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To AVliiten T^inen Garments. —Linen gaimouts which have bpcomo 

 yollow from time, may be whitened by being boiled in a lather made of milk 

 and pure white soai), a ponnd of the latter to a gallon of the former. After 

 the boiling process the linen should be twice rinsed, a little bluing being 

 added to the last water used. 



To Ki-adicate Vermin. — It is said that common sulphur will kill or 

 drive away the little fish-shaped, silvery pest which infests our pantry. 

 Sprinkle the sulphur freely about, and the place will soon be cleared of the 

 vermin. 



How to Smootli Ribbons. — Take a moderately hot flat-iron on the 

 ironidg-boai'd, then place the ribbon on the left side of the ii-on, and pull it 

 carefully through underneath the iron. If the ribbon is not pulled too fast, 

 and the iron is the right warmth, this will be found to be a nuich better way 

 than simply rubbing the iron over the ribbon. 



To Get Rid of Flies—The following is better than fly paper: Take 

 half a teaspoonful of black pepper in powder, one teaspoonful of brown 

 sugar, and one teaspoonful of cream; mix them well together and place 

 them in a room, on a plate, where the flies are troublesome, and they will 

 soon disappear. 



To Take the Wootly Taste Out of a \Voo<len Pail. — Fill the pail 

 with boiling hot water; let it remain until cold, then empty it, and dissolve 

 some soda in lukewarm water, adding a little lime to it, and wash the inside 

 well with the solution; after that scald with hot water and rinse well. 



To Prevent Iron from Rusting. — Warm the iron until you cannot 

 bear your hand on it without burning yourself. Then rub it with new and 

 clean Avhite wax. Put it again to the fire till it has soaked in the wax. When 

 doae rub it over with a piece of serge. This prevents the iron from rusting 



afterwards. 



To Revive Withered Flowers. — Plunge the stems into boiling water, 

 and by the time the water is cold, the flowers will revive. The eiuls of the 

 stalks should then be cut off, and the flowers should be put to stand in cold 

 water, and they will keep fresh for several days. 



To Remove Putty ft-om Glass.— Dip a small brush in nitric or 

 muriatic acid, and with it paint over the dry putty that adheres to the 

 broken glasses and frames of the windows. After an hour's interval the 

 putty will have become so soft as to be easily removed. 



To Clean Fine Tootlied Combs. — Clean a flne-toothed comb by put- 

 ting a piece of rather coarse sewing silk throiigh the arm of a chair, or fasten- 

 ing it in some way at a convenient height. Hold tlie two ends of the thread 

 and press the comb upon it, rubbing briskly, letting the silk penetrate all 

 the spaces. 



Raking Griddle Cakes 'Witbont Grease — If you wish to do away 

 with tlie use of grease on the griddle for baking cakes, have the ordinary 

 iron griddle ground smooth on a grindstone and rubbed oif with a piece of 

 fine sand paper wrapped round a block of wood. This is much better tlian 

 a Boapstone griddle. 



