The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-02
facts Of Interest
.Eor the HousewHe.

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department must be written in ink and
accompanied by name and address.
Both will be held confidential.
Correspondents will please write the
names of their places Of residence in
full. Letters go astraY daily because
the address is given merely as CITY.
There are forty-fve Of these United
States and many cities in each State.
I have a gray mohair which is badly
spotted brown, the result Of the juice OF
a lemon having dropped on it.
Can anything be done to restore the
original color? &. T. B
Touch the brown spots with ammonia
I have often restored the color of fabrics
stained by acids by applying this power
full alkii II used as soon as the dam
age Is done, it will certainly bring back
the color. 1t may be that the air has
wrought chemically upon these in drying
But try ammonia. 1t can do no harm.
l. Please tell mo who the Vice-Pres-
idents were under Madison. Grant, Goth
terms) and JOHN Quincy Adams?
2. A recipe for devils cake and.
3. How long does it take for roasting
a beef roast. mutton. etc: How many
hours to the pounds?
l. George Clinton. Vice-President un-
der Madison; Schuyler Colfax, Henry Will
son. ice-Presidnts under Grant; j. c..
Calhoun, Vice President under j. G.
Adams.
2. The recipe was given a fortnight ago
for the seventh time. 1t will appear again
before long
g. Ten minutes to the pound for rare
beef; twelve for !lalf-rare. Twelve min
utes per pound for mutton.
have an old leshorn hat. which
would like to clean. as it is a. very fine
straw, and do not feel it necessary to
get another one if I may be able to clean
this. Therefore. I would be glad to have
your valued advice.
9 have just completed my third year
of high school, but am sorry to say that
it is impossible for me to finish my last
year, as my parents are IN embarrassed
circumstances. Therefore. I should like
to take up telegraphy, I have heard that
it is a paying business, and at the same
time nice one. I know nothing of the
particulars, and. therefore, write to you
to seek information on that score.
SALLIE.
/. Go all over the hat with coarse corn
mean well dampened- Rub off when dry.
and sponge the hat with peroxide of by
drogen. drying in the sun. \ correspon-
dent recommends a paste of lemon juice
and flowers of sulphur spread thickly over
the straw, and left to dry before it is
brushed off.
9 I advise you to inquire OF some prac-
teal telegraph operator what progress
you would be likely to make in studying
the art without teacher.
Ii, ~
pondent will give us few points on
the subject.
Would you kindly tell me what will
take grease spots out of light brown
silk dress. 3. H
Rub powdered French chalk into the
spots on the wrong side Of the silk.
Leave on for several hours, cover with
b.otting- paper and press with a warm
iron. Should any trace Of the dust al
ways gathered by grease remain on the
right side, sponge with alcohol and warm
water.
To get rid of bedbugs. I wash my beds
first we'll with soapsuds. Then I beat
some quicksilver with white of egg until
the quicksilver is in particles the size OF
a point of a pin. Next brush the mix
ture into, every crack where a bug could
possible lodge also around the holdings
and window casing. I never see bug
all summer after I treat my beds in
that way in the spring. have only old
wooden beds, and had plenty of bugs
in former years. I simply could not get
rid of them, Nc matter what did, until
1 heard Of the above remedy. I only
use it when clean house in spring, and
the beds are apart. anyhow. and have.
no trouble for the rest OF the year.
take fifteen cents wo1th of the quick
silver with three eggs, for one bed
Iron beds would need about one-third
as much. Now I. in turn would like
to ask something: Could you tell me If
there is way to test mushrooms be-
fore cooking them to see if they are all
right? I could get some once in while.
but am afraid to use them for fear they
are the poisonous sort. You will shorten
my directions please. I could not eX-
plain In fewer words, and did not like
to let the opportunity go of helping some
body. A. W.
I thank you heartily for the simple
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