Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-31

FARM AND, FIRESIDH

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| POLISHING FURNIrURu.LHers are
few recipes for polishisg wooden furniture
and ornamental work, collected from vari-
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Two ounces of wood naphtha, half ounce
best shellac, one drachm gum benzoin;
crush the gums and mix with tho naphtha
in bottle; shake frequently till dissolved.
It is now ready for use. Dip bit OF cot
ton wool in the polish lightly. and tie it
up tightly In alinen rag, to which apply a
little linseed oil to prevent it sticking to
the wood. Use this rubber gently. Pol
ish always from the centre outward and In,
with circular motion, rapid and ylight.s
Finish with a drop Of spirits of wine on q
separate and clean rubber This villre-
move the oil. Whom dry, your polish will
show finely. .9sa98e 80 G3Asass Il s{a4
'Tis said little .whiskey put in clear
water will give clear gloss to furniture
washed In it; or rub II with coal oil, which
is very cleansing, and the. oppressive odor.
Of which soon svaporates. Boiled inseed
oil Is excellent for oiled walnut. aoa
Put into bottle one pint of linseed oil.
half quartern Of vinegar and one ounce
of butter Of anthony. Mix all togethes
and shake the bottle we'll before using 1t.
Boiled linseed oil Is the best furniture
polish ac4JHi4ia cat .al63g sHoi gi,t If
Sweet oil will remove finger marks from
vanished furniture and kerosene from
oiled furniture. = ii asst s8T .ts4.,s
Hot dishes sometimes leave whitish
marks on vanished tables, when set as
they should not be, carelessly upon them
For removing them, pour some lamp oil on.
the spot and rub it hard with q soft cloth.
Pour on little spirits and rub dry with
another cloth, and the whole mark will
disappear, leaving the tables bright as be-
fore. sBH iA0t jAaAi .j1ss eli4 I'D .ngs8seHel
A shovelof hot GOALS held over vanished
furniture will take outespots and stains.
Rub the place while warm with flannel. 4
The grain Of black walnut Is quito open,
and will readily absorb a great deal of raw
oil without becoming polished. TIA little
gum copal is mixed with the oil in q short
time the wood will become as highly pol
ished as coach body. 20 rs 81 aas,
For old black walnut furniture which
has been vanished, take Of shellae two
parts, boiled oil one part, shake we'll. apply
with q cloth and rub briskly tor few
minutes. ia Ia8{ g3fsg41I srs al 4sas
ssx ABOUT SWEET PoTAToHs.-Advices
from all part of the country report large
yield Of sweet potatoes and Of good quail
ty. How to keep them through Mo win
ter is the perplexing question. The largest
and most successful grower In the State
says the plan, next best to properly con-
structed cellars, Ia thing difficult 10 have,
because Of the water sseping into them
when dug) Is to erect q lattice escape due
six or, eight feet high, upon slightly ele-
waited plane Of ground, we'll drained. and
around this fue pile the potatoes In . con-
ical shape in quantities Of not moro than
fifty bushels in one pile, throw over them
q covering of dry straw. to a depth Of three
or more inches, and cover with earth, at
first lightly and then deeper as the cold
weather comes on, to- depth to effectually
prevent the potatoes getting chilled. A
shed must be built over the heap, and care
taken to cover the top of the hue with
straw in cold weather. Our informant
says potatoes will keep this way as well as
in cellars, seed potatoes equally as well.
The utmost care should be exercised when
getting out potatoes for. use that the, pile
is not chilled. Also great care exercised
in digging and hauling to the heap-svery
bruised or cut potato should be excluded
from the potatoes put away to keep.
DOMESTIC HINrs.-Few persons who
are now knitting those rugs from raYeled
carpets know how to finish them. After
the knitting is completed they should be
laid on the floor In an unexpected room
face down, stitched evenly and firmly
tackled. Then with . ipaint-brush cover
the back with lthick -four paste and leave
it to dry for week. Then take it up and
line it; it will be found to be very great
Improvement. sJAaJsle1sl baiog
The French make no use Of oil on their
stained floors and we give to our readers
receipt which will be found to be of prac-
tical value. Take gallon saucepan and
nearly ill it with walnut husks. Then
cover with water-boil half an hour and
strain. When cool put on the floor with
brush. Let it dry for three days, remem-
bering that the floor must not be stepped
upon for that time. Melt yellow wax in
the oven; while hot add the turpentine in
the proportion Of one half pound wax to
three pints Of turpentine; keep hot by set
ting the bucket containing the mixture in
an earthen dish filed with boiling water
and apply hot. Be careful that the turpen-
tine does not 20 near the fire. After this
the floor must be rubbed with both brush
and flannel cloth. 3-.l .auAag.}I.lx 81. j.
BAKED APPLE DUMPLINas.-Ono quart
Of -four, two tablespoons lard (half butter,
is better. two cups Of milk, one teaspoon
Of soda dissolved in hot water, two tea
spoons cream tartar sifted into dry -four,
one salt-spoon salt; mix the shortening IN
to the tiour after you have sifted it and the
cream tartar together, put in the soda and
wet up quickly. just thick enough 10 roll
into q paste less than half an inch thick.
Cut into squares and lay in the centre Of
each juicy tart apple, pared and eored;
bring the corners Of the squares together,
and pinch slightly; bake to q fine brown.
Eat hot with rich sweet sauce. - s'if
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z AN ORNAAENTALC oALBOx FOR THE
PARLoR.-Have . round or eight-sided
box, with q mouth largo enough to admit