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take a piece of common window-glaes, draw the shape npon it in a black 

 line; sink it with yonr left hand under wat^r as deep as you can without in- 

 terfering with the view of the line, and with your right use the scissors to 

 •nt away what is not required. 



Polish for Boots and Shoes. — Mir together two pints of the best vine- 

 gar, and one pint of water; stir into a quarter of a pound of glue, broken up, 

 half a pound of logwood chips and a quarter of an ounce of isinglass. Put 

 the mixture over the fire and let it boil ten or fifteen minutes. Then strain 

 the liquid, and bottle and cork it. When cold it is fit for U8«. The polish 

 should be applied with a clean sponge. 



To Keep Furs In Summer. — Furs or woolens may bo kept safely from 

 moths during the summer by brushing thoroughly, so as to eradicate all the 

 moth eggs; then wrap them up iu newspaper so that every part is covered 

 entirely. This is unfailing if the clothes or furs be well brushed beforehand. 

 Some think gum camphor put with them is desirable, but I have used only 

 the newspaper, and never had any trouble unless the moths were there 

 when wrapped up iu it. 



To Make Tough Beef Tender. — Tliose who have worn down their teeth 

 m masticating old, tough beef, will find that carbonate of soda will remedy, 

 the evil. Cut the steaks, the day iK-fore using, into slices about two inches 

 tliick, rub over them a small quantity of soda— wash oflF next morning— cut 

 it into suitable thicknesses, and cook. The same process will answer for 

 fowls, legs of mutton, etc. Try it, all who love delicious, tender diahee of 

 meat. 



To Clean Ostrich Fe»ther»_ White or light tinted ones can be laid on 

 a plate and scrubbed gently with a toothbrush, in warm soap suds, then 

 well shaken out and well dried either by the hot sun or a good fire. At 

 first the feather will have a moat discouraging appearance, and a novice is 

 apt to think it perfectly spoiled. But after it is perfectly dry it should be 

 carefully curled \*ith a penknife or scissors' blade, and it will recover all its 

 former plumy softness. 



now to Clean Oil Cloths._To ruin them, clean them with hot water or 

 Boap suds, and leave them half wiped, and they will look very bright while 

 wet, but very dingy and dirty when dry, and will soon crack and peel oflf. 

 But if you wish to jrrcserre them, and have them look new and nice, wash 

 them with soft flannel and luke-warm water, and wipe perfectly dry. If you 

 want them to look extra nice, after they are dry, drop a few spoonfuls of 

 milk over them, and rub >vith a dry cloth. 



Cement for Kerosene Oil Lamps. — The cement commonly used for 

 fastening tlic tops on kerosene lamps is plaster of Paris, which is porous 

 and quickly i)euctrated by the kerosene. Another cement which has not 

 this defect is nnide with three parts of rosin, one of caustic soda, and five of 

 water. This composition is mixed ^vith half its weight of plaster of Palis. 

 It sets firmly m about three qnatters of an hour, and is said to have great 

 adhesive power, not permeable to kerosene, a low conductor of heat, and 

 but superficially attjickcd by water. 



A I>«l>oi--Savins InvenHnn — A labor Saving invention is to have one 

 long cake tin divided iu the middle. AVheu making cake put half the quau- 



