Laying Down Oil-Cloths — Oil-cloths always come in rolls. The nearer wc buy, says a correspondent, towards the last end of the piece the more they will shrink after laying them down. To prevent this, unroll them, place them smoothly on the floor wrong side up, and use them so for a week or even two. Then turn them, and tack them to the floor. This method prevents their pulling up and crack- ing, as we often see new oil-cloth do. Cleaning Gold Chains. — Put the chain in a small glass bottle, with warm water, a little tooth-powder and some soap. Cork the bottle, and shake it for a minute violently. The friction against the glass polishes the gold, and the soap and chalk extract every particle of grease and dirt from the interstices of a chain of the most intricate pattern ; rinse it in clear, cold water, and wipe with a towel. To Whiten Ivory. — Boil alum in water; into this immerse your ivory, and let it remain one hour; then rub the ivory with a cloth, wipe it clean with a wet hnen rag, and lay it in a moistened cloth to prevent its drying too quickly, which causes it to crack. XXIII. Toilet Recipes, To Remove Freckles. — Take one ounce Venice soap, one-half ounce lemon- juice, one-quarter ounce oil bitter almonds, one-quarter ounce deliquated oil of tartar, three drops oil of rhodium✪ To Remove Freckles. Dissolve the soap in lemon-juice, and add the two oils. Place in the sun until it becomes an ointment. Then add the rhodium. Anoint at night with this ointment, then wash in the morning with pure water, or mixture of elder-blows and rosewater. — H. B., ZanesviDe, Wis. Pace Wash. — Take a small piece of gum benzoin, boil in spirits of wine until it is a rich tincture. Use fifteen drops in a glass of water✪ Pace Wash, three or four times a day. Let it remain on to dry. It is very efiicacious in removing spots, eruptions, etc. — Mary E., Cedar Falls, Iowa. Curling False Hair. — ^W^ind the hair on smooth round sticks about as large as a curling iron, fasten the ends firmly to the stick, then wind over the hair a strip of cloth, which must also be fastened at the ends, put in a dish of warm water sufiicient to cover, and let it boil two hours. Remove from the water and place in a moder- ately heated oven to remain until nearly dry, when they should be placed in the sun or near the stove until they are perfectly dry, when they may be unwound from the sticks and brushed over the finger. If too dry or not sufficiently glossy, put a little oil on the brush. Care should be taken while the hair is in the oven that it does not become too warm. — "Perdu." Stimulant for the Hair. — One of the best stimulants to promote the growth of the hair, when there is danger of baldness, and to hasten growth, is as follows: One pint alcohol, castor oil enough to take up the alcohol, two ounces spirits ammonia, one-quarter ounce oil origanum, one-quarter ounce tincture cantharides. Shake all well together before using. Apply about four times a week. 310 TWENTIETH CENTURY HOME COOK BOOK. Cleansing the Hair. — Use a tablespoonful or two of common spirits of harts- horn, in a basin of water; then thoroughly wash the scalp and hair until they are clean; then wash with clean water, wipe dry, and apply a little light oil or pomade, if needed, to prevent taking cold. Another good hair-wash is : Beat the whites of four eggs to a froth, rub well into the roots of the hair. Leave it to dry. Wash the head clean with equal parts rum and rose water. Dandruff can be removed by washing the head with buttermilk ana thoroughly cleansing with pure soft water afterward. — Farmer's Girl.

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Laying Down Oil-Cloths — Oil-cloths always come in rolls. The nearer wc buy, says a correspondent, towards the last end of the piece the more they will shrink after laying them down. To prevent this, unroll them, place them smoothly on the floor wrong side up, and use them so for a week or even two. Then turn them, and tack them to the floor. This method prevents their pulling up and cracking, as we often see new oil-cloth do. Cleaning Gold Chains. — Put the chain in a small glass bottle, with warm water, a little tooth-powder and some soap. Cork the bottle, and shake it for a minute violently. The friction against the glass polishes the gold, and the soap and chalk extract every particle of grease and dirt from the interstices of a chain of the most intricate pattern ; rinse it in clear, cold water, and wipe with a towel. To Whiten Ivory. — Boil alum in water; into this immerse your ivory, and let it remain one hour; then rub the ivory with a cloth, wipe it clean with a wet hnen rag, and lay it in a moistened cloth to prevent its drying too quickly, which causes it to crack. XXIII. Toilet Recipes, To Remove Freckles. — Take one ounce Venice soap, one-half ounce lemonjuice, one-quarter ounce oil bitter almonds, one-quarter ounce deliquated oil of tartar, three drops oil of rhodium. Dissolve the soap in lemon-juice, and add the two oils. Place in the sun until it becomes an ointment. Then add the rhodium. Anoint at night with this ointment, then wash in the morning with pure water, or mixture of elder-blows and rosewater. — H. B., ZanesviDe, Wis. Pace Wash. — Take a small piece of gum benzoin, boil in spirits of wine until it is a rich tincture. Use fifteen drops in a glass of water, three or four times a day. Let it remain on to dry. It is very efiicacious in removing spots, eruptions, etc. — Mary E., Cedar Falls, Iowa. Curling False Hair. — ^W^ind the hair on smooth round sticks about as large as a curling iron, fasten the ends firmly to the stick, then wind over the hair a strip of cloth, which must also be fastened at the ends, put in a dish of warm water sufiicient to cover, and let it boil two hours. Remove from the water and place in a moderately heated oven to remain until nearly dry, when they should be placed in the sun or near the stove until they are perfectly dry, when they may be unwound from the sticks and brushed over the finger. If too dry or not sufficiently glossy, put a little oil on the brush. Care should be taken while the hair is in the oven that it does not become too warm. — "Perdu." Stimulant for the Hair. — One of the best stimulants to promote the growth of the hair, when there is danger of baldness, and to hasten growth, is as follows: One pint alcohol, castor oil enough to take up the alcohol, two ounces spirits ammonia, one-quarter ounce oil origanum, one-quarter ounce tincture cantharides. Shake all well together before using. Apply about four times a week. Cleansing the Hair. — Use a tablespoonful or two of common spirits of hartshorn, in a basin of water; then thoroughly wash the scalp and hair until they are clean; then wash with clean water, wipe dry, and apply a little light oil or pomade, if needed, to prevent taking cold. Another good hair-wash is : Beat the whites of four eggs to a froth, rub well into the roots of the hair. Leave it to dry. Wash the head clean with equal parts rum and rose water. Dandruff can be removed by washing the head with buttermilk ana thoroughly cleansing with pure soft water afterward. — Farmer's Girl.

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