The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-07
USEFUL HINTS.

ASBESTOS powder, made into thick
paste with liquid silicate of soda, is used
with great advantage for making joints,
fitting taps and connecting pipes, filling
cracks, etc. 1t hardens very quickly,
stands any heat, and is steam tight.
REMOVE mildew from linen by wettlng
the spot, rubbing on chalk and exposing
it to the air. Diluted hartshorn will take
out mildew from wooden stuffs. A weak
solution of chloride of lime can be APP
piled to almost any fabric, but must be
used with care on some colors.
A VERY fine shaving-soap solution
may be made by taking quarter of
pound of white CASTLE soap in shaving,
one pint rectified spirit, one gill water I;
perfume to taste. Put in bottle, cork
tightly, set in warm water for a short
time, and agltate occasionally till solu-
ton is complete. Let stand, pour the
liquid off the dregs, and bottle for use.
ALUM water is recommended for pre-
venting bugs and worms from infesting
Touring mills. Take two pounds of
alum and place it in three quarts of
warm water Cor in proportion) and let it
stand on the stove until the alum disap-
pears. Apply while hot with brush to
the crevices of the boiling machine and
other places that conceal the insects.
CEMENT FOR GUTTA-PERCHA - To
make cement for joining gutta- percha
belts, the following has been given /;
Melt two parts of common black pitch
TO one part of gutGa-percha. Make ready
A. i, q Ill 30. ln ,A1
them by holding a red-hot iron over
them then smear both ends with the
hot cement; stick them together, and
apply heavy pressure for several hours.
To REMOVE RUsTED BoLTs.-To re-
move bolts that have rusted In, without
breaking them, the most effective rem
edy that we know of is the liberal appli-
cation of petroleum. 1t rarely fails to
accomplish the work. Care must be
taken that the petroleum shall reach the
rusted parts, and some time must be al
lowed to give it chance to penetrate
beneath and soften the layer OF rust be-
fore the attempt to remove the bolt is
made.
on ON WooDwoRK.-Carefully-con-
Quoted experiments have demonstrated
the fact that seasoned wood, well satur-
ated with oil when put together, will not
shrink in the dryest weather. Wheels
have been known to run many years,
even to wearing out the tires. Very
many dollars might be saved annually if
this practice were adopted. Boiled In
seed oil is the best for general use, al
though it is now known that crude Pc
troleum on even old wheels is of great
benefit.
PAsTE.-A correspondent of NeW
Remedies gives the following recipe for
paste for use in prescription books and
labels: 4" L dissolve half an ounce OF alum
in pint of boiling water; to this l add
an equal weight of flour, made smooth
in little cold water, and a few drops OF
oil OF cloves, letting the whole come to a
boil. This paste will keep months.
put it in glass or ordinary ointment jars.
This paste is handy, too, for domestic
purposes. My children have many toys
that come III wooden boxes, but these
will break at the corners and soon come
to pieces. When a box begins to give
ont take piece of cambria or calico,
and, with the brush and paste, cover the
box SO that it will bear constant usage
for months. Then, if the cover gives
out. / pull it off and put on another one.
Again, dolls arm or leg comes off; but
piece OF muslin and bit Of paste re.
stores the article, SO that 1t is as good
as it was before.