The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-30


Knives and forks may be fastened
in their handles by the following: l
pound colophony obtained at drug
gists), 8 ounces sulphur; melt, and
when cool, powder. Mix one part Of
the powder with half q part fine sand
or brick dust, gil the handle cavity,
heat the stem of the knife or fork,
and insert.
Kerosene oil ia good for removing
rust from cutlery.
Saturate sponges with water and
stand them ON plates around and
among the window plants. The OBJ
ject is to supply moisture to neutral
ize the effects of any furnace or crate
heat.
In hanging paper, first pumicestone
the wall and wash with size made of
one ounce of glue to gallon of water.
See that the paste has no Jumps and
that the back of the paper is covered
with it for fully ten minutes before
hanging.
1t is said that lining the walls, CELL
ing, and windows Of cellar with four
or Eve thicknesses of old newspapers,
pasted on with strong size, will pre-
vent roots and other articles stored
therein from freezing.
A section of wire cloth. grade from
No. 20 to No. 30, is the best material
to strike matches upon.
Two cords of hard wood are about
equal in heat-giving qualities to one
tun of bituMinOus coal.
|. If the sink spout freezes, insert
piece of lead pipe, into which pour
boiling water through funnel. Keep
the pipe constantly pressed against
the ice.
Two parts gum camphor, with one
part of crystalixed carbolic acid, the
whole rubbed together with whiten-
ing, is an excellent disinfectant and
preservative for furs. The odor of
the acid is mostly dissipated by the
camphor.
To take ink spots out Of mahogany,
touch with feather dipped in q tea
spoonful of water to which few drops
Of spirits of nitre have been added,
and rub quickly with a wet cloth.
To each bowl of starch, before boil
ing, add teaspoonful of Epson salts
Articles prepared with this will be
sitter and in . measure 6reproof.
When cOckroaches get into smooth
bowls half filled with molasses and
water, they cannot get out.
| When an iron poker becomes soft
by long usage, it can be hardened by
heating to q redness and plunging
several times in a pail Of cold water.
To clean gilt jewelry, to half pint
of boiling water add l ounce of cyan
ide of potassium. When the liquid is
cold, mix in half an ounce of ammo
mia liquor and one ounce Of rectitied
alcohol. Objects will be rendered
bright by brushing with this com.
pound.
Ink stains may be removed from
books hy wetting the spot with So
luton of oxalic acid, l o., water !
pint.
Hyposulphite Of soda is better than
common washing soda for laundry
purposes.
Linen can be glazed by adding a
teaspoonful Of salt and one of finely
scraped white soap to a pound Of
starch.
Ifpossible. buy an oil cloth which
has been made for several years, as
the longer it has lain unwashed. the
better it will wear, the paint being
: harder. Never scrub. Sweep with :
soft hair brush, and wash with soft
cloth dipped in milk and water. Don't
use soap. Rub dry with handful oi
, The best bed bug poison is a glob
ule of mercury of about the size of 9
silver five cent piece, thoroughly
mingled with the white of an egg, the
last previously beaten to froth. StoI
all cracks with putty, both of the bee
and of the sur bace and floor joints oi
the room, and apply the above mix
ture with a feather. There is no ne
!, cessity of washing the bedstead fol
!. some time. After washing, however
|, repeat the above described operation
: Save the inner white husks for mat
tresses. Dry them in a clean. airy
place. No need to strip them fine
Use them whole and they will answer
. the purpose better than straw.
In dealing with furniture, remem
! Der to keep water away from every
. thing soluble therein, oil from every
= thing porus, alcohol from varnish, ant
: acids from marble.
Water window plants with tepi,
= water, and wash the leaves often.
A thick paste of strong gum arabic
v into which plaster of Paris 10 stirred
. : makes an excellent china cement
: Apply with q brush and let the arti
j cles stand three days.
Preserve eggs by a quick dipping i
n boiling water, and packing in fresl
J. salt, small end down.
: To japan old tea trays, scrub clea
= = with soap and water and rottenstone
I dry, and apply copal varnish nike
( with bronze powder to the denude
parts. Set in an oven at about 30
J., deg, until dry. Two coats needed.
n Rub the buckwheat cake griddl
+ with half turnip, to make the cake
- come of nicely. This is better tha
! fat.-Scientific American.
- Mad RnAa-A~