The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-01-21
USEFUL HINTS.

Usx aqua ammonia for the stings of
bees.
CASTOR gloves may be cleansed by
rubbing them WI 40 on the hands with
dry corn meal.
Forty drops are equal to one spoonful,
and four teaspoonfuls are equal to one
tablespoonful.
A PRETTY house plant is lemon tree,
easily grown from seed, and some OF the
leaves can be used for fiavoring. A few
tied in n cloth and dropped in apples
Qor sauce) while cooking impart pleas
ant flavor.
Two OR three newspapers pasted to-
gether will afford as much warmth as an
additional blanket. The paper should
be placed between two thicknesses OF
other covering. Paper coverings are now
manufactured in England, seven feet by
five, and sold at 80 cents each. They
have been in use in China and Japan
for thousands of years.
OFTEN articles of value in polished
steel, particularly knives, are left damp,
or water is unfortunately spilled upon
them. If this is discovered before the
rust has eaten through the plating or
polished surface, it can easily beremoved
without defacing the article. But If they
have lain long untouched and the rust
has made its. way through the surface,
they must be taken to some mandatory
where there Is an emery-wheel used for
polishing, or some jeweler will be able to
finish them off as good as new. But III the
case of knives and forks they will never
be quite as strong, because In removing
the rust they must be ground down be-
fore repolishing, and will consequently
be thinner.
Badness may or may not be durable.
Every hair grows out OF small cell, and
sometimes the hair falls out temporarily
from disease, sometimes from the
"death" of the cell. In the latter case
nothing can ever force the hair to grow
again. In the former, proper remedies
may restore the action of the cell. The
patented preparations are worthless, or
worth no more than any home made and
domestic remedy. Friction and stimu-
lants are the principal remedial meas
ures. Equal parts by measure of bay
rum and castor oil, well mixed, make as
good stimulant as dollar bottle of
restorative" Sage tea is favorite
stimulant in England, and is an excel
lent preventive when the hair is falling
out; but the best preventlves are cleanli-
ness and the thorough use of the brush.
THERE is nothing looks nicer in its
way than clean, bright-looking set of
harness, nor is there anything more
quickly damaged by neglect. Harness
should be washed and oiled frequently.
To do this etfectually the straps should
be unbuckled and detached, and then
washed with soft water and crown soap,
and hung by slow fire or in the sun
until nearly dry, then coated with a
mixture of neatsfoot oil and tallow, and
allowed to remain in a warm room for
several hours, and, when perfectly dry,
rub thoroughly with wooden rag. The
rubbing is important, as it, in addition
to removing the surplus oil and grease,
tends to close the pores and give finish
to the leather. In hanging harness, care
should be taken TO allow all the straps 10
hang their full length. All closets
should be well-ventilated, and, when
possible, be well lighted. To clean
plated mountings. use a channels with q
little tripoli or rotten-stone; but they
should he secured as little as possible.