Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-20
HINTS FOR THE HonE.
Some Useful Suggestions for Outdoors
and Indoors Application.

| and Indoors Application.
Glue is made waterproof by first soak
| ing it in water until it becomes SOFT and
then melting it with gentle hear in linseed
oil.
! To remove varnish without injuring
paint, brush on spirits ofammonia or harts-
horn, which softens the OIL allowing Of its
being rubbed off easily.
| Whole cloves are now used to extermi-
nate moth. 1t is said they are more ef-
fectual as destroying agent than either
tobacco, camphor or ar-shavings.
The tuberose is now cultivated extern
sively as a field plant in Natal. South Afri-
ca, and so favorable is the climate that
flowers in open air may be had every month
IN the year.
| When can of preserved provisions is
opened. and only portion Of its contents
removed, the air acts upon the tin and SOL
der and causes the contents to dissolve por-
tons of them.
! Marble often becomes dull in appearance
from use. To make polish for it. take
one-haK ounce cf magnesia, two ounces of
oxalic acid, one pint of warm rain water
Use white wooden cloth
To sweeten musty barrels throw in burn
| ing Goals, and then cold water. Public
| brewers wash their casks with lime and
water mixed nearly to the consistency of
paint, let it remain until dry, and then
wash well with water.
| To take creases out of drawing-paper or
engravings. lay the paper or engraving,
| face downward, on sheet of smooth, I'm
sized paper: cover it with another sheet of
| the same, very slightly damped, and iron
with moderately warm fat-iron.
To make gold liquid for decorations
about the home, mix bronze powder with
gum water little spirits of wine will
| m Ike it keep better The proportions are
easily ascertained by trial. Pieces of glass
may be put in the bottom to assist in shak-
ing up the heavy powder. which settles at
| the bottom.
| An excellent polish for hard wood flrni-
| ture and floors. and one which requires
very little rubbing, is said to be found in q
very simple mixture of sweet oil and vine
gar, using twice as much vinegar as OIL
| If the wood looks very dull and dry, it will
| be well to rub once with linseed oil and
| beeswax boiled together, but the sweet oil
and vinegar for constant use is proved good
| by experience.
| Ordinary fiat embroidery may be pressed
with hot iron on the wrong side, laying
the piece on damp cloth but, as this
treatment would ruin raised work, like
ribbon embroidery, arasene work, etc., a
| better way is to lay wet towel on the
table or the carpet; spread over this the
piece of work, right side up, and tack
| tightly to the floor, taking care to draw it
! tight enough 10 remove all wrinkles; let il
dry in this position. Some draw work of
this kind by holding il over boiling water
/ and steaming it. and then tack ont on the
| carpet as described.
Rasas and oil f,ov-aru ao-,+a;psry narf,,,a al
oils may be made to yield their aromatic
qualities BY sleeping the petals in saucer
of water. and setting it in the sun. The
water should be soft, or rain water. and
! sufficient quantity allowed for evaporation
| In few days a film will cover the water.
This is the essential oil of the flower
every particle is impregnated with the
odor. 1t must be taken up carefully and
put in tiny via,s, which should remain
open till all the remaining water is evap-
GRATED. A few drops of this will perfume
glove boxes, apparel, etc, and will last
long time.
An extremely pretty novelty is the
| Italian growing vases. Although they are
a new invention, they have received gen
eral patronage and approval for their
simple yet beautiful effect. The vase must
| be soaked under water for at least twelve
hours, then as soon as taken out of the
water, and while it is still wet, cover it
with the seed (which is supplied with the
vase by sprinkling it on, taking care not to
leave any part uncovered then at once fill
it with water, and every morning refill it if
the water be decreasing. In few days the
vase will be covered with a beautiful green
| foliage. This is very effective, making
| handsome ornament. These porous pots
are said to be healthy in room, as the
herbs growing on them absorb damp and
foul air.-[Woman's Magazine.