The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-06-16

boiling suds; then take out and put di-
rectly into the mixture; leave it in for
half an hour then rinse the muslin thor
oughly and lay upon the grass or snow,
or hang upon line in the sun. To
make it very white, dampen occasion
ally and leave it out for two or three
days.
How TO LIME EGGs.-Eggs are lined
by packing them in liquid made as fol-
lows, viz: One peck of fresh lime is
Stacked in sufficient water to make thin
paste; when thoroughly Stacked, which
will require twenty-four hours, water is
added to thin it so that it can be strained
through fine sieve into clean barrel.
which is then filed with water; the eggs.
perfectly fresh, are laid carefully into
kegs or barrels, and the stirred lime
liquor is poured over them, a board be-
ing foated on the top to keep the eggs
under the surface. In this way the eggs
may be kept six months.
HINTS TO HOUSE CLEANERS. Wipe the
mirrors with borax water, the cloth be-
ing wet enough to dampen it. In scour-
ing paint, sapolio is better than sand, and
in ali cases a little borax should be
placed in the water. Mirrors can be
cleaned with whiting, afterward being
rubbed with woolen cloth, or they can
be polished and dried with old news
papers. Oil paintings should simply be
wiped with damp cloth, and if picture
cord is soiled, that should be wiped off
to secure against moths. Soap should
never be used on vanished work of any
sort.
To WASH CLOTHES WITHOUT FADING.
Wash and peel Irish potatoes and then
CRATE them in cold water. Saturate the
articles to be washed in this potato
water and they can then be washed with
soap without any running of the color.
This will set the colors in carpets if oil
or grease is to be taken out and the col
ors are apt to run. This will set the
color in figured black muslin, colored
merinos, stockings, ribbons and other
silk goods. Often the potato water
cleanses sufficiently without the use of
soap. In woolen goods it is necessary
to strain the water, else the particles
will adhere; but this is not necessary in
goods from which they can be well
shaken.
MOTH PREvFNTIvE.-Moths can be
kept out of carpets by having the floor
washed in strong suds in which borax
has been dissolved at the rate of table
spoonful to pail of water, and after
dusting black pepper on the edges tack
the carpet down again. BY this means
moths are kept away, and as corners and
folds are their favorite hiding place they
are searched out and destroyed. Ingram
and other carpets after being taken up
can be frightened in color by sprinkling
O pound or two of salt over their surface
and sweeping carefully. 1t is usual to
occasionally wipe off the carpet with
borax water, using a wet flannel and TAX
ing care not to wet the carpet but only
to dampen it.
CREAM CANDY.-One coffee cup of
white sugar, one or two tablespoonfuls
of water, enough to make it dissolve
nicely as its heats; boil without stirring,
in bright tin pan, until it will crisp in
water, like molasses candy. just before
it is done put in tablespoonful of ex-
tract of vanilla and a quarter of table
spoonful of cream of tartar. When suf-
fciently done pour into buttered pan,
and when cool enough to handle, work
it as you would molasses candy, until it
is perfectly white-then stretch and lay
on a marble slab, or if you have to use
the molding board, put buttered papers
over it, and with chopping knife cut it
into mouthfuls and set il away until it
creams, which it will do as it dries out.
If it grains before it is done, or before
You have chance to pull it, but it back
into the pan and pour water on it and
boil it over again.
A Coon AND CHEAP WHITEwAsH.-
Few people know how easily whitewash
properly applied. 1t not only prevents
the decay of wood, but is greatly con-
ducive to the healthfulness of buildings,
whether wood or stone. Out-buildings
( and fences, when not painted, should he
supplied once or twice a year, with good
coat of whitewash, which should be pre-
pared in thefollowing way: Take clean,
water-tight barrel or other suitable cask,
and put into it about half bushel of
lime; slack it by pouring water over it
boiling hot, and put in sufficient guam
tity of water to cover it five inches deep,
and stir it briskly till thoroughly slack
ened; when the slackening has been
thoroughly effected, dissolve in water
and add two pounds of sulphate of zinc
and common salt. These will cause the
wash to harden and prevent the cracking,
which gives an unseemly appearance to
the work. If desirable beautiful cream
color may be given to the above wash by
adding three pounds of yellow ochre, or
a good pearl by lead, lamp, vine Or ivy
black. For fawn color add four pounds
of umber, Turkish or American-the lat
ter is the cheapest-one pound of Indian
red, one pound of common lampblack.