The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-02

If luiliuw water un two u,fnc''~ ui chic
ride of lime; then add three quarts It
cold water. and soak the linen IN n
twelve hnur~.
To Preserve Autumn Leave
Spread the fresh leaves and press them
in a suitable dish. with alternate LAYERS
of fine -lnd. which !. thoroughly dry
aud ~ hot a. the hand can bear. When
the sand has cooled they NAV De- r.
moved. >moothcd under q Hrt iron.
dipped for "a moment IN clear French
spirit yarni>h. and allowed tp dgy tn the
air.
To Cure Warts: Put a small pirrc
of alum int" iu>t enough water To- dis
solve it: bring this to 4 h"ilin" heat
then. with 4 hr"um-~pliui. or any ron
ycnicnt article. apply tli- boiling liquid
tn the wart. The liquid should De- thick
and >irup-likc. hat on no account should
the water hc allowed Ia ituil awav. a.
Won would then have burnt alum, aui
that will have no effect whatever upon
the wart. Continue the application for
several daV>. and the warts viii soon
gradually disappear. Thi~ remedy ha>
never failed tn remove warts from nv
hands: hut il should Il" remembered
that IL j. a fact that what j. a nrvcr-faii-
ing cure for one persons warts will have
nn effect whatever upon those Of an
other. Have patience. and pcr-rycrc in
this treatment al least three weeks ls-
fore vnu condemn II A. ~U>clc~~. rcm,m-
herring the more frequent the appliCI-
tinn> the sooner YOU will lee rid If the
pests.
To Wash Fine Muslin. In washing
muslin dresses, the c"lnr~ NAV h~ pre-
vented from running hy pursuing tho
following course Take oU, all the
gathers al the top df tn" sleeves AMI the
waist. wash the dress quickly in not irp
warm water. rinse it immediately. roll
IL smoothly i'm a dry sheet. and let II ~
main until just damp enough tn iron.
Another prncc~~ for washing fine muslin
of delicate cnlor~ i la take som" " heat
bran about two quarts for a lady>
drcS-and boil il for half AN hour i'm
some soft water. then allow II L" cool.
strain the liquid. and Use If A. a Sul'Sti-
ute for -oap~ud-. IL remove tn" dirt
from the material like soap. j. inert In
regard Ia the ~culnr-. and requires tn hc
rin~ci out in only n clean wafer, and
StarchinC i unnecessary. This NAV b."
regarded H. the hest method. un IN"
whole. If washing fine mu>linS and al~p
calico>. \ great number uf beautiful
dresses are. from time to tine. spoiled
i'm washing bv the discharge of their
%cnlnr>. from the Use IF warm >rdS- In
all cases the S1d~ and rin>in@ water for
colorri articles If dress should IL. used
a. cold ~ possible. The bran. used n
above. should he nice and clean. and 4
bright. fair day l. better for IN" opera
ton.
4 simple Roach Trap: The editor
IF the Scientific Record reports that h.
has tried with perfect satisfaction the
following plan with cockr"ache>. IL
was furnished Ia hi journal 10y a cor
respondent who declared that he cleared
two kitchcn-which after dark would
be alive withth disgusting insects
AZ an expense Of , cents. and the IT,
qui>ite persistence: take any queens
ware bowl or vessel with vertical ~mr1th
sides. not less than two inches in height.
and. placing il in such spot. a. the
reaches run. put in il about a table
spoonful If mola>>e>. Then | lean >iN
or seven small piece, II boards or stick.
sor Ia inches long. against the upper
edge IF the vessel. making a bridge
from the floor In the top Of the ;s,wl-
The reaches. attracted by the smell IF
the molas>e>. run up these sticks and
tumble down into the molasSeS, and,
being unable Ia climb the smooth sides
If the bowl. are safely en~c"n>ed for 4
dose If boiling hot water next morning
4 nightly repetition Il this trapping
process for ten DAYS or two weeks vii
effect 4 complete radiance 81 these
abominahle nuisance>, and. what /
more. Judging by former experiences
wears viii elap>e before the house viii
again be stocked.