Smyrna times., 1874-04-15
WHOLE NO. 989
Keep Ammonia in the House.

NO hOusekeeper shodld be without hottie
OF spirits OF ammonia, t)r besides its medical
Taiue' 1t Is lnvaiuahle tor household purposes.
IL |" nearly a. Useful as soap, and its cheapness
brings 1t within reach of all Put teaspoon
luI OF ammonia to quart of warm sOaD-suds.
dip IN flannel cloth and wiped off the dust
ana ny Specks, and see for your. elf how much
TABOR 1t Will save. No Scrubbing will be need
lui: 1t VIII cleanse and brighten silver wonder
lulIy. 10 pint Ot sudS mix teaspoonful of
the spirits, dip IN your silver spoons, forks, &c,
rub with brush and polish with channels
skins
For washing mirrors and windows it is verv
desirable; put a few drops of ammonia on
piece OF paper an it will readily take off every
spot or finger mark on the glass. 1t will take
out greasy spots from every fabric; put on the
ammonia nearly clear, lay bOtting paper over
the place and press hot fat-iron on it for q
few moments. A few drops of water will clean
aces and whitten them as well also muslins.
Then 1T Is most refreshing agent at the toiIet
table, few drops in basin of water will
make better bath than pure water and if the
SKIN Is oily, 1t will remove the glossineSs and
dSagreeabe OdorS. Added 10 foot bath il en-
tlrely ab,OrbS al! noxou& smell 80 often rising
from the feet IN warm weather, aud nothing is
better tor cleaning the hair from drandruff and
dust For cleaning hair and nail brushes it is
equally good.
Put teaspoonful of ammonia into one mint
OF water, and shake the brushes through the
water. When they look white rinse them in
water and put them in the sunshine or in a
warm place to dry. The drtest brushes will
come out o! this lath white and clean. For
medicinal purposes ammonia is always unrival-
ed. For the headache it is a desirable stimu-
liant and frequent inhaling OF its pungent udors
VIII often entirely remove catarrhal colds
There Is no better remedy for heartburn and
dyspepsia and the aromotic spirits of ammonia
is especially prepared for these troubles. Ten
drops OF it IN a wine glass Of water are often
great relief. The spirit of ammonia can be
taken III the same way, but it is not as
palatable
! In addition to all these uses tie effect of
ammonia on vegetation is beneficial Ii you
desire roses. geraniums, fuchsiaS, &c, to be-
come more h0urlshng you can try it upon
them by adding five or six drops to every pint
/ OF warm water that you give them. hut don't
repeat the dose Ofteney :han once In five or
six days lest you stimulate them too highly.
50 be sure and keep large bottle of it in the
house and have glass stopper for it, as it is
! very evanescent aud also injurious to corkS.
! CHANGING POLTICs - Nothing is moro
remarkable IN history than the fact tn 1t states
men often undergo entire revul>OnS Of politi-
c'l sentiment and conviction" So SAYS a gen.
tleman who never writes Of anything on which
| he is not thoroughly posted. 1t is certainly
remarkable, but not at all strange. \ 10 It'll.
clan the word " statesman Is obsolete who
can change his creed gracefully and naturally,
as occasion demands, has mastered the kew.
note principle of lis trade, and his fortune is
as-ured-until he makes the grave error Of
changing the wrong way. | recollect the an
swer OF an old country postmaster who mana
| ged to retain his position during several an-
tagOnlStc administrations. when questioned as
to how be did it: "Wal!' he answered, .
ji>t keep a watchin' things like, and act accor-
ding and twould bev to be dprned smart
Administration to change quicker'n l kin !"
As the author above quoted goes on TO say:
1t is difficult and often disreputable to d.
vine the motives OF men who change their re-
! ligion or politics" This is a graceful way of
saying It's none OF your business" And
that true-as long as he doesen't make the
mistake at which | have hinted. If his ex-
treme liability to conversion extends only to
successful dOgmas and prlncipes-lt he always
joins the winning party-lt is our duty either
to keep silent, or to laud the disposition which
can SO readily see the errors and throw off the
>hackles of lost cause, and, like proSelytes
generally, become bitter opponent of the
faith deserted But when the poor, unfor-
tunate revul>idDist makes mistake, and num-
berS himself among the defeated, or the apt
to be defeated, then the lull enormity of his
treason is recognized, and he is hippantly con-
signed to oblivion, until, in the natural circling
of the world, he pops up again upon the sur
face Sunday Dispatch,
The FUNERALS OF TO-DAY Modest fune-
rails at modest prices are not the rule in New
York, local paper says: A prominent under
taker says that every funeral he has had charge