The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-03
USEFUL INFORMATION.

atus dissolved in whisky, in the proper
ton of teaspoonful of the former to
pint of the latter, is said, by lady who
moth patches. After being well wet with
the preparation, it is asserted that the
spots will rub of, leaving the skin as
fair and soft as an infants.
To REMOVE RUST FROM Street.-The
steel to be cleaned should be washed
with q solution composed Of one-half
ounce of cyanide of potassium inEtwo
ounces of water; then brush with the
following recipe: Cyanide of POTASH
UNI, one-half ounce; CASTLE soap, one
ounce; whiting and water sufficient to
form paste. Cyanide of potassium is
a most violent poison, and persons us
ing it should be particularly careful.
To STAIN Woop BRowN.-- Get an
ounce each of catechu and bichromate
of potash. Break the catechu-which
is blackish gum-like substance-into
small fragments, place it in a glass or
earthenware vessel, with a piece of
washing soda as large as a walnut, and
pour upon it a pint of boiling water,
and stir until dissolved. Put the BIZ
chromate in bottle with pint of cold
water, and dissolve with occasional
shaking. Paint over the wood. work
to be stained, first with the catechu So
!; luton, and let it dry; it will be of
dull, dirty brown. When, dry go over
it with the solution of bichromate, and
it will turn to very rich chestnut
brown. BY varying the strength of the
solutions, the depth of color will be
varied. When quite dry, apply shellac,
or other varnish. Very cheap, easily APP
piled and satisfactory.
ENGLISH IvY.-English ivy will sue
coed better in our dry, warm rooms
than almost any other plant, and re-
quires very little care. If 2.year-old
plants are secured they will begin to
run after that time. 1t is not neces-
sary to give the plant large pot or to
change this often. Good, rich loan and
plenty of water are all that is required.
Move the pot as little as possible. Once
week wipe off all the leaves carefully
with large wet sponge, fastened to
long stick. AS the ivy does not require
sunlight it can be grown anywhere, and
makes charming framework for doors.
windows and pictures. Sometimes it
is planted in large tubs and trained up
stairway, forming mass of green
foliage from the hall below to the floor
above.
HINTS ABOUT WATER.-No water that
has stood in open vessels during the
night should be used for drinking or
cooking. BY exposure to the air it has lost
its "aeration," and has absorbed many
of the dust germs floating in the apart
ment. If convenience requires water
to be kept in vessels for several hours
before use, it should be covered, un-
less the vessels are tight. Wherever
practical, all distributing reservoirs
should be covered. Filtering always
adds to the purity of the water. Drink
ing-water should not be taken from
lakes or rivers on low level. Surface
water, or water in lakes, pools or rivers,
which receive the surface wash, should
be avoided as much as possible. Do
not drink much water at time. More
than two tumblerfuls should not be
taken at meal. Do not drink between
meals unless to quench thirst, as excess
of water weakens the gastric juice and
overworks the kidneys. Excessive po-
tations, whether of water or other fluid,
relax the stomach, impair its secretions
and paralyze its movements. BY
drinking little at a time all injury is
avoided.