The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-31
WHAT rURPRNT1NE WILL DO.

ink spots, wheel grease and tar stains
from linen or muslin.
A mixture of turpentine and linseed
oil will restore furniture discolored
with water.
Moisten stove blacking with tur-
peItine and it will not burn off as
quickly.
To alleviate spasmodic Group spread
lard on cloth and sprinkle with tur
pentine, or mix the lard and turpen-
tine, spread and apply to the chest.
For cough caused by tickling in
the throat, take a little turpentine
dropped on loaf sugar.
Loaf sugar and turpentine is an ex-
cellent worm remedy for children.
To cure corns, bathe persistently
with turpentine. They will be less
painful and after a time will disap-
pear.
Turpentine applied freely will alle-
viate the discomfort caused by bun
ions.
For "crick" in the back, rub with
turpentine and heat it in. Some claim
that it may scatter the pain, possibly
to vital organ, but the writer has
found turpentine sovereign remedy
for years.
For gapes in chickens, swab the
throat with feather dipped in tur-
pentine.
For foul-in-the-foot," apply tur-
pentine with brush or swab aud
keep the feet dry.
If flies have worked in sores or
wounds on animals, cleanse with tur-
pentine.
Moths will not work in closed
box or trunk where there is kept an
uncorked bottle of turpentine, or if
the contents are occasionally sprin-
kled. Turpentine is not effective in
the case of "bufalo bugs - for these
pests use gasoline or benzine.
A little turpentine applied with
woolen cloth will clean gilt orna-
ments and gilt picture frames.
Rub tan shoes with a cloth moisten-
ed with turpentine.
After lifting a carpet add two table
spoonfulls of turpentine to pailful
of water and mop the floor.
After laying carpet use mop of
clean cloth wrung dry from warm
water to which has been added two
tablespoonfuls of turpentine. Wipe
the carpet all around the room for six
or more inches from the Dashboard.
This will serve to check moths.
Apply turpentine on carpets under
heavy furniture not on castors or that
is not easily moved.
To brighten faded carpet sweep
with a broom dipped in turpentine
water, tablespoonful to half pail
full of water. Shake the broom we'll
to remove all surplus moisture. The
effect is no better than with ammonia
and water, but it is more lasting.
Clean oilcloth with woolen cloth
moistened with turpentine. This, as
with carpet, is preferable to ammo
MIA only because it will not need to
be so often repeated.
Then the paint or varnish that by
standing has become thick with tur-
pentine keepall small paint brushes
when not in use in a covered paint
pail in turpentine. If kept covered
it will not evaporate. Will keep the
brushes as pliable as gasoline.
For furniture polish, take one-third
linseed oil and two-thirds turpentine ;
shake well, apply with very thin
cloth. and wipe with the same.
For marred furniture, take half an
ounce each of turpentine and linseed
oil, an ounce of coal oil and shellac.
Keep in wide mouthed bottle tightly
corked. Shake before applying with
sponge.
Ivory knife handles that have be-
come yellow or discolored, by rub
bing two or three times at intervals
with turpentine, will be greatly i'm
proved. Sarah E. Wilcox IN Country
Gentleman.