Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
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Boil one quart of linseed oil with half a
pound Of Venice turpentine, with
which paint the leather frequently
while warm, but not hot, till it will alb
sorb.no more.
M1BcuR1A1 OINTMENT is said to be
one Of the best materials known for
preventing rust on gun-barrels. It
should be rubbed on thoroughly, both
outside and inside, and we'll dried of,
so - to leave but little on the surface.
The quicksilver forms a thin film,
which protects the metal from moisture.
RESTORING Co1oR.-When color on a
fabric has been accidentally or other
wise destroyed by acid, ammonia is ap-
piled to sneutralize the same, after
which IN application of chloroform will
in almost al cases restore the original
color.s The application of ammonia is
common, but that of chloroform is but
little known.
TO HARDEN PLASTER CASTS, q thin
milf Of lime or lime water may be used
instead of ordinary water. About ten
or fifteen drops of liquid siicate of
sods for every pint of fluid used must
be added this is then thickened with
plaster to thick cream. Plaster thus
prepared will set in five minutes or
thereabouts, according to the thickness
of the cream. IF too much siicate is
used, the soda will ehervesce on the
surface, and spoil the sharpness of the
impression.
WATERPROOF PAINT FOR CANVAS
The following is q cheap and simple
process for coating canvas for wagon
tops, tents, awnings, etc. It renders
it impermeable to moisture, without
making it stiff and liable to break.
Soft soap ii to be dissolved in hot wa
ter, and q solution of sulphate of iron
added. The sulphate Of acid combines
with the potash of the soap, and the
oxide of iron is precipitated with the
fatty acid as insoluble iron soap. This
is washed and dried, and mixed with
linseed oil. The addition of dissolved
india rubber to the oil improves the
paint. .,~s
To CLEAN CAsHMERE.-f the ordina-
~ soaps employed, the valuable shawls
and fabrics Of cashmere will be increas-
ed and spoiled by the alkai it contains,
and it will leave them, at any rate, much
less pnhble and velyety than they are
when cleaned after the manner of tho
Turks and Persians, who make use of q
root which affords an abundant mucil-
age when heated whitewater. M. Jau-
bert, Who brought into France several
goats from Thibet, also imported from
Asia, under the name of ishkar, guam
tity Of this soapy root. It is usually as
large as the thumb, of grayish yellow
color, white within, free from smell,
almost tasteless, and affording an ash
colored powder. When mixed with wa
ter, it becomes very thick, yellowish
mucilage. With this paste the beauti-
full stuffs of the East are cleansed, and
while it always removes greasy stains,
it leaves them the yellow tint so much
priced. -:~ >
A SECRET FOR LADIES' Oatmeal lis
good for something besides food. All
young ladies' who desire white hands
will please harken. It is only necessa-
~ to sleep in pair of boxing gloves,
and for bath oatmeal is excellent. If
economically inclined and country bred,
it can be fed to the horses and cattle as
oatmeal mash after being used. Oat-
meal contains q small amount of oil
that is good for the skin. To make the
hands soft and white, one of the best
things is to wear at night large mittens
of cloth filed with wet bran or oat-
meal and tied closely at the wrist. A
lady who had the whitest, softest hands
in the country confessed that she had
great deal of Homework to do, and
kept them white as any idler's by wear
ing bran mittens every night. The
paste and; poultices for the face owe
most of their efficacy to their moisture,
which dissolves the old coarse akin, and
to their protection from the mir, which
allows the new skin to become tender
and delicate. Oatmeal paste il as eff
caions Is any thing, though less agreea-
bic than paste made with the white of
an egg, alum and rose water. The alum
astringes the flesh and makes it firm,
while the egg keeps it sufficiently soft,
and the rose water perfumes the mix
ture and makes the curd not 80 hard.