Buckeye cookery

Leaks about Chimneys—may be stopped by a cement made of coal-tar and sand, neatly applied. _ Postage Stamps—will stick, and not turn up at the corners, if the face. is wet after applying them. . In Beating Eggs.—Do not have one particle of the yolks.with the whites,. for if so they will not froth nicely. an Berry Stains.—The fumes of a brimstone match will remove berry stains . from a book, paper or engraving. Mice.—Pumpkin seeds are very attractive to mice, and traps baited with them will soon destroy this little pest. Dry Paint is removed by dipping a swab with a nandle in a strong solu- - tion of oxalic acid. It softens it at once. To Keep Walks Clean.—Sprinkle with weak brine through a water-~ sprinkler, or scatter salt along the walks. To Clean Black Kids.—Add a few drops of ink to a tea-spoon of salad-- is ail; rub on with‘a feather, and dry in the sun. 4 _ Shingles.—Dip well-seasoned shingles in lime, wash and dry before lay-- a ing, and they will last longer and never take on moss. MISCELLANEOUS, 519 To Clean Wells of Foul Air.—Throw down a peck of unslaked lime. The heat produced carries out the foul air with a rush. When a Chimney Takes Fire—throw salt on the fire, and shut off the draught as much as possible, and it will burn out slowly. Dish-Water and Soap-suds—poured about the roots of young fruit-trees, currant and raspberry bushes, etc., facilitate their growth. | Cheap Paint for Iron Fencing.—Tar mixed with yellow-ochre makes. an excellent green paint for coarse woodwork or iron fencing. Dirty Coat-collars.—Apply benzine, and, after an hour or more, wher. the grease has become softened, rub it or remove with soap-suds. To CLEAN KETTLES easily, pour a little hot water in them and put a cover on; the steam will soften the dirt so that it may be easily removed. Onion Odors.—When cooking onions, set a tin-cup of vinegar on the stove and let it boil, and it is said you will smell no disagreeable odor. To Soften Leather.—The best oil for making boots and harness leather soft and pliable, is castor-oil. It is also excellent for greasing vehicles. _ Color of Paint for Tools.—Tools exposed to the sun should be painted: with light-colored paints, as they reflect instead of absorbing the heat. Glue.—Powdered chalk added to glue strengthens it. Boil one pound glue with two quarts skimmed milk, and it will resist the action of water. To Keep Pearls Brilliant.—Keep in common, dry magnesia, instead of the cotton wool used in jewel cases, and they will never lose their brilliancy. | To Make Boots and Shoes Durable.— Apply to the soles four or five successive coats of gum-copal varnish; and, to the uppers, a mixture of four parts of lard to one of rosin. Apply while warm. To Get Light in a Well or Cistern.—Reflect it in by a looking-glass.. Any steel or metal lost in a cistern may be drawn out by lowering a strong: magnet. / To Catch Wild Ducks or Geese Alive.—Soak wheat in.strong alcohol, — and scatter where they are in the habit of feeding, and take them while . they are drunk. To Make Artificial Butter.—Render beef suet at a very low temperature, churn it in fresh buttermilk and yolks of eggs, and treat like but ter, when removed. _ Pounded Glass—mixed with dry corn-meal, and placed within the reach of rats, it is said, will banish them from the premises; or sprinkle cayenne pepper in their holes. Spots on Varnished Furniture are readily removed by rubbing them with essence of peppermint or spirits of camphor, and afterwards with "furniture polish" or oil. To Keep Seeds from the depredations of mice, mix some pieces of camhor with them. Camphor placed in trunks or drawers will prevent mice rom doing them injury.