Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
SUGGESTIONS OF yLAuE.

HELLEBoRR sprinkled on the floor az
night destroys cockroaches; they eat il
and are poisoned
To PRoLoNG the actige life of ~.
broom. dip it in hot suds once a VIZ e
then shake it and hang it. 'eA'
WATER In which bit of SOD
been dissolved is the best solutie !" las
which to clean painted plasterf ! - WI. WIN
ONE way to clean the insid ! - -.
and pans IS &c fill them wit a.a.a poss
which few ounces of was an, - :. =
dissolved, and set them or tha soud - -
the water boil until the inside a e tba
pot looks clean o "a sne
PAPEREp walls are 49,,
wiped down with annaai ~ oe.nS
over broom or brr u, M, s Is !.
thick piece of stall III , neh l'11 On Z
pn' anu rup IN EN- down with this.
: -, p and go straight down.
AZ eIcelle at cement for mendipv
eaina = iorp led by stirring into thick
solution luton o. gum arabic sufficient plaster
- palis " make thick paste. Apply
VIII = Y .nsh to the fractured edges and
prss5 iem together. In three DAYS the
III .,o'' will be ready for use
ANA Of any color, excepting white.
- ~ be easily and quickly mended with
.heliac. Place little shellac on the
brokenen pieces, and keeping them
close together, hold them to lighted
candle. When the shellac is melted
sufficiently, let it cool and harden, and
at forms a strong cement.
BOILED hams are much nicer if al
lowed to stand in the water in which
they are boiled until cold; the outside
does not then turn black and dry up as
1t does when taken from the water to
cool, consequently there is less waste
IN preparing them for the table But
always remember to remove the lid of
the kettle SO that the steam may escape.
! The approved manner of eating an
egg is the English fashion. Set the egg
upright In the cup, make an orifce in
one end and eat out of the shell, flavor
ing to taste. Eggs discolor silver so
! much little ivory spoons may be used
for egg spoons. If of silver the spoon
should be laid in cold water as soon as
\ used.
10 PREVENT the hair from falling out
try first wetting the head at night with
salt and water. Have the salt dissolved
In the water, so that it will not annoy
you by particles sticking to your hair.
| Mild sage tea is also excellent. If these
remedies do not effect speedy cure,
try this: Get little bottle of brandy.
and put in all the salt that it will absorb:
4 wet the head with this two or three
4 times a day.
H In the management of plants in pots
4 more of success depends upon proper
4 application of water than upon any 9TH
er item connected with plant growth,
and yet it is subject upon which no
very definite instructions can be given.
The best rule that can be followed is
never to give a plant water until it re-
CURES 1t, and then to water it thorough
! ly so as to wet the whole of the soil and
have surplus to flow out at the bottom
of the pot. One thing is certain, that
daily dribblings of water on the surface
4 of the soil will soon injure the plant.
because the eye is deceived by the wet
surface, while the bulk of the soil is
dry. This is frequent cause of failure
with plants in parlors, more disastrous
IMAM any other single point IN the man.
agement of plants in pots.
The following recipe for keeping
lamp chimneys from cracking is taken
from the Diamonds Leipzig journal
| devoted to the glass interests: Place
your tumblers, chimneys or vessels
which you desire to keep from crack
ing, in pot filed with cold water and
little cooking salt, allow the mixture
to boil well over a fire, and then cool
slowly. Glass treated in this way is
said not to crack, even if exposed to
very sudden changes of temperature.
Chimneys are said to become very dura-
BILE by this process, which may also be
extended to crockery, stone ware,
porcelain, etc. The process is simply
one of annealing, and the slower the
process, especially the cooling portion
of it, the more effective Will be the
work.