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STAINS on wall paper can be cut out
with sharp penknife and piece of pa
per so nicely inserted that no one can see
the patch.
A GOOD cheap paint for floors is made
of 8 pounds of French ocher. I of pound
of glue, and gallon of hot water. When
well dried, apply one or two coats Of lin
seed oil.
To RENovATE old feather beds. when no
steam apparatus is convenient, put them
outdoors during heavy rain. Let them
dry in the sun, beating them occasionally
with sticks to loosen the feathers. They
should be turned over several times, and
thoroughly dried. A paste of soap and
starch will take stains out of bed-tieking.
Spread it over the spots. When dry,
scrape off and wash with damp sponge
FOop MEDIciNE.-Dr. Hall relates the
case of a man who was cured of his bill
iousness by going without his supper and
drinking freely of lemonade. Every
morning, says the doctor, this patient
arose with a wonderful sense of rest and
refreshment, and feeling as though the
blood had been literally washed, cleansed
and cooled by the lemonade and the fast.
His theory is that food will be used as
remedy for many diseases successfully.
AS an example, he cures cases of splitting
blood by the use of salt; epilepsy and
yellow fever, by water-melons kidney
affections, by celery; poison, olive or
sweet oil; erysipelas, pounded cranber-
ries applied 10 the parts affected; hydro
phobia, onions, etc. So the way TO Keep
in good health is really to know what
to eat-not to know what medicines to
take.
How TO CLEAN MARBLE.-Marble of
any kind, alabaster, any hard stone, or
glass, may be repolished by rubbing it
with linen cloth dressed with oxide of
tin (sold under the name of putty-pow-
der). For this purpose a couple or Inore
folds OF linen should be fastened tight over
a piece of wood, fiat or Othe. wise, accord
ing TO the form of the stone. 10 repolish
a mantelpiece, it should be first perfectly
cleaned. This is best done by making a
paste of lime, soda, and water, wetting
well the marble, and applying the paste
Then let it remain for a day or so. keeping
it moist during the interval. When thi-
paste has been removed, the polishing may
begin. Chips in the marble should be
rubbed out first with emery and water
At every stage Of polishing, the linen ano
putty-powder must be kept constantly wet
Glass, such as jewelers. show counter
cases, which become scratched, may Dc
polished in the same way.
To KILL CANARY-BIRD MITEs.-A cor
respondent OF the London Fanciers' Ga
zette writes that "a drop of linseed OF
put on the ends of perches in the cage o
canaries, where the red mites sometime;
breed by thousands, will instantly xii
them, and, if applied occasionally, vii
keep Others away. They can be easily
kept out of the nests by dredging the box
or basket with quicklime inside, and theI
making a nice nest with clean moss.
Anoth correspondent, "Fringilla,
writing upon the same subject, says: 8.
paint my cages with carbOlic acid, pure o.
mixed with water; to dip the edge in ;
solution is simpler. Don't let the birds
enter till the cage is dry. Six months
have elapsed since doctored my cages
and have not seen mite since. Ny
birds are allowed to battle frequently"