The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-01-14

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To remove old putty from window
frames, pass red.hot poker SLOWLY
over it, and 1t will come oil easily.
A few drops Of glycerine in a bot
tie Of mucilage will cause the muci
lage to adhere to glass when use,
upon labels.
A bottle Of flaxseed oil, chalk and
vinegar, mixed to the consistency O..
cream, should be kept in every hons,
for burns, scalds, etc.
Alabasier is best cleaned by put
ting it in pan Of water and letting
Il soak some hours until quite clean
Another mode Is TO cover it with q
strong soluiios Of soda.
To prevent cistern water from be-
coming offensive and impure, have
the supply pipe run nearly to the bot.
tom Of the we'll, where the supply Of
purest water is always to be obtained.
To cleanse chamois skin wash il
in cold water with plenty Of soap, and
rinse well in clear cold water. Thus
you may wash As often As you please,
and still keep it soft
Timed ware which speedily loses
it, brightness should be disirusted.
1t usually contains lead, which is dis.
solved by very feeble acids, and Is
very poisonous. lodide Of potassium
is the antidote.
To clean smoky marble, brush a
paste Of chloride Of lime and water
over the entire surface. Grease spots
can be removed from marble by ap-
plying paste Of crude potash and
whiting IN this manner.
To clear cistern water, add two
ounces powdered alum and two ounces
borax to a twenty.barrel cistern Of
rain water that is blackened or oily,
and in a few hours the sediment will
settle. and the water be clarified and
fit for washing.
Cut into pieces twelve onions; boil
them in three quarts Of milk and
water equally mixed; add little veal;
season with butter and pepper; add a
few well toasted slices of white bread
and handful Of finely chopped pars-
ley, and you have a nice onion soup.
Borax is used in washing, but it is
also used in starch. II stiiIens the
starch, prevents the iron sticking and
produces a finer finish. Ii should be
used by dissolving half teaspoonful
IN little boiling water, and mixing
it with about three pints Of the starch.
Avoid moving into newly built
houses until they are thoroughly dry.
The plaster will still contain tons of
water, after seeming to have become
dry. This must gradually eva ,orate,
and be breathed into the system, and
it is specially injurious to young
children.
Uhen there ~ 40 Toinf 10 an Article
Justice-"Ioung person, take d
fan, cool yourself, and let US see if we
can get little reason into your head.
We receive letters like yours coca
sionally, and We propose to make an
example Of you. You write Us in tn,
regular style. You begin by saying
that you admire US for our bold at
tacks on shams and frauds; you like
our honesty and our fearlessness, and
our wit and our humor, and our clev
erness, and our eyerything-and 4
great deal more Of the same sort
which is all nice enough, though cheap,
But, you don't like our attack on
well, never mind what; your toe
have been trodden on, that's all; ant
you don't like it. You see neither
wit nor point, nor justice in oul
structures on your friend. You en-
ioyed seeing other peoples friend
condemned or ridiculed; but you don
like il when It touches yourself
1hcn you could forgive US, you say
if there were any point TO it, Bu
there isn't-to you. Hasn't it oc
CURED to you that others may see
point and a good onei Or do yo'
think that your friends alone are i'm
maculate and iniallible; and that yoW
interests alone are sacred from attack
Fan yourself, youth, and reason. -
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