The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-07-06
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e A yExT warm bed-quilt may be Inn
provised by pinning newspapers between
two sheets. lF
Those who ought to know say that
poultry thriyes upon cooked food, md
like their corn boiled. TIA
Do NOT keep rubber Shoes d sandals
ON the feet loEger than necsssaay. They
should never be worn III tho house.
FoR soft corns din piece 81 linen
cloth il turpeitine and. wrap Il around
the toe on which the corn is situated
night and morning. The reliaf win be
Immediate, and, after q few days, the
corn will disappear.
LIP SALvEs.--One gill sweet oil, one
ounce white wax, tlree-uuurters Of an
ounce spermaceti. Dissolve them over
the fire and stir till ceol. Another
Oil OF sweet almonds, eight ounces
white wax, three ounces spermaceti,
three ounces ;rhodium, fifty drops, and
white sugar candy form an excellent lip
salve. Sc 4.
AVIS. Red ants may be bonished
froail pantry or store-room by strewine
the shelves with small quantity Of
cloves, either whole Or ground. We
use the former. as not being SO likely to
get ntothe food placed upon the shelves.
The cloves should be renewed occasion
ally, as after e time they lose their
strength and efficacy. ~ ~
MOSQUITOES, says somebody, love beef
blood better than they do any that flows
in the veins of human kind. Just put q
couple of generous pieces on plates near
your bed at night, and you will sleep
nntroubled by these pests. In the
morning you viii find them full and
stupid with the beef blood, and the
meat sucked as d"y lis q cork.
STAINS. Remove ink stains from car
pets with milk, and afterward wash
with fine soap. a clean brush. and warm
water. For grease spots use powdered
/ magnesia, f,,liers earth, or ~backwheat.
Sprinkle ON the snot, and let lie until
all the grease is absorbed; renew the
earth, magnesia or ,huchwheat until all
the grease is removed. Time and pa
thence will in this way remove the worst
Of grease spots.
To DEFECT GENUINE CoFrRE. Those
foolish persons who buy ground
coffee may find out whether
what they buy is genuine cot
fee or not by the following method :
Take a wine glass or tumbler full OF
water, and gently drop a pinch of The
ground coffee on tho surface of the
water, without stirring or agitating ;
genuine coffee will float for some time,
whilst, chicory, or and other sweet root,
will soon sink and chicory or caramel
viii cause yel!owi,h or brown color
to diffuse rapidly through the water,
while pure coffee will give no visible
tint, under such circumstances, for a
considerable length Of time.
STARCH POLISH. The old receipt OF
stirring the starch with bit Of wax
candle is not nearly so good, in the opin-
ion of en- experienced laundress, as a
much cheaper plan. She uses mutton
suet instead of wax it makes the starch
firmer. Before roasting or boiling your
joint of mutton, cut off whatever suet
you want from it. Render" 1t in tin
cup and set it aside in a jar; it will
keep six months or longer. The ia.
about the kidney in hind quarter is
the firmest and best. When you want
thick starch for collars and shirt bosonls,
take four table-sp oonfuls of starch to one
quart ofwater, and piece of the clear
suet about the size of walnut. This
makes good quart of starch.