The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18

great way; build a slow fire till it is dry.
Oil in the spring to prevent it from rust
ing,
70 CLEAN Brass. -Immerse or wash
il several times in sour milk or whey.
| This will brighten it without securing.
1t may then be secured with woolen
cloth dipped in ashes,
70 PRESERVE EGGs.-Take patent
pailful Of spring water, pour it into n
stone jar, take one pound Of lime, one
pint Of salt; let it stand for three days,
stir it every day, then pour it of and put
in your eggs.
70 REMOVE iSK STAINS FROM PRINTED
Books. Procure a penuywOrth Of oxalic
acid, which dissolve in small quantity
Of warm water, then slightly wet the
stain with it, when it will disappear,
leaving the leaf uniniurcd,
To Cur GLASS. Lay the glass on a
piece Of Irvine or whipcord; heat an iron
IAN old file will do) red-hot; place the
iron on the glass over the string for u
few seconds, when the glass will break
of as smooth us if it was cut with a
diamond.
NECKLACE. This is mucilage which
will unite wood or mend porcelain or
glass: 70 eight and one half ounces Of
n strong solution OF gum arabic add
thirty grains Of solution Of sulphate OF
alumina dissolved in threG-quarters Of an
ounce Of water
A USEFUL TABLE FOR HOUSEWIVES. --
Flour-One pound is one quart. Meal
One pound and two ounces is quart
Butter-Ono pound is one quart Pow
dcrcd white sugar One pound and one
ounce is one quart Ten eggs are a
pound A common tumbler holds half a
pint. A teacup Is gill,
TO SOUR VINEGAR QuICR.-If any one
wants vinegar to get sour quick and be
sharp, put good large handful of sugar
in your jug, and let it be kept in warm
| placc; III the summer, out doors where
the sun strikes IL n good place, If you
| put plenty Of sugar IN, you can once in
awhile put cup Of water in also, and
! You will never know 1t is there.
SHAVING Soar A very fine shaving
| b'hI ''l'llbll NAV NC lllbllF ~ l'hlllp %
quarter Of a pound Of white CASTLE soap
in shaving, one pint Of rcrtIhcd spirit,
one gill Of water; perfume 20 taste. Put
III II bottle, cork tightly set in warm
water for short time and agtate oc-
casionally till the solution il complete.
Let stand, pour the liquid off the dregs,
| and bottle for use.
HARD Soar Six pounds of clean
grease, six pounds Of sal soda, three
! pound Of stone lime; sIake the lime and
put il into four gallons Of soft water add
the sal soda and when dissolved let it
settle. Pour of the water into IN non
kettle and add the grease melted aud
| boil. If the soap does not come after
boiling few minutes add more soft
water till il IS of the consistency OF honey.
wet tub and pour the hot soap into it.
When cold cut it into pieces and lay it
away to dry. Always make soap in an
| iron kettle.
70 CLEAN ERMINE AND MIGEvER SKINS.
Take Il piece OF soft flannel, and well
rub the fur with it against the grain;
then rub again with common flour until
| fI'uIl. IDnNht IL wei, anu run Hgillll
with the flannel till all the -four is ont Of
| it. have had "A minever boa for four
| years; it has never been cleaned with
anything but -four, and is not in the least
injured by rubbing. 1t was a school
companion who told me that her amt
Ia Russian LADY, always cleaned her
white furs with flour, and that they looked
beautiful. 1t has one advantage the
lining does not require 10 he taken ont,
aud 1t only requires little trouble.
Ermlnc takes longer than mineyer; the
latter IL very easily done
SOFA FOR Burns. All kinds of burns,
including scnds and sunburns, are al.
most Immediately relieved by the appli.
cation of solution of soda to the burnt
surface. II must be remembered that
dry soda will not do unless it is sur
rounded with cloth moist enough to
dissolve it, This method Of sprinking
it on and covering it with wet cloth is
often the very best But it is sufficient
to wash the wound repeatedly with a
strong solution II would be well to
keep bottle Of 1t always ON hand made
so strong that more or less settles on the
bottom This is what is called satur-
atcd solution, and really such solution
us this is formed when the dry soda is
sprinkled on and covered with a moist
cncd cloth.