The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-04
miscellaneous.

To Remove Mildew: Pour Il quart
of boiling water on two ounces of chic
ride of lime; then add three quarts of
cold water, and soak the linen in it
twelve hours.
To Preserve Autumn Leaves :
Spread the fresh leaves and press them
in suitable dish, with alternate layers
of fine sand, which is thoroughly dry
and as hot as the hand can bear When
the sand has cooled they may be re
moved. smOOthed under a hot iron.
dipped for a moment in clear French
spirit varnish, and allowed to dry in the
air.
To Cure Warts: Put small piece
of alum into just enough water to dis
solve it; bring this to Il boiling heat :;
then, with broom-splint, or any con-
venient article, apply this boiling liquid
to the wart. The liquid should be thick
and sirup-like, but on no account should
the water be allowed to boil away, as
YOU would then have burnt alum, and
that will have no effect whatever upon
the wart. Continue the application for
several DAYS, and the warts will soon
gradually disappear. This remedy has
never failed to remove warts from nv
hands; but it should be remembered
that it is fact that what is a never-fail-
inc cure for one persons warts will have
no effect whatever upon those of an
other. Have patience, and persevere in
this treatment at least three weeks be-
fore you condemn it as useless, remem-
bering the more frequent the applica-
tons the sooner you will be rid of the
pests.
To Wash Fine Muslin: In washing
muslin dresses, the cOlOrS may be pre-
vented from running by pursuing the
following course: Take out all the
gathers at the top of the sleeves and the
waist, wash the dress quickly in not too
warm water, rinse it Immediately, roll
it smoothly in dry sheet, and let it re-
main until Just damp enough to iron.
Another process for washing fine muslin
of delicate colorS is to take some wheat
bran-about two quarts for a lady's
dress-and boil it for half an hour in
some soft water, then allow it to cool,
strain the liquid, and use it as a substi-
tute for Soapsuds. 1t removes the dirt
from the material like soap, is inert in
regard to the colors. and requires to be
Kissed out in only one clean water, and
starching is unnecessary. This may be
regarded as the best method, on the
whole, of washing fine muslins and also
calicos. A great number of beautiful
dresses are, from time 10 time, spoiled
in washing by the discharge of their
colOrs, from the use of warm suds. In
all cases the SudS and rinSing water for
colored articles of dress should he used
as cold as possible. The bran, used as
above, should be nice and clean, and
bright, fair day is better for the opera
ton.
A Simple Roach Trap: The editor
of the Scientific Record reports that he
has tried with perfect satisfaction the
following plan with cockroaches. 1t
was furnished to his journal by cor
respondent who declared that he cleared
two kitchens which after dark would
be alive - with the disgusting insects
at an expense Of cents, and the re-
quisite persistence: take any queens
ware bowl or vessel with vertical smooth
sides, not less than two inches in height.
and. placing it in such spots as the
reaches run, put in it about table