On coming out of a warm room or hall to walk home on a cold or damp night, do not indulge in too much conver- sation, however agreeable your escort may be, Breathe through your nose as much as possible. A small piece of resin dropped into the water which is placed in a vessel on a stove will add a peculiar property to the atmosphere of the room which will give great relief to persons troubled with a cough. The heat of the stove is sufficient to throw off the aroma of the resin, and gives the same relief that is afforded by the combustion, because evap- oration is more durable. The same resin may be used for weeks. To bathe the feet in a strong decoction of mullein-water affords great relief when aching ; also when frost-bitten. A spoonful of honey heated over the fire, and made as hot with ginger as one can take it, will break up a cold. Mustard plaster mixed with the white of an egg will not blister. Salt sprinkled on carpets before sweeping will brighten and clean them, and also prevent moths. Pure water, fresh air, sunlight, and houses kept from all dampness, will save many doctor's bills, and will give health and vigor which no money can procure. Old wall-paper may be very much improved by rubbing it well with a flannel cloth dipped in oatmeal. Grained wood should be washed with cold tea. Cut cake or hot bread with a hot knife, and it will not be clammy. When you buy a new lamp-chimney, put it into a vessel of cold water ; set it on a stove and let it come to a boiling. You can never break that chimney unless you throw a flat- iron on it. 364 The New Kentucky Home Cook Book. Remember to sprinkle the eggs of a setting hen with sul- phur ; every louse will be killed by the time she leaves her nest. A weak preparation of citric acid will restore the color to silk or colored goods that are defaced by lime or alkalies. First moisten the spot with cold water, and apply with the tip of the linger. Stains from acids can be removed from linen or cotton by washing in warm chlorine-water, and frequently nothing more is needed than soaking and rinsing in pure soft cold water, then washing and boiling as usual. A bit of glue dissolved in milk will restore old crape. Half a cranberry bound on a corn will soon kill it. An ink-stand was turned over on a white table-cloth. A mixture of salt and pepper was thrown over it plentifully, and all traces of the ink disappeared. Picture frames and glasses are preserved from flies by painting them with a brush dipped in a mixture made by boiling three or four onions in a pint of water. Potato-water is excellent for cleansing and freshening old silk. To extract paint from cotton, silk, and woolen goods: Sat- urate the spots with spirits of turpentine and let it remain several hours, then rub it between the hands. It will crum- ble away without injuring the color or texture of the goods. To remove acid stains from colored silks or worsteds: Wet the spots with water and ammonia diluted in propor- tion to the delicacy of the goods. Sponge off with alcohol, then with a little clear water. Do not rub, but pat the spot with a cloth or sponge wet in this mixture. To take ink out of linen: Dip the spotted part in pure melted tallow, then wash out the tallow and the ink will come out with it. To remove iron rust: Iron rust in linen or calico may be

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On coming out of a warm room or hall to walk home on a cold or damp night, do not indulge in too much conversation, however agreeable your escort may be, Breathe through your nose as much as possible. A small piece of resin dropped into the water which is placed in a vessel on a stove will add a peculiar property to the atmosphere of the room which will give great relief to persons troubled with a cough. The heat of the stove is sufficient to throw off the aroma of the resin, and gives the same relief that is afforded by the combustion, because evaporation is more durable. The same resin may be used for weeks. To bathe the feet in a strong decoction of mullein-water affords great relief when aching ; also when frost-bitten. A spoonful of honey heated over the fire, and made as hot with ginger as one can take it, will break up a cold. Mustard plaster mixed with the white of an egg will not blister. Salt sprinkled on carpets before sweeping will brighten and clean them, and also prevent moths. Pure water, fresh air, sunlight, and houses kept from all dampness, will save many doctor's bills, and will give health and vigor which no money can procure. Old wall-paper may be very much improved by rubbing it well with a flannel cloth dipped in oatmeal. Grained wood should be washed with cold tea. Cut cake or hot bread with a hot knife, and it will not be clammy. When you buy a new lamp-chimney, put it into a vessel of cold water ; set it on a stove and let it come to a boiling. You can never break that chimney unless you throw a flatiron on it. The New Kentucky Home Cook Book. Remember to sprinkle the eggs of a setting hen with sulphur ; every louse will be killed by the time she leaves her nest. A weak preparation of citric acid will restore the color to silk or colored goods that are defaced by lime or alkalies. First moisten the spot with cold water, and apply with the tip of the linger. Stains from acids can be removed from linen or cotton by washing in warm chlorine-water, and frequently nothing more is needed than soaking and rinsing in pure soft cold water, then washing and boiling as usual. A bit of glue dissolved in milk will restore old crape. Half a cranberry bound on a corn will soon kill it. An ink-stand was turned over on a white table-cloth. A mixture of salt and pepper was thrown over it plentifully, and all traces of the ink disappeared. Picture frames and glasses are preserved from flies by painting them with a brush dipped in a mixture made by boiling three or four onions in a pint of water. Potato-water is excellent for cleansing and freshening old silk. To extract paint from cotton, silk, and woolen goods: Saturate the spots with spirits of turpentine and let it remain several hours, then rub it between the hands. It will crumble away without injuring the color or texture of the goods. To remove acid stains from colored silks or worsteds: Wet the spots with water and ammonia diluted in proportion to the delicacy of the goods. Sponge off with alcohol, then with a little clear water. Do not rub, but pat the spot with a cloth or sponge wet in this mixture. To take ink out of linen: Dip the spotted part in pure melted tallow, then wash out the tallow and the ink will come out with it. To remove iron rust: Iron rust in linen or calico may be

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