The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-05-15
Household Items.

CANKER IN THE MOUTH O Tannin
will cure canker sore mouth by applying dry
three times day. ~ 1t can be cured by
applying pulverized alum to the canker three
or four times day. ~ One tablespoonful
OF salt, one tablespoonful of alum, half
spoonful of borax, half spoonful OF blue
vitrol, two tablespoonful of honey and "A
pint of strong vinegar; simmer it over snw
fire in an earthen vessel till the scum has
all risen, and when cold bottle it. Apply it
often with a soft swab Do not put it in
metallic vessels, and be sure you have pure
cider vine gar, not that made from acids. az
Drink sweet fresh cider with soda stirred i'll
it until it foams. From third TO half
teacupful, o, more, several times day. ~
Take the INSIDE bark IF peach tree twlsgs OF
last years growth and make pint of strong
tea, then add lump Of burnt alum the sis
VI hickory nut, finely pulverztd, sweeteir
with honey, and wash frequently. (6) MAKE
tea of the bark of switch hazel, sweetet,
with honey or loaf sugar, and drink gull on
50 in each aav. A tea made OF garden sage
is very good; also powdered alum, borax aud
loaf sugar, equal parts.
CLEANING COAT COLLARS. The best
material for ceanii z coat collar aud grease
spots Of all kinds is pure btnzine. The al
ticle is sold AT the principal drug stores 1T
tile cities. That Used by painters is not
pure enough. aud has = very unpleasant odor.
which the pure article has not, aud he little
which it has soon disappears. If this cannot
be obtained, strong alcohol (linr'y five pei
Gel y will clean collars very we'll. A mixture
OF equal parts of strong alcah aud water oi
ammonia is also used. The trouble with all
these liquids is that not enough is used ii
small quantity only softens and spreads the
grease spot; they should b. applied in suf-
ficient quantity and repeated,to not only dr.
solve the foreign matter. but to wash iJ out.
~ Two ounces of rock ammonia, two onn
ces of alcohol, one ounce each of spirits OF
camphor and transparent soap. Put all
together in large bottle, cover with one
quart of soft water, and when we'll mixed
and dissolved it is ready for use. Spread the
coat on clean table, take an old nail brush.
or one of the small scrubbing brushes sold as
toys, dip it in the mixture and scrub the dit
parts thoroughly. Apply plenty of this, then
take clean warm water and go over it again.
Hang it out until partly dry. aud press with
heavy iron on the wrong side.
DOING UP LACE.-O First obtain bot
tie whose body is round and has a smooth,
surface, pop-bottle answers the purpose
very nicely; sew clean, soft cloth over it,
then wind the lace around the bottle, lacking
the edges here and there with thread to pre-
vent the lace drawing up; haste another
cloth over the lace, entirely covering it; put
in warm soap suds and wash like any other
soiled article; rub on the board if necessary ;
blue and starch if you wish the lace stiff.
Most. persons would rather have their laces
look yellow; in that case do not use blueing,
but coffee water; lay in warm place to dry;
when thoroughly dried remove tie cloth and
lace, and you will find that the lace will look
as nicely as when new. 1t will not be ne
cessary to iron it il is sewed on the bottle as
directed. (2) Basic the lace to be washed
very carefully with fine thread upon two
thicknesses of white flannel. Put to soak in
strong, white CASTLE soap.suds in which a
teasp0onful of powdered borax has been
mixed. Let soak for a day and night.
longer il soiled very much, changing the
su,ls meanwhile two Or three times. After
this let it lie in clear water for half a day,
changing the water twice. Then squeeze
do not wring-the flannel and lace cut OF
this clear water and when partially dry place
the flannel lace down, upon three thickness
es Of dry flannel and press the damp side
with q moderately heated iron until perfect
" dry. The lace can then be Ripped of.