The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-08
A BLUE WASH FOR WALLS.

BLUE-wAsH FOR WALLS.
Take two quarts of unsfacked lime,
a pound of blue vitrol. and half pound
of glue the last named article should
be thoroughly melte,lin qeart ofboilingI
water, while the Vifriol should be pur-
chased in a powdered state. When the.
glue water.is milk warm, pour it over
the vitriol which should be placed in
wooden pail andslpix q thofoaghIy with
the glnezby stirring it with a STICK
Thenpu ia the lime, which must be
finely cracked up !; ID u add enough water
to reduce theWhoie mass 10 Che proper
consistency required to apply it with
whitewash- brHsh. Try the color by Dip
ping into it bit Of white paper. and
when it is dry it will show the tint. If
too light, add more powdered vitriol; if
too dark, more lime can be sprinkled in
and more water addeda Apply IN the
same way as Mhffewash. It makes a
pretty color for barns and outhouses.
- TO cIFANsoII-oLeTHs.
Dining-rooms and kitchens are often
carpeted- with -eilefoths, and require to
be cleansed, butif'they are washed with
soap-suds it proves very Destructive
process, and soon takes off the paint. A
daily sweeping.with a long handled Arnsll,s
if ordinary care is used, is quite sufficient
for removing most of the dust and soil
but once. 2 fortnight they = shShlds be
wiped up with soft flannel, moistened
with milk, and dried off with dry flannel.
At the Autumnal cleaning coat of
varnish, applied toward night, will reno
vate the fading colors greatly.
SWEEPING AND BUSTING.
Before commencing to sweep room,
take out all the chairs and light pieces of
furniture, and cover up those which can
not be easily removed. Draw back the
window curtains, and pin them up as
high as you can reach, opening the
window from six. to eight inches, both
top and bothmy ahd>thens close the doors.
Hang Gotten cloths, kept for the purpose,
over the pictures and mirrors. Now the
room is prepared for sweeping, and
damp tea-leaves should be sprinkled all
over thecarpet, especially in the corners;
if they are not to be had, bits of brown
paper, wet whitewater, can be substituted,
but one or the other should be employed
to keep down the dust, Sweep all cars
pets the way of the pile, ], e., according
as their breadths are sewed, and not
across them. If the fireplace is in use
all the ashes shouIdtb6 BeG06ved from the
CRATE before the carpet Is swept, and
while the dust settles the .grateA and
hearth can be cleaned. Then fasten. q.
soft CLOTH over d long handle hair broom
and sweep the cornices and curtain fix
lures. Before returning the chairs and
small articles to the room dust them
thoroughly with a painters brush.
Carved woodwork can be cleaned with
short hair furniture brush, and glass and
china ornaments with soft cloth, but
featherduster is best adapted to cleaning
raised china and gilded work. Piano
keys can be busted with piece of old
soft silk kept for the purpose. .--
To DECORATE AANTEL tsHELNEs.i
a good wooden mantle shelf can be
greatly improved by beingtupholstered,
and d bad one can be rendered endurable
If it is of a desirable length and width
it will not need to be reconstructed, but il
it is too narrow and short for beauty YOU
can have board made half as wide
again and a. foot fpf more l6ngets and
nail or screw it on to the shelf. 1t. is
cheaper to cover two shelves instead of
one, because one length of plush, velvet,
it through the centre. Strain the cover
ing over the mantel and fasten it down
with pphoIster's !2cks; then hen, add a
valance, notkhed cut an ar0dRd, as a
background for the fringe. Over this
silk or worsted fringe can, be fastened
ON with large headed gilt or silvered
nails. The mantel hangings should al
ways match the color of the other ap-
pointnepts of the FoNp. va III
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and read q dina MOVED while saw-Iog is
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