The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-19
USEFUL HINTS.
IHE fine Riftings OF coal ashes are OK
eellent to scour knives with.


eellent to scor knives with.
DRIVE two large nails through two
sspools, as FAR apart rs your broom-handle
rs thick, and hang your broom on, brush
ap, to keep it straight.
BRooMs should always be hung up,
and kerosene cans should always he
set IN an Old tin dish which is past using
nr baking purposes.
To RAISE THE Pile ON VELVET
When the pile ia pressed down, cover a
hot smoothing-iron with wet cloth, and
hold the velvet firmly over it the vapor
arising'will raise the pile of the velvet
with the assistance of light whisk or
clothes brush.
WINTERING FLOWER RooTs - The
roots of many useful and ornament
al plants, such as cannas, dahlias,
and gladiolus, may be safely wintered in
dry soil by means of external coverings.
But, as they do not require light during
the winter, 1t Is safer to lift and store
them in dry cellar or building from
which the frost is excluded. We find
them to keep best, says an agricultural
writer. packed in soil just moist
enough to keep the roots from swelling.
The following oil is recommended as
an excellent compound preparation for
restoring and strengthening the hair ::
Take of purified beef marrow, say four
ounces purified lard, two ounces; con-
crete oil OF mace, four ounces oil of
aloes, lavender, mint, rosemary sage and
thyme, each two drachms balsam OF
tolmu, four drachms camphor, one
drachm alcohol, one ounce place the
alcohol in glass mattress, and with the
heat of warm water bath dissolve
therein the balsam Of tolmu add the
eamphor and essential oil. On the other
hand, melt together the marrow, lard,
oil of mace, and as it congeals add the
alcoholic solution made, and stir the
whole until it is entirely cooled. Lubri-
cate the head with oil once or twice ev.
cry twenty-four hours.
REPAIRING SCRATCHED MIRROR.
Remove the silvering from the glass
around the scratch SO that the clear
space will be about quarter of an inch
wide. Thoroughly clean the clear space
with clean cloth and alcohol. Near
the edge of a broken piece of looking
glass mark out piece of siivering ailit-
tie larger than the clear space on the
mirror to be repaired. Now place very
minute drop of mercury on the center OF
the patch, and allow it to remain for
few minutes; clear away the silvering
around the patch, and slide the latter
from the glass. Place it over the clear
spot on the mirror, and gently press it
down with tuft of cotton. This is
difficult operation. and we would advise
little practice before trying it on
large mirror -,Scicatifc AMERICAN.
FANCY SCRAP BAG. Take two medi-
um-sized, three ply wooden plates /; bore
in each twelve holes near the edge and
at equal distances from each other, leav-
ing space where there are no holes for
the opening of the bag. Paint OF draw
with India ink ON the bottom of each
plate-which is to be the outside-some
petty design. Take q piece of satin
about three-quarters of yard long and
over an eighth of q yard wide hem
each end and run In short piece of
elastic. Gather each side and draw up
till it makes a puff just long enough to
reach between the two end-holes of
plate. Bind the edges of the puff.
Then make twelve little Sits in each
binding corresponding to the holes in
the plates. Take two yards of satin
ribbon, half an inch wide; put it
through the first hole on the outside of
the plate and through the first slit in the
binding, through the second slit and
second hole, and SO on till it comes out
through the twelfth hole in the plate.
Tie the ends together in bow. Take
two yards more Of ribbon and do the
same with the other plate. By careful
cutting, three-eishths of yard of satin
is enough for the puff and binding.