A CuHeap Firrer.—The most impure water may be rendered pure by fil-
tering through charcoal. Take a large flower-pot, put a piece of sponge or
clean moss over the hole in the bottom, fill three-quarters full of equal parts
‘clean sand and charcoal, the size of a pea; over this lay a linen or woolen
cloth large enough to hang over the sides of the pot. Pour the water into
the cloth, and it will come out pure.
5 GENERAL SUGGESTIONS. 384
To Ciean Looxine GuassEs.—Divide a newspaper in two, fold up one-
half in # small square, wet in cold water. Rub the glass first with the wet
half of the paper, and dry with the other. Fly-specks and all other marks
will disappear as if by magic. This is only true of the best quality of rag
paper, such as is used by the best weekly papers. Paper which has wood of
straw init leaves a linty deposit on the glass.
To Crean SILVER-WARE Hasity.—Save, water in which potatoes have
been boiled with a little salt, let it become soyr, which it will do ina few
days; heat and wash the articles with a woolen cloth, rinsing in pure water,
dry and polish with chamois-leather. Never allow a particle of soap to
touch silver or plated ware. For wiping silver, an old linen table-cloth cut.
up in pieces of convenient size, hemmed, and marked “silver,” is very nice.
To CLEAN SMOKE oFrF MarBLE.—Wet a piece of flannel in strong ammonia
andrub the marble quickly with it, and then wash off with hot soap-suds;
or, make a paste of chloride of lime and water and brush over the whole
surface that issmoky. Let it stand a minute, then wash with hot suds, A
paste of crude potash and whiting brushed over a grease spot on marble will
cleanse it perfectly.
EconomicaL Mats for use in front-doors, fire-places, bureaus, stands,
etc., may be made of coffee-sacking, cut to any desired size, and worked’ in
bright worsted or Germantown wool. Any simple pattern may be used or
it may be entirely filled in with a plain green. The edges of the sacking
may be fringed by raveling. To give it weight, line with an old piece of
carpet or heavy cloth.
A Goop CEmMENT—For mending almost any thing, may be made by mixing
litharge and glycerine to the consistency of thick cream or fresh putty.
This cement is useful for mending stone jars, stopping leaks in seams of tin-
ans or wash-boilers, cracks and holes in iron kettles, fastening on lamp-tops;
in all cases the article mended should not be used till the cement has hard-
ened. This cement will resist the action of water, hot or cold, acids, and —
almost any degree of heat.
To PreservE Booxs.—Bindings may be preserved from mildew by brush-
ing them over with the spirits of wine. A few drops of any perfumed oil will
secure libraries from the consuming effects of mold and damp. Russia
leather which is perfumed with the tar of the birch-tree, never molds or sus-
tains injury from damp. The Romans used oil of cedar to preserve valuable
manuscripts. Russia-leather covered books, placed in a stationer’s window,
will destroy flies and other insects. .
Bapiy Firtine Doors.—When blinds and doors no not close snugly, but
leave cracks through which drafts enter, the simplest remedy is this: Place a
strip of putty all along the jambs, cover the edge of the blind or door with
chalk, and shut it. The putty will then fill all spaces which would remain
open and be pressed out where it is not needed, while the excess is easily
removed with a knife. The chalk rubbed on the edges prevents adhesion,
and the putty is left in place, where it soon dries and leaves a perfectly fit
ting jamb. a
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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
A Cheap Filter.—The most impure water may be rendered pure by filtering through charcoal. Take a large flower-pot, put a piece of sponge or clean moss over the hole in the bottom, fill three-quarters full of equal parts ‘clean sand and charcoal, the size of a pea; over this lay a linen or woolen cloth large enough to hang over the sides of the pot. Pour the water into the cloth, and it will come out pure.
To Clean Looking Glasses.—Divide a newspaper in two, fold up onehalf in # small square, wet in cold water. Rub the glass first with the wet half of the paper, and dry with the other. Fly-specks and all other marks will disappear as if by magic. This is only true of the best quality of rag paper, such as is used by the best weekly papers. Paper which has wood of straw init leaves a linty deposit on the glass.
To Clean Silver-Ware Hastily.—Save water in which potatoes have been boiled with a little salt, let it become sour, which it will do in a few days; heat and wash the articles with a woolen cloth, rinsing in pure water, dry and polish with chamois-leather. Never allow a particle of soap to touch silver or plated ware. For wiping silver, an old linen table-cloth cut. up in pieces of convenient size, hemmed, and marked “silver,” is very nice.
To Clean Smoke off Marble.—Wet a piece of flannel in strong ammonia andrub the marble quickly with it, and then wash off with hot soap-suds; or, make a paste of chloride of lime and water and brush over the whole surface that is smoky. Let it stand a minute, then wash with hot suds, A paste of crude potash and whiting brushed over a grease spot on marble will cleanse it perfectly.
Economical Mats for use in front-doors, fire-places, bureaus, stands, etc., may be made of coffee-sacking, cut to any desired size, and worked in bright worsted or Germantown wool. Any simple pattern may be used or it may be entirely filled in with a plain green. The edges of the sacking may be fringed by raveling. To give it weight, line with an old piece of carpet or heavy cloth.
A Good Cement—For mending almost any thing, may be made by mixing litharge and glycerine to the consistency of thick cream or fresh putty. This cement is useful for mending stone jars, stopping leaks in seams of tins or wash-boilers, cracks and holes in iron kettles, fastening on lamp-tops; in all cases the article mended should not be used till the cement has hardened. This cement will resist the action of water, hot or cold, acids, and — almost any degree of heat.
To Preserve Books.—Bindings may be preserved from mildew by brushing them over with the spirits of wine. A few drops of any perfumed oil will secure libraries from the consuming effects of mold and damp. Russia leather which is perfumed with the tar of the birch-tree, never molds or sustains injury from damp. The Romans used oil of cedar to preserve valuable manuscripts. Russia-leather covered books, placed in a stationer’s window, will destroy flies and other insects. .
Badly Fitting Doors.—When blinds and doors do not close snugly, but leave cracks through which drafts enter, the simplest remedy is this: Place a strip of putty all along the jambs, cover the edge of the blind or door with chalk, and shut it. The putty will then fill all spaces which would remain open and be pressed out where it is not needed, while the excess is easily removed with a knife. The chalk rubbed on the edges prevents adhesion, and the putty is left in place, where it soon dries and leaves a perfectly fit ting jamb. a