Tut siifru iou: >vH:a into hv^t water to make a stfving solution, and with this s.\:u:ate the pain: which aviheres to the glass : let it re- > »¥1 X"*** »■%» v^ wa>,. >,.«k .»A.«v»N.v r«^ ...V »>, ivVifc, ». V »*. V— v.v-^. ?vt.» ^^»,* «a.cr lor % * * ' • ■. • V^I ^4» %K^%^«>iO V % «V ««^V*% %%%Vh« .V-.^^^^* V «. « ^V« «*«V ^WV , ..«< *^ .*> <ft K. A ^&^^Avj& aX v'XI % \ '* N ». »"»v -vv ^ < V » vv i* "■" -v' t' '*< •"■ ^'•"'> " -* "^ ^» <^-'"-' ■" - "" "■- «j»< •■ ■; ,^-a a ^■«Vx«,»xx v> -« »•« -* GENERAL RECIPES 99 FLY POISON. Boil ^ oz. small chips of qtiassia in i pint of wattr, add 4 ozs. molasses✪ Fly Poison ; flies drink this with avidity, and are soon destroyed. An excellent recipe for removing piint or grease spots from gar- ments may be had by mixing 4 tablespjonfuls of alcohol with a tablespoonful of salt✪ Spot Remover for Garments. Shake the whole well together, and apply with. a sponge or' brush. SPOTS ON FURNirURE. To remove white spots from tables or other furniture, rub the spots with camphor and they will disappear. Add a little saltpetre to the water in which are cut flowers ; it will preserve them ten days. Two apples in a cake chest keeps the cake moist a long time ; change the apples when they shrink. To remove acid stains from linen or cotton goods, wet the cloth with water and hold a lighted match under the stain ; the sulphur- ous gas from the match removes the stain. To preserve brooms, dip in hot suds once a week. To clean lamp burners and other brass articles, boil them in water in which beans have been parboiled. A TEST OF DRINKING WATER. Draw a tumbler of water from the tap at night, put a piece of while lump sugar into it and place it on the kitchen mantel shelf or anywhere that the temperature will not be under 60 degrees Fahrenheit. In the morning the water, if pure, will be perfectly clear ; if contaminated by sewage or other impurities, the water will be milky. This is a simple and safe test, well known in chemistry. 100 MACHIAS COOK BOOK. CHANGING THE COLOR OF FLOWERS. If roses are of a faded hue, cover the earth in the pot about i inch thick with pulverized charcoal, and in a few days they will be of a fine, lively rose color. The same effect is produced upon pe- tunias, and it gives great vigor to all red or violet colored flowers. Under its influence the white petunias become veined with red or violet tints, and the violets are covered with irregular spots of a bluish or almost black tint. These are often supposed to come from choice new varieties of seed. The only flowers insensible to the influence of charcoal are yellow. CLEANING MARBLE. Common dry salt is, I think, the best for this purpose ; it re- quires no preparation, and may be rubbed directly on to the tar- nished surface, leaving the marble shining and clean. This is worth remembering, as it is often found difficult to clean marble thorough- ly without injuring the surface. For hemstitching and all drawn-thread work, the following hint will be found useful : Always soap the linen before drawing the threads ; they will then slip out easily. If lead pencils are put to soak in water an hour or so before sharpening, the lead of even the cheapest ones will not break in the middle. To brighten a zinc bathtub, throw into the tub a handful of salt wet with vinegar, and rub with a flannel cloth. When boiling puddings in cloths always put an old plate on the bottom of the pan to prevent sticking. GENERAL RECIPES. 101 If when washing black stockings a tablespoonful of vinegar is add- ed to the rinse water, they will always be kept a good black. To clean chamois leather, wash well with soap and water, but do not rinse out the soap. When dry it will be as soft and serviceable as new leather.

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Put sufficient warm water into boiling water to make a soaking solution, and with this saturate the paint which adheres to the glass; let it remain in warm water to soak, and wash off with a piece of soft cloth or sponge. > »¥1 X"*** »■%» v^ wa>,. >,.«k .»A.«v»N.v r«^ ...V »>, ivVifc, ». V »*. V— v.v-^. ?vt.» ^^»,* «a.cr lor % * * ' • ■. • V^I ^4» %K^%^«>iO V % «V ««^V*% %%%Vh« .V-.^^^^* V «. « ^V« «*«V ^WV , ..«< *^ .*> <ft K. A ^&^^Avj& aX v'XI % \ '* N ». »"»v -vv ^ < V » vv i* "■" -v' t' '*< •"■ ^'•"'> " -* "^ ^» <^-'"-' ■" - "" "■- «j»< •■ ■; ,^-a a ^■«Vx«,»xx v> -« »•« -* GENERAL RECIPES 99 FLY POISON. Boil 1/2 oz. small chips of quassia in 1 pint of water, add 4 ozs. molasses ; flies drink this with avidity, and are soon destroyed. An excellent recipe for removing paint or grease spots from garments may be had by mixing 4 tablespoonfuls of alcohol with a tablespoonful of salt. Shake the whole well together, and apply with a sponge or brush. SPOTS ON FURNITURE. To remove white spots from tables or other furniture, rub the spots with camphor and they will disappear. Add a little saltpetre to the water in which are cut flowers; it will preserve them ten days. Two apples in a cake chest keeps the cake moist a long time ; change the apples when they shrink. To remove acid stains from linen or cotton goods, wet the cloth with water and hold a lighted match under the stain ; the sulphurous gas from the match removes the stain. To preserve brooms, dip in hot suds once a week. To clean lamp burners and other brass articles, boil them in water in which beans have been parboiled. A TEST OF DRINKING WATER. Draw a tumbler of water from the tap at night, put a piece of while lump sugar into it and place it on the kitchen mantel shelf or anywhere that the temperature will not be under 60 degrees Fahrenheit. In the morning the water, if pure, will be perfectly clear ; if contaminated by sewage or other impurities, the water will be milky. This is a simple and safe test, well known in chemistry. CHANGING THE COLOR OF FLOWERS. If roses are of a faded hue, cover the earth in the pot about i inch thick with pulverized charcoal, and in a few days they will be of a fine, lively rose color. The same effect is produced upon petunias, and it gives great vigor to all red or violet colored flowers. Under its influence the white petunias become veined with red or violet tints, and the violets are covered with irregular spots of a bluish or almost black tint. These are often supposed to come from choice new varieties of seed. The only flowers insensible to the influence of charcoal are yellow. CLEANING MARBLE. Common dry salt is, I think, the best for this purpose ; it requires no preparation, and may be rubbed directly on to the tarnished surface, leaving the marble shining and clean. This is worth remembering, as it is often found difficult to clean marble thoroughly without injuring the surface. For hemstitching and all drawn-thread work, the following hint will be found useful : Always soap the linen before drawing the threads ; they will then slip out easily. If lead pencils are put to soak in water an hour or so before sharpening, the lead of even the cheapest ones will not break in the middle. To brighten a zinc bathtub, throw into the tub a handful of salt wet with vinegar, and rub with a flannel cloth. When boiling puddings in cloths always put an old plate on the bottom of the pan to prevent sticking. GENERAL RECIPES. If when washing black stockings a tablespoonful of vinegar is added to the rinse water, they will always be kept a good black. To clean chamois leather, wash well with soap and water, but do not rinse out the soap. When dry it will be as soft and serviceable as new leather.

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