The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-25
DOMEsTIC.

DOMESTIC.
IT is mistake to bleach an old en-
craving with chloride of lime or oxalle
acid, or either Of these chemicals singly.
The ''old" appearance Of an old engrav-
ing is one of the things that it should
possess, and it is bad taste to attempt to
reiuvenate 1t to make it appear like a
new print. The only treatment that an
old engraving should receive is care.
full washing III pure cold water. This,
If properly done, will remove from the
print all that ought to be removed
dirt, dust, hy-speoks and the like. To
do this properly, piece of ordinary
mosquito-netting should be taken, large
enough to accommodate the print, and
tho ends stitched over to allow the In.
sertion of stick Of wood Ga section of
broom-stiok will answer), to serve as
a convenient holder. The print should
be laid flat on this, immersed in q bath
of clean water. aud from time to time
moved to and tro under gentle stream
OF wator directed upon the soiled places.
The mosquito-nettingw will serve to sup
port the paper and prevent it's tearing.
If left long enough in the water and
carefully handled in the manner de-
scrlbed, the dirt, dust and speoks will
be found to be ef1ectually removed and
The PRINT much improved in appearance.
II the paper is much defaced by yellow
ish or browhish spots-a characteristic
which ls very common to old prints-it
may be advantageous to apply chloride
Of lime carefully with oamel's hair
pencil to one spot after another, watch-
ing Its effect closely, and washing of
Immediately In stream of water, and
thus pencil out the spots until the pa.
per hus uniform tint, commencing ut
the unimportant places to get into the
the right way Of doing it, and working
cautiously up to the important parts.
the pnpers about the healthfulness OF
lemons. The latest advice is how to
use them 80 they will do tue most good,
follows: Most people know the benefit
OF lemonade before breakfast, but few
know that 1t is more than doubled by
taking another at night also. The way
to get tho better of the bilious system
without Llue pills or qulDine, is to take
the Juice of one, two or three lemons,
as appetite Graves, in as much ice water
as makes it pleasant to drink without
sugar, before going to bed. In the
morning, on rising, at lenst half hour
before breakfast. take tho juice of one
lemon in goblet Of water. This will
clear tho system Of humor and bile with
efficacy, without any OF tho weakening
ELECTS of calomol or congress water.
People should not irritate the stomach
By eating lemons clear, the powerful
acid of the juice, which is almost cor
rosive, invariably produces inflammation
after a while, but properly deluted 80
that it does It's medical work without
harm, and, when tho stomach is clear
of food, has abundant opportunity to
work over tho system thoroughly, says
medical authority.
OLD PUNCH Bowls. MANY of tho
handsome old China punch bowls,
which were the pride of our great grand.
mothers's ancestral hearts, are yet un-
cracked or skilfully repaired. In them
were compounded sundry "posseta"
and wheys-lct us hope they tasted as
good ns the sound implies. by way of
n night'cnp. 1t is n pity to relegate
these antique bowls, "where China's
ers fhaat' bS% bSS thtes ts" seciSsfSn Of
corner cupboard, with the molly hord
of cups, plates and pitchers. If you
nro fortunate to possess nn old punch
bowl, It'll 1t with pot-pourri of fragrant
roso leaves, and set it ON u drawing
room mantel or steady corner table,
where it will breathe forth perfume
of ladcd sweets, an occupation worthy
OF the bright fioWors painted on it's
sllcs.
STRAINED TEA (cold) is good to cleau
black silk or black cashmere, if very
dirty. Wash first with potato water
(gratcd raw, amt then clean off with
strained tea Water in which ammonia
has been dissolved is useful for cleaning
colored silks, or take benzlno to remove
the worst staina, and tbcn wash off
with ammonia water. If the black silk
has become brown and shabby, soak in
~ decoction of logwood, putting it In
While the mixture is hot. II the color
ls faded from dark silks, mako tea of
ivy leaves, and soak the piece ia 1t.
Clean velvet with bread-crumbs and
powdered Flcnch chalk, using brush.
Rnlse the nap by steaming on tho under
side and holding tho hattened spot over
Il heated iron.
POT PoURRI Leaves Of roses used in
rooms before are useless, as are also
most OF the new rosees; leaves of old
fashioned moss, cabbage, or damask
roses should be used. Rose leaves end
lavender, before full bloom, to be mixed
with the following pounded spices; 4
OF. cloves, 2 or. cinnamon, t OF. mace,
! or. alisplce, two nutmogs, 2 OF. orris.
root, lb. bay salt, lb. common salt.
Put i'll tho bowl lay or of leaves, sprin.
kle with salts and spices. then anotho,
layer, and so Oh till the jar Is full. Le,
1t stand day. thon stir we'll daily for q
month with II wooden spoon,
BREAKFAST SCENE ZONE OF THE nAsr1
DIsHEs).-To ID. of flour about half &
pint of sweet buttormilk, rather less
than half teaspoonful of carbonate of
soda and plnch or two of salt. Mix
tho 80. n and salt with tho buttermiik.
rather less than half n. teaspoonful oi
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