The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-02-06
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

luted ammonia, and, when dry, the
solution should be applied. Care
should be taken not to discolor the
skin; but, if by accident it should be
spotted, it may be cleansed with di-
luted hydro-chloric acid.
WATCH Output one ounce pure
olive oil in tumbler, add two ounces of
96-per-cent. alcohol, stirring well; set it
away in dark place for twepty-four
hours or more, well covered; then pour
into clean bottle containing ten ounces
distilled or clean rain-water. Shake
violently for five minutes, allow the
mixture to stand half an hour or so,
then freeze with salt and ice. You will
find good article of Empid watch or
clock oil, perfectly fluid at top. Draw
off with siphon.
MAKE Your Own PAsTE.-A Ger
man scientist gives the following recipe
for making good, durable paste: He
takes twenty grammes of wheat starch
and makes it into stiff paste with
little cold water, then he pours 100c. C. of
boiling water all at once-not gradu-
ally-into this paste and stirs it gradu-
ally;a little carbolic acid or salicylic
acid is then stirred in, and a paste is
obtained which will keep until it dries
up. Care must be taken to have the
best starch, as good paste cannot be
made with inferior kinds.
To CLEANSE THE TEETH.-A good
way to cleanse the teeth is to dip the
brush In water, rub it over genuine
white CASTLE soap, then dip in prepared
chalk. A lady says: have. been
oomplimented upon the Wilderness of
my teeth, which were originally any
thing but white. have used the soap
constantly for two or three years, and
the chalk for the last year. There is
no danger of scratching the teeth, as
the chalk is prepared, but with good
stiff brush and the soap it is as effect
ual as soap and sand on floor"
CHEAP Ice HoUsEs.-Cheap ones
may be quickly constructed in the form
of strong shanties with good, but not
tight, floor. Place few inches of saw.
dust on the floor, pile up the ice COM
pactly In square blocks; leaving space
from eight to twelve inches all around,
next to the boards, to be filled with saw
dust, trodded in as the structure of ice
is built upward. Cover the whole with
eight or ten inches of sawdust, and let
plenty of fresh air blow through the
shanty over the top. Ice will keep this
way as well as in the most costly and
elaborate building. Chaff or fnely.cut
straw may be substituted for the saw
dust; but being less perfect non-con-
ductors, should be in thicker layers.
The FAMILY SCRAP BooK.-In many
papers which you do not care to pre-
serve you will find items of interest
which are worth saving. To meet this
case, make a scrap-book. You can get,
from a junk dealer, some old books with
good bindings, as, for example, old blot
tiers, day-books, journals, ETC., of de-
funct firms, or public reports of all des-
criptions. Always index the contents
of your book. You will find it tedious
work, but it is worth mine when done.
1t is not bad plan to cut slips from
political papers from time to time, which
represent your views politically. A
back look at these will give you an idea
of how men change, and will tend to
make man less partisan. On all &C.
counts scrap-book is invaluable.
PLANTs.-Give your plants fresh air
on cheerful, sunny days; they need it.
| Cleanliness is as necessary to their
health as to that of animals; and it is,
therefore, necessary to secure them
from dust as much as possible, and also
to cleanse the plants frequently by
Swinging or washing. Even here a
little caution is necessary, for while
the smooth-leaved plants are benefited,
not only by showering, but even by
washing the leaves with cloth or
sponge, the rough-leaved plants, like
the Begonia Rex, do not like to have
the surface of their leaves frequently
moistened. It would, therefore, be
well to remove such plants before
Swinging. Take every precaution,
however, to prevent the accumulation
of dust upon the plants. The essen
tials of success in plant culture are
suitable soil, air. light, moderate and
regular heat, a moist atmosphere, regu-
lar and moderate watering, and free
dom from dust and foul gas. When
out of health, plants are benefited by
| "SI1ipS tuO oai VI Wieh hoo WatSI' OuCu
waterings render reporting in fresh
earth needless, when the tagging of the
plants is caused by acid substances,
which, contained in the soil and alb
sorbed by the roots, act on living vege-
tables like veritable poisons. The
small roots are withered and cease
their action, consequently the upper
and younger shoots of the plant turn
yellow, and the spots with which the
leaves are covered indicate their NOR.
bid state. In such cases the usual
remedy is to transplant them into fresh
soil, clean the pots carefully, secure
good drainage, and so on, often with
the best results. But watering with
hot water answers the same purpose,
and with far less trouble.