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Mending Glass. — For mending valuable glass objects which would be 

 dififignred by common cement, chrome cement may bo nsod. This is a 

 mixture of five parts gelatine to one of a solution of acid chromate of lime. 

 The broken edges are covered with this, pressed together and ex^wsed to 

 sunlight, the eflfe«t of the latter being to render the compound insoluble 

 even in boiling water. 



To Improve Pine "WorUi — Pine work bmshed two or three times with 

 a strong boiling decoction of logwood chips, and varnished with a B<}lntion of 

 shellac in alcohol, appears almost like mahogany, both in color and hard- 

 ness. After washmg with decoction of logwood and drying thoroughly, it 

 should receive two coats of varnish. Then carefully sandpaper and polish, 

 and give a final coat of shellac varnish. 



Ink rrom Carpets. — To remove freshly-spilt ink from carpets, first 

 take np as much as possible of the ink with a teasjKwn. Then pour cold 

 sweet milk upon the spot and take up as before, pouring on milk until at 

 last it becomes only slightly tinged with black; then wash with cold water, 

 and absorb with a cloth without too much rubbing. 



Black Ink. — To make jet black ink, that is shiny and glistening when 

 applied, dissolve in one-half pint of soft water, three-eighths ounce of 

 potjissium bichromate, and add sixty ounces of logwood extract dissolved in 

 one gallon of water; then dissolve in one gallon of water, by continued boil- 

 ing, borax six ounces, shellac one and one-half ounces. Mix all together 

 while warm and add ammonia three ounces. 



Fastening Fruit Jars. — Very many housekeepers are greatly aimoyed 

 by the opening of their fruit jars after they have been carefully sealed. The 

 difficulty arises from the fact that the rubber l>ands furnished with them arc 

 so hard, have so little rubber in them, that they do not yield to compres- 

 sion, and hence do not become tight. Boiling the bands before using is said 

 to obviate the difficulty. 



To Color Stockings Blue._To color stockings a deUcate blue, use 

 bluing. Put into warm water till the right shade, dip the stocking in and set 

 with salt and water. Very handsome pink of a delicate shade may be mads 

 by using rose aniline. Make a very little dye and weaken to the right 

 shade; it would be better to dissolve the auiUuc in a bottle ami shade by 

 adding till the right shade is obtained. Those are pretty set with warm 

 alum water. 



To Clean Japanne<l IVaiters. — Rub on with a sponge a little white 

 soap and some warm water, and wash quite clean. Never use hot water, as 

 it will cause the Japan to peel. Wipe dry, sprinkle a little flour over it; let 

 it rest awhile, and then rub it with a soft dry cloth, and finish with a soft 

 piece of old silk. 



niotlis in Carpets — K the moths have begun to cat your carpet, take 

 the tacks out, turn it back a half yard all around the room, wash the boards 

 with a saturated solution of camphor, putting it on with a brush (a paint 

 brush is gord), then lay the carpet back in its proper place, and put over it 

 a towel wrung out of water and camphor, and iron it thoroughly with a real 

 hot iron so as to steam it through and through, and this will kill the insecta 

 AQd all tUeir larv??, 



