The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
WHOLE NO. 1882.
Nuggets Of knowledge.
REMOVING INK STAINS.

Lemon iuice-fresh-wi often re
move ink stains. If that fails, use OK
alic acid (poison). Moisten the acid
with little warm rain water, applying,
rub, and rinse in clear, cold soft water.
POLISHING TINS.
First rub v0ur tins with a damp cloth,
hen take dry flour and rub it on with
your hands, and afterward take IN old
newspaper and rub the flour off, and the
tins will shine as well as if half an hour
had been spent in rubbing them with
brick dust or powder, which spoils the
hands.
HOW TO REMOVE DANDRUFF.
To remove dandruff, the simplest and
best thing TO do is TO frequently sham
poo the head with soap-suds, to rub the
hair dry with towel, and afterward TO
use a stiff brush. The following lotion
as daily application has a good effect:
Glycerine, l ounce rose water,
ounces tincture canthirades, dracbms.
SHIRT FRONT.
The following starch not only gives
a gloss to the linen but imparts new
appearance TO it, and makes muslin per-
fectly clean. To q tablespoonful of
starch put large teaspOonful OF clear
prepared gum, a lump of loaf sugar and
a pinch of salt mix with little cold
add sufficient boiling water to make it
clear and of the proper consistency;
wax candle may be stirred twice round
it, not more.
STRENGTH OF METALS AND TISnBEEs.
A quarter-inch rod of the best steel
will sustain 5000 pounds before break
ing; soft steel, 1000 pounds; iron wire,
5000; iron, 1000; inferior bar iron,
1000; cast iron, 1000 to 5000; copper
wire, 5000; silver, 1000; gold, $500;
tin, 5000; cast zinc, 100; cast lead, 30;
milled lead, 200. OF wood, box and
locust the same size will hold 200
pounds; toughest ash, 1000; elm, 800;
beech, cedar, white oak, pitch pine, 500;
chestnut and maple, $50; poplar, 400.
Wood which will bear heavy weight for
minute or two will break with two
thirds the force acting long time. A
rod of iron is about ten times as strong
as hemp cord. 4 rope an inch in diam
eter will bear about two and a half tons,
but in practice it is not safe to subject it
to strain of more than about one ton.
Half an inch in diameter, the strength
will be quarter as much quarter
of IN inch, one-siXteenth as much, and
so on.
TABLE ETIQUETTE.
l. See that those about you are helped
before you commence eating.
=. Do not eat soup from the tip, but
the side of the spoon.
3. On passing your plate TO be repien-
ished, retain the knife and fork.
4. Wipe the mouth before drinking.
5. Remove the teaspoon from the cup
before drinking tea or coffee.
g. Use the knife only in cutting the
food; 10 not raise it to the mouth.
7. Eat slowly rapid eating IS I'M
healthy.
8. ii you find anything unpleasant in
your food, avoid calling the attention Of
others to it.
9. Close the lips when chewing
10. Keep your elbows off the table.
II. Do not speak with food in yorr
mouth.
u. When asked to help your neigh
Dor, do not shove, but hand the plate 10
him.
13. Do not turn your head and stare
about the room.
IA. If any one at the table makes a
mistake, take the least possible notice
of it.
PRESENCE OF MIND IN ACCIDENTS.
Prof. Wilder gives these short rules
for action in case of accident: For d5Ist
in the eyes, avoid rubbing, and dash
water into them. Remove cinders, ETC.,
with the round end of lead pencil.
Remove insects from the ear by tepid
water; never put hard instrument into
the ear. If an artery is cut, compress
above the wound; if vein is cut, com
press below. II choked, get upon all
fours and cough. For light burns, dip
the part in cold water; if the skin IS
destroyed, cover with varnish. Smother
q fire with carpets, etc; water VIII often
spread burning oil, and increase the
danger. Before passing through smoke
take full breath, and then stoop low;
but if carbon is suspected, then walk
erect. Suck poisoned wounds, unless
your modth is sore. Enlarge the
wound OF, better, cut out the part with
out delay. Hold the wounded part as
long as can be borne 10 hot coal or end
of a cigar. In case of poisoning, excite
vomiting by tickling the throat, or by
hot water or mustard. For acid poisons,
! give acids. In case of opium poisoning,
! give strong coffee, and keep moving.
/ If YOU fall into the water, float on the
back, with the nose and mouth project
! ing. For apoplexy, raise the head and
body. For fainting, lay the person fiat.
,;rief that Kills.
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