The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23

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CHILBLAINs may be cured by bathing
the feet in equal parts OF oil OF tar and
oil of turpentime. -
VARNIsH FOR SMALL ORNAMENTs.-
Sealing-wax of all colors easily dissolves
in strong alcohol, and forms an excel
lent varnish for small ornaments.
A Coon POLISH FOR FURNITURE. =
Take one-third vinegar, one-third
boiled oil (linseed), one-third spirits of
turpentine. Apply with a soft WOODEN
rag, and rub well. Elbow grease Is
quite essential to the good looks OF the
article cleaned. This answers for black
walnut picture frames.
A USEFUL DEVICE. tin tube made
like siphon, driven into the vent OF a
barrel of wine or cider, and the other
end inserted into vial of water, will
prevent the air from entering the bar
rel, while the gas escapes through the
water. Make the barrel otherwise
tight. When the cider or wine is done
working, the water in the bottle Will
cease bubbling. 1t requires no filling
up, as there is no loss.
How TO MAKE CHEAP FRAMES.
strips of stiff pasteboard about an inch
wide, the desired length, clip the ends
to IA point and cover with a nice cloth,
like broadcloth or fine cashmere lap
the ends at the corners OF the frames
and fasten with white cloth or gilt
button. Bind your picture and glass
together with strips of gummed paper
and glue on to the frame. Hang
against light wall. Bronzed paper,
which can be bought for eight cents "a
sheet, may be used instead of cloth, III
which case short strip across the cor
ners OF the frame is great advan-
tage to its comeliuess. -American Ar
tizdn.
To REMOVE mold stains from books
without lniuring the paper, the Scten-
hfc american gives the following dl-
rections q. Wet with pure, clean
water. 2. Soak in dilute solution OF
bleaching powder. B. Pass through q
water made sour to the taste by mu'
ratio acid. 4. Soak in pure water until
all traces of acid are removed, and dry.
You may try, instead, exposing the
moistened paper to the fumes OF burn
ing sulphur, which is good bleaching
agent, and then passing it through the
water and drying"
On.ING.-Never allow door to creal
for want of oil, or to shut hard so as t.
require slamming to make 1T latch. Fol
tins purpose pass around once weel
ut a regular time, say Saturday evening
or Monday morning, with drop of OF
on feather, or on the tip OF finger
and give every rubbing part, latch
hinge, ETC., touch. The door anC
walls will last longer than when inces
sanity bounced and battered, and til,
disagreeable noise will not make sicl
persons worse or annoy well ones. Scis
sors sometimes work hard, when tentl
of grain of oil, touched along the cut
ting edge to make them move easil,
over each other, will improve then
greatly.
A PERMANENT PAsTE.-The foliowin,
process will, it is said, afford an un
usually adhesive paste, adapted to fast
ening leather, paper, etc., without tn
defects of glue; which, if preserves
from evaporation i'll closed bottles, vii
keep for years Cover parts, b.
weight, of glue, with Is parts of col
water, and allow it to soak for severa
!, hours then warm moderately until TIN
solution is perfectly clear, and dilute
} with IS parts of boiling water, intimate
ly stirred in. Next prepare solutio
of thirty parts of starch in 200 parts c
cold water, so as to form thin, home
geneous liquid, free from Jumps, an
pour the boiling glue solution into
with thorough stirring, and at the sam
time keeping the mass boiling.