The Mineral argus., 1884-05-01


none of this drying properties of lin
seed oil, and Will never harden upon a
surface. On the contrary, it will pen
citrate where water cannot, filling the
pores of wood and completely excluding
wet. There is nothing equal to it as a
first application to buildings or fences.
especially when rough and weather
beaten. L have so applied it, leaving
it a few weeks to the action of the all
and hot sun, then covering with lead
and linseed oil. The woodwork of nv
farming tools is kept full of it. APP
piled hot to wagon felloes from time to
time, the tires will never loosen. For
years l have used it in a multitude of
ways, and a barrel of light crude
petroleum l should not like to be with
out. Almost any city has a refinery
where it may be produced, and it costs
me, per 50-gallon barrel, freight and
all, about 50. But if you get any, get
understanding with it, and don't try to
make a paint of it. Don't grease your
harness with it, and don't use it to kindle
your fires.
One Kind OF Home Influence.
1t is a part of every woman's duty to
dress neatly and becomingly at home.
Whatever outside duties woman may
be called upon to perform, she is the
centre of the home circle. On her de-
ponds largely the attractiveness of the
home, and no woman has a right to dim
its brightness or lessen her power by
being careless concerning her personal
appearance. {
1t may seem like a bold assertion, but
it is one the less true that a woman
who is always neatly dressed is able I'd
exercise a greater influence for good
than one who is the reverse.
The well-dressed woman is more at
t~ractive to the eye, and the eye is one
OF the main n to the heart.
Other things being equal her influence
is more potent than her neighbors,i
whose reputation of dressing lust as il
happens" at home in some defnable way
casts a shade over whatever virtues she
may possess. A woman neatly dressed
Is ready for emergencies. The chance
caller and the unexpected guest finds
her ready to receive them. But per-
haps the greatest necessity for looking
well at home exists in the home itself.
To the members of our own family cir
Gle we owe our first duty. A tidy we'll
arranged home is very invitingto a tired
man and the charm is heightened if she
who presides over the home is neat and
tidy also. And perhaps some who are
ever studying the subject ofhow to keep
the boys at home evenings would find
the problem half solved if they gave a
proper amount of attention to home
dress.
The who is both mistress and
servant, as very many housekeepers are,
is constantly met by the temptation to
neglect her own adornment and sacri-
flee her wv tastes and wishes to the
numberless demands upon her time and
strength. OF course to q busy woman
every moment is precious, yet a few
spent in fr~esheningthe toilet will scarce
ly be missed and somehow one feels
rested, and the work goes easier for it.
The habit of dressing neatly at home
like all other habits, is strengthened by
practice, and if a girl is early taught
that neatness in dress is one of the car
dinal virtues, she will practice italmost
unconsciously.
1t should be a part of a girls home
training-not only the duty but the
method. Let the child understand that
it is to please others rather han to win
admiration for herself and it will but
help to make her thoughtful.
This is a subject which concerns us
all, and if we give the matter the
thought which itdeserves we shall see
its Importance more clearly.
If we hold up the mirror of theory in
which to view our practice no doubt
many of us will find imperfections
which need only be seen to be remedied,
So We shall be helped thereby, our
homes made brighter, and our families