THE WEST SHORE,
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WHAT. EVERY, ONE SHOULD KNOW.
Mending China. China may bo mended by a paste
made of the white of egg, mixed with flour. The article
bo mended will not hold water, but for vases, lamp shados
and similar purposes answers a good purpose, and is
handy. ,
Cleaning Chimneys. To clean a chimney place a
piece of zino on the live coals in the stove. The vaixir
produced by the zino will carry off the soot by chomicnl
decomposition. Those who have tried the process claim
that it will work every time.
To Remove Scratches in Furniture. One can re
move scratches from furniture, if not too deep, by rub
bing with oil or camphorated oil. Mix one teasixxinful
of spirits of camphor with two of oil. Common kerosene
takes out scratches, but smells unpleasantly for a littlo
while afterward.
Care op Brooms. A large picture ring screwed into
the top of the handle is the nicest thing made by which
to hang up a broom. A strong screw, with a small head,
should be placed in the wall at a proper height to receive
it If brooms are wet in boiling suds once a week they
will become very tough, will not cut a carpet, will hist
much longer and always sweep like a now broom.
How to Fit Keys Into Locks. "When it is not con
venient to take locks apart in the event of keys being
lost, stolen or missing, when you wish to fit a new key,
take a lighted match or candle and smoke the new key in
the flame, introduce it carefully into the koyholo, press it
firmly against the opposing wards of the lock, withdraw
it, and the indentations in the smoked part of tho key
will show you exactly whore to file.
Treatment of Wet Booth. When boots are wet
through do not dry them by the fire. As soon as tlioy
are taken off fill them quite full with dry oats. This
grain will rapidly absorb every vestigo of damp from the
wet leather. As it takes up the moisture it swells and
fills the boot like a tightly fitting last, keening its form
good and drying the leather without hardening it Iu
the morning shake out the oats and hang them in a bag
uear the fire to dry, ready for use on another occasion.
Remedy Fon Biliousness. If the victim of this
diseased condition will exorcise duo caro they need not
ransack creation for "anti-bilious pills." The bile dims
not belong in the stomach, but roaches there in coiwe.
quence of improper food, too much of tho oily, as butter,
pork, lard, eta The bile is Nature's grand cathartic
medicine, passing from the liver in a direction to indicate
that it is to pass on into the bowels, there to perform its
important mission. When the liver is overtaxed by too
much labor, or by the presence of too much creasy food,
digestion is impaired and tho whole system become out
of order. If one would avoid biliousness let him fast
passing over one or more meals, as soon as tlio " mouth
tastes bad," the tongue is coated, the appetite lings -the
best possible evidence that too much food lias Wn taken
thus allowing Nature to rally, the accumulated food to
pass off and the system be relieved In nine caws out of
ton this fasting will remove the difficulty, save a fit of
sickness and cheat the doctor! Any quack nostrum that
will do as much as fasting would yield a fortune to the
inventor. Many of them, however, if not most, increase
disease rather than improve health.
Ways to Relieve Choking. 1. Do not lose an in
stant Force the mouth open with the handle of a knife
t of a long spoon; push the thumb and fingers deep
down into the throat beyond the root of the tongue and
feol for 'tho -foreign body. -If tho obstruction cannot 1m
grasped, a hair-pin bent into a h.x.k and guided by tho
left hand will often bring it out If this fails, get some
one to prow, nwst the front of the c!u:.,t or uippoit it
against tho edge of a table, and strike several hard, quick
blows with tho open hand on tho back, between tho
shoulder blades. Further treatment iniiHt be applied by
n phyBioian, who should have Wen immediately sent for.
2. lo prevent choking, break an og into a cup and g've
it to tho person choking, to swallow. The white of the
egg seems to catch around tho obstacle and remove it
If ono egg doeH nit answer the purpono, try another.
Tho white is all that is necessary. !t. A smart blow with
tho flat of tho hand on the back, junt below the neck, will
often relieve the windpipe. If it docs not, semi for the
doctor at once. 4. Foreign Unties lodged in tho throat
can bo removed by forcibly blowing into tlio ear. Tim
plan is bo easily tried and bo harmless that wo suggest
its une.
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Ways to Rki.ikvr Coi.d Fkkt.-1. People who write
or sow all day, or rather those who take but little oxer,
cise, may warm their cold feet without giiug to tho lire.
All that is nocoHHary is to stand oroet and very gradually
to lift one's self up upon the tips of his too, no as to nut
all the tendons of tho foot at full strain. This is not to
hop or jump up and down, but simply to rise tho slower
the bettor upon tiptoe, and to remain standing on tho
points of tho toes as long as xmihlo, then gradually
coining to tho natural Mwition. texat this several
times, nnd by tho amount of work the tips of the Un are
made to do, m sustaining the body's weight a sufllciout
and lively circulation is set up. F.ven the half-frozen
car driver can carry this plan out It is ono rule of tho
"Hwedish movement" system, and as motion warmth is
much bettor than tiro warming, persons who sulTer with
cold foot nt night can try this plan just before retiring to
rest 2. A very valuable recipe for a fixit-bath for any
ono troubled with cold feet: One xmiid prickly asfi
hark, a quarter of a xiund of white mustard and a quar.
tor of a pound of pepper. 11 it in one gallon of water,
strain and bottle and keep cool. Use a teuoiipful of this
with two quarts of water for a foot-bath at bodtimn.
Usks ok Ammonia. Tor washing paint, put a table.
Hxxiuful of spirits of ammonia in a qu irt of iimd rately
hot water, dip in a flannel cloth, and with till simply
wipe olT tlio wi tod work; no scrubbing will bi necessary,
For taking gr.aesp U from any fabric, ute the am 'noma
nn'irly pure, then lay white blotting paper ov.-r tlio so it
and iron ,t lightly. Iu wadiing lacni, put ab hi' Uclo
drops in a pint of warm suds. To clean silver, tint tw.i
toaspoonful of ammonia iu n quart of h it sn ip ud, put
in your silverware and wash it, using an old nail brush
or teoth brush for the purpose For cleaning hair
brushes, otc, simply shako the brushes up and down in
a mixture of ono teaxpxniful of ammonia to ono pint of
hot water; when they are denoted, riuso them lit cold
water, ami stand them in the win I or in a hot n-.n to
dry. For washing linger nrirk fr im looking glasses or
windows, put a few drops of ammonia on a moist rag,
and make quick work of it. If you wish your house
plants to flourish, put a few drops of tho spirits in every
pint of water used in watering. A teasHinfu in a basiu
if cold water adds much to the rtfrmhing effect of a
Imtli. Nothing it better than ammonia for cleaning the
hair. In every case rhino off ammonia with clear water.
Liquid ammonia i tho most xiwerful ami useful agent
for cleaning silk stuff and hats, and for neutralizing tho
jffecU of acids. In this hitter case it is often enough to
.iHcMio spots to tho vMr of ammonia, whii h makes
them disappear entirely.