The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-24

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smoke from lamps or gas may be easily cleaned
10y washing them with cloths wrung out Of
water in which some soda has been di. solved.
The purity OF silk and woOllen materials Is
lest tested by burning the threads. All animal
products, such rs silk nnd wool. burn slowly
and leave IA sort of little charcoal head, which
cmits an ohoT Ike burnt feathers. Vegetable
products. such Ms cotton and linen. hurn read
lily. leave no rcsiluum. and have no smell. Ju,e
shoulders and leaves a light. fcnthery head.
,Jute is rarely found In any dress fabrics with
the exception OF very cheap silks.
\ way to test linen. by means Of which the IN
PRODUCTION of cotton among the linen threads
may be detected. Is To- cut of II small piece Of
the material. to unruvcl the threads, and then
to examine them under strong maGntfying
glass. The characteristics of flax threads are
very marked. They nre in the form OF cylin-
drical stalks, divided at Intervals by knots. in
the same way rs hambop or sugar cane stalk.
Cotton threads are long and tlattCned like rib
bon, waved, twisted in spiralS, and sranulntcd
on the surface.
The best way TO clean hot.watc copper boil
ers is with oxalic acid. Procure ten cents
worth from the druggist and put it in II bottle
that will hold a pint and II half. Hi the bot
tie with cold water, and when the acid is dis
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cloth and polish Mt once with n dry piece Of
mel. The bottle should be marked " Poison"
and kept, out Of ordinary reach. The amount
indicated VIII make enough 10 use several times.
Crude oil and turrentIne. mixed half and half.
form n furniture cleanser and pOlisher that can
be well
Small pieces of raw potatoes will cleanse
bottles in II most satisfactory manner.
A piece OF raw potato lie excellent TO use In
stead OF II cloth for cleaning knives.
The opinion OF a well-known medical man on
the subject OF wheeling Is this: The amount
81 iron in a modern bicycle, combined in drug
form and given 20 "A person run down in health,
would require months to produce the desired
tonic effect, \ bicycle, judiciously ridden, will
There are several ways OF loosenlnR the glass
shoppers OF decanters and bottles. One Is to
stand the bottle In hot water. another Is to droD
n little oil with a feather between the stopper
and the %decanter and stand It near the fire. Az
piece Of wood on ali sides and II il does not
move repeat the process. A strip OF flannel or
emartly pulled backward and forward to pro-
duce friction will sometimes loosen shoppers.
\ few grains Of salt spriDkled on the coffee
before adding the water brings out and inn
pro'es the flavor.
a small brass rod is the best thing 10 slide
muslin sash curtains upon, but II II Is not con-
venicnt To get a rod, "A heavy picture wire Is an
excellent substitute. az IL can be dra wn tightly
across the window, and will not sag, us a piece
Of twlns would.
A tried and found good" compound for de-
stroying carpet bugs is made OF one ounce OF
alum, one ounce Of chloride Of zinc. and three
ounces Of salt. Mix with two ounces OF water,
and let II stand over night in a cOrked bottle.
then pour II carefully into another vessel. add
two quarts Of water 10 II, and with an old Whisk
broom sprinkle until quite damp around the
edges NJ the carpet for a quarter OF a yard in
depth from the wall. This will not iniure tho
Colors Of the carpet
Strawberries. like all delicate fruitS are
easily bruised aud should DO handled carefully. |
AlwSys remember 70 rinse them IN sOld wales