The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-04-01
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

-fnre precipitated sulphur, busted
on the face every night, will remove and
prevent pimples, If the sulphur be per-
fumed, it win make an elegant cosmet-
lc,--RoDs Treasure,
==One COW well fed and comfortably
cared for will produce quite as much
milk aud butter rs two that are allowed
TO run at large, lilo on the wet ground
and be subject To the exposure of the
weather - Indianapolis Sentinel.
There Is nothing better TO clean
window-glaSs with than n chamois skin.
Wash the skin carefully first; after
washing the glass rinse the skin, wiring
IL dry, and wipe the glass with it. No
other polishing will be required. Y.
Post.
Half an ounce each of cream of tar
tar and oxalic acid mixed and pounded
together will suffice TO remove stains
from white clothing for long time.
Moisten the stain, rub on little of the
mixture, then wash and rinse thorough
ly. The bottle containing this prepare
ton should be marked poison"
When large wounds are made in re-
moving limbs or branches of fruit trees
they should be covered with common oil
paint. Linseed-oil and the mineral iron
paint is the best for this purpose. 1t
does not cause the bark to grow over the
wound and so heal it, but it preserves
the wood from rottng, and so prevents
the decay and injury of the tree. No
living thing, not even tree, can long
exist with a part of it in dead and de-
caying condition. Y Times.
Apple Chocolate: In pint of new
milk boil half pound of scraped choc-
olate; beat the yolk of three eggs and
the white of one, and when the choco-
late has boiled draw it away from the
ire, and very gradually stir in the eggs
Pulp six large apples and lay them in
pie-dish, sweeten and season with Gin
namon powdered pour the chocolate
over it very gently, so as not to mix
with the apples; set it aside to cool, and
when firm sift some sugar over it, and
glaze with salamander. -DenUer Trtb-
alae
"A serviceable cover to throw over
lounge. or couch in the sitting-room is
made by taking broad, bright stripe
Of cretonne, on each side of this put a
stripe of black or dark brown cloth Cine
it to give body to it); on each edge put
a row of fancy stitches in silk or crewel;
the ends may be finished with fringe or
not, as you choose. Another cover is
made of the drab Aida canvas, with the
ends worked in loose overcast stitches.
The canvas may be fringed out if you
take the precaution TO overcast the
edge when you stopravelling, to prevent
its fraying out to greater depth than
you care to have it. N y. Post
There are several methods of max
ing paste, one is as follows: Dissolve a
teaspoonful of alum in quart of warm
water. Whenit is cold stir in as much
flour, either of wheat or rye, as will
make smooth thick cream, free from
Jumps; stir in large pinch of powdered
resin, and put in dozen cloves to give
it a pleasing scent. Have in a clean
tin pail half pint of boiling water and
pour the flour mixture into it, stirring
continually until it boils and becomes a
thick mush. Pour it out into bowl to
cool, cover it, and keep it in a cool
place. For use take out portion and
soften it with warm water The paste
will keep year. To make paste adj
here to tin rub the tin with clean rag
dipped in weak solution of caustic
soda or potash, and wipe dry with an
other rag. Any paste will then adhere.