St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-10
TO CLEAN GLASS VESSELS.


DEED sad mad Methods That Are CoD'
nonly Enpaeyed.
We sometimes read very curious di-
rcctions for doing very simple things
1t Is among the oldest Of notions that
bird-shot IL useful for cleaning bottles,
decsnters. etc. and It may be In some
cases; but one must not use IL for fine
glass or that which is in any way deli
cate.
slauy Q valuable bottle and decanter
has been broken by the use OF shot 1t
docs very well for coarse, common.
heavy glass, and ono might naturally
suppose that this was the sort that
must have been used BY women who
recommended it
The ideal material for doing this sort
Of work II coarse sand. Gather . pam
full of ordinary sand from any wash
out on the roadway. pass it through .
common sieve. and put II away for this
purpose. Half . cupful thrown into .
bottle and shaken about will scour the
inside "a clean rs can be. It must be
used with care, however. Is too long
shaking il likely to scatch the inside OF
the bottle.
For very ilne glass; potato cut In
pieces the size of small dice h prefer
able as . cleaning agent This can not
possibly scratch, and, although II takes
more time TO achieve the desired result,
it is done with NO risk to the finish of
tho article. Good, clean. sifted sand
has many useA II one can not obtain
that which Is perfcc tly clean, ordinary
sand that has been washed down by
the roadside may Be used. Throw .
painful of this into . tub and poor In
water. stirring the sand vigorously un-
til all Of the muddy look il washed out
When the water shows perfectly clear
after being stirred up. the sand is clean.
II may then be dried and put away h
. bag or box for future use.
Very few people arc aware that dow
ers can be kept very much longer by
setting the stems into dish of sand.
Put tho flowers into the vase ~ usual.
then carefully sift suiiis lent sand to
an the vase nearly to the top. then add
water until it stands . very little above
the top Of the sand. This is useful in
more ways than one.
Very light, Hnc vases are thus made
sufficiently heavy to be out Of danger
of upsettting. Ono may alsodraw upon
the sand-bag for filing dishes in which
cuttings arc put to root Very few cut
tings would spoil II thrust into wet
sand and kept there until the roots are
well grow. Everybody can have an
abundance of rooted cuttings. simply
by tying . string around an ordinary
fruit jar. filling it with sand and pu t
ting the cuttings into it. Hang this
near the window and keep sufficient
water in the vessel to make the sand
wet ell the time. In small houses.
where there il lack Of light, half .
dozen jars hung around in various win
lows where the sun shines. will occupy
but little space and will insure plenty
of material for putting out as soon -
frost is out Of the ground.
II one has . number Of sieves. little
sand can be sifted out, retaining only
the finest A dish of these kept on the
kitchen shelf is invaluable for securing
tables and benches that are not paint-
ed. Some persons use very 6ne sand in
. dish on the desk to clean pens with.
This may do for steel pens. but II b
ruinous togold ones, indeed the greatest
care should be taken never tOallow the
point of a pen to come IN contact with
nnv hard n uhetance.-N Y. Ledger.