540 DR. CUASE'S RECIPES. 



will give it a place. His measurements are correct to make a suitable -sized 

 corer. 



Apple Corer, to Make— Size to Cut the Tin, Etc.— Cut the tin 

 3 by 4 inches and roll it up to be 4 inches long, and % inch in diameter, at the 

 smallest end, as it should be a very little larger at the other end, to withdraw 

 easily. 



Remarks. — If a small wire is put into the large end before rolling up, it will 

 not hurt .the hand to push it through the apple, vdthout which, it would soon 

 injure the hand. 



1. Silverware, to Brighten with Little Labor.- When it is 

 desirable to brighten silverware without a formal scouring, prepare some pieces 

 of silver cloth, as follows: Obtain hartshorn (carbonate of ammonia), 2 ozs., 

 powdered or broken up finely, and boil it in 1 pt. of soft water. Dip suitable 

 pieces of muslin in the liquor and hang up to dry without wringing. When 

 dry, fold closely and put away for use. Simply rubbing the silver with one of 

 these pieces wiU surprise you by its improved appearance. Never put soap on 

 silverware, if you wish to keep its original luistre. 



2. Frosted Silverware, How to Clean.— Frosted ornamentation 

 on silverware should never be cleaned with powder, but only with a soft brush 

 and strong lye (from wood ashes, strained, or from concentrated lye or potash), 

 accompanied by rinsings with soft water. After the frosted parts are properly 

 dry, the smooth parts should be rubbed carefully with powder. — Harper's Bazar. 



Remarks. —The silver-cloth in next recipe above, will do nicely for the 

 smooth part 



3. Polish for Silverware.- In place of using Paris white for a dry 

 powder to polish the smooth parts of silverware, the following will be found 

 better: Put 4 ozs. of Paris white into soft water, 1 pt., and boil it; when cool, 

 bottle it, and add one oz. of aqua ammonia. Rub with a cloth wet with this 

 mixture, shaken, and polish with chamois. 



Stains from Nitrate of Silver, to Bemove.— Wet nitrate of silver 

 stains with discolored tincture of iodine in as much water as tincture. Then 

 rub the stained spot with a piece of cyanide of potassa. It fades out, or changes 

 at once (or the hyposulphite of soda will do, and is not poison), then wash 

 immediately with water. Always use soft water if you can. This is from a 

 photographer, and reliable. 



Cabbage, to Destroy the Cut- worm of, and to Prevent Club- 

 feet. — Sprinkle a table-spoonful of salt around each plant ns set out, and mix 

 slightly with the soil. Thus, you "kill two birds with one stone," besides it is 

 a good fertilizer. I have seen more than half the plants set out in a garden 

 patch, which were cut off the first night. This little trouble saves the loss, and 

 makes them grow faster, too. [See also, cut worms to destroy. 



Crickets, to Drive Away or Destroy.— Put Scotch snuff into their 

 holes. It is too much for them, and I think it would be more than roaches 

 could stand the presence of. Put into crevices with a feather. 



1. Chimneys, How to Build to Avoid Burning Out.— When 



