Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-05-27
FARM AND HousEHoLr.

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TO CLEAN A Rusty PLow-Take IA
quart of water and pour slowl y into it
half pint of sulphurlc acid. The mix,
ture will become quite warm from
chemical action, and this is the reason
why TIE acid should be poured slowly
into the water. rather than the water
into the acid. and let it remain on the
iron til !. avaporates. Then wash it
aoain. The object is to give the acId
time TO dissolve the rust. Then wash
with water and you will perceive whcre
the worst spots are. Apply some more
acid. and rub on those spots with a
brick. The acid and the securing will
remove most of the rust. Then wash
the mould board thoroughly with water
to remove all the aid, and rub 1t dry. |
Brush it oven with petroleum, OF other
oil. and let it be till Spring. V hen
YOU 90 TO blowing, take a bottle OF the
acid water to the field with you and ap- |
ply it every bout to any spot OF rust
that NAV remain. The acid and the
securing of the earth will soon make 1t
perfectly bright and smooth. If all
iron work be washed off with petroleum
rs soon as we put our tools, implements
and machines aside for the Winter, 1t
Will keep them from rustlng, and save
a great deal of trouble and annoyance,
to say nothing of depreciation and loss.
-Ru,M IPOrLi
REMOVAL OF STAINS WITH MAGNEsIA.--
Carbonate of magnesia-magnesla that
has been previously calcined is best--lS
dried in an oven and mixed with sufii-
cient benzine to form a soft. frlable
mass. In this state it is put INTO a
wide-mouthed glass-bottle, we'll stopped
and kept for use. 1t IS spread pretty
tnickly over the stains and rubbed well
to and fro with the tip of the finger
The small rolls of earthly matter so
formed are brushed off, and more mag
nesia is laid on and left until the ben
zine has evaporated entirely. Materials
that will bear washing are then cleaned
with water; on silks, alcohol or ben
zine should be used instead. The pro
cess may be applied to textile fabrics OF
every description, except those contain
ing very much wool, to which the mag
ncsia adheres very tonaclouSly. 1t may
also be used for stains, old OF new, on
al sorts of woods, ivory, parchment
etc, without risk of injury. Ordinary
writing ink is not affected by it, but let
ter-press ink quickly dissolve>, owing
to the absorption Of the fatty matter II
tue INK.
KEEpING THE HANDS SMOOTH. "A winter
in the .imeIican Grocrr says that gly-
cerine is not used in the right way
She asserts that to preserve the smooth
hess and softness of the hands, keep {
small bottle of glycerine near the place
where YOU habitually wash them, ano
whenever YOU have finished washing
and before wiping them, put one OF
two drops of glvcerine on the wet pain
and rub the hands thoroughly with i
as if it were soap, then dry lightly VIII
a towel. Household work and bao
weather will not prevent your SKIN iron
being smooth and soft, if this plan o
using glyccrine is followed.
a To renoyate oil cloths, dissolve
two and one-half pounds paratline an(
one gallon oil of turpentine by the al(
of gentle heat, and apply with
sponge or piece Of flannel, while warm
Let it remain on the oil cloth twenty
four hours; then polish with flannel
This solution not only renovates bu
preserves the cloth. The same prepar
alton may also be used on painted
floors. When rubbed with flannel, /
will have beautiful glo equal to var
nish. To clense articles from tar, resin
or any compound of a resinous charac
ter. the use of faxseed meal moistene(
with water IS recommended.
WAkEFrLNEss.- If you find yoursel
inclined to wake up at Il regular hou
in the night, and remain awake, yo'
can break up the habit in three days b.
getting up as soon as you wake, and no
going to sleep again until your usua
hour for retiring; or retire two hour
later and rise two hours earlier 10
three days in succession, not sleeping
moment in the daytime.-I'r. Hdd.
PLowNG.-No pillow shonld be pu
into the ground until the soil is dry
When a spadeful of earth thrown dow
crumbles INTO loose mellow heap, tn
pows may be started, but not while tn
spade comes out of the ground smeare'
and soiled. \ few days delay is bet
ter than being day too soon. Ih
first in the field is often the last at bar
vest.
az Every cellar should be rejuve
mated i'll the spring. There are man.
ways of doing it, but the most popula
is to take off your coat, look around tn
apartment, declare the family is no.
safe another day with the cellar in sucl
condition, and then so down to the
grocery and try to think of something
olse.-DalbWy Ne'rS.
r.}N Fence posts may be made firm
by tamping with a hammer; fiat stone
rammed down against a loose post Wi
be useful. and rs many stones as posi-
Die should be thus driven around the
posts Stakes should be driven dow
firmly while the ground is soft, after
the frost has disappeared.
For WHITENING THE HANDs.-A wine
glass of Cologne and one of lemon
juice strained clear Scrape two cake.
OF brown Windsor soap to powder
and mix we'll in n mould When hard
it is fit for use, and will be found ex
celleut for whitening the hands.