The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-12

without soap. Inc latter ruins Ollcl0tn
by taking off the brightness of the paint,
and it should never be applied to it.
Hot water is also very injurious to it
either of them--soap or hot water-being
sure to injure the oil-cloth more than
the wear or it. When washed over,
wipe it off with soft, dry cloth, and it
will always retain bright look. In
purchasing an oil-cloth, it is very desir-
able to obtain one that has been made
for several years, as the longer II has
lain unwashed the better it will wear
the paint becoming harder and more
durable. An OIL cloth made within the
year is hardly worth buying, as the
paint will be defaced in short time.
Your Own MAsoN.-Small holes in
white walls can be easily repaired with
out sending for mason. Equal parts
of plaster-of-Paris and white sand such
as is used in most families for Youring
purposes-mixed with water to- paste,
applied Immediately and smoothed with
a knife or fiat piece of wood, will make
the broken place as good as new" The
mixture hardens very quickly, soft is
best to prepare but small quantity at
2 time
Don't Do THAT.-Never use soap to
wash air-brushes. Take piece ofsoda,
dissolve it in warm water, stand the
brush in it, making sure that the water
only covers the bristles. 1t will almost
instantly become white and clean. Place
it in the air to dry, with the brstles
downward, and it will be as firms a
new brush
A HAIR ToSIC.-An excellent hair
tonic, preventing the hair from filing
out, and at the same time stimn1
new and healthy growth, is made
lows: Scald two ounces IF black tea
with one gallon OF boiling water strain
and add three ounces of glyeerince, half
an ounce of tincture cantharides. and
one quart of hay rum. Mix well by
shaking and then perfume to taste.
To CLEAN FINE GLAss.-This mode
of cleaning fine glass gives it a great
brilliancy: Take fine powdered indigo,
dip into it moistened linen rag, smear
over the glass with it, and wipe 1t off
with perfectly dry cloth. As a sub
stitute for this, fine sifted ashes, applied
by a rag dipped in spirits, will answer
just as well. Spanish white is apt to
make the glass rough and injure it.
To TAKE THE SHINE OFF Worn SILK.
Use spirits of ammonia or alcohol
diluted with water, and applied with a
sponge. To renovate old black silk, Use
the same and press Oh the inside.
Fu.LETs OF RABBIT.-Cut the fillets
from a couple of rabbits, lard them
finely with fat bacon, and, just before
they are wanted, put them in tin in
the oven, with plenty of butter and q
sprinkling of salt; cover the tin with a
sheet of buttered paper, and in few
minutes they Will be cooked. Take
some of the flesh of the rabbit and pound
il in a mortar mix one ounce of butter
with a handful of -four in a saucepan,
add enough water to make a thick paste,
let it come to boiling point, then put
it by to cool. Take of this paste half
the quantity you have of meat, and of
butter half the quantity you have OF
paste, mix all in q mortar thoroughly,
add the yolks of two cggsland one whole
egg, salt, pepper, spices, and powdered
sweet herbs to taste; work well together,
and pass it through a sieve; lastly, stir
in half gill of cream. Shape the mix
ture into qu,nelles, place them in a but
tered sauce pan, leaving a clear space on
one side; put a good pinch Of salt in that
space, pour in a sufficient quantity Of
boiling water to cover the quenelleS and
leave them to poach fer ten minutes,
then drain them carefully on dish al
ternately with the fillets round stiff
tomato p,1'ee, and garnish with button
mushrooms.
How TO BAKE AN APPLE PIE.---Pie is
generally denounced, and with justice.
The crust is either too rich, or tough
and heavy, unfit for digestion, and IN
palatable. Yet there are those who
come to the rescue of this much-abused
piece of American cookery. But this is
a different article altogether. 1t is a
nice and yet simple thing to make a
pie that is both relished and healthy
/ that lies light on the stomach, and is
easily digested. In this case it becomes
a titbit, and at the same time IS expen-
sive. Take half teacupful OF butter to
pie of ordinary SIZE, TO be rubbed in
well with the -four, about pint. Make
into dough alter adding sufficient water
and little salt. Quarter the fruit and
lay close together; season to suit. In
the case of the Spitzenburgh (Esopus)
no fayoring is required.