The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-30
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

Raw starch, applied with a little water,
as paste, will generally remoye all stains
from bed ticking.
To clean and polish tortoise shell use a
drop or two Of sweet oil, and rub 1t in thor
oughly with the ball of the thumb.
Silver in constant use rs kept nice und
bright by washing it every day in warm
soarsuds and drying it with old linen.
Burns and scalds are Immediately re-
lieved by an application of dry soda cover:
ed wi a wet cloth, mois; enough to dis
solve il.
TO clean irons use a lump ofbcesewax
tied in a rag rub the irons with it when
hot, and then scour with u paper or cloth
slrnkling with salt.
To remove spots from furniture, take 4
ounces of vinegar, LwI ounces of sweet oil,
one ounce of turpentne. Mix aud apply
with flannel ploth.
Spirits Of ammonia, diluted with water,
il applied with sponge or Aanuel to dis
culnred spots Of the carpets or garments,
| VIII often restore the color.
-Sod falling OH the carpet from open
chimneys or carelessly handled st"ve pipes,
if thiskly covered with salt, can be brushed
up W thout injury to the carpet.
-oae pound of green copperas dissolved
in one quart of boiling water, will destroy
fnl smells. Powdered borax scattered in
their haunts will dispcrse cockroaches.
) A starch that will make linen look as
good as new, is made Of one quart Of well
boiled corn starch, three ounces ofgum ara
bic, md two cunc,s Of loaf sugar.
TO clean oil-cloth, wash with warm
milk. Once in six months scour with hot
soap suds; dry thoroughly aud apply coat
If varnish. They will last as long again.
When carpets are well cleaned sprinkle
with salt aAd fuld. When laid, strew
with slightly moistoned bran before sweep.
ing. This with salt will ireshsn up wonder
fully.
To give glass a great brilliHney, wash
with damp sponge dipped in spirits. then
dust with powdered blue or whiting tiled in
a muslin bag), and polish with a chamois
skin.
A paste made of whiting and benzius
will clean marble; and one made Of whit
ing aud chloride of soda, spread aud left u
dry lin the sun il possible) on the marble
will remove spots.
| e tvoalaH i, ola.r ,,ot
er with pure white CASTLE soap look like
rev. Do not iron, but suap between the
ingers until almost dry, aud then press un-
Ter a weight.
To cure earachc, take pinch of black
Pepper, put it on piece Of cotton batting
dipped IN sweet oil, aud place il in the ear
ami tie a bandage around the head, and II
will give almost instant relief.
To clean oil or grease spots from car
pets, use fullers' earth and water, spread
thicklv cover with paper, aud let it remain
two days; brush off, and il not renewed
make an plher application. If haste is ~
quired uss benzine.
-Giided frame of mirrors and picture:
beautifully cleaned 10y applying the
white Of eggs with camel's hair brush. Tc
prevent flies settling upon them, wash ia
garlic or onion water. Do not fear the odor
as it soou dies away, and brightens the gilt
China OF any color, excepting white
may be easily AID quickly mended with
shellac. Place little shellac on the br5k.
en- pieces. aud keeping them close toget her
h I'D them to lighted candle. When tn,
shellae is melted sufficiently, let it cool and
harden, and it forms a strong cement.