The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-07
Useful Hints

Hai' brushes are best cleaned by washing
-aeh in salaratus or soda water, which re.
Ses all the oily coating.
rated rotten.stone mixed with either
et oil or alcohol win polish brass or
sene oil and flannel; OF sapolio.
cure toothache, take of chloroform.
its of camphor laudsnum, of each one
fhm. Apply on a little cotton or wool.
wo drops of laudanum in ahalftqsspoon.
OF warm water, and dropped into the
viii give immediate relief to persons
Npbled with neuralgia.
70 make silk which has been wrinkled an
Pr exactly like new, sponge il on the sur
o. with weak solution of rum srab;c or
mite glue, and iron it on the wrong side.
70 remove ink and fruit stains.-Ten
pms OF oxalic acid in halt pint of water;
III lhe article stained in hot water; apply to
top OF the bottle, so that the LIQUID will
gch it, then rinse it well.
certain cure for felon is to wind cloth
bsely about the finger, leaving tn. end free
ttur in gunpowder till the afflicted mari ia
dtireiy covered Keep the whole wet with
oMpH5 SPhAso VI NhlupUOr.
Cure for chapped bands-One part Of civ
! Zine, four of Ponds extract of watch bszsl.
nr OF water; put in bottle and shake
It is ready for use immediately II is
II to shake thoroughly each timo Of USING,
! Black cotton gloves will not crscl, tbo
Rnds II 'cA!ded with salt and water before
earing, Tbs salt prevents fading. When
most dry, one should put them on, in or
ser 10 stretch them and keep them in good
APE. s''N
YIhe inhslalation Of air charged with am,
onia Vapofs, as remedy for whooning-
ugh, has been tried in France with sufoees
70 OF the methods of application emnIoved
mlhng strong ammonia in the room where
Inpatient is. "-''''
~ you wish to polish up your furniture.
TX equal parts Of vinegar, spirits of turpen-
r. ana sweet oil in bottle, and apply
En u flannel cloth, rubbing il afterwards
aNh a chsmols or piece of silk. Its better
snh coat of varnish. '''
4 TIC pals of q sprained limb s opickIv 70.
Dyed by ice-cold water. The terrihlo
ENG OF whitlow Ffelon are Gu. short nv in.
oEe heat. A large proportion of all cramps
n sphsms can DO relieved by water IF
.lcper temperature and intellgeRtly applied.
o prevent flies from iniuring picture
nes' glasses, etc--Boil three or four
d y IN pint OF water; then with gliding
!. 50 60 over glasses and frames, and the
IA Will not alight on the article SO washed,
may he used without apprehension es
Ill not do the least injury 10 the frames.
be little boxes of thu wood which ara
\ TO carry butter..or lard in, when covered
\ 4 cambria or silk make pretty worI,
Small peach baskets, painted and
:. d WI bright cclor, are ornam entsi
81 convenient, besides affording ,he salisGc.
4 which comes from making sometime
"a b nothing. ''''''"'"S
10 soften hard wqtor.--Take two roprds
"a washing soda and one pound of common
ard boil in five gallons of water for
- or three hours; then stand away to set.
and dip off the clesr water from the ton
xm put into Jug. Can be used for wash.
alsheS or cleansing, md ono tescupful in
peller of clothes, put in after the water is
~ viii whiten the clothes and soften the
MT without injury to the clothes or