Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-04
Useful Hints for Home Use.


Hair brushes are best cleaned by wash
inc 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 chloro-
form, spirits of camphor, laudanum, OF
each one drachm. Apply on little cot
ton wool.
If a child has bad earache dip plug
of cotton wool in oil, warm it and place
it in the ear. Wrap up the head ana
keep it out of draughts
Two drops laudanum in half-tea-spoon-
full of warm water and dropped into the
ears, will give immediate relief to per-
SONS troubled with neuralgia.
A certain cure for felon is to wind
cloth loosely about the finger, leaving the
end free. Pour in common gunpowder
till 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
surface with a weak solution OF gum
arabic or white glue, and iron on the
wrong side.
Black cotton gloves will not crock the
hands if scalded in salt and water before
wearing. When almost dry one should
put them on, in order to stretch them
and keep them in good shape.
To remove ink and fruit stains-Ten
grains oxalic acid in half-pint of water;
wet the article stained in hot water; ap-
ply to the top of the bottle, so that the
liquid will reach it, then rinse it well.
Cure for chapped handsome part Of
glycerine, four of Ponds extract OF
witch hazel, four of water; put it in q
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-
ture, mix equal parts vinegar, spirits OF
turpentine and sweet oil in bottle, and
apply with flannel cloth, rubbing after
wards with channels or piece Of silk
It is better than coat Of varnish.
The pain of sprained limb is quickly
removed by ice cold water. The terrible
pangs of whitlow or felon are cut short
by intense heat. A large proportion Of
all cramps and spasms can be relieved by
water of proper temperature and intelli-
gently applied.
The inhalation or air charged with
ammonia vapors, as a remedy for the
acknowledgement, 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 the nose can be stopped
by vigorous application of the jaws, as
if in progress of mastication. In the
case Of child a wad of paper should
be placed in the mouth and the child
instructed to chew hard. 1t is the mo-
ton of the jaw that stops the flow of the
blood.
The little boxes of thin wood which
are used to carry butter or lard in, when
covered with cambria or silk, make
pretty work-boxes. Small peach-baskets
painted and lined with bright, color,
are ornamental and convenient, besides
affording the satisfaction which comes
from making something from nothing
To prevent flies from injuring picture
frames, glasses, etc-Boil three or four
onions in pint of water; then with a
gliding brush 90 over your glasses and
frames. and the flies will not alight on
the 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 a jug.
Can be used for washing dishes or clean
ing, and one teacupful in a boiler OF
clothes, put in after the water is hot,
will whiten the clothes and soften the
water without injury to the hands or
clothes