THE HOUSEHOLD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 21 April 1891, Page 4

THE HOUSEHOLD.

v,, . . • are removed by bleaching yn ' ' V*vn staiifc. o.p P ie trees are in blossom. ft o grass, when . . ieces looking new do n}t To keep silver y , m dry _ this is on t - l 8 •. b them, but pat the , ir g r Mhorityofamanufaci. t ' flows in yoi.r If the soft water thfc into theboilir B'pes is yellow, put blueing . „„ ive th b 'fore boiling the clothes. It v>. 6 B better colour. ' ereas . Cleaning Hats.— The stains Ox s , j " and paint may be removed from hatu . n £ Wicans of turpentine, and if the turpentu. • leaves a mark, finish with a little spirits ot wine. Hold raisins under water while stoning, this prevents stickiness to the hands, and cleans the raisins. Put the quantity of ra'sins needed in a dish, with water to cover, stone them before removing from water. For a Cough,— Syrup of poppies, oxymel of squills, simple oxymel. in equal parts, mixed, and a teaspoontul taken when the Cough is troublesome. It is best to have it made up by a chemist. The cost is trifling. A tci let brush made entirely as rubber Is, it is claimed, a great improvement, as it will remove all manner of stains as readily as bristles or pumice-stone, but will not produce irritation or roughen the skin. Asparagus for the Lungs. — The ffe- I quent use of asparagus is strongly recom-' mended in affections of the lungs and chest ; in fact, asparagus is one of the most wholesome as well as agreeable vegetables we possess. The oldest arm chair in the world is the throne of Queen Hatifu who flourished in Egypt i Goo years B.C. It is made of ebony, and is beautifully carved. It is now one of the most recent treasures of the British Museum. To Clean Black Marble.— Equal parts of soft-soap and pearlash ; with soft flannel rub it over the marble, and let it remain a few minutes, then wash off with warm water, and a second time with cold spring water; and when quite dry polish with paraffin oil. Disinfecting Fumigation. — Common salt, three ounces ; black manganese, oil of vitriol, of each one ounce ; water, two ounces; carried in a cup through the apartment of the sick ; or the apartment intended to be fumigated, where sickness has been, may be shut up for an hour or two, and then opened. Pills For a Bad Cough.— Compound ipecacuanha powder half a drachm; fresh dried squills ten grains ; ammoniacum ten grains ; sulpliiite of quinine six grains ; treacle, sufficient quantity to make a mass, divide into twelve pills— one to be taken bight and morning. A Mixture for a Bad Cold and Cough. —Solution of acetate of ammonia two Dunces ; ipecacuanha wine two drachms ; antimony wine two drachms ; solution of muriate of morphine half a drachm ; treacle four drachms; water, add eight ounces. Two tablespoonfuls to be taken three times a day. Silver Cleaning Liquid, — Prepared chalk, eight ounces ; turpentine, two ounces ; alcohol, one ounce ; spirits of camphor, four drachms ; liquor of ammonia, two drachms. Apply with a sponge and allow to dry before polishing. Or use a solution of cyanide of potassium, 12 ounces cyanide to one quart of water ; immerse the silver, brush it with a stiff brush until clean, wash and dry. Cleaning Steel Articles. — Unslacked lime is a capital thing to clean steel articles with. If steel ear-rings, brooches, &c, are kept in powdered quicklime they suffer very little from rust. They should be carefully cleaned when put away, to remove any moisture that may have collected on them by handling. To clean swords, &c, rub them with powdered brickdust and oil, rub dry with brickdust, polish with crocus and leather. Carriage Japan.— 40 gallons raw linseed oil, 4olbs. litharge, 2olbs. red lead, lolbs. black oxide of manganese, two lbs. white gum shellac. Set the oil over the fire, and bring to the boiling point ; add by degrees litharge and red lead alternately and slowly ; and add gum, and when this is melted put in the manganese, and keep the whole in rapid motion from the time the oil is 200 degs. Fahr., until the making is finished. When the mixture is cool enough to bear the finger in a moment, add from 20 to 30 gallons of turpentine. Grey Hair. — Take half a tumbler of strong tea, and apply it to the hair with maidenhair fern, as if it were a sponge. A little liquorice might bo added. This is a sure restorer of the colouring matter. It is slow in acting, but after two months there is a perceptible change. Rub the roots of the hair every day. I have proved this to be of real benefit. Maidenhair fern is recommended by an Italian doctor as a sure restorer of the natural colouring matter of the hair. Distemper for Photographic Backgrounds. — Take whiting, ijto 2lbs. ; lampblack, 30Z. ; damp blue, 40Z. ; glue, ijoz. Dissolve the whiting into two quarts of water, add nearly all the blue, then add the black, gradually drying after each addition by dipping in it a piece of paper and drying at the fire, till you get the exact colour required. Then having dissolved the glue in warm water, pour it in to keep the colour from falling off, mix thoroughly together, and strain through canvas. To Prepare Ivory for Miniature Painting.— lt is usual to paint miniatures -upon ivory which is sold prepared for the purpose by the artists' colourman, after being subjected to a bleaching process by boiling, or exposure to the rays of the sun ; but the bleaching can be more expeditiously performed by placing the ivory before a good fire, which will dispel the wavy lines, if they are not very strongly marked, that frequently destroy the requisite uniformity of surface. Ivory of the best quality has but few oi these wavy lines, but it is frequently expedient to employ that of inferior quality. Sick Headache. — Much sick headache is caused by overloading the stomach — by indigestion. It may be relieved very much by drinking treely of warm water, whether it produces vomiting or not. If the feet are cold, warm them or bathe them in water as hot as you can bear it. Soda or ashes in the water will do good. If the pain is very severe, apply a cloth rung out of hot water to the head — pack the head, as it were. To prevent it, let plainness, simplicity, and temperance preside at your table. In some cases medicine is necessary ; but if the above is properly carried out, almost immediate relief is experienced. To Make Impressions of Leavf.s. — Prepare two rubbers by tying up wool or any other substance in wash-leather ; then prepare the colours in which you wish to .print the leaves by rubbing up with cold ■drawn linseed oil the tints that are required, as indigo for blue, chromo for yellow, indigo land chromo ior green, &c. Get a number jof leaves the size end kird ycu with to j stamp, then dip the rubbers into the paint, .and mb them one over the other, so that you may have but a small quantity of the [composition upon the rubbers ; place a leaf .upon one rubber and moisten it gently with ■the other, take the leaf off and apply it to 'the substance en which you wish to make 'the imprint of the leaf. Upon the la t place a piece of white paper, press gently, end a beautiful impression of all the vtirr, "■■ tht l«»f will ba efetaiccd.