The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

KEROSENE will soften boots or shoes
hardened by water, and render them as
pliable as when new.
To REMOVE RUST FROM SToyEpIPE.
Rub with linseed oil. little OF which
goes long way. Build slow hre at
first until it is dry.
WHEN brushing and combing your
hair. have large newspaper spread on
the floor. Loose hair is much easier to
remove from that than the carpet.
To RID room of the disagreeable
smell of fresh paint let pailful of wa
ter in which a handful of hay has been
placed stand in the room over night.
To CLEAN hair-brushes sprinkle them
well with powdered borax, let them lie
half an hour, then wash and rub
thoroughly. 1t is a good plan to clean
two. as they clean better by rubbing
two together.
RED ANTs.-To drive away red ants,
put one pint of tar in two quarts OF hot
water. Put in earthen vessels in closets,
or sprinkle sand, or strew oyster she Is,
or red cedar shavings. These will all be
found effective in removing these little
nuisances.
WHEN you sweep room, take down
all the little articles, as brackets, vases
easels, etc, dust carefully, lay them on
the table and cover them with q cloth.
When the sweeping is done and the
larger articles busted you Will be re-
lieved to have these ready to return to
their places.
RENovATING FUR.-Take a large tin
pan: put pint of wheat flour In it;
put the cloak in it; rub it thoroughly
with the hands until the flour looks
dark; then if the fur is not white
enough, rub it again with more clean
flour; then rub it with pulverized chalk.
This gives it pearly-white look. 1t is
also good to clean knit nubias.
CEMENT FOR STONE WARE.-Gelatine
is allowed to swell in cold water, the
Jelly warmed, and so much recently
slaied lime is added as requisite to rem
der the the mass sufficiently thick for
the purpose. A thin coating of this
cement is spread, while warm, over the
gently-heated surfaces of fractures OF
the articles, and let dry under strong
pressure. What ooZes out Is removed
directly with moist rag.
MARBLE STAINs.-Mix mp very strong
soap-lees with quicklime to the consist
ency of milk, put it onto the marble
with brush, leave it for twenty-four
hours. and afterward wash it off with
soap and water. Should this fail, the
following may be tried: Take two
parts OF common soda, one part pumice
stone and one part fnely-powdered
chalk: sift through a fine sieve and mix
with water. Rub it well over the mar
bic and wash with soap end water.
A HOLDER is necessary article, and
catches much dirt about the stove.
Make them Of any old pieces of wooden.
Then make cover of some dark ma
terial. Cut piece fifteen inches long
and six wide, fold over six inches and
sew in form of bag, sew the end of
the remaining three inches together to
make point, fold that over and button
to the bag, add loop at the corner, and
put in your holder. When the cover is
soiled it can easily be removed and
washed.
To CLEAN PAINT-Tea leaves may be
saved from the table for few days, and
when sufficient are collected, steep, not
boil, them for half an hour in tin pan.
Strain the water off through sieve,
and use this tea to wash all vanished
paint. 1t removes spots, and gives
fresher, newer appearance than when
soap and water are used. For white
paint, take up small quantity of whit
ing on damp piece of old white fan
| nel and rub over the surface lightly,
and it will leave the paint remarkably
bright and new.