then
coverthem slightly with fine securing sand,
and place. the cone into a wine-glass or q
small vase filed with water. In a few days
the cone will have absored 50 much mois-
ture that it's circles will close up: in a few
more, the seeds will sprout. and soon their
tiny shoots will form a pyramid of living
green, beautifully relieved by the dark
brown pedestal formed by the pine cone
and if the waueris renewed as it evaporates,
the grass will grow and ever flower in the
miniature garden. A number of different
sized cones can be procured and placed in
a shallow glass preserve dish, when the eff
feet will be more beautiful, because many
varieties of grass can be sown.