Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-02
Household Hints.

10 Rld q House Of 'PttfkleS. If two OF
Three bottles of ammonia, left unstopped,
are put in prominent places in a room,
they will soon leave. No insects what
ever can tolerate it.
TO Protect SteelUure from Rua.-If all
steel or tinware is well rubbed with lard
and then with common unslacked lime
before being put away, it will never rust.
This is also the best plan to remoye rust.
To Driye array Ilsects.-Scatter dry
powdered borax for all kinds of insects.
| have proved this by years of ex-
perience.
4 Good Cement.-A good cement for
mending almost anything may be made
by mixing together litherage and glyce-
rine to the consistency of thick cream or
fresh putty. This cement is useful for
mending stone jars or any coarse earth
enware, stopping leaks in seams of tin
pans or wash-bolers, cracks and holes
in iron teakettles, etc. Holes an inch in
diameter in kettles can be filled and
used the same in boiling water and food.
1t may also be used to fasten on lamp
tops, to tighten loose nuts, to secure
loose bolts whose nuts are lost, to tight
en- loose joints of wood or iron, loose
boxes in wagon hubs, and in great
many other ways. IN all cases the ar
ticles mended should not be used until
the cement is hardened, which will re-
luire from one day 10 q week, according
to the quantity used. This cement will
resist the action of water, hot or cold,
acids, and almost any degree of heat.
TO Cleanse Git Frames. Take sufficient
-four of sulphur to give golden tnge
TO one and one-half pints of water; pol
in this water four onions, strain and
when cold wash with soft brush any
part that requires restoring; when dry
it will come out as good as new.
Rats-Keep the house as clear as posi-
BILE of these pests. If they will not
enter the trap set for them, drop little
oil of sodium in them; that will attract
them without fail.
TO Remore Grease ,Spots.--To remove
take handful of crushed soap bark
(quillaya) to pail of water. Scrub the
spots and sponge the carpet all over.
For OHng Walnut Fur7itre.-Raw lin
seed oil rubbed With flannel cloth, then
polish with dry piece of flannel; be
careful not to put too much on.
TO Remore Grease Spots rih Buck1Cbem.-
Spread two pieces Of coarse brown paper
over the grease spot, with a large pinch
of buCkwhcat between them. Then
place warm flat-iron over the paper,
and let it remain until it cools.
About one pound Of copperas (sulphate
of iron. mt a cost of few cents, put
into a water-closet, will entirely deodo-
rlze it five pounds in Il bucket of water,
thrown down cesspool, will have the
same effect. There is no unpleasant odor
from it, as there is from chloride of lime
or carbolic acid. This is worth knowing.
For washing silver puta half teaspoon
full of hartshorn down into the suds IN
which the silver is washed have the
water hot; wash quickly, using small
brush rinse in hot water and dry with
Il clean linen towel; then rub very dry
with Chamois skin. Washed IN tins
manner, silver becomes very brilliant,
and requires no polishing with any OF
the powders or whiting usually employed
and the silver does not wear out.
TO utilize feathers of ducks, chickens
and turkeys, generally thrown aside as
refuse, trim the plumes from the stump
inclose them in n tight bag, rub the
whole as if washing clothes, and you
will secure perfectly uniform and light
down, excellent for quilting coyerlets
and not few other purposes.
To remove ink stains, wash the cloth
thoroughly in milk, then in hot water
with soap, and the stains will disappear.
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