The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-23

Is broken, or some similar accident occurs
which requires the use of glue, cement or
piaster-of-paris paste. Like a stitch in
time, prompt attention to such matters
saves the housework from drifting into
state of disorder. With rickety chairs,
disabled tables. incapacitated lamps and
all the mischief they can cause, imminent
at any time, no household is safe. The
glue-pot should be family fixture. 1t is
an inexpensive utensil consisting of two
kettles, one fitting inside the other, some
thing like double boilers. The outer part
Is filed with water but not enough TO
overflow into the inner one, which con-
tains the glue. For the matter OF this a
common tin saucepan and a cup to hold
the glue will do very we'll il you have not
the more elaborate glue-pot made for the
purpose. Purchase the very best glue
from trustworthy druggist. The best is
light in color and translucent. Break IL
in fine pieces; put 1t in a perfectly clean
glue-pot or earthen jar; pour enough cold
water over to cover the glue. and let it
stand twenty-tour hours. At the end of
THE time pour off any water that NAV have
remained. Fill the outer vessel of the
glue-pot with boiling water, and set the
one containing the glue in it. Let the
water boil around it until the glue is thor
oughly melted. II you melt the glue in a
jar set in tin saucepan, covering OF
pebbles should be put on the bottom OF
the saucepan TO make a space between
the bottom OF the jar and the bottom of
the saucepan. Apply the glue TO wood
with a soft brush, while ii is hot, pressing
the parts of wood firmly together, or tying
them together il necessary with cord, or
some cases pressing them together with n
wise or with clamps. IL is very convent
ent to have a little china cement to mend
china or glassware. Although no cement
has ever been invented which will sue
cessiully stand boiling water, yet piece
of china which is intended for decorative
use, and not TOR hard service in the kitch-
en-, where it will be frequently washed,
will be as good as new when IL is once
mended. When the handles of steel
knives and forks come of they can
be easily mended with rosin. Pour
little powdered rosin into the
cavity in the handle. Heat the part
OF the knife that fits into the handle until
IL is red hot and thrust it into the handle
1t will become firmly fixed by rosin when
it becomes cool. In heating the handle
protect the blade carefully with wet cloths
for ii the blade become heated beyond 8
certain point it loses its temper and the
keenness of the steel once lost cannot be-
recovered Plaster OF paris should be
kept in the house to mend lamps, where
the metal socket has become looseneG
from the reservoir, TO mend holes which
have been Clipped out OF the plaster, OF
TO fill in various crevices where it may be-
painted over. Few things are more SLOW
emily than hall with holes il
the plaster, yet such Disagreement
are very likely to occur from tn,
blows of heavy furniture. hammering o
picture nails in wrong places and from
various other causes. Such places SHOULD
, be mended at once with plaster OF paris
mixed TO a thin paste with water 1t i
best to mix only a little at time, as i
acts go rapidly that il becomes too hard L
! handle in few moments. Apply il anC
smooth it down with the blade OF knit,
and cover up the spot with piece of wal
paper matching the pattern on the wall a
you paste it on and the spot will neve
show. When you mend the socket on
lamp, fill the sides of the socket will
| plaster OF paris and press the reservoir il
| place. Rub oil any plaster of paris tina
may overflow before it dries.