The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-09-26
USEFUL INFORMATION.

10 POLISH STEEL.-huD III WITH
piece of emery paper from which you
have removed some of the roughness by
rubbing an old knife with it.
To POLISH TORTOISE ARTI-
oLEs.-Take some whiting (having
rubbed it between the finger and thumb
that there may aot be a particle OF
grit, mix with water to the consistency
of cream; rub with very soft rag; pol
ish with some of the dry whiting.
REMOVING NK.STAINs.-There are
various methods of removing ink-stains
from white fabrics, but most OF them
attack the material itself. With col
ored goods the difficulty is increased,
for that which will remove the ink will
destroy the color. A European paper
now states that if the stain is dipped
into hot melted suet or tallow and
washed when cold in hot water it will
remove the ink together with the fat.
How TO PRESERVE Doors AND SHOES.
When boots and shoes not in use are
deposited in damp place, they become
covered with mold, which attacks the
leather; when deposited in dry place,
they become hard and wrinkled-a fact
well known to all, although the remedy
may not be. This double disadvantage
may be avoided if the articles are first
rubbed with rag on which few drops
of turpentine have been sprinkled. The
oil of turpentine acts favorably as a
preservative to the leather, and is de-
terrent to rats and mice, whose depre-
dations are often as injurious as those
of temperature.
STAINING PINE.-The Northeastern
Lalmberman recommends the following
manner of staining pine to represent
black walnut: Put pulverized asphalt
UNI into bowl with about twice its
bulk of turpentine and set where it is
warm, shaking from time to time until
dissolved; then strain and apply with
either cloth or a stiff brush. Try a
little first, and if the stain be too dark
thin it with turpentine. If desirable to
bring out the grain still more, give a
coat of boiled oil and turpentine.
When the wood is thoroughly dry, pol
ish with mixture of two parts shellac
varnish and one part boiled oil. Apply
by putting few drops at time on
cloth and rubbing briskly over the
wood.
AMMONIA IN THE KITCHEN. The
pantry shelves are getting grimy, or
fnger-marks around the door-latches
are looking dark and unsightly. For
lack of time they are left day after day,
for it is hard work to scour all the time,
and it wears off the paint, too. The
husband keeps his bottle of oil, or per-
haps large can holds it, for he never
stints in that. Now suppose his wife
has her bottle of spirits of ammonia to
use; she takes her basin of water and
clean cloth; just puts en- few drops
of the fluid and wipes off all the dirt.
1t is worth more than half days labor
and does not hurt the paint either.
She could put few drops in her dish
water and see how easily the dishes
could be cleaned; few drops on
sponge would clean all the windows in
the sitting-room, making them shine
like crystals. 1t would take the stains
off the teaspoons, and teaspoonful in
the mop-pail would do more toward
washing the kitchen-foor than ten
pounds OF elbow-grease applied to the
mop-handle. A housewife has just as
much right to make her work easy and
light as her husband has. If she does
not do it, the fault is her own in a great
measure.