The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-04-28
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.


HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
From the Household.
To REMOVE RUST FRoM SrovErIPE.
Rub with linseed oil e little goes .
gfeas way); build slow fire till II h dry.
Oil In the spring to prevent II from rust.
ing.
To CLEAN BRAss.-fmn1efss Or wasli
II several times in sour milk or whey.
This will brighten it without securing.
It may then DO secured with WOODEN
cloth dipped In ashes.
To PREsERvE Eads. Take . patent
pailful Of spring water, pour Il Into .
stone jar, take one pound Of lime, one
pint OF salt; let IL stand for three days,
stir it every day, then pour II Of and put
in your eggs.
TO REMOVE INx STAINS FROM PRINTED
BooKs.-Procure pennyworth Of oxalic
acid, which dissolve in small quantity
Of warm water. then slightly wet the
stain with il, when il will disappear,
leaving the leaf uninjurcd.
To Cur GLASS. Ley tho glass on .
piece Of Irvine or whipcord; hest m iron
ian old Ale will do) red-hot; place tho
iron on the glass over the string tor q
few seconds, when the glass will break
of as smooth a. Il Il was cut with .
diamond.
Muc1LAoE. -1his Ii : mucilage which
will unite wood Of mend porcelain or
glass: To eight and one half ounces 81
a strong solution q gum arabic odd
thirty grains Of solution Of sulphate Of
alumlna dissolved In three-q quarters Of IN
ounce Of water.
A USEFUL TABLH ron HoUsEwIvEs.-
Flour One pound II one quart Meal
One pound and two ounces il . quart.
Butter-One pound d one quart. Pow
dered white sugar-Ono pound aud ono
ounce is one quart Ton eggs are .
pound. A common tumbler holds hall .
pint. A teacup i . gill.
TO MEND CHINA. very thick
solution of gum arabic In water, and stir
into 1t plaster Of Paris until the mixture
becomes Of proper consistency. Apply
it with brush TO the fractured edges Of
the china and stick them together. In
three days the articles cannot he broken
in the same place. The whiteness Of the
cement renders it doubly valuable.
To SouR VINEGAR Quick. any one
wants vinegar to get sonr quick and be
sharp, put q good large handful Of sugar
in your ing, and let it be kept in warm
place; in the summer, out doors where
the sun strikes is good place. II you
put plenty Of sugar in, you can once in
awhile put cup Of water in also, and
you will never know it Is there.
SHAVING SoAP.-A very fine shaving
soap solution may be made by taking .
quarter Of pound Of white CASTLE soap
in shaving, one pint Of rectified spirit,
one gill Of water; perfume to taste. Put
in bottle, cork tightly, set in warm
water for short time, aud agitate &C.
casionally till the solution is complete.
Let stand, pour the liquid of the drcgs,
and bottle for use.
HARD SoAP.-Six pounds Of clean
grease, six pounds of sal soda. three
pound Of stone lime; Stake the lime and
put it into four gallons Of soft water; add
the sal soda and when dissolved let it
settle. Pour of the water into an iron
kettle and add the grease melted and
boil. II the soap does not como after
boiling o few minutes add moro soft
water till II il Of the consistency Of honey.
vet tub and pour the hot soap into It.
When cold cut il into pieces and lay it
away to dry. Always make soap in m
iron kettle.
To CLEAN ERMiNE AND MNEvER SKINS.
Take piece Of soft flannel, and well
rub the fur with il against tho grain;
then rub again with common flour until
clean. Shake it we'll, and rub again
with the flannel till AL the -four Is ont 81
it. / have had minever boa for foul
Year,; it has never been cleaned with
anything but -four. and is not in the leas,
injured by rubbing. II was . school
companion who told me that her aunt
Ia Russian LADY, always cleaned hel
white furs with -four, and that they looked
beautiful It has one advantage-the
lining does not require TO he taken ont
and it only requires little trouble
Ermine takes longer than mineyer; the
litter Is very easily done.
SODA rom BURNs.-All kinds Of burns
including scalds and sunburns. are al
most Immediately relieved by the appli
cation OF solution Of soda 70 the burn
surface. It must be remembered tina
dry soda will not do unless il is sur
rounded with . cloth moist enough Il
dissolve il. This method Of sprinklini
it on and covering it with wet cloth il
often the very hest. But it is sufiicien
to wash the wound repeatedly with ,
strong solution. It would he well Il
keep bottle Of it always Oh hand, made
30 strong that more or less settles on III,
bottom. This is what is called satur
ated solution, and really such solution
a. this is formed when the dry soda j
sprinkled on and covered with moiai
ened cloth.