The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-07
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

To REMOVE putty from glass, dip a
small brush in nitric or muriatic acid,
and with it paint over the dry putty
that adheres to the broken glasses and
frames of the windows. After an
hours interval the putty will have be-
comes so soft as to be easily removable.
WASHING SODA weakens the fabric of
goods washed in it, and a German
chemist advises the use of hypo-sulphite
of soda instead of the common washing
soda. He says that it does not injure
the strength of any goods, but has
some peculiar bleaching properties by
which linen and calicOes are greatly
improved in appearance.
If you desire few more acres to
your farm; if you want more stock; or
a piano, for your family; or to send the
boy or girl away from home to college
/ or SEMINARY, or carriage to ride in to
church; or q new implement to harvest
your crop; all these are we'll, but do
without any of them, do without all of
them, unless you have the cash to pay
down.-Col. Spotord.
s, CEMENT Fur PETROLEUM LAMPs.-A
cement particularly adapted for attach
ing the brass works to petroleum
lamps is made by boiling three parts
Eresin with one part of caustic soca and
| five of water. The composition is then
mixed with half its weight of plaster
Fof Paris. 1t sets firmly in half to three
quarters of an hour. 1t is said to be of
great adhesive power, not permeable
/ to petroleum, a low conductor Of heat,
and but specifically attacked by hot
water. Zinc white, white lead, or pre-
cipitated chalk may be substituted for
lplaster, but hardens more slowly. d,
IT will soon be time to plant our flow
efing bulbs for next seasons blooming.
no yard is now thought to be complete
Wi6ous. its collection of tulips and
other hardy Towering bulbs. The low
price at which these are sold bring
them within the reach of all, and dol
lar cannot be invested in any better
manner. All bulbs like warm, rich
sell. 1t should be well spaded and line
/ y MANFRED. A portion of sand added
to the bed will also be of benefit. Tu-
lips, crown-imperials, tiger-lilies, ETC.,
which grow from large bulbs, may be
planted about three inches deep on a
couple of inches of sand. Smaller
bulbs such as crocus, jonquils, etc.
Edo'not require so great depth. All
tHhfbs require to be transplanted occa-
sionally: Gladiolus, dahlias, etc.,
Eshoild'b dug up and stored where
they ;Will not freeze.-Cor. Chicago
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f. Is VELVET, if wet, becomes hard, knot
| ty and shiny, and to all appearances
spoiled, but can be fully restored, look
ling az well as when first taken from
the store, if it is made quite damp, wet
thoroughly only not enough to drip, on
the wrong side, and then with the as
sistance of another held over very
hot iron, but not allowed to touch the
iron at all. One should hold the hot
iron face uppermost, while another
hnlds the damped velvet close to the
IRON In a few minutes the sspile''
rises, and the velvet becomes like new.
The heat of the iron sends the water
through the tissues of the velvet,
forcing the steam out at the upper side,
thus separating the small fiossy fibers
that, having been dampened or wet on
the surface, flatten down and adhere
together in hard punches. If one
should attempt to iron the velvet where
it has been wet, it would only flatten
these fibres still more and make the
surface still harder; for this reason it
! is important that the velvet should not
touch the hot characterization Union.