The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-11-30
SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

MACHINE oil stains can be removed II,
before washing, the spot IL rubbed with
cloth wet with ammonia.
Toprcvcnt hair falling ont, wet II thor
o,lghlv once or twice n week with 4
weak solution of salt water.
AFTER washing cut-glass articles. dry
them thoroughly, md rub we'll with q
soft brush and prepared chalk.
STOVES may lie kept looking nice for
some time by rubbing them thoroughly
with newspapcrevery morning.
Ian sop when first bought should he
cnt IN square pieces and put In . dry
place. II lasts better after shrinking.
To test nutmcgs prick them with q
pin, and il they arc good the oil will
instantly spread around the puncture.
II Won nre troubled with moths In
your feather beds boil the feathers III
water for short time: then put them
III sacks and dry them, working them
with the hands I'LL the time.
SolIEp white fur can he nicely cleaned
hy rubbing it thoroughly in white flour.
II should then he hung ont Of doors for
about thirty minutes. Repeat the pro-
cess several times ind IL will DO equal to
new.
SHELLS that nrc covered with thick
skin may be cleaned by sleeping in
warm water and then rubbing with
sE,f brush. Or, II this fails, soak the
shell in water, adding little nitric acid.
Polish the new surface with leather,
aided by tripoli.
To make good paste for scrap
boons, dissolve three tablespoonful Of
stasch in pint Of boiling water in
which you have already dissolved bit
Of alum. Remove from the Are Just rs
it comes to boil. Paste made in this
way will keep sweet for several weeks.
CHINA Of any color, excepting white,
may be easily and quickly mended with
shellac. Place q little shellac on the
broken pieces, and, keeping them close
together, hold them to n lighted candle.
When the shellnc is melted sufficiently.
let il cool and harden, and it forms a
strong cement.
To clean and renew black silk, use
one quart Of soft water and mn old kid
glove. Boil down to one pint and then
sponge tho goods with piece Of soft
flannel and iron on the wrong side while
it is damp, and the silk will lie m stiff
and glossy rs new. For light .colorcd
silk use white glove.
To renovate a file with acid: Let il
first DO cleaned Of NIL foreign matter
and then dipped into solution Of one
part nitric acid, three parts sulphuric
acid and seven parts water. The time
of immersion will lie according to the
extent the file has been worn md the
fineness Of the teeth, varying from Ave
seconds to five minutes. On taking il
out Of the mixture wash off the lime,
dry by gentle heat, rub over equal parts
Of olive oil and turpentine, and finally
brush over the powdered cake. This
acid process has its disadvantages, and
is thought by some to iniure the files.
The fact is familiar to NIL, that an or
binary envelope may readily be opened
by moistening the paper over the gum,
after which operation, If done neatly,
the contents may he noted, and tho mis-
sive again sealed and sent to its desti-
nation. A perfect safety envelope, how
eyer--not one admitting Of any such
manipnlation-mav, il is said, he So
cured by treating TINT part Of the pa
per covered by the flap with solution
Of chronic acid. ammonia, sulphnric
acid, sulphate Of copper, and fine white
paper. The flap itself is coated with
solution Of isinglass in acetic acid. and
when this is moistened and pressed
down on the under side OF the envelope.
Q solid cement is formed, insoluble in
acids, steam, water, etc.