Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-08-14
THINGS USEFUL.


Ground cloves sprinkled over ap- |
ple-butter will prevent mould.
Silver, either plated or solid,
should be washed in hot suds, and
dried quickly with a soft cloth.
To take ont ink stains soak in
milk for several hours, then apply
q little lemon juice.
A patch should always be put in
square or Oblong, and the seams
carefully dampened and pressed
afterwards on the wrong side.
Feathers slightly uncurled by the
air may be restored by holding over
a hot stove, then shaking, and re-
peating until curled. Care should
be taken not to burn the feather.
Rice boiled very slowly in milk
and sweetened is a very palatable
and healthy dish for children.
Jewelry may be nicely cleaned by
dipping in hot sOapy water, polish
ing with a little white powder and
a piece of chamois. A cameo should
be scrubbed with a fine tooth brush
and a little powder.
Tea should always be made in an
earthen pot, and after it is drawn
may be poured into a china or sill
yer teapot.
Flannels should not be washed
very often. Change the garments
frequently and air those taken OIL
in the open air and sun. Unless
they are really sOiled do not wash
them.
a Boston physician recommends
the wearing Of rubbsrs without
shoes, indoors, for persons suffer
ing from Ihumatism.
Dilute glycerine with lemon juice
for whitening and softening the
hands; alone it is sticky and un-
pleasant.
To polish brass kettles that are
very much furnished, first rub with
a solution of oxalic acid, then dry
and polish with rotten stone or the
finest emery.
To clean old lamp burners, wash
and boil them in ashes and water,
then rub them with oxalic aid, then
dry and polish them with fine coal
ashes, and they will be clean and
bright. Wash the wicks and dry.
Many times the burners are con-
demned when only the wicks are at
fault.
Varnish for pictures. Take the
white of four eggs and two ounces
of loaf sugar, beat them in lime
water to the proper consistency for
vanishing.
When, as in a case of sickness, a
dull light is wished, Orwhen match
es are mislaid, put powdered salt on
the candle till it reaches the black
part of the wick. In this way a
mild steady light may be kept
through the night by a small piece
of candle.
To wash red table linen, use
tepid water with a little powdered
borax (borax sets the color, hang
to dry in a shady place. The wash
ing must be done separately and
done quickly with very little soap;
the rinsing water should have a
very little starch in it. Iron when
nearly dry.
To clean hair brushes, put a lit
tie ammonia or borax in plate or
saucer, fill it up with water, and
put the brush IN to soak. A little
alum added helps stiffen the brush.
When it is rinsed and placed to
dry, be sure to put it in such a
position that the water will run out,
but do not lay the brush on its face;
it is better to hang it up.
Keep a dish of Indian meal on
the toilet stand near the soap, and
rub the meal freely on the hands
alter soaping for washing. 1t will
surprise you, if you have not tried,
to find how it will cleanse and sof-
ten the skin, and prevent chappin 6.
1t is better not to put wooden
carpets in the closets, as being
dark and quiet moths and other
vermin are more apt to collect.
Straw mating or oil cloth is much
more easily kept in order. Even
heavy brown wrappingipaper, is not
a bad substitute for carpet in clos
cts but little used.
starch makes the best paste
for scrap.books. Dissolve a small
quantity in cold water, then cook
it thoroughly. Be careful and not
get it too thick. When cold 1t
should be thin enough to apply
with a brush. 1t will not mould
nor stain the paper.
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