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restore rusty silks and clean coat collars, but when I got a green spot on the 

 carpet, I tried half a dozen other things before I thought of that, and that is 

 just what did the work effectually. I put a tea-spoonful into about a tea-cup 

 of hot water, took a cloth and wet the spot thoroughly, just rubbing it slightly, 

 and the ugly spot was gone. It is splendid for cleaning your silver; it makes 

 things as bright as new without any expenditure of strength; and for looking 

 glasses and windows it is best of all; and one day when I was tired and my 

 dish cloths looked rather gray, I turned a few drops of the ammonia into the 

 ■water and rubbed them out, and I found it acted like a charm, and I shall be 

 sure to do so again some day. I suppose housewives have a perfect right to 

 experiment and see what results they can produce; and if they are not on as- 

 large a scale as the farmers try, they are just as important to us, and they make 

 our work light and brighter too. Now, I do not believe in luxuriating in a 

 good thing all alone, and I hope all the housekeepers will send and get a 10^ 

 cent bottle of spirits of ammonia and commence a series of chemical experi- 

 ments and see what they can accomplish with it Take the boys' jackets, the 

 girls' dresses, and when you have cleaned everything else, put a few drops in 

 some soft water and wash the little folks' heads, and report results. 



Bemarks. — These items are valuable in giving new thoughts to those who 

 have few opportunities for observation, or reading the literature of the day: but 

 they would be more valuable if they gave the proportions for each class of 

 work to be done. This lady speaks of restoring rusty silk, how strong? For 

 cleaning greasy clothing, use it strong, say a table-spoonful to 1 cup of warm, 

 soft water, washing off with pure water directly; for silks, alpacas, etc., the 

 same strength ammonia will be strong enough, brushing off soon with pure 

 water; for looking glasses a little put on a cloth, clear, and folding some of 

 the dry cloth on the back of tlie wet part, to keep it off the fingers, is best, aa 

 it takes but a moment to take off fly specks, or dirt; for windows a table-spoon- 

 ful of it in 1 pt of water will be plenty, wiping off nicely with a dry news- 

 paper, as it leaves no lint Uke a cloth does; one- fourth ammonia for cleaning, 

 boys' coat collars, and greasy clothing; for cleaning silver, 1 table-spoonful to 1 

 pt. , or a little less of water, is enough, and, as she says, it is splendid for this 

 and all other similar work; and as it is cheap, it makes a great saving. 



For Bee and Wasp Stings. — A little ammonia put upon bee and 

 wasp stings, bites of spiders and all other poisonous insect bites, will neutralize 

 the poison, preventing soreness and swelling. But mind, it only needs a very 

 little put on, and wash off soon, to prevent its making a sore. 



Borax, for Roaches, Washing, and as a Dentifrice and Ca-^ 

 tarrh Snuflf. — Although I have given an item on its uses, yet as I have an- 

 other short item upon it, I will give it, to corroborate the other, and to show in 

 a few words, what some people know of its value. This writer says: One-half 

 pound of it powdered, and sprinkled around their haunts, will drive the 

 roaches out of any house. A large handful of the powder to 10 gallons of 

 water will effect a saving of 50 per cent, (one-half) in soap. It is an excellent 

 dentifrice, and the best material for cleaning the scalp. (See the author's» 



