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To Crystallize 'WiiKlows. — Windows aro cn'stallized, or made to imi- 

 tate ground glass, by dissolving epaom salts in hot beer or a weak solution 

 of gum arable. You can make any pattern or border you please by cutting 

 out a design ou a sheet of j)a8teboard, and rubbing the design with a damp 

 cloth. 



To Take Grease out of Velvet. — Get some turpentine from the oil- 

 shop, and pour it over the place that is greasy; rub it till quite dry with a 

 piece of clean tlannel. If the grease be not removed, repeat the application, 

 and when done brush the place well, and hang the garment up in the open 

 air to take away the smell. 



To Freshen Black Lace. — Lay it on a clean table, sponge it all over 

 with a weak solution of borax, about an even teaspoonful, or less, to a pint 

 of warm water. Use a piece of old black silk, or black kid glove is l)etter, 

 to sponge with. While damj> cover with a jiiece of black silk or cloth, and 

 iron. 



To Remove Greage from a Stove Hearth. — When oil or any other 

 grease has been dropped on a stove hearth, immediately cover the place 

 with very hot ashes. After a while clear away the ashes, and if the grease 

 has not quite disappeared, repeat the process. 



■Waterproof Coating for Cotton or Linen. — Boiled linseed oil, con- 

 taining about an ounce of the oxide of manganese, or litharge, to the quart, 

 will make an excellout waterproof coating for cotton or linen cloth. Put on 

 several coats with a brush, and alloAv each to dry perfectly. 



Indelible Marking Ink— Nitrate of silver, two drachms; distilled 

 water three ounces. Dissolve. Moisten the spot to be marked with a con- 

 centrated solution of carbonate of potassa, to which a little gum water miist 

 be added. When the spot has become dry, write upon it with the solution 

 of nitrate of silver. 



Canaries.— Tho parasites which affect these pretty feathered peta may 

 be got rid of by merely placing a clean Avhite cloth over the cage at uiglit. 

 In the morning it will be covered with very minute red spots, almost invisi- 

 ble without a microscope. These are the vermin so annoying and so fatal 

 to the birds. 



To Improve Stove Polish. — Stove luster, when mixed with turpentuie, 

 and applied in the iisual manner, is blacker, more glossy, and more durable 

 than when mixed with any other liquid. The turpentine prevents rust, and 

 when put on an old rusty stove will make it look as well as new. 



To Remove Paint ft-om a Wall — If yon intend papering a painted 

 wall, you must first got off the paint, otherwise the paper will not stick. To 

 do this, mix in a bucket with warm water a sufiicient quantity of pearlush, 

 or potash, so as to make a strong solution. Dip a brush into this, and with 

 it scour off all the paint, finishing with cold water and a flannel. 



To Brigliten Jewelry— It is possible, if not probable, that you do not 

 know how to brighten gold or silver jewelry, if tarnished. Very well, then, 

 brush it with an old tooth brush wet with soap suds, and place in sawdust 

 to dry. Some ladies keep their jewelry in sawdust. The jewelers use this 

 method. 



