Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-02
CHEAP HOMEMADE FILTER.
Also How to Mend China and How te
Remove a Glass Stopper.

Also How to Mend China and How to
Remove q Glass Stopper.
st. Louis Globe-D Democrat: In our
business We come to acquire a knowl-
edge of how to do many little things
that the h~ousekeeper. would gladly well
come as additions TO her store Of in
formation, but generally we don't even
know ourselves the value of the mis-
celIaneous knowledge until something
arises that puts it in practice" a man
who is in the housefurnishing trade said
to me.
"As an instance of this, at my home
last week one Of my wife's friends, who
is visiting us, found that the glass stop
per in her cologne bottle was fast and
she couldn't remove it. h is an easy
thing &c overcome when orc knows
how. I took a bit of cloth. soaked 1t
in some hot water and wrapped it
around the neck of the bottle. In a
moment the glass had expanded suffi-
GENTLY 10 enable us TO remove the stop
per with ease.
There is another thing which occurs
TO me which housekeepers might like
TO know. and that is howfvo mend
| china so that 1t will not be marred and
will stay mended. Take some quick
lime and powder 1t, then pour on this
the white. of an egg. A whey of vinegar
and milk In equal parts must then be
made and added to the lime and egg,
after which the whole must be beaten
well and slightly warmed. The broken
| edges of whatever is to be mended
must then be exposed TO heat for a few
| seconds. after which the cement may
be applied. I'm only a very thin coat,
the broken edges pressed hrmiy to-
gether, and when h cement has dried
II VIII be more enduring than me plate
- - s.-AfG III 4 nxwA $500 L.nHnx, A{<fC
l so mended and after a few days ham
| mered with an ak, h stone broke.
of course, under h hammertng, but In
| other places than where the break had
formerly been. This shows h endur-
ing qualities of Ii.
.Here Is another piece OF information
this may be valuable, and that Is how
to make an inexpensive, but entirely re-
liable filter. For this purpose n had
better take a stone jar, though for that
matter most any receptacle will do. A
hole sufficiently large for the stream OF
water one desires to enter the filter
should be bored I'm the bottom, and
after this is accomplished the receipt.
acle must be filed with a layer OF sand
several inches deep. then a layer OF
bits Of sponge, and on this 10 a level
even with the top of the jar plenty OF
small gravel or pebbles.
when the receptacle a been Sc
filed a piece OF wire screen is to be fast
cred over the top, made secure with
bands or wire. The home made filter
mvst the be Inverted over another re
ceptgcle into which the altered water
Is TO. 0Sop, the little oriflce attached e
the hydrant BY means Of q small hose
and 1t is ready for business-ready &c
purity the water n render II as clear
ais the proverbial crystal. Except fol
the original cost OF the jar and hose
which may be used indefinitely. the en-
tire cost of the thing viii not be more
than q couple OF cents. and h tier
Ing ingredients may be cleaned each
day with hot water without very much
trouble. or new sand and gravel used
frequently. just ~ may elect."