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MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. 



a tooth is too much decayed to be filled 

 by a dentist, or the person is at a dis- 

 tance from one, gutta-percha will be 

 found a useful expedient. Drop a 

 small piece of this substance in boiling 

 water, then taking off as much as will 

 probably fill the tooth nearly level, press 

 it, while soft, into the cavity. Then 

 hold cold water in the mouth on that 

 side to harden it. It has been known 

 to preserve teeth for two or three 

 years and keep them free from cold. 



Cold Cream The following is an 

 admirable receipt for Cold Cream for 

 improving the skin and complexion, 

 and curing chapped hands: Take 4 

 tablespoonfuls rose-water, 2 ozs. sper- 

 maceti, 2% ozs. almond-oil, 2 drachms 

 white wax, 1 drachm citronella or any 

 other perfume and a few drops of At- 

 tar of Rose. Put oil, wax and sperm- 

 aceti in a thick glass and put in a dish 

 of hot water, when it will slowly melt. 

 When melted take from fire and add 

 rose-water and perfume. Put all in a 

 porcelain dish and beat a long time 

 with spoon or fork. 



Singers and Public Speakers- 

 Many have found tar-water to cleanse 

 and open the lungs and thus impart 

 ease and freedom in speaking. A 

 quart of tar is to be stirred into four 

 times as much water, or it may be 

 weaker, as the stomach can bear it. 

 Of this take about a gill, mid-way be- 

 tween meals, four times a day. The 

 best season in which to commence tak- 

 ing this medicine is the Spring. Con- 

 tinue for two weeks or longer, if 

 needed. 



To Banish Mosquitoes Sprinkle 

 a little brown sugar on some hot coals 

 in room ; it will banish these unwel- 

 come intruders for the night. 



Protection from Mosquitoes 



These pests have a great dislike to the 

 odor of the oil 6f cinnamon or cloves. 

 Mix one-half teaspoonf ul of the oil (not 

 the essence or spirit) with an ounce of 

 spermaceti ointment and rub it upon 

 the face and hands. 



To take Paint off of Clothes- 

 Rub with spirits of turpentine or of 

 wine, either will answer if the paint is 

 but just put on. But if it is allowed to 

 harden, nothing will remove it but 

 spirits of turpentine rubbed on with 

 perseverance. Use a brush, sponge or 

 soft rag. 



For Cleansing Cloth A writer 

 gives the following : ''Instead of us- 



ing ammonia and alcohol for cleansing 

 coat-collars and other soiled garments, 

 buy Aquila or Spanish bark, sold by 

 grocers and druggists. A piece eight 

 inches long by four wide will cleanse 

 a dirty coat perfectly. Tear the bark 

 into very small pieces, pour over it a 

 quart of hot water and when it is near- 

 ly cold sponge the coat, beginning at 

 the collar ; hang it in the wind till dry 

 and if any spots remain go over it 

 again with the bark solution ; then dry 

 and press it. Silks, poplins, delaines 

 of delicate tints, can be perfectly 

 cleansed without affecting their color. 

 Woolen goods should be immersed in 

 the water, rubbed gently, rinsed in 

 warm, soft water and ironed while 

 damp. 



ANOTHER Take benzine and apply 

 to the soiled parts by rubbing with a 

 sponge. 



To Keep Butter A simple mode 

 of keeping butter in warm weather 

 where ice is not handy is to invert a 

 common flower-pot over the butter 

 with some water in the dish in which 

 it is laid. The orifice at the bottom 

 may be corked or not. The porousness 

 of the earthenware will keep the but- 

 ter cool. 



Watery Potatoes If potatoes 

 are watery put a piece of lime about 

 as large as a hen's egg in the pot and 

 they will come out mealy. 



To Remove Ink and Fruit- 

 Stains Ten grains of oxalic acid in 

 half a pint of water will remove all 

 ink and fruit stains. Wet the article 

 in hot water, apply it to the top of the 

 bottle so the liquid will reach it, then 

 rinse it well. 



How to Remove Dry Paint- 

 Dry paint is removed by dipping a 

 swab with a handle in a strong solution 

 of oxalic acid and applying. It softens 

 it at once. 



To Remove Berry-Stains from 

 a Book-Cover, Paper or Engrav- 

 ing The fumes of a brimstone-match 

 will remove berry-stains from a book 

 or paper or engraving. 



Something for the Ladies 



Science has made a discovery of a new 

 method of bleaching white goods. It 

 is as simple as it is said to be efficacious 

 and is vouched for by German chemists. 

 It consists in dissolving one part oil of 

 turpentine in three parts strong alcohol 

 and placing a tablespoonful of the 

 mixture in the water for the last rina- 



