Year: 1879

Rusty stove-pipes can be much i'm
proved in appearance by simply rub
bing them over with bit of woolen
cloth moistened with kerosene oil. This
should be done of course when there is
no fire in the stove on account Of the
explosive character of the kerosene.


"A Notwithstanding tincture is made
as follows: l ounce of gum champOr,
and ounce powdered shell of red pep
per are macerated in ounces of strong
alcohol for Z days and then strained.
With this tincture the furs or cloths are
sprinkled over and rolled up in sheets.
This remedy is used in Russia under
the name of sChinese tincture for
MOTHS" and is found very effective.


The good suggestion is made in the
herald of Health that all painted inside
woodwork should be kept covered with
a coat of varni. b to render any deleteri-
Gus ingredient of the paint harmless
and the cleaning more easy; also, that
if you will paper the walls, paper of the
smoothest surface is much to be prefer
red, as it will collect, absorb and retain
less dust than If rough.


Small holes in white walls can be
easily closed without the assistance Of
the mason by taking equal parts of plas-
ter of paris and the white sand used in
the family to scour with. Mix with
water to paste and apply Immediate
ly. Smooth off with a flat knife or
piece of wood. This mixture hardens
very quickly and therefore only small
quanity should be prepared at time.


To stain floors in oak or walnut
colors, put ounce Vandyke brown in
oil, ounces pearlash and 2 drains
dragoon's blood into an earthenware
pan; polr or the mixture l quart of
boiling water; stir with q wooden ladle
or piece of wood; smooth the floor; fill
up the cracks with plaster of Paris; then
take stiff brush, dip it in the stain and
rub this in WELL The brush should be
rubbed lengthwise of the boards, doing a
small portion at time. By rubbing in
one place more than another an appear
ance of oak or walnut is more apparent.
When dry, size the floor with glue siz-
ing, brushing it in hot. When this is
dry the boards should be sandpapered
smooth and vanished with hard brown
yarnish. iii


The reason that CASTLE soap is so
extensively advised by physicians, is be-
cause of its purity and freedom from al
kali. In the manufacture of CASTLE
soap, vegetable oil is used instead of
animal fat, and great care is taken to
avoid an excess of the soda; only
enough being used to take up or neu-
tralizs the oil. This soap, therefore, is
mild and gentle, and can be used on ir-
ritated surfaces or wounds. where COM
mon soap would give pain, perhaps oc-
casion injury. The mottled sorts of
CASTLE soap are made by the addition
of small quantity Of suphate of IRON
copperas. This copperas in solution is
stirred into the soap while in a fluid
state. At first the color is blush, on
exposure to the air it changes to a red.
This soap was called "Castile " for the
reason that it was largely made in the
province in Spein so called. The larg-
est amount, however, comes frem the
south of France, and in Europe this va
riety of soap is more generally known
by the name of Marseilles than CASTLE.


FOR THE TABLE.


Cheese Toast: Toast stale bread cut
in thin slices fine brown, pour over it
boiling water, drawing off again as
quickly as possible, butter we'll, sand
witch with toasted cheese and serve hot.


Egg Salad: 2 large heads of lettuce
coarsely minced, with 8 hard. boiled
eggs, small teacupful of rich, sweet
cream, or tablespOonfuls of "salad
OIL" vinegar. mustard. pepper and salt
to taste. When lettuce can not. be OBJ
tanned, part of small head of cabbage
may be substituted, but this must be
shaved with a sharp knife, not minced.


-Stewed Onions: Wash, peel. and
cut into slices 6 fine large onions, and
put into stew-pan with quart of cold