The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-19
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IT Is said that in families which foaso
eker own ooAee,, diphthefis cannot get
4 foothold, as the psngsns srosna oftAs
roasting soffee sffactuA2lys destroysths
germs of the disease. - i . t.sf 7oysa
On. taken, from the, common wood
chuck or sground-hog is highly RECON-
mended fof leather, Boota hAfneSs, Or
leather articles saturated with it be-
come soft and plisble, tet II does not
it b q1simed, eopsn thei. pdreG of the
leather, but efectually excludes damp
a a BrD-soon in which thsealsel thsaseliis 4 Z : .toSve
can be well ventilated lby $ putting ;
burning lamp Just within ther ssove,
with the stove door open, letting ie
hurn through, the night lYhias can be
used in summer when 10 6re - kept N
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DELICIOUS oatmeal Cruel may be
mabe by. stirring q s'cdpful of oatmeal
into a bowl of water, allowing it to
stand few minutes until the coarsest
particles have fallen TO the bottom,
pouring of the water and repesting
the operation, once or twioa GhAvater
should then, be boiled, stirring it con-
stantly until it it sufficiently cooked.
A WRITER WRIT in the Germantown Tele-
graph says thata convenient place for
boots and shoes, which are sure tobe IN
the way, can easily be made by preeur-
ing shoe or boot box (or both if your
family is large), at any shoe store. Put
hinges on to hold the lid. Drive nails
near the top on the back oftke inside,
to hang the slippers upon, and 1t Is
ready for use. II painted OF cushioned
and curtained it looks we'll and will
answer for seat If necessary.
A MIXTURE which is excellent for re-
moving grease spots and stains from
carpet and clothing is inadsi Of two
ounces of ammo MIA, two-ouncee OF white
CASTLE soap, one ounce pEglyeeripe, one
ounce of ether; cut the soap fine, dis
solve in one pint Of water over the fire;
ada two quarts ef water. Mi1 thorough
II, and wash soiled garmsntsin in IT, For
removing spots. use. sponge Or. clean
asnnnl cloth, and with ., dry cloth rub
as dry as possible. Wooden goods may
be made to look bright and fresh by
being sponged with this. -' .-.'+ !'
"A SIMPLE and inexpensive method of
cleaning the waste-pips Of washstands,
bath-tubs, or kitchen sink, the stoppage
Of which often entails great expense, is
said to be as follows. just before re-
tifink at night pour into the pipe
enough liquid potash lye Of thirty-six
degrees strength to FIJI the t'trap," IS it
| is called, or bent portion Of the pipe gust
below the outlet. About . pint Will
suffice for q washstand, or q, quart for .
bath-tub or q kitchen sink. Be sure
that no water runs into it till next
morning. During the night the, lye will
convert all the offh in the pipe into
soft soap, and the first current of water
in the morning will remove It entirely,
and leave the pipe as clean as new The
So called potash lyeis not recommend
ed for this purpose. The lye should be
kept in heavy glass bottles or demiiohns,
covered with wicker wire, and plainly
labeled; always under lock when not
in actual use.
| TOILET sET.-Take q piece of brown
Holland and trace design, OF DAISIES
| and leaves, Work thelatter and stems,
with dark-green crewels. For the
daisies. thin white Swiss muslin is used.
I Cut it in strips an inch wide. Take
one strip and one end and with pier
Ger make tiny hole in the point OF the
traced petal; press the end Of the gath
cred muslin through this, and fasten it
securely on the wrong side. Proceed
in this manner until all of the petals
are covered. Work the stamens with
yellow crewel in. French knot, stitch:
This done by bringing the threaded
needle up through Che center Of the
: flower; hold the thread down with the
thumb of the left hand, and with the
needle in. the right hand place it under
. the thread once OF twice, according te
the size of the knot desired, then with
out removing the thumb, place the point
of the needle in the same place it was
brought through, draw it out slowly
and. when the knots are firm, secure OF
the wrong side. Finish the edges will
rick-rack edging or with antique lace
: The several mats and pin-cushion cove
are made in the same way.
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