Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-20
USEFUL HINTS.

q Jar nlleQ WIFI Water, 10 D0 renewed
every day or two.
A LADY says that to kill insects she
uses one teaspoonful Of kerosene to
gallon of water, and sprinkles it on the
plants with hand-broom. It destroys
green flies and other pests.
CANDLES are sometimes kept burn
ing in sick-rooms or nurseries
the whole night. An easy method Of
preventing a too-rapid combustion is to
place salt, finely powdered, from the
tallow to the black part Of the wick Of a
partly-burnt candle. Of course, the
light is only sufficient for bed-cham-
Der.
The little boxes Of thin wood which
are used to carry butter OF lard in, when
covered with cambria or silk, make
pretty work boxes. Small peach has,
kets, painted and lined with bright
color, are ornamental and convenient,
beside affording the satisfaction which
comes from making something from
nothing.
WHEN putting up curtains which are to
be draped, in low room, put the cor
nice to which the curtains are to be fast
ened close to the ceiling, even if the
window is put in lower down, as it gives
the effect OF greater height to the room.
The curtains meeting at the top will con-
ceal the wall.
THERE are several ways of keeping
cider sweet. One in use among pro-
fessional cider-makers, and perhaps
open to as few objections as any, is
the addition Of sulphate of lime in the
proportion of one-eighth of an ounce Of
sulphate of lime to every gallon of cider
after fermentation has proceeded until
the cider has attained the required
flavor.
A CEMENT for cast-iron ware is made
of five parts Of fire clay and one part of
fine iron filings, mixed into paste with
linseed Oil. When this becomes hard it
resists heat. but it does not close cracks
in q stove unless these are held by
means of plate and rivets, as the ex-
pansion caused by red heat causes the
cement to crack.
For preserving fresh meats in warm
weather: To six pounds of salt add one
pound of brown sugar, two ounces of
saltpeter, three ounces of saleratus, and
q half pound Of finely powdered char
coal. Dissolve in sufficient water to
cover the meat two inches with brine,
pack close and weight down. Sufficient
for fifty pounds Of meat. By soaking
the meat in cold water few hours be-
fore using it Will add to its freshness.
A CORRESPONDENT OF the New York
Evening Post tells how to ascend long
flights of steps: always go up while
inspiring, or drawing in the air; never
while respiring. At the first step I
begin inspiring, at the fourth or fifth
step stop long enough to respre and
to begin inspiring as I start again.
Thus the fatigue is greatly lessened-
indeed, reduced to minimum. Elderly
persons, or delicate persons, should
never run to catch train; better by far
to take it easily, and quietly take the
next train.
The paper lamp-shades so fashionable
just nov can he made very easily. Fold
a sheet OF tissue paper IN the center,
forming a half square then fold again
into a quarter square, then into an
eighth. Continue folding in this way as
long as possible, always folding from the
center. Holding the thick part firmly
in one hand, draw it through the other
till the paper IS thoroughly creased
then partly unfold and draw it through
the hand from the center to the outer
edge. When it has become well creased,
cut enough from the center to allow of
its slipping over the lamp-shade.
THE white wheaton loaves, considered
so desirable, are by no means the most
nutritious, as some OF the most nOurish-
ing principles of the wheat are lost in
the whitening process. By this process
the flour is deprived to a great degree of
it's gluten and phosphate, both important
elements of food. Whole meal flour has
heen offered to the public, but its dark
color has interfered with its sale. Bread
made of such -four needs no yeast, as
enough carbonic acid is evolved in it's
preparation to secure sufficient lightness
of the dough. Some persons have sup
posed that a lack of the phosphates in
the -four generally used by Americans
was one OF the causes Of the detective
ness of the the teeth so common in this
country.
The following is the way to clean
sponge which has become dirty with
long usage. Old sponges that have been
employed for some time, and have be-
come full of grease and dirt, may be
again used in place Of new ones. To
clean it, solution of permanganate of
potash and water is prepared of such
strength that it appears Of wine color,
and into this the unserviceable sponge is
immersed and allowed to remain in the
liquid for some time. When taken out
and squeezed, it is next put into diluted
muriatic acid of ordinary commercial
quality, being immersed and kept satu-
rated therein for some time as before.
The most appropriate strength of this
acid solution is about ten parts of water
to one part acid. The sponge is taken
out after sufficient treatment, squeezed
well to free it from acid, and then washed
we'll in good spring water. When taken
out it will be found to be quite clean, to
have assumed its light color, and to be
free from all foreign matter. Sponges
treated this way become like new
sponges. The main thing to be attended
to in this plan of purifying sponges is
to see that it is thoroughly saturated
10th by the permanganate and the acid
solutions, which should be allowed am
pie time to soak through the mass; care