The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06
Useful Hints for Home Use.

Hair brushes are best cleaned by wash
Ing them in saleratus or soda water.
which removes all the oily coating.
Grated rotten-stone mixed in either
sweet oil OF alcohol will polish brass;
or kerosene oil and q flannel cloth, or
sapolio.
To cure toothache-Take of chlo-o-
torn. spirits of camphor, laudanum, q
each one drachm. Apply on a little eo-
ton wool.
IL a child has q bad earache Clip a plug
o. cotton wool in oil, warm it and pla~s
I in the ear. Wrap up the head a,5t
keep it out of draughts.
Twodrops laudanum in half-tea spoon
ful OF warm water and dropped 'ato the
ears. will give immediate relief TO per-
IONS troubled with neuralgia.
A certain cure for a felon is TO wind a
cloth loosely about tho finger, leaving the
end free. Pour in common gunpowder
oil the afflicted part Is entirely covered
With pure spirits Of camphor.
To make silk which has been wrinkled
appear exactly like new, sponge it on the
sTface with a weak solution of gum
arabic or white gluo. and iron on the
wrong side
Black cotton gloves will not crock tho
hands if scalded in salt and water before
wearing. When almost dry one should
o-t them on, in order to stretch them
and keep them in good shape.
To remove ink and fruit stains-Ten
wet the article stained in hot water; ap-
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liquid will reach it, then rinse it well.
Cure for chapped handsome part Of
s,ycerilc, four of Ponds extract Of
witch l.azel, four Of water; put it in 8
bottle and shake well; it is ready for use
Immediately; it is well to shake thorough
ly each time using.
If you wish to polish up your furni-
turc, mix equal parts vinegar, spirits Of
~turpentine and sweet oil in a bottle, and
apply with a flannel cloth, rubbing after
wards with n ct.nniois or piece of silk
1t is better than a coat of varnish.
The pain of a spraincd limb is quickly
removed by ice cold water. The terrible
pangs Of whitlow or felon are cut short
by intense heat A largo proportion Of
all cramps and spasins can be relieved by
water of proper temperature and intelli.
gently applied.
The inhalation or air charged with
ammonia vapors, as q remedy for the
whooping-cough, has been tried in
France with success. One of the meth
DDS of application employed is boiling
strong ammonia in the room where the
patient is.
Bleeding at tho nose can be stopped
by vigorous application OF the jaws, rs
If in progress of mastication. In the
case Of a child a wad Of paper should
be placed in the mouth and the child
instructed to chew hard 1t is tho mo-
ton of the jaw that. stops the flow of the
blood.
The little boxes of thin wood which
arc used to carry butter or lard in, when
covered with cambria or silk, make
pretty work-boxes. Small peach-baskets
painted and lined with a bright, color,
are ornamental and convenient besides
affording the satisfaction which
from making something from nothing
To prevent flies from injuring picture
frames, glasses, etc-Boil three or four
onions in q pint of water; then with o
gliding brush go over your glasses and
frames, and the flies will not alight on
tho article SO washed. This may be
used without apprehension, as it will
not do the least injury to the frames.
To soften hard water-Take two
pounds of washing soda and one pound
Of common lime, and boil in five gallons
of water for two or three hours; then
stand away to settle. and dip off the
clear water from the top and put in q jug.
Can BIO used for washing dishes or clean
ing. and n ~teacupful in a boiler of
clothes, put in after tho water is hot
will whiten the clothes and soften the
water without injury to the hands or
clothes.