Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-14
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GOOD WAY TO BLACkSS YOUR LArR0BRS-
Iatrobe stoves are ugly things even In winter,
but Ia the summer months they are more So
as they are OF no use and must remain In their
place. Ordinary stove polish does OF seem TO
De the thing for lasting polish, so / thought
OF something new ito me- and put 1t In opera
the lasting quality remains to DE seen. / viii
give the recipe so others may enjoy q perfectly
polished stove for parlor use this summer
Take about tablespoonful of lamp black, three
Tines as much asphaltum and little turpen-
tine, mixed thoroughly, and apply with mod
erately stiff small paint brush. All the articles
can oe purchased at any paint store for few
cents Artistically inclined hoUsekeeper5 can
decorate the windows OF the latro6es With
eolored paper, or, what is better. water color
paint, which 10 easily washed OF ia the fau.
c. r. F.
EMBROIDERY on leather is the newest art
work for ladies. IL is used for the decoration
osfurniture; flower patterns worked in natural
coloI5 With Crewel SILK being used for panels.
SMALL Thermometers mounted on gilt plates
are fastened On panels OF light wood and are
made ornamental by decorating the panel with
flowers or significant designs, such as an owl
shiverfDg With cold In one corner, and frog
tanning Itself In the dlagonaIly opposite space.
LIQUID MANURE FOB RosEs.-The Rural Ne,c
Ferker reports an experiment performed By G.
s. Wales in applying liquid manure to roses.
which, although lot new, f5 worthy OF notice
for its success. Small plants had been set out
on clsyey soil, and after every heavy ratn.which
had furnished teachings from the manure pile
In the parDyard. it was applied TO the roses In
few holes made within four or five inches of
each plant with sharpened wooden rod. The
next day the SOIL was stirred with a Doe. The
operation was repeated eight or nine times
through the season, and the result was reported
10 be wonderful :" the blooming contInued
through the summer into October.
CHLORIDE OF LINE FOR TREES lie Cs1tty1teur.
French journal, says that Ii Chloride of
lime be spread on the soil or near plants. In
sects and vermin will not be found near thor
and ADDS, by its means plants will easily be
protected from Insect plaques By stnnDlg
brushing over their stems with solution of L.
III mas 0rten been noticed that patch OF land
winch has been treated 10 this way rem aims
religf0u5ly respected by grubS, while the un.
protected beds around are literally devastated.
Fruit trees may be guarded from the attacks
tow smeared with mixture of hogs lard. and
ants and gruOS already In possession will
rapidly Vacate their position. Butte rifles
again, win avoid all plants whose leaves have
been sprlnRled over with lime water
GARDEN INssCTs.-Prof, Lazenby, of Ithaca.
reported 10 the Rochester horticultural meet
Ing number OF his experiments In destroying
garden Insects The striped cucumber beetles
give the most trouble, and appear In swarms
on melons. cUcumOerS and squasheS The best
remedy is Hight sprtnkllng5 of fine SCOT and
ashes. collected from boiler hues Atr-slacked
EIne Is nearly as good. For the cabbage de-
stroyer he has applied earDolic acid, copperas
water, ammonia, cayenne pepper, tobacco,
Scolch SDuf1 and tar water, Du5 whale Oil soap
is better than any OF them. The soap is put
In barrel OF water at the rate OF four pounds
10 barrel OF water. It dlSsolves In few days
and Is then ready for application With water
Ing pot. The last OF the three necessary appl-
cations should be at least two weeks before the
caobages are harvested. The longer the solu-
Ton stands the worse Is its odor, and the more
effective its results.
Hour ~
girls are graceful and exquisitely formed. From
their earliest childhood they are accustomed to
carry burdens on their heads. The water for
family use Is always brought by the girls In
earthen jars, carefully poised In this way. TIE
exercise Is said to strengthen the muscles OF
the oacx, Wnlle the Chest Is thrown forward
No crooked backs are seen In Hindostau. Dr..
IL. Spry says that this exercise of Carrying small
vessels OF water on the head might be adVan-
tageously introduced into boarding schools and
private families and that it might entirely SUI
persece the present machinery OF dumb bells
1aekb hoard, skipping ropes, &C. The young la
9tes ought 70 De taught TO carry the jar as these
with their hands. The same practice OF carry
Ing water leads precisely TO the same results Ia
the south OF Italy as In India A Neapolitan
female peasant Will carry on her head vessel
IuI OF water TO the very brim over a rough
road and not spill drop OF 1T, and the acqIi-
sltlon OF THIS art or knack gives her the same
erect and elastic gait.
n NOhD OK Two ABOUT MOTHS.-H0uSe-
cleaning comes, but moths come first antIa;t
and all the time, and any Information per-
talllng 20 them and the manner OF guar1ln,
against their depredatlOnS WILL we are sure,
De gratefully received. The parent moth is a
Tiny Thlte-Wlnged sort OF miller that fits
ABOUT s Ts al hours seeking place to lay her
eggs. the iarVe are maggotltke, smooth
DodieC Creatures, having sixteen feet. They
i've 10 cases formed OF the substances which
they Rave des;royed held together with SILK
N VI tPH t1,ny-
aboct unseen. Tney are very many So-calied
Lotn pTeventiveS, but none OF them are effec-
tive for the purpose OF destroying the germ Or
egg OF the insect from which the Larvae are
Matched, and which alone do the harm. Cam
phor viii keep the parent moth away when she
comes 10 lay her eggs, but the trouble begins
with the eggs, which are already In the gar
ment when IL Is put away for the SUMNER
There Is but one method Of getting rid of these
eggs, 9nt that Is the one the furrter5 take
Provide yourself with some tough green
switches or rattanS about three feet long.
spread your garments upon a table before you
take whip IN each hand and beat them long
and thoroughly until not a Larvae or egg can
exist. When you have thoroughly whipped
out your furS or woollen garments pack them
away in packages perfectly tight. They can
De pasted up In paper bags or in boxes. only
examine them once or twice during the sum
mer Il you have any fears that an egg may
have been left after your beating, Whip
them again and seal up as before.
For furniture and carpets an entirely differ.
ent method must be pursued. Buy a few gal
Ions OF naphIha. Put your chairs aud sofas
INTO close room: 5aturate them we'll with
naphtha, then close your door and lock It. and
be certain no one gees into it with light OF
any KIND. Naphtha always evolves highly
explosive gas, and the least blaze Inside the
door would cause q terrible explosion. After
two days go In and open ali the WiadoW3 and
0coTs and expose the furniture TO the air
Naphtha not only kills the larys and eggs OF
The moth, but cleanseS upholstery from fingeT
rarks. The most delicate color5 will not be
injured By IL. Use the same means for getting
Tid or the moths and carpet beetles In your
carpets. whip the carpets all around the edges
or The room, then Saturdte thoroughly with
naphtha and leave it for two or three days;then
must De lighted IN that room, nor light taken
into it. The naDhtha is as dangerous as gun
powder, and should never be kept In a dwell
ing house, where It's extreme infammabtlity
always makes Ii a source Of anxiety. It is a
remedy for moths: ouC IL f. an al
most equal terror TO weil-orderei minds.
EASY BLANCHISG FOR CKLsRY.-Peter Hen
deTson says be knows OF no vegetable on the
cultivation Of which there Is so much useless
labor expended as on celery. This Is the rea.
son SO few cultivate lU Tor their own use and
why those who attempt &c do not succeed bet
ter. The chief difficulty Is In blanching 1t We'll
and IN securing place for it where it Is easily
acce ssto.e. Although often prepared for the
table late In autumn or early In winter, there
are Few who care much for IL az those times
when an abundance OF fresh fruit can be b I'd.
and when SO many other vegetables are easily
obtained. On the epproach OF spring. and
When the warmer WpaInPr Of April arrivals