The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-06-27
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household MISCELLANY.

REMOVING TAN.-A wash to remove tan
is made of sliced cncumbers soaked in
milk. applied nightly to the hands and
face, and left to dry on.
FRUIT STAINS ON F1NGERs.-Take half
an ounce of cream of tartar, and half
an ounce Of salts of sorrel, mix them
well together, and keep tightly closed.
Rub O. little on the fingers when damp
ened, and the stains will disappear. 1t
will also take out ink, andremove stains
from table-cloths, napkins and towels.
1t is sold under the name of salt of lem
ons, but there is no lemon in it.
To DESTROY RED ANTs.-Grease q
plate with lard, and set it where ants
congregate; place a few bits of wood SO
the ants can climb on the plate easily;
they will forsake any foodf for lard; when
the plate is well covered with them,
turn it over q hot tireof Goals; they will
drop into the fire, and you can then re-
set the plate for another catch. A few
repetitions will clean them out.
INFLAMEp EYEL1Ds.-Mrs. G. NJ.
writes: IT have used the following
prescription for inflammation OF the eye
ball as Of the eyelids, and consider it an
excellent remedy. I have known it to
remove cataract when the sight was
nearly gone. One thing should be OBJ
served in using such washes-not to
wet the finger OF swab from the bottle
and apply it to the eye, but to take a
little from the bottle whenever using it
and throw away whatever is not needed.
The wash in the bottle will in this way
be saved from contamination. Sulphu-
ret of zinc as large as a pea, one tea
spoonful ether, N ~teaspoonful lauda-
nun, two ounces rain water"
To KEEP FuRs.-Beat them thor
oughly to get all the dust from them
and any moth eggs that may have been
deposited in them. Hang on wire
frames, and put into closets lined with
tar paper. Every three or four weeks
beat them with rattans in the open air.
The closet should be thoroughly washed,
before being used, with soda and water.
All small articles may be kept in boxes
with enough tar paper in them to keep
the moths out. The strong odor of this
substance drives awayo or kills the moths.
This method is now used by furriers in
the preservation of their goods from the
ravages of the moth.
INTRoDucTIoNs.-In these common
sense suggests this: The person of less
degree is introduced to the person of
| greater degree. By universal courtesy
gentlemen are introduced to ladies, I'M
less, forexample, ayoung lady is present.
edtoa very distinguished or sged man.
People in society know nothing about
etiquette books, but only do as others do,
using such forms as good taste aud GUS
tom suggests.
To CLEAN FROSTED SILVER ORNA-
MENTs.-To clean frosted dead silver or
naments, dissolve q lump of soda
in a saucepan of boiling wa
ter, and place them in it, and
leave them for q few minutes; add a
small piece of yellow soap, and rub the
articles while in q boiling state with
a soft toothbrush. When taken out,
place them in a hot oven on q brick I'M
til the desired effect be produced.
WH1TEwAsH.-Take half a bushel of
freshly burned lime, Stake it with boil
ing water; cover it during the process
to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid
through a fine sieve, and add to itseven
pounds of salt, previously well dissolved
in warm water; three pounds of boiled
rice ground to a thin paste and stirred
in boiling hot; one-half a pound of
powdered Spanish whiting, and one
pound of clean glue, which has been
previously dissolved by soaking 1T we'll,
and then hanging it over q slow fire in a
small kettle within q larger one filled
with water. Add five gallons Of hot
water to the mixture and let it stand a
few days covered from the dust. 1t
must be put on quite hot. About a
pint of this mixture will cover q square
yard. This is an excellent and q per-
manent ~whitewash.