Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-30
Household Hints.

A WISCONSIN man says that the flames
OF burning kerosene can be extin-
guished by throwing on -four. 1t seems
reasonable that any absorbent material
not readily combustible might be effect
i've for such purpose.
The best cement for china is Russian
isingiass, dissolved in pure soft water
by soaking twelve hours and boiling for
some time at a high heat. The tract
ures must be free from dust or grease.
and brushed with the isinglass while hot
and thick, then tied to keep their place,
and left twenty-four hours to dry.
A FLoRICULTURAL correspondent of
Moore's Rural cuts good thick paper
into three-cornered pieces, bends them
In the shape of funnel, fills with dirt
and, planting seed In each, buries in
box of soil. "When the plants are
ready to remove to the flower bed. lift
the paper out and plant it like roots.
The paper will soon rot, and the plants
will never wilt.
To color butter, take one ounce of
turmeric and halfa pound of annoatto.
and put them In two pounds of melted
butter, and keep very warm for six
hours then strain it through fine cloth
into stone jar add a little salt ;coyer
and keep In a cool place. When used
melt small quantity of this mixture
and add to the butter until the desired
gold tinge is obtained.
RANCID butter can be made as sweet
as when first churned by the following
process To one quart of water, add
fifty-five drops of the liquor of chloride
OF lime; then wash thoroughly in this
mixture five pounds of rancid butter.
1t must remain in the mixture two
hours. Then wash twice in pure water
and once In sweet milk /; add salt. This
preparation of lime contains nothing in
furious.
WET the spots of iron-rust on muslin
or white dress-goods thoroughly with
lemon juice, then lay in the hot sun to
dry. Repeat the same if the color is
not removed by one application. When
dry, rinse In clear cold water. Lemon
Juice cannot be used on colored goods.
as it will take out printed colors as we'll
as stains. 1t will remove all kinds of
stains from white goods.
BUSTING articles of steel after thew
have been thoroughly cleaned with I'M
lime will preserve them from
rust. The coils of piano-wires thus
sprinkled will keep from rust many
years. Table-knives which are not in |
constant use ought to be put in case |
in which sifted quicklime is placed about |
eight inches deep. They should be
plunged to the top of the blades, but
he lime should not touch the handle.
To prepare slips for planting, it is re-
to dip the ends in collodion
twice as much cotton as the
material used in photography.
Let the first coat dry, and then dip |
again. After planting the slip, the de-
velopment will take place very prompt
y. This method is said to be particu-
arly eficacious In woody slips, and to
well in scions of the geraniums.
fuchsias and similar plants.
A PRETTY TABLE ORNAMENTAL cor
of the Garden saws: at
was much struck lately with the wonder
July beautiful effect produced by SIM
ply placing handful of heads of wheat
N vase of water. Each grain sent out
bright green leaflets, and continued to
'eplenish the fading ones for weeks to-
yether. Some have doubtless seen this
pretty table ornament, but to me it was
new, and perhaps would be SO to many
,thers.
To remove mildew make very weak
solution of chloride of lime in water
Ibout heaping teaspoonful to a quart
If water-strain it carefully, and dip the
pot or the garment into it, and if the
nildew does not disappear Immediately,
ay it in the sun for q few minutes. or
lip it again into the lime water. The
work is effectually and speedily done.
md the chloride of lime neither rots the
10th nor removes delicate colors, when
efficiently diluted, and the article
'insed aiterward in clear water.