Whisky 2 ounces, glycerine i ounce, quinine 20
grains, water ^ pint. Mix. — Rub on the scalp
every morning.
NO. 2.
Castor oil, alcohol of each i ounce, spirits
of ammon. yi ounce, rose water I pint. Mix. —
Rub the head every morning and evening. This
is a good one.
NO. 3.
Alcohol one-half pint, salt 8 ounces, glycerine i
ounce, sulphur one-half ounce. Mtx. — Rub welt
to the roots of the hair, morning and evening.
NO. 4.
Tincture cantharides i ounce, glycerineone-half
ounce, oil bergamot 20 drops, water one-half pint✪ Tincture Cantharides.
Mix. — Use as above.
TO DARKEN THE HAIR.
Blue vitriol I dram, alcohol i ounce, essence of
rose one-half dram, soft water one-half pint✪ Hair Darkening Solution. Mix,
and when thoroughly dissolved apply once daily.
MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 4OI
NO. 2.
Nitrate of silver lO grains, glycerine i ounce,
olive oil 2 ounces, alcohol i ounce. Mix and use
once or twice a day.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
TO FASTEN COLORS.
Use sugar of lead, about 2 table-spoonfuls to a
pail of water. To wash all kinds of goods, from
cotton to silk, to prevoit fading.
TO CLEAN PAINTED WALLS.
Mix common whiting with water until about as
thick as paste. Apply with a flannel rag, and
wash off with warm water and a cloth.
TO SWEEP CARPETS.
Wash, dry and chop potatoes, spread them on
one side of the room, and sweep across the carpet.
TO REMOVE IRON RUST
The juice of a lemon and salt placed on the
spot, and the fabric placed in the sun, will remove
rust. Shining through glass, its rays are stronger.
You can hang it in a window.
TO REMOVE FRUIT STAINS.
Place your article over a tub, hold it firmly, and
pour hot water through the spot stained and it
will soon disappear. This must be done before
putting the article in soap suds.
402 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
TO CLEAN ZINC.
Wet the zinc over with muriatic acid, sprinkle
over it very fine sand or ashes. Then scour, wash
and dry, or rub with kerosene.
TO POLISH FURNITURE.
Mix sufficient vinegar in Hnseed oil to cut it;
with this saturate raw cotton, over which place
soft muslin, rub lightly over the article.
TO POLISH METAL.
To polish copper-ware, tea-kettle, reservoirs,
etc., use a tea-cup of vinegar and a table-spoon
of salt. Heat it hot and apply with a cloth and
rub till dry.
TO REMOVE MILDEW.
Wet in rain water, rub the spots with soap and
chalk, lay in the sun and dew 2 or 3 days and
nights. The spot should be thoroughly rubbed
with the soap and chalk once or twice each day.
TO KILL MICE.
Spread gas-tar around the mice holes, and you
will have no further use for cats or traps.
NO. 2.
Mix equal parts of fine corn meal and plaster of
Paris, and set in dishes where they come and the
mice will leave the premises at once.
TO REMOVE MARBLE STAINS.
Take 2 parts common soda, 1 part pumice stone
and I of finely powdered chalk, sift through a
fine seive and mix it with water to the consistency
MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 403
of paste, then rub it well over the marble, and the
stains will be removed. Wash the marble after-
wards with soap.
SHELLS
can be thoroughly cleaned by boiling in milk.
TO DRIVE AWAY COCKROACHES.
Scatter pulverized borax in their runways, and
they will vacate at once.
TO CLEAN SILVER.
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Presented as published in 1882. 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
Whisky 2 ounces, glycerine i ounce, quinine 20 grains, water ^ pint. Mix. — Rub on the scalp every morning.
NO. 2. Castor oil, alcohol of each i ounce, spirits of ammon. yi ounce, rose water I pint. Mix. — Rub the head every morning and evening. This is a good one.
NO. 3.
Alcohol one-half pint, salt 8 ounces, glycerine i ounce, sulphur one-half ounce. Mix. — Rub welt to the roots of the hair, morning and evening.
NO. 4. Tincture cantharides i ounce, glycerine one-half ounce, oil bergamot 20 drops, water one-half pint. Mix. — Use as above.
TO DARKEN THE HAIR.
Blue vitriol I dram, alcohol i ounce, essence of rose one-half dram, soft water one-half pint. Mix, and when thoroughly dissolved apply once daily.
NO. 2.
Nitrate of silver lO grains, glycerine i ounce, olive oil 2 ounces, alcohol i ounce. Mix and use once or twice a day.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS. TO FASTEN COLORS. Use sugar of lead, about 2 table-spoonfuls to a pail of water. To wash all kinds of goods, from cotton to silk, to prevent fading.
TO CLEAN PAINTED WALLS. Mix common whiting with water until about as thick as paste. Apply with a flannel rag, and wash off with warm water and a cloth.
TO SWEEP CARPETS. Wash, dry and chop potatoes, spread them on one side of the room, and sweep across the carpet. TO REMOVE IRON RUST
The juice of a lemon and salt placed on the spot, and the fabric placed in the sun, will remove rust. Shining through glass, its rays are stronger. You can hang it in a window.
TO REMOVE FRUIT STAINS.
Place your article over a tub, hold it firmly, and pour hot water through the spot stained and it will soon disappear. This must be done before putting the article in soap suds.
TO CLEAN ZINC. Wet the zinc over with muriatic acid, sprinkle over it very fine sand or ashes. Then scour, wash and dry, or rub with kerosene.
TO POLISH FURNITURE. Mix sufficient vinegar in linseed oil to cut it; with this saturate raw cotton, over which place soft muslin, rub lightly over the article. TO POLISH METAL.
To polish copper-ware, tea-kettle, reservoirs, etc., use a tea-cup of vinegar and a table-spoon of salt. Heat it hot and apply with a cloth and rub till dry.
TO REMOVE MILDEW.
Wet in rain water, rub the spots with soap and chalk, lay in the sun and dew 2 or 3 days and nights. The spot should be thoroughly rubbed with the soap and chalk once or twice each day. TO KILL MICE.
Spread gas-tar around the mice holes, and you will have no further use for cats or traps.
NO. 2.
Mix equal parts of fine corn meal and plaster of Paris, and set in dishes where they come and the mice will leave the premises at once.
TO REMOVE MARBLE STAINS.
Take 2 parts common soda, 1 part pumice stone and I of finely powdered chalk, sift through a fine sieve and mix it with water to the consistency
of paste, then rub it well over the marble, and the stains will be removed. Wash the marble afterwards with soap.
SHELLS
can be thoroughly cleaned by boiling in milk. TO DRIVE AWAY COCKROACHES. Scatter pulverized borax in their runways, and they will vacate at once.
TO CLEAN SILVER.
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