The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-11-17
Items Of Interest.

One gallon of white paint should
cover forty-four square yards of sur
face. .I.
To remove oil spots from, mating,
etc, wet the spot with alcohol, rub the
wet spot with hard soap, then wash
with cold water. .. f.,.Y....t
To take ink spots out of mahogany,
a touch with a feather dipped in tea
spoonful of water to which few drops
of nitre have been added, and rub
quickly with wet cloth.
To prevent the juice OF pies soaking
into the under crust beat the white of
an egg, and brush the crust with it.
To give a rich brown to the upper
crust brush that with 1t also
TO take the shine off old silk, use
spirits of ammonia or alcohol diluted
with water, and apply with sponge.
To rcnovate old black silk, use the
same and press on the wrong side.
A little saleratus rubbed on with the
finger or bit of linen, will remove
stains from cups and other articles of
tableware It will also remove spots
from marbleized oilcloths, and many
stains from tinware '.'"' ''.
A large picture ring screwed into
the top of the handle, is the incest
thing made by which to hang up a
broom, a strong screw, with snail
head, should be placed in the wall at a
proper height to receive it. ..f Ia
Stale bread may be made as nice
as when fresh baked by dipping the
loaf into clean, cold water and warm
ing in bake-oven. Much bread thai
is now thrown away might be saved il
this was more generally practiced.
! An easy aud effectual plan to keeI
tinware from rusting consists in rub
bing the new vessel inside and ou
with fresh lard or butter; then placing
in the oven and keeping hot for severa
hours. The heat must not be so grea
as to melt the solder; still it is essen
tial that the tin be kept very warm
Sometimes after beating the yolk
of eggs as usual, the cook is annoyed
to find that they are not smooth ant
light yellow, but are ''stringY" ant
have little lamps; if for custard, the,
spoil its good looks; but by strainin!
through very fine wire sieve, thi'
trouble will be obviated, and only
very little of the egg is wasted--no
so much, in fact, as if she tries to tax
it out with a fork Or spoon. I'D .i....
4 A glue which will resist the actio
of water is made by boiling one poun
of glue in two parts SKINNED milk
To make a strong glue for inlayin
and veneering: Take the best ligh
brown glue, free from clouds or streaki
dissolve this in water and to ever
: pint add one.half gill of the best vii
egar and one-half ounce of isininglasl
, For fire and waterproof glue: Mix
handful of quicklime with four ounce
; of linseed oil, thorou shly lixivate tn
, mixture, boil it to a good thicknes
g and spread it on tin plates in the shad
1t will become very hard, but can
dissolved over a fire, like commo
glue, and is then fit for use.
f An ordinary kitchen table can, WIT
little trouble, be transformed into quit
i an elegant piece of furniture for II
a library. The top and legs are smootl
l. ly covered with green cloth the sea
on the legs to be neatly sewed and IL
4" joining made on the inside of the le
that it may not show. 1t is then tac
|, ed to the lop to hold it in place. I'll
+, cloth is drawn smoothly over the tc
e and tackled all round the sides. III
d head piece extending round the sid
y of the table must also be covered.
e under shelf is made of pine wood co
d cred with cloth and fitted secure
to the legs about eight inches belo
g the top. A heavy cord fringe of gre,
d worsted must be fastened round Il
e edge of the top, also round the she
with brass headed nails about an in,
|, and a half apart. A caster fitted in
n each leg will finish very handson
table ..