Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-10-28
Household Hints.

To Make Boots and Shoes Water
proof. Melt in an eartben vessel,
over a slow fire, half pint Of lin
seed oil, one ounce of beeswaX, half
an ounce of rosin, and one ounce of
oil of turpentine. If new boots or
shoes are saturated With this mix
ture, and left to hang in warm
place for a week or ten days, they
will be not only waterproof, but the
leather will be soft and pliable. The
sozes may be render waterproof by
applying a coat Of gum-c0pal warm
jsh to them, and repeating it until
the pores of the leather are filled.
Moths. "A sure prevention is to
pour strong alum water on the floor
half yard around the edges before
laying the carpets, and once or twice
during the season sprinkle dry salt
over the carpet before sweeping.
Sufficient will adhere to prevent in
sects from alighting.
To Clarity Drippings. Heat al
most boiling hot, then turn into
pailful of boiling hot water, and
stir up well. When cold the fat can
be taken off the top. In this way
bacon fat or ham fat can be made as
sweet as fresh lard, but it takes Il
lot Of hot water.
New Kettles The best way to
prepare new iron kettle for use IS
to fill it with clean potato Feelings,
boil them for an hour or more, then
wash the kettle with hot water wipe
it dry, and rub with a little lard re-
peat the rubbing for half q dozen
times after using. In this way you
will prevent rust and all the annoy
ances liable to occur in the use OF
new kettle.
To Prepare Butter Tubs for Use.
--Scald with clear water put three
or four quarts of salt in the tub, then
fill full with boiling water, putting
the cover on tight, shaking once in
while TO stir up the salt, and let it
set few days until wanted for use.
Burn a little birthstone in the tub
after the brine is out. Fill the tub
within three.fourths OF an inch of
the top. Keep strong brine on the
top of the butter all the time.
To prevent butter from sticking to
the hands, wash first in strong suds,
rub them in salt, then in cold suds,
and last, in clear cold water.
To Freshen an Old Carpet.-To
brighten and cleanse an old, dingy
carpet, sponge the surface, or, if
much soiled, scrub it with mixture
of ammonia, bOraX, Ogall and water.
To every quart of warm water put
tablespoonful of each of the ingredi-
ents. The grease spots should first
be washed with Incorporation with
only One-half the quantity of water
to ii, sponging well, and wiping the
spots as dry as possible. Only SO
much of the carpet should be wet at
a time as can be Immediately washed
clean and dried with a wooden cloth.
The windows should be left open I'M
til all moisture is eyaporated.
To Polish Tinware. To polish tin
pulverize charcoal very fine, dip a
coarse cloth in a little soft soap, then
in the charcoal and rub the tin brisk
". Wash in hot water and dry with
a clean towel, afterwards sitting
them in the sunshine, if there is any.
The tin does not wear off 10y this
process.
Or make clean with soap suds and
polish with whiting.
To Clean Feathers Cor Bedding)
Mix well with a gallon of water
one pound of quicklime, and when
the lime is precipitated in fine pow
der, pour off the clean lime water
for use when wanted. Put the
feathers to be cleaned in a tub and
add enough lime water to cover
them about three inches. The feath
ers, when wet, will sink down, and
should remain in the water three or
four days after which spread on a
sieve to drain. Wash well in clean
water and dry ON nets in the sun.
To Shrink New Flannels and
make them keep their color, pour
boiling water on them and let them
lie in till cold. Then, having shak-
en- them, stretched them and folded
them down smoothly on a clean
table to make them straight and
even, hang them out Immediately.
When about half dry, shake, stretch
and turn them. Take them in while
still damp, fold smoothly, cover
with a clean towel, and after half an
hour, press them with an iron that
is nearly cold.
Piles.
Piles are frequently preceded by