Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1882-07-08
USEFUL HINTS

DAsDRUYF.- Tia annoyance nom
dandruff Can no prev nj d by dampen-
Ing the scalp tllr,', ur four times a week
with sulphur wat.f, made 10y putting
one half OF an Dune Of flour Of sulphur
into pint Of water. shaking occasionally
for two days; tliun pour on Into clean
bottle.
RKMKpY FOR BAhpvrss. --Glycerine,
four ounces tannin. one drachm +; tinot
ure of canthari' lid. t~u drachmsj oil Of
oapsicum, ten drops. Apply TO the bald
spots night and morning,
TooTH PowHER.-Prnpared chalk,
four ounces orris root (poo dercd), two
ounces green myrrh Gowdered), one
quarter 1t an ounce oil OF cinnamon,
twenty drops.
SUpRhFhuuus Ham. These arc best
let alone. Shaving only inoreases the
growth and depilat"iies are dangerous
bnd soiheunes dishgure the face. The
Unly sure plan is TO spread on pieoe
d Of leather equal parts Of gOlharium and
pitch plaster, lay it on the hair az
smoothly " possible let it remain
there three or four minutes, then re.
novs II Will tho hair. root and branch.
This 10 severe but effective. Kerosene
will s'n remove them. II sore after
using rub uu swoet oil.
NFw EGH PREsKRvATIvR On taking
the eggs from tine nest th,y are covered
over, BY incAns of bit Of wool, with
butter in which has bee. dissolved . TO
3 per cent. OF salicylic acid. Each egg,
aitef receiving this GOAT, liz placed In o
box, filled with very f q and absolutely
dry sawdust. Ii care be taken that the
eggs do not touch each other. and that
Oh, y be perfectly covered with the saw
dust, th y will keep fresh for several
months-perhsps a year.
HOUSE PAINTING should be
done early IL wlnt 7 or String, when 10
is cold and no dust flying. 10 rlix
paints for different coats /: Outside-1st,
I'd and 3D. coats, M \ the lead To proper
consistency with boiled oil, allowing
time between to dry hird. Inside-1st
coat, mix lead and paint in mixture ono
halt boiled oil, one-half turpentine I'd,
one-fuurth oil, three-fourths turpentine;
I'd. mostly turpentiue with q little oil TO
hold color. No dryer required. Inside
paint must have Light
BKJoMs.--It is not economy to have
too fOw brooms one for the sleeping
toom upstairs, one for parlur aud sitting
room and oIe for the kitchen are not
too many. As they are worn they may
be passed down a grade at time, the
new on always going T. tilo parlor. II
tne new broom ia allowed TO stand in
cold water for twelve hours, afterward
thoroughly drying it, it will last much
longer. A broom should never be al
lowed 10 staEd on its Mnsh, as it makes
IL permanently one>sided and i'll shapen.
uanE it up by loop in the handle.
A NEW WRINKLE IN VENTILATION. -
A practical educator, writing to the
New England Journal Of Education,
says IL know of no nctter mode OF
ventilating old buildings shan the Sim
pie, inexpensive one of fitting board
tightly across Il Q window, some eight
or ten inches wide and two or three
inches FROM the sash, ON the inside. The
lower sash is then raised without causing
u drAught Of air upon tnesclolars while
the pur, al. ls entering ut the bottom
and middle OF the window. Ihave seen
this tried successfully with every window
Uf q school-room-eight in all--thus
raised, ~ greater or less extent,
through every session. and during the
entire winter season, without single
scholar taking cold thereirom The room
was 2Sr32xl5 and the best Ventilated I
ever entered while school was in ses-
sion"