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Manawatu Herald, 16 June 1898, Page 4

HOW TO CLEAN LENSES. otographers and Telescope Owners Can Do It Themselves Without Dancer. tfcro dusfc can be removed with a nol's hairbrush, there being nowhere ml any opinions forbidding that. But tho changes of an ordinary climate a s will got considerably blurred witb ay accumulations, oven though itmaj 'er havo beon touched by the hand oi night iv contact with grease in any m. A practical photographer once d that if a finger mark should como mi a lons which he valued very highhe would immediately return it to its ropean manufacturers. He would not *c to touch it himself, my one may venture upon taking an ective apart and cleaning it, providhe will only do it oarefully. n the first place "do not use either ) chamois skin, tissue paper or an old c handkerchief, or any other suoh fcerial as is usually advised. " Use eseclotb. It is not the wiping mateI, though, that is apt to do tho mis- , ef, but tho fine dust partioles, which y bo silicious and become attached to glass. This is the way to begin on objective: 'ake a wooden bowl, cleaned with p and water, then half fill it with in water of about the same temperao as tho glass and put in a teaspoonof ammonia in half a pail of water. t?t wash a piece of oheeseoloth thorhly with soap and water and rinse clean. Then place it in the bowl or , so that the lens won't slip. Never the same piece of cheeseolotb twice. Ir. Brashear says that when the lena been dusted and placed in the water prefers to rub it with the palms of cleaned hands, although checsocloth ood. There seems to be absolutely danger of scratching it when plenty water is nsed. When thoroughly ?hed, take the glass out, lay it on a idle of cheeseoloth, and use several cos of the same, which have been viously washed clean and dried, and it. Don't let it drain dry. Take up the moisfcnre with the cloth. Vigorrubbing will do no harm if the surB 3 have no abrading material. !lu objective can be cleaned without ing it out of its cell. First dust off particles, then use the cheeseolotb ■h soap and water. Go over the surj gently with one piece of cloth and aw it away and take another, then tird one. When the glass is clean, 0 a piece of dry cloth and dry it. )f course photographic lenses can be mcd in tho same way. ow to Make Shoe Dressing tat Home. 1 soft dressing that is loss injurithan the majority of polishes found ho market is made by mixing to a :>oth paste vaseline or cosinoliue and ipblaok. Apply a very lit,tlo with a nol cloth and rub in thoroughly. j oil fills up tho porog anrl renders loathor almost waterproof after usit several times. This dressing doea impart a high gloss to the leather, merely softens and colors it. Where olish is desired tho liquid dressings preferable. Ho-sr to Staff Lobster Tails. 3ufc in three-sistoontha of an inoh ares a pound of lobster moat cooked lourt bouillon. To prepare the court illon mince up 2 ounces of onions, 2 ce3 of celery root, 2 ounces of car- ; and put them into a saucepan with ranch of parsley, thymo and bay leaf; » a pint of water, some salt and a fc of whito wine. Lot boil for ten lutos. Add to these half tho same tntity of cooked mushrooms, cut tip same Bizo. Fry colorless in butter 2 lospoonfuls of onions. Add 2 ounces flour and fry without browning, uto with a pint of milk and cook tin for a few minutes. Then add the ster, mushrooms. Mix well. Boil up se, remove and cool off. Fill the half . shells, well cloaned and dried, with s preparation. Dredge over bread inba, besprinkle with butter and wn them in a hot oven. How to Use Lemons on the Hair. II lemon cut in half, or, better still, quarters, -co that the pulp can easily applied to the roots of the hair, will p any ordinary case of falling out s an agreeable remedy. Besides becool and 'pleasant to the skin, the nt, unlike that left by the petroleum c, is distinctly refreshing, and it also t the merit of cheapness. How to Make Oatmeal Baga. fake 5 pounds of oatmeal, ground ), a half pound of oastile soap, re?.ed to powder, and a pound of powed Italian orris root Cut a yard of n cheesecloth into bags about four hes square, sewing them on the maHne and taking care not to leave any ftied threads where a break may let ft contents ooze out Mis the soap, ■meal and orris root thoroughly and ■ the bags loosely. Sew up the openft in each and lay them away to be ■d as reqnired. They are nsed as a Buge dipped in warm water, making Bhick velvet lather and wonderfully Bteiiing the skin while the orris imBts a lasting fragrance. B How to Core Mosquito Bites. Bvpply spirits of hartshorn diluted Bjrwiuo as much water or sal volaKor cologne. If the part is left pufBaud swelled after the tingling has Bted, rub it with soap liniment A Bco of raw onion is also most effioa■ub for bites and stings. The follower is a cure and a deterrent: A paste ■do of the plant Fyrethrum rosooum, Bced with spirits, diluted with twice ■much water as spirits. This applied 111 cure tho bite and prevent others, ■the odor will keep away the mosquito, B How to Keep Lace Veils Smooth. ■the best way to keep lace veils smooth d in good order is to roll them up ten they aro taken off, keeping the ?es fiat and well stretohed apart durj tho process. This method will make roil lust longer and keep it looking isher than any veil case, however inty in design.