Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-10-17
Household Hints.


A teaspoonful of pulYerized alum
mixed with stove polish viii give the
stove fine Iustre, which will be quite
permanent.
An ounce of pulverized borax, put into
a pint of boiling water and bottled for
use, will be found invaluable for remoY-
ing grease spots from woolen goods.
Talk to servants not merely to give
orders, but to enter kindly into their in
terests; warn them gently of their fail
ures, and praise them always when they
do well. Encourage with moderate but
hearty praise.
To manufacture furniture polish, take
equal quantities of common wax, white
one ounce of each to a pint Of water.
Cut the above ingredients fine, end dis
solve over a fire until well mingled.
When color on a fabric has been acci-
dentally or otherwise destroyed by acid,
ammonia is applied to neutralize the
acid, after which an application of chlo-
reform will, in almost all cases, restore
the original color. The application of
ammonia is common, but that Of chic
rOform is little known.
To Make the Colors Stand IN flashing
LiSle Thread and Delicate Cotton Hose
Turn the stocking right side out, and
wash in lather of lukewarm water and
CASTLE soap; then wash the wrong side.
If very much soiled two waters will be
required. Rinse in the lulIewaTm water
and then in cold water; dry as soon as
possible by heat, not by sun. 1t is better
not to iron them, but when nearly dry
smooth and pull them into shape by hand.
To Restore Old SOiIed Wood FtE7lit1tre.-
If possible, have an uncarpeted room
with no other furniture than the piece
to be treated, as the dust is very pene-
trating; rub the article all over with
medium sand paper, taking particular
pains with carving, corners, ETC., using
a fresh bit as soon as the paper gets
smooth afterwards brush and dust
thoroughly; then rub down with very
fine sand paper, such as is used for nice
bracket work, till the surface feels smooth
to the touch; polish with any good fur
niture polish, not varnish, or make a
simple mixture yourself, consisting of
five cents worth of both spirits of tur-
pentine and raw inseed oil, thoroughly
shaken; apply with flannel and rub
hard; after it is nearly dry go all over it
with fresh flannel or chamOis skin it
may require several applications to give
the desired lustre.
To Wash Wooden SbdaUI-Boil enough
soap to make thick lather in quantity
of water, enough for two dips of the
shawl; have ready hot water to rinse,
unless there are colors, then the water
must be cool; baste neatly and loosely
two sides of the shawl together, (if
square y get two sticks a little longer
than the shawl, and after washing pass
the sticks through the opening, rest the
ends of one on two chair-backs the 9TH
er will weigh it down and keep{it in,
shape; when partly dry draw outfthe,,
thread and baste up the other two Sides
and repeat, which will make, when dry;
the square perfect. On this plan 1 have
washed my nubia four times. ) 1t looks
like new; but the last time the purity of
the white was yellowed, so I Just dipped
it in a solution of logWOod and washing
blue, making it a delicate gray.
Brine that qciH Keep Eggs Sir Months or
more.-Take a pail, or an earthen jar is
better, as it is less absorbing, cooler, and
will not stain contents; into it put one
quart of lime to this add water gradu-
ally until it boils; then stir until the
lime is dissolved; then add one table
spoonful Ashton's salt, stirring well, and
when boiling has ceased, gradually add
five gallons water. The following day,
when cool, the lime and salt having been
of the right kind, there will be found on
the surface a coating as of ice; break
this gently and you will have brine as
clear as water, the lime having gone to
the bottom. This is sufficient brine to
fill a ten gallon jar with eggs. Into the
jar should first be put thin layer of
the Stacked lime, then quart of brine,
then the eggs-laying them in gently so
as to avoid breaking-for broken eggs
will spoil and make the brine unfit for
use. As the eggs are added, so add brine
until within two inches of the top. Put
on clean muslin cover an inch more in
diameter than the outer dimensions of
the jar; tuck it in snugly; on this put
the remainder of the Stacked lime, which
seals it, and the eggs are picked for just
so long as you keep the sealing lime wet
by frequently adding slightly salted wa
ter. Eggs preserved in this way will not
boil unless pierced on the large or air
end with pin.