The true northerner., 1883-01-05
SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

THE greatest distance that sbOu!d DO
allowed between the under edge Of n
pictnre-frame and the floor Is fEty-two
inches.
In button-hole stitching the bottom.
of a flannel skirt, double the flannel ass
If TO hem it, and baste it in place. This.
will give firmness to it, and it viii last.
twice as long.
To WHITEN AND SOFTEN THE HANDS,
Four parts of glycerine, five parts yolk-
of eggs, mix thoroughly and rub or
after washing the hands. Good also for
abrasions of the skin.
To PROTECT tea-roses they may be pot
ted and placed away in light, warm Gel
lar. Hardy varieties should be covered
with coarse litter from the stable; but
this should not be done until the ground
begins to freeze, and the protection
should not be removed until the ground
is completely thawed.
A PHILADELPHIA bird fancier says:
"You can tame canary inside OF SIX
hours by depriving it of food for that
length of time, and then putting your
hand filled with seed into the cage. Re-
peat this at intervals, and the bird Will
soon become tame enough to fly about
the room and come to you when you
whistle for it,"
To CLEAN GoLD.-Jewelers often
clean gold by washing it first in little
lukewarm soft water and soap. Then,
after wiping, shaking it about until per-
fectly dry in q wash-leather bag filed
with finely powdered lockwood. When
taken out of the bag the gold, If en-
bossed or raised, must be gently brushed
clean of the wood dust with a diamond
! brush, or, if smooth, polished with a
leather.
WHITE worms, which infest occasion
ally all soils where plants are kept In
pets, may be removed as follows:
Lime water may be sprinkled over the
soil, or a little slaked lime may be
sprinkled also on the earth and in tho
saucer of the pot. Lime water may
easily be made by shaking large piece
of lime in pail OF cold water, letting
it settle and then bottGng for use. Give
each pot tablespoonful twice week.
To CLEAN AND REVIVE OLD FURNI-
TURE.-A piano-maker gives the follow
ing directions for removing finger
marks from and restoring lustre to
highly polished but much defaced furn-
iture: Wash off the finger marks with
a cloth-or, better a chamos skin-wet
with cold water; then rub the surface
with nice sweet oil mixed with half it's
quantity of turpentine. A liberal rub
bing of this mixture Will reward your
labors.
STAINED FLOoRs.-Beeswax and tur-
pentine rubbed into the floors twice g
week keep them in beautiful order.
Melt quantity of beeswaX in Jar, by
placing 1t for short time in an oven.
When warm add to it little turpen-
tine, and stir them together. When
cold this ought to be of the consistency
of pomatum. If too hard, melt again,
and add a little more turpentine. To be
used cold. After carefully removing all
dust from the boards, rub in a very lit
tie of the beeswax and turpentine with
a coarse flannel.
on for dull woods may be made by
melting two ounces of yellow wax in q
clean earthen vessel, and when hot add
ing four ounces of best spirits of tur-
pentine, stirring till the mixture cools.
This polish should be rubbed on the
wood with flannel cloth, and it will
penetrate the pores of the wood, leaving
little coat of wax, which will brighten
with slight daily rubbing. This care
in old times gave the fine luster which
made plain, substantial oak and cherry
furniture so handsome. A good polish
to keep wood in order is also made Of
equal parts of sharp vinegar, spirits of
turpentine and sweet oil. Half pint
of each is enough. Rub the furniture
or wood with this, and go over it with
clean soft cloth.