Sharp County record., 1879-06-19
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

,W-BOraX Is preS6IfdllNe VI lIO0h NA"'''i
"a ther dry or in solution
ISI ',m Rusty stove-pipes can be much lm-
- roved in appearance by simply rub
~ inc them over with bit OF woolen
10th moistened with kerosene oil. This
y mould be done of course when there Is
n fire in the stove on account OF the
xplosiye character of the kerosene.
az : = "A Notwithstanding tincture is made
!. q follows: / ounce of gum champor,
." md ounce powdered shell OF red pep
T,er are macerated in s ounces OF strong
IAlcohol for days and then strained
With this tincture the furs or cloths are
over and rolled up in sheets
dIhis remedy is used in Russia under
!. Ibe name of "Chinese tincture for
+" and is found very effective.
ing The good suggestion is made in the
FHerald of Health that all painted inside
woodwork should be kept covered with
De a coat of varni, h to render any deleteri-
lsous Ingredient of the paint harmless
anI and the cleaning more easy; also, that
oif you will paper the walls, paper OF the
= smoothest surface is much to be prefer
m red, as it will collect, absorb and retain
n less dust than if rough.
Ii Small holes in white walls can be
d easily closed without the assistance OF
/, the mason BY taking equal parts OF plas-
4 fer of paris and the white sand used IN
4 the family to scour with. Mix with
/ water to a paste and apply immediate
D ly. Smooth off with flat knife or
piece of wood. This mixture hardenS
very quickly and therefore only small
quanity should be prepared at time.
TO stain floors in oak or walnut
colors, put l ounce Vandyke brown in
oil. 3 ounces pearlash and 2 drains
dragoon's blood into an earthenware
pan; pour on the mixture l quart Of
boiling water; stir with wooden ladle
or piece of wood; smooth the floor; I'LL
up the cracks with plaster of Paris; then
take stiff brush, dip it in the stain and
rub this in well. The brush should be
rubbed lengthwise of the boards, doing
small portion at time. By rubbing IN
one place more than another an appear
ance of oak or walnut is more apparent
When dry, size the floor with glue siz
ing, brushing it in hot. When this il
dry the boards should be saudpapered
smooth and vanished with hard brown
varnish.
THE reason that CASTLE soap is 81
extensively advised by physicians, is be.
cause of its purity and freedom from al
kali. In the manufacture OF Castils
soap, vegetable oil is used instead f
animal fat, and great care is taken y
avoid an excess of the soda; onF
enough being used to take up or neu-
tralize the oil. This soap, therefore, s
mild and gentle, and can be used on l.
ritated surfaces or wounds, where con-
mon soap would give pain, perhaps OF
casion injury. The mottled sorts Of
CASTLE soap are made by the addition
of small quantity of suphate of iron
copperas. This copperas in solution is
stirred into the soap while in fuic
state. At first the color is blush, On
exposure to the air it changes to red.
This soap was called "Castile" " for the
reason that it was largely made in the
province in Spain so called. The larg-
est amount, however, comes from tte
south of France, and in Europe this v$
riety of soap is more generally known
by the name of Marseiiles than CASTLE.
~ FOR THE TABLE.
Cheese Toast: Toast stale bread cut
in thin slices fine brown, pour over it
boiling water, drawing off again as
quickly as possible, butter well, sand
wich with toasted cheese and serve hot
Ink stains in cotton or linen can be
removed by washing in salt water; while
wet they can be taken out with vinegar
or milk without injury to color or fabric
but either of these methods must be
employed before the fabric is washed
with soap, or even wet with water.
Egg Salad: large heads of lettuce
coarsely minced, with 8 hard. boiled
eggs, small teacupful of rich, sweet
cream, or 2 tablespoonful of "salad
oil" vinegar, mustard, pepper and salt
to taste. When lettuce can not be OBJ
tanned, part of a small head of cabbage
\ may be substituted, but this must be
shaved with sharp knife, not minced.
-Stewed Onions: Wash, peel, and
cut into slices fine large onions, and
put into stew-pan with quart OF cold
water and J small teaspoonful of Soda
when the water comes to boil, pour
)ff and set the onions back over the fire
With cup of boiling water, d cups OF
'weet milk, large tablespoonful of but
er, teaspoonful of sugar, season to
aste and boil half an hour.
Fried and Broiled Mush: Mush
o broil or fry should be made as fol-
ows: Into boiling water that has been
sufficiently salted, should be sifted In
iian meal-the coarser the better as
bick as can be conveniently stirred,