The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29
Practical Recipes.

Soda for Tins.-the best thing for
Dampen a cloth and dip in soda and
rub the ware briskly: after winch
wipe dry, and it will look equal to
new.
To Clean Brass-I would recommend
any of the following rottenstOne,
mixed with sweet oil, rubbed on with
a leather, vinegar, well rubbed in or
rock alum, boiled to a powder and
rubbed on with tripoli.
To Keep Blue Calicoes Bright and
Fresh.-The first time they are washed
put them in water with a cupful of
spirits Of turpeEtine to each pail of
water. This will set the color and
they will always look well.
Cheap Refrigerators.-A flower T. t
wrapped in a wet cloth and plat i
over a butter plate will keep the COS
tents of the plate Is hard and firm
as if they We're set on ice, and milk
will not soul if the can containing it
be wrapped in a wet cloth.
To Whiten Knife Haudles.-The
ivory handles of knives sometimes be-
come yellow being allowed to remain
in dish-water. Rub them with sand
paper till white. If the blades have
become rusty from careless usage,
rub them also with s~andpaper. and
they will look as nice as new.
To Extract Ink from Cotton, Silk.
and Wooden Goods, saturate the spots
with spirits Of turpentine and let it re-
main several hours; then rub it be-
tween the hands. 1t will crumb:e
away, without injuring the color or
the extur of the article. To extlact
ink from linen, dip the stained part
in hot tallow. When cool, wash the
garment in soapsuds, and the ink Viii
disappear. This is infallible.
Indestructible Writing Ink.-An
ink that cannot be erased even with
acids is obtained by the following re-
cipe: To good gall ink add a strong
solution Of fine soluble Prussian blue
in distilled water. This addition
makes the ink, which was previously
proof against alkalies, equally proof
against acids, and forms a writing
fluid which cannot be erased without
destroying the paper. The ink writes
greenish blue, but atterward turns
black.
To Clean Vessels that have contained
REPRESENTATIVES. the vessel with thin
milk OF lime, which forms an emul-
sion with the petroleum and remove
all traces of it. By washing a second
time with milk of lime and a very
small quantity of chloride of lime.
and allowing the liquid to remain in
the vessel about an hour and then
washing it with cold water, the smell
may be removed. II the milk of lime
be used warm. instead of cold. the
operation is rendered much shorter.
Mildew and Misunderstanding re
peatedly seen inquiries asking how tC
remove mildew from white cloth.
will sen my way of fixing it. We
the spots well with buttermilk: rui
salt on; then lay in the sun until dry
To the lady who wishes to wasl
white blankets: | put a piece Of bora,
the size of a hl~ckory-nut in the water
make a suds, do not u soap ON tn
blankets, rinse in warm water. addin.
more borax.-Mary Ripley.
GLYCERINE AS A MEDICINE.-In moo
crate doses, not exceeding 30 gramme
per diem, which should be taken all a
once, diluted with about ten times tin
quantity of water, Catillon affirms tha
glycerine improves the appetite an
) the digestion, and acts gently on tn
) bowls. He does not recommend
larger dose, but Harnack gave diabeti
patients as much as $50 to sc
grammes daily, in association wit
animal food, and found a marked i'm
provement in their general condition