The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-01-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Red ants are one of the greatest nuisances
against which some houSekeepers have to con-
tend. A lady says: For protection against
red ants you have but to procure lump CAM
phor, break it in small pieces and scatter in
pantry or wherever the ants appear. She must,
of course, first remove sugar and all articles of
food | tried everything / read or heard of
until becoming desperate it occurred to me
that camphor might drive the nuisance Off
And lo the inspiration proved success.
NAIL GROWING IN THE TOE
sometimes makes persons quite lame, the nail
curling down at the edges and cutting into the
sensitive parts. 1t is entirely mechanical in its
evil effects, and may be cured mechanically
Scarpe or shave the nail very carefully, on the
upper side, so as to make it thin and flexible.
Then gradually and carefully crowd little
masses of cotton under the troublesome edges
of the nail to lift them up and keep the cotton
in place for few days. successfully increasing
the raising at the edges.
THE GREASY LOOK ON FURNITURE.
If the furniture has been waxed it must be
scrapped smooth with glass-or fine glass
paper rubbed over it-them polished with an
ordinary furniture polish. One of the best of
such polishes consists of equal portions of wine,
vinegar alcohol and raw linseed oil well shaken
and applied with woollen cloths. If the furni-
ture has a simple hard wood finish wash it in
warm, weak vinegar.
INSTANT CURE FOR TOoTHAcHE.
A correspondent of the London Electrician
gives the following as an instant remedy for
toothache: With small piece of zinc and bit
of silver (any silver coin will do) the zinc placed
on one side of the afflicted gum and the silver
on the other, by bringing the edges together
the small current of electricity generates i'm
mediately and painlessly stops the toothache.
TO KEEP CUT FLOWERS FRESH.
In the evening lay them in shallow pan or
bowl, with their stems in very little water,
and cover the dish with damp towel In the
morning the flowers can be arranged IN vases
for the day. Flowers treated in this manner
can be kept from one to two weeks, and some
times even longer.
INKsTAINs ON LINEN.
Melt some pure tallow and dip the spot in it,
then wash out the tallow and all traces of the
ink stain will disappear. The suet that envelops
sheep kidneys when rendered out makes pure
tallow.
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS
When tins are much blackened by the fire
they should be secured with soap, water and
fine sand.
To preserve mucilage of either gum arabic or
tragacanth add few drops of oil of cloves or
alcohol
Wash mirrors with warm suds, then dust
with whiting from a muslin bag, and polish
with chamois skin.
Hard soap lasts much longer if dried for
several weeks before using it. 1t is also less
hurtful to the skin.
Kid shoes can be kept soft and free from
cracks by rubbing them once week with pure
glycerine or castor OIL
Brooms dipped for a few minutes in boiling
suds once week will last much longer than
they otherwise would.
To prevent the smell of cabbage permeating
the house while boiling, place on the stove a
dish containing vinegar.
Rub your lamp chimneys, after washing,
with dry salt, and you will be surprised at the
new brilliancy of your lights.
In boiling meat for soup, use cold water to
extract the juices, but if the meat is wanted
for itself alone, put into boiling water.
To remove egg stains from silver spoons take
little common salt between the thumb and
finger and rub the stain briskly. Then wash
in hot suds.
To whiten and preserve the teeth take one
ounce of borax and put it in three pints of
boiling water before it is quite cold add
teaspoonful of spirits of camphor. When cold
put in bottle and cork tightly. A teaspoon
full is to be used daily in the same quantity of
tepid water.
If anyone is unfortunate enough to swallow
poison of any kind, through mistake or other
wise, give Immediately two gills of sweet OIL
1t is an effectual antitode to almost any poison.
Anyone with a strong constitution should take
twice the quantity. Qn liquid measure one
teacupful is one gill;
To treat sprains give the affected part rest
and apply warm lamentations. If int1amma-
ton has set in put on leeches and cooling ap-
plications, which may be removed at intervals
Unnecessary. When the inflammation subsidies
use friction and stimulating liniments, or
poultices made of bread, vinegar and water