HOW TO CLEAN LENSES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3700, 21 July 1906, Page 4

HOW TO CLEAN LENSES.

Photograph era and Telescope Owners Can ' Do Tt ThrinsclTSß Without Thunder. Mere dust can bo removed with a camel’s hairbrush, there being nowhere found any opinions forbidding that. Bnt in the changes of an ordinary climate a 1 ns will get considerably blurred with fl ’my accumulations, even though it maj never have been touched by the hand oi brought in contact with grease in any form. A practical photographer once raid that if a Anger mark should come u pon a lens which he valued very highly he would immediately return it to its European manufacturers. He would not d tre to touch it himself. Any one may venture upon taking an objective apart and cleaning it, provided he will only do it carefully. in the first place “do not use either A je chamois skin, tissue paper or an old silk handkerchief, or any other such material as is usually advised. ” Use cheesecloth. It is not the wiping material, though, that is apt to do the mischief, bnt the fine dust particles, which maybe silioiona and become attached to the glass. This is the way to begin on tha objective: Take a wooden howl, cleaned with soap and water, then half fill it with clean water of about the same temperature as the glass and put in a teaspoonti.il of ammonia in half a pail of Water. First wash a piece of oheesCßlblb thoroughly with soap and Water and rinse a-d clean, Then place it in the howl or pail, so that the lens won’t slip. Never use the same piece of cheesecloth twice. Mr. Brashear says that when the lens Ims been dusted and placed in the Water bo prefers to rub it with the palms of his cleaned hands, although cheesecloth hi good. There seems to be absolutely no danger of scratching it when plenty of water is used. - When thoroughly washed, take the glass out, lay it on a bundle of cheesecloth, and use several pieces of the same, which have been previously washed clean and dried, and dry It. Don’t let it drain dry. Take up all the moisture with the cloth. Vigorous rubbing will do no harm if the surfr.jes have no abrading material. An objective can be cleaned without taking it out of its cell. First dust off the particles, then use the cheesecloth i v ith soap and water. Go over the surface gently with one piece of cloth and throw it away and take another, then a third one. When the glass is clean, take a piece of dry cloth and dry it. Of course photographic lenses can be cleaned in the same way. How to Make Shoe Dressing r.t Home.. A soft dressing that is less injurious than the majority of polishes found in the market is made by mixing to a smooth paste vaseline or oosmoline and lampblack. Apply a very little with a flannel cloth and mb in thoroughly. The oil fills up tho pores and renders tho leather almost waterproof after using it several times. This dressing doea not impart a high gloss to tho leather, but merely softens and colors it. Where a polish is desired the liquid dressings nro preferable. How to Stuff Lobster Tails. Cut in three-sixteenths of an inch squares a pound of lobster meat cooked In court bouillon. To prepare the court bouillon minco up 2 ounces of onions, 3 ounces of celery root, 2 ounces of carj rots and put them into a saucepan with a branch of parsley, thyme and bay leaf; also a pint of water, some salt and a pint of whito wine. Lot boil for ten minutes. Add to these half the same quantity of cooked mushrooms, cut dp the same size. Fry colorless in butter 2 tablespoonfuls of onions. Add 2 ounces of flour and fry without browning. Dilute with a pint of milk and cook again for a few minutes. Then add the lobster, mushrooms. Mix well. Boil up once, remove and cool off. Fill the half i tail shells, well cleaned and dried, with this preparation. Dredge over bread crumbs, besprinkle with butter and brown them in a hot oven. How to Use Lemons on the Balt. A lemon cut in half, or, better still, in quarters, so that the pulp can easily be applied to the roots of the hair, will stop any ordinary case of falling out. It is an agreeable remedy. Besides being cool and pleasant to the skin, the scent, unlike that loft by the petroleum cure, is distinctly refreshing, and it also has the merit of cheapness. Bow to M&&* Oatmeal Bags. Take 5 pounds of oatmeal, ground floe, a half pound of oastile soap, reduced to powder, and a pound of powdered Italian orris root. Cut a yard of thin cheesecloth into bags about four inches square, sewing them on the machine and taking care not to leave any untied threads where a break may let the contents ooze out. Mix the soap, oatmeal and orris root thoroughly and fill the bags loosely. Sew up the opening in each and lay them away to be used as required. They are used as a , Sponge dipped in warm water, making | a thick velvet lather and wonderfully softening the skin while the orris imparts a lasting fragrance. How to Caro Mosquito Bites. I Apply spirits of hartshorn dilated with twice as much water or sal volatile or cologne. If the part is left puffy and swelled alter the tingling has abated, rub it with soap liniment, A piece of raw onion is also most efficacious for bites and stings. Tho follow- i Ing is a cure and a deterrent: A paste ■ made of tho plant Pyrethrmn rosoeum, mixed with spirits, diluted with twice as much water as spirits. This applied will cure tho bite and prevent others, as the odor will keep away the mosquito. , How to Keep Lace Veils Smooth. The best way to keep luce veils smooth and in good order is to roll them up when they are taken off, keeping the edges flat and well stretched apart daring the process. This method will make a veil last longer and keep it looking fresher than N any veil case, however dainty in design. !