Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
gaAies' Golalala.
WORTH REMEMBERING.

KEEPING SILVER BRIGHT. Silver
that is not in use may be kept from
furnishing by burying it in a box or
barrel of oat meal.
KNIFE HANDLEs.-To remove the
stains from knife handles, rub them
with pulverized pumice-stone and
soap, then polish with dry whiting.
EARAcHE. earache dissolve
asafetida in water, warm a few drops
and drop in the ear putting a small
piece of soft wool in. Have the wool
warmed we'll.
CARE OF HANDS AND GLOVES
Lemon juice and glycerine will clean
and soften the hands. Cream of tar
tar will clean white kid shoes or
gloves nicely.
CHOKING AT THE TABLE.-To pre-
vent choking, break an egg into a
cup and give it to the person chok-
ing. The white of the egg seems to
lubricate the obstacle and remove it.
If one egg is not sufficient, try an
other.
DIsINFECTANTs.-Coffee pounded in
mortar and roasted on an iron plate :;
sugar burned on hot Goals. and vine
gar boiled with myrrh and sprinkled
on the floor and furniture of a sick
room, are excellent deodorizers.
CLEANING MARBLE.-Benzole and
common clay are used to clean mar
BILE. Grease spots can be removed
from marble by the application of a
paste made of crude potash and whit
ing. Brush it all over the surface to
be cleansed and polish off.
PREVENTING MoULD.-To insure
paste from moulding put in it a pro-
portion of alum and resin. A few
drops of any essential oil will pre-
serve leather from mould, and a sin
gle Glove put into bottle of ink will
have the same effect upon it.
Handsome table spread are made
of square or dimond shaped blocks
of silk pieced together after the man
ner of the old-time bed spread, only
in this case the seams may be orna
mented with needlework. Put on {
border of plush OF velvet, and finisl
with rich fringe.
INGRowING ToENAILs.-Put a yer,
small piece of tallow in spoon anC
heat it very hot. Pour it on the cor
ner of the toe, and the inflammation
and granulation will subside, and TIN
parts will become dry and destitut
of all feeling. The nail can then b
pared away without the least pain.
CHIMNEYs AND LAMPS. IF yo
have not cleaned the SCOT and ashe
from every compartment of you
stove, now is the time to do it, S
that the draft may be unimpended
Also, boil in soda and water all til
lamp burners, brushing them with
| stiff brush You will find the Hgf
improved by the process.
5 INK ON FURNITURE Ink stains O
blackwalnut furniture may be remoy
ed by touching the spots with featE
er wet in a solution of nitre and wf
ter, eight drops to a spoonful of W;
: ter. AS soon as the stains are era:
ed, rub the place with cloth dippe
il in cold water. If the stains still L,
main repeat the operation, maxim
the solution stronger.
g CELLAR FURNITURE.-A large tab
p" is an absolute necessity in celia
). 1t will be found to be much safer
use than a swing shelf, and far cas-
s. er to lift jars upon. If your celli
ID should be infested with ants or 9th
insects, one way to keep them fro
OF top of the table is to place the lie:
of the table in an empty tin can, al
re then fill half full of water or oil.
A Coop COUCH MIXTURE.-Tal
or two ounces of balm of gilead bud
i'd the freshest you can procure, al
boil them very slowly in q quart
&C. water. Let it simmer down to
ms pint, then strain it, and add one pou
CO. of honey in the comb and the jul
nd of three lemons. Let them all b
=, together until the wax in the honey
&" dissolved. This has been known
D. cure cough of long standing.
III; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 1t m
SUI be interesting to some housekeepC
., to know that one quart of wheat flo
II" or of soft butter, or of broken Il
sugar makes pound; quart
,aa corn meal or of best brown sugar
for pound and ounces white sugar
t ioh powdered sugar, l pound and
nds ounce; 10 eggs | pound 16 la
eat eat tablespoonfuls make l liquid b
pint. A common sized tumbler ho
car half pint: a common winegl
.s as half gill. Sixty drops make {
tablespoonful.
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