Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-12-06
Useful Hints.

Drive two lage nails through TIVE
spools, us far apart as your broom hand I
is thick, and hang your broom on, brush
up, to keep it straight,
Woodwork strongly impregnated will
tungstate of soda or silicate of sQda-by
treatment IN strong aqueous solution Of
these salls-will be found to be quite I'M
| inflammable. 'II
| A lump of bread about the size ofa bill
lard ball, tied up in a linen bag, and
placed in the pot in which greens are
| boiling, will absorb the gases which
oftentimes send such and unpleasant odor
to the regions above. i'a
! When water has once been made to boil
| the fire may be very MUNICH lessened, as
| but little heat required to keep 1t Mt q
! boiling point. There is no advantage
whatever in making water boil Guriously
| the heat will escape In steam, without
raising the heat Of the water.
DO not put carpets in your closets
oil-cloth or mating is mich better, and
can be easily kept free from dust. Mat
ting, after being swept, should be wiped
with q damp cloth. Hot salt and water
will thoroughly cleanse 1t and will not
discolor it. If one coEld afford to do II
would be hcathful plan to lay aside
| the carpets Of slcepng-rooms dnrlng the
summer, and substitute the cool, fresh
mattings.
The most economical and easiest way
of making coffee is by illtering. The
French conoe biggin Is valuable for this.
| Il consists of two cylindrical tin vessels,
one fitting into the other and the bottom
of the upper being fine stralner. An
| other coarse straincr with rod run
ming from the center, is placed upon
this. Then the coffee, which Is finely
gronnd, Is put in another straincr Is
placed ut the top of the rod. The boil
| inc water Is poured on and the pot set
where 1t will keep hot, but not boil, nm
til the water hat gone through. TINS
will make clear, strong coffee, with II
rich, smooth flavor Tho advantage
of the two extra straners Is that the one
| coming next 10 the fine strNincr prevents
the grounds from filing up The holes,
| and 40 the coffee Is clear and more easily
| made. When milk or cream II added to
| filtered coffee II does not turn rich
yellow as IN the ease Of that boiled with
nm egg. Filtered coffee Is very nice for
an aiter-dinner drink, and when taken
withou milk and aud sugar is said to aid
digestion. 'f'''' ..a
Linen garments which have become
yellow from time may be whllcncd by
being bathcd In lathcr made OF milk
aud pure white soap, u pound OF the Int
ter to gallon of the former. After the
boiling process the linen should he twice
rlnsed, n little blue being added TO the
last water used. .r..-
10 utilize the feathers of ducks,
chickens aud turkeys, generally thrown
aside as refuse, trim the 2 umc from tile
stump, lnclose them In atlght bag, ruh
the whole as II washing clothes aud YOU
will secure n perfectly uniform aud light
down, excellent for quilting, coycrlcts
and other purposes.
when sudden, though probably
brief visitation OF fine and warm sum.
mer weather entails small plague oI
flies and Insects, II IL well to remember
that the prompt application Of an alkall
To the bitten part allays the irritation
aud commonly at once relieves the suf.
fering consequent on class of ipiurirs
which, though small are often exceed
lngly annoying aud oven troublesome
especially In the case Of children and
persons with sensitivo Bkina. Soda and
ammonia will answer the purposes.
Tea drinkers nowadays will do well d
lnpply the following elmplel tcet 10 the
tea purchased " their grocore. Turn
out the infused leaves, and " they ARE d
good brown color, with fair substance
the tea will be wholesome; lut ~ Tho
leaves are black and Of u rotten texture
with an oily appearance, The ten VIII
not be- nc TO drink. Tho purcr The tot
the more the dlstiucllvly brown cblor o
| the leaf sttikes the attention. The
nhxing hlat is fftducntlx adopted 10 re-
dnec prices results IN the lA0 kinds o
leaves being supplied toglhea II u
important TO see lint Dle leaves hay,
tba.serrated or saw Ike edges, without
which no tea n genuine. li
During one Of the discussions on th'
aiimrntniiDn aud dieeascs Of Infants
which now occupy 80 much attention II
France. NJ. Jules Gucrlu stated that th'
addition Of liule charcoal ( about hal
a teaapoonrnl Of Dclluc's or other finely
nowdared clArcoalj 10 a Hurslng.bOttl'
mil of milk exerts most feniukhbli
curative effect on the dlaffhehof Infants
lie hns repeatedly seen children wh'
!. had become exhausted by seven ~ elgh
daya' duration Of obstinate dlnrrhei
{ regain nll the appearance Of health II
Two or three days. AZ the same tint
thbt tho charcoal la added the mill
should also be- diluted With hall OF
third of sngnrcd water, the children
taking the mixture without any fepug