Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-14
USEFUL HINTS.

MoTHs.-A little spirits of turpentine,
added to the water with which floors are
washed, will prevent the ravages Of
moths.
To REMOVE SPoTs FROM FURNITURE
Use four ounces of vinegar, two ounces
of sweet oil, one ounce of ~turpentine.
Mix and apply with a flannel cloth.
PAINT, to last long, should be put on
Sarly in winter and Spring. when it is
cold and no dust flying. Paint put on
in cold weather forms a body OF coat
upon the surface of the wood that be-
comes hard and resists weather, or an
edged TOOL, even, like slate.
CHEAP SEALING WAX The following
recipe furnishes a cheap sealing wax,
useful for many purposes Mix to-
gether two pounds of common beeswax,
SIX ounces of turpentine and two ounces
of olive oil add six ounces of red lead,
boil a little and stir until it is almost
cold, then cast il into cold water and
make it into rolls or cakes.
LEATHER CEMENT. - Dissolve putta
percha in a sufficient quantity of chloro-
form to make it of honey-Iike consist
ency; it will take a few days. Cork
tight; shake occasionally. Patches can
be put ON with it SO they defy detection.
Directions for using: Have both parts
clean and rough; applythe cement twice
to both parts and dry ten minutes; after
it becomes dry warm both parts gently
until the cement is thoroughly melted:
apply Immediately, hammer lightly.
Ready for use in ten minutes. Shake
well before using.
To PERFUME NOTE PAPER, Ero.-Get
n few quiros of blotting-paper, sprinkle
the sheets with the perfume desired !:
then put the blotting under a weight
until it becomes dry. When dry, put
note-paper, envelopes, ETC., between the
sheets, and place them under a weight
for a few hours ; renov them, and they
will be found perfumed. The b~lotting-
sheets may he utilized again, and can be
made to retain their perfume for a long
time, by keeping them free from expos
ure to air.
A New PAINT REMovER.-A new caus-
tic preparation, made from potash and
soda, for the purpose of removing paint
from walls, woodwork and metal, has
been introduced. 1t is creamy in its
nature, and when spread upon the paint
saponiiies it St rapidly that in a quarter
of an hour ali trace Of the paints gone.
For delicate carvings the compound viii
prove highly useful, as there is nothing
injurious in it. Weaker compositions of
the same kind are prepared for simple
cleaning purposes, and their cleansing
power on greasy cloth is very striking.
For cleaning cushions, railway carriages
and stuff seats, these soaps will be con-
yenient as they do not change the nat
ural color.
oCLEANsES oILED CHAMoIs LEATHER.
Many workshops contain a dirty wash
leather, which is thrown aside and
wasted for the want of knowing how to
clean it. Make a solution of weak soda
and warm water, rub plenty of soft SOAP
into she leather and allow it to remain
in soak for two hours, then rub it well
until ii is quite clean. Afterward rinse
it well in a weak solution composed of
warm water, soda, and yellow soap. 1t
must not be rinsed in water only, for
then it would be so hard, when dry, as
to be unfit for use. 1t is the small
quantity OF soap left in the leather that
allows the finer particles of the leather
to separate and become soft like silk.
After missing wiring it well in a rough
towel and dry quickly, then pull
it about an brush it well, and it will
become softer and better than most new
feathers. In using a rough leather to
touch up highly polished surfaces it is
frequently observed To scratch the work;
this is caused 10y particles of dust, and
even hard rouge, that are left in the
leather, and If removed by a clean rougy
brush it viii hen give the brightest and
best finish, which all good workmen like
to see on their work. -Scienty;c amer
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