The Independence west side., January 06, 1893, SUPPLEMENT, Image 7

GENERAL QUESTIONS.
Will some of oar readers plenrie give
us. Id or next heme, answers to tbe
following questions:
1. How to get rid of ants.
2. How to preventer get rid of
bouse flies,
3. How to raixe asparagus and ot-W-ry.
4. How to make a cheap banging
banket. . '
5. How to exterminate bed bags.
. How to make a pretty and cheap
window curtain.
7. How to make an ordinary tough
aleak tender. . j
s. How to make bisquita :
. How to wwb blanket, abm laces.
ln. How to clean kid gloves.
11. How to cure a boil.
12. How to polish bram, copper or
tbe kitchen utensil.
13. How to take care of a broom.
14. How to prevent tbe smell of cab
bage in rooking.
15. How to make good tea and coffee.
1. How to make nice pancakes.
17. How long to let milk eland before
hkimniing.
18- How to prepare chocolate.
19. I low to raise canaries.
Sit. How to make candy at home.
21. How to remove greaae from cloth
Inn or carpet-
22. How to cook partim pa and carrots.
23. What to feed poultry.
24. How to relieve chilblains.
25. What artificial food to give a baby.
SH. What to do when a chimney
catches fire.
27. How to clean a chimney.
28. What to do with children having
summer complaint.
15V How to take ink out of clothing.
30. How to make kitchen conven
ience). 81. How to cook eggs.
32. What to cook for a sick person.
33. How to make doughnut.
84. How to cook turkey, chicketw,
ducks, geese, and dressing for the same.
35. How to make eggnog.
80. How to preserve eggs.
87. How to cure a fellou.
88. How to have a fernery.
SO. How to start a kitchen tire.
40. How to have flowers bloom in the
winter.
41. How to make a cheap picture
frame.
42. How to can fruit, make preserve
jams and jellies.
43. How to remove freckles, pimples
and warts.
44. How to keep furs in summer.
45. Selection of a variety of seeds for
a small (lower garden.
4C. How to make gems.
47. r ow to keep grapes in winter.
48. Haw to make gravy; ham, beef,
chicken, etc.
40. How to soften and whiten the
bands.
50. Care of linger nails.
51. How to make hah.
62. How to paint a kitchen floor nat
ural colors, etc; how to remove grease.
53. How to make lemnuade.
64. How to make macaroons.
55. How to cook salmon, trout, suck
ers, etc
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HOW TO KEEP YOUR HELP"
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Make yonr kitchen one of the best I
rooms in your house. On the floor lay 1
an oilcloth of a small, neat patten. '
which can be washed with warm water
ana mux, wiping areer wild a wooien ;
cloth. Select good rush bottom chairs, f
an Ironing Sable which when lifted
serve as bench,- mx Bat irons with f raecaof candle will bnrn all nicfat , , , ,
Steel bottoms, a smooth eotton skirt and aiZ jfZt niHeLX. J tlaT 17 mace Th"!
bosom board, large and small milk pans. th hljK,k XL of the wick. I b m froct and a
,K .,mdTmtorf .1 tobhd"'"'f """ fgetber. Do tin-wrth yonr left hand
that tha cook finds necesKarr. J ,k - f wuh ynr right hand hold tbe trousers
Keep your dresser fnrnirfed with
many sixes of china and stone ware j
dishes that will not only make it at- j
t only make it at-
tractive, but can be used for daily j
kitchen nse. A large table of ample di- I
mansions should fill the center of the )
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room, the drawers filled with ntensils
aecesary for the culinary art. Let
your windows be dressed with screen
curtains, tbin and open, that will not
exclude the liirht and the cheery atmos
phere withont Have your kitchen
clean, inviting and homelike aa your
other rooms, for in so doing your help (
will find for themselves a rusting place I
tnat tney wiu oe loam to leave. ;
How t Tk Cars of Brooms.
Choose a broom whose brush is green
rather than yellow, and be careful that
the handle is firmly fastened, la usiba
a broom sweep on each aide alternately,
not leaning hard on it. If dipped in
boiling snds every week the broom will
become tough and not liable to cnt the
carpet.
If it geta out of shape it can be j
restored by soaking and pressing be
tween weights. Setting it on either end
will tend to destroy the shape; therefore
hang it np by a cord attached to the
handle.
How to Render Wood laeombttotiblo.
Saturate it with a very delicate eola
tion of silicate of potash, as nearly nea
tr&l as possible. When dry apply one '
or two coats of a stronger solution.
Bow to Stoke Cornea for MokogmaT,
A cement suitable for stopping up
holes and cracks in furniture of this
wood is made by melting four parts of
beeswax or shellac with one of Indian j
red, and adding yellow ocher until it is I
the right color.
Bow to Kep Brood Hoist.
If possible keep in an earthen jar or
pot with a tight fitting cover. If kept
in tin have a perforated board to fit in
two inches from the bottom on which
to lay the bread. Keep an inch of watec
in the bottom and the lid tightly shut.
To prevent rust pour out water and wipe
dry for a while every day.
Bow to ProToas Calleo froa FoUas
Before the first washing soak it in f onr
quarts of hot water, with three gills of
salt dissolved, until cold.
Bow to Ermss WrUtaa
Apply with a camel's hair brash a
mixture consisting of twelve drama of a
solution of muriate of tin and four
drams of water. Afterward pass the
paper through water; then dry.
Bow to Repair Books.
If the book has fallen partly or wholly
out of its cover replace the loose leaves
with gum first, then remove from the
bock of the book and cover all bits of
paper. Olue the edges of the quires and
press them firmly in place in the back
of the cover. If one cover is torn off
raise the leather or cloth from the mill-
Bob tbe picture thoroughly with good
whisky. The Tarnish will codm off in
tbe froth. Then wash the surface well
with cold water, and when it is dry Tar
Irish the picture anew, keeping- it away
from dost anal dry. Thia process is
aaid to restore all except Tery old pio- J
tares to their original colors,
bit to Ma a Coodla Ban All Xlgkt.
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them in a weak solution of ant
Dip
Dhric acid, shake dry and tmt in press i
,-ain. When dry they can be waxeaaa
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if fresh,
: Bow rrvat Mho Dry of To la.
- Prepare a wash consisting of fifteen ;
cmtins of rmrbobe acid. eisrhE of thnnoi. i '
seven drams of boric acid, twenty orops
of essence of peppermint, il drama ot
tincture of anise and a quart of water
This makes a rood antiserttie lotion and
should be applied with a
toothUrnsh
every night and morning, taking the
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! Bow to Mk. . immp Chlisaor Ctoaaar.
place or otner aeniai preparaoona. ;
j Tie a piece of sponge, on a thin pine
stick. A metal holder apt to scratch
the chimney " ,
Bow So Clooo OUT or ar Bottlos.
Pour in some strong sulphuric acid
ami lrAn it thero ihnnt fivo minnt.
moving the bottle so that the acid will
teach every part.
Rinse repeatedly with
cold water.
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When nearly readv to serve, fill a
I pitcher or other receptacle with broken
ice.
Over this ponr a strong infusion or
i either tea or coffee, letting it stand a
little for the ice to melt. Pour out and
sweeten to taste. J
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Bow t. Blurt. Ai.oada, i
8oak the almonds in warm water an. 1
til the skin can be removed easily by f
pressing each nut between the thumb
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ins- them on a soft cloth or lavirur them
In the sun or air.
Bow to Cat Boo or lasses attaaa.
Wet some cnt tobacco and apply at
once to the wound for a few minutes.
' Bow to BitaralMUi BaoUos. '
Sprinkle equal parts of red lead, sugar
and floor in the places infested.
Bow to Cloaa Ttm,
After washing, well rob with whiting.
Bow So ktaon tho atoia of Too or Coftoa.
These stains will usually come out if
the article is immediately pnt in clean,
cold water, but if the stains are of long
standing rub pure glycerine on them,
and then after washing thia out wash
the article in the usual way.
Bow to Wash Blaaksta,
Select a warm, clear day for washing.
Dip the blankets in hot snds, rub and
rinse them in good hot water. Hang in
the sun until dry.
Bow to Dmlo Water la a Hlak.
Much of tUe disagreeable labor of re
moving scraps and grounds from a sink
is prevented by tbe simple expedient of
pouring all but clear water into a tin
can. whose bottom has been perforated,
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2fever. in amy rzn rii lrsv- hang
them up. Aitray.i foi l livesa. Creses
are largely worn and re perfectly ad
mi ble. but if thrT is an ob j x-uon to
them the trawler ran easily be folded
so that tbe crease w.ii cot be pro
Boonced. They sfconid be folded over
but once at the km-es and to do it
no toe back, inev wui wen bass as
they do when they are worn. Then,
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dow free.
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catch them at the bottom and bring the
i two emds together. With a little prac-
' tioe yon will be surprised bow easy this
! is. The best place to keep them m on a
j f a dollar or so, and which also has a
i nelf below. -
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1 ' Bow so Clou Fworla.
rt tnem to sou in warer m wuica
bran has been boiled, with a litue cream
of tartar and some alum. As soon as
j tbe water is cooled enough rob the pearls
gently with the hands until it is cold.
j Then go through the pr w,tnatren
preparation, keeping on until all discol
orations are removed. Finally rinse in
lukewarm l water, lay on white paper
and pnt in a dark place to dry.
Bow to Provwaft Domj I
Decay in wood can be prevented by
covering it with a varnish composed of
twenty parts rosin, forty-six parts finely
powdered chalk, a little Unseed oil and.
snlphnric acid, and some hard sand.
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j tuno- thea appbed white hot.
These are to be mixed and boiled a short
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pour on boiling water until it becomes a
clr. jellvlike substance. It can be used
t once when cool.
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1 Make a light paste of the white of an
' KS od floar- Wean the brokeaedges
from dust, spread them with the paste
and hold the parts together while wet,,
wiping off all that ooxea out. It must
be held or fastened in position until dry.
A perfectly colorless cement is made by
dissolving a half ounce of gum arable
in a wine glass of boiling water and add
ing plaster of pari to form a thick
paste. Use at once, applying with a
thick brush.
Bow to Proimro Boaaoaaodo I aoo Wleka.
Pnt canton flannel three time aa wide
aa required, fold it the proper width and
overcast the edges. Thia is a good sub
stitute for woven wicks.
Bow to Toll tko Boot Dow la o XJttor.
Take them all a distance away from
their bed and see which the mother car
ries back first. Sportsmen say this is
always the best dog.
Bow to Make Saa Cholera Mixta ro.
Take equal parts of tincture of cay
enne pepper, tincture of opium, tincture
of rhubarb, essence of peppermint and
spirits of camphor. Mix welL Dose,
fifteen to thirty drops in a little cold
water, according to age and violence of
symptoms, repeated every fifteen or
twenty minutes until relief Is obtained.
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