EINTS AND HELPS. 529 



To Clean a Chimney—To clean a chimney, place a piece of zinc on 

 the live coals in the stove. The vapor produced by the zinc will carry off 

 the soot by chemical decomposition. Those who have tried the process 

 claim that it will work every time. 



To Remove a Screvr Rusted in tlie Wood—Heat a poker in the fire 

 red-hot, and put it on the top of a screw for a minute or two; then take the 

 Bcrew-driver, and you will easily get it out, if you do it whilst it is warm. 



To Clean Articles Made of White Zephyr. — Put in flour of magnesia, 

 changing often, shake off the flour and hang in the open air a short time. 



Improvement in Chandeliers. — To renew a dusty and discolored 

 chandeher, apply a mixture of bronze powder and copal varnish. The 

 druggist where they are purchased will tell you in what proportion they 

 should be mixed. 



Crust in Kettles. — This is formed by every sort of water except rain 

 water. A simple mode of prevention is to place a large marble in the kettle, 

 which, by attracting the mineral particles in the water, will keep the inside 

 free. 



Jelly Molds.— Jelly molds should be greased with cold butter. When 

 you wish to remove the jelly or pudding, plunge the mold into hot water, 

 remove quickly, and the contents will come out in perfect form and without 

 any trouble. 



To Clean Old LAmp-Bnmers. — Wash them in ashes and water, and 

 they will come out bright as new. Many times a burner is condemned be- 

 c^ise the light is poor, when, having clogged up with sediment, the wick ia 

 at fault 



To Give a Stove a Fine Brilliant Appearance. — A teaspoonful of 

 pulverized alum mixed with stove poUsh will give the stove a fine lustre, 

 which will be quite permanent. 



To Improve Beefsteak.— A tablespoonful of strong cofiec put in the 

 gravy of melted butter, pepper and salt to be poured over beefsteak, in*- 

 parts a deUcious flavor to gravy and meat. It makes the gravy a rich brown. 



Care of a Coffee Pot. — A carelessly kept coffee pot will impart a rank 

 flavor to the strongest infusion of the best Java. Wash the cofiee pot thor- 

 oughly every day, and twice a week boil borax water in it for fifteen 

 minutes. 



To Remove Stains from Tableware — A Httle saleratus rubbed on 

 with the finger or a bit or linen, wU remove stains from cups and other 

 articles of tableware. It will also remove spots from marbleized oilcloths, 

 and many stains from tin ware. 



To Beat Eggs Q,uickly._To beat the whites of eggs quickly put in a 

 pinch of salt. The cookr the eggs the qnickec they will froth. Salt coola 

 and also freshens them. 



Airing Feather Beds. —Never sun feather beds. Air them thoroughly 

 on a windy day in a cool place. The sun draws the oil, and give* tli« 

 faathers a rancid emelL 



