tive--will make the air of a room
pure, but the water will be entirely unfit for use.

_To Fill Cracks in Plaster:_--Use vinegar instead of water to mix your
plaster of Paris. The resultant mass will be like putty, and will not
"set" for twenty or thirty minutes; whereas, if you use water the
plaster will become hard almost immediately, before you have time to
use it. Push it into the cracks and smooth it off nicely with a table
knife.

_To Take Spots from Wash Goods:_--Rub them with the yolk of egg before
washing.

_To Take White Spots from Varnished Furniture:_--Hold a hot stove lid
or plate over them and they will soon disappear.

_To Prevent Oil from Becoming Rancid:_--Drop a few drops of ether into
the bottle containing it.

_Troublesome Ants:_--A heavy chalk mark laid a finger's distance from
your sugar box and all around (there must be no space not covered)
will surely prevent ants from troubling.

_To Make Tough Meat Tender:_--Lay it a few minutes in a strong vinegar
water.

_To Remove Discoloration from Bruises:_--Apply a cloth wrung out in
very hot water, and renew frequently until the pain ceases. Or apply
raw beefsteak.

_A Good Polish for Removing Stains, Spots and Mildew from Furniture_
is made as follows: Take half a pint of ninety-eight per cent,
alcohol, a quarter of an ounce each of pulverized resin and gum
shellac, add half a pint of linseed oil; shake well and apply with a
brush or sponge.

_To Remove Finger-Marks:_--Sweet oil will remove finger-marks from
varnished furniture, and kerosene from oiled furniture.

_To Remove Paint from Black Silk:_--Patient rubbing with chloroform
will remove paint from black silk or any other goods, and will not
hurt the most delicate color or fabric.

_To Freshen Gilt Frames:_--Gilt frames may be revived by carefully
dusting them, and then washing with one ounce of soda beaten up with
the whites of three eggs. Scraped patches might be touched tip with
any gold paint. Castile soap and water, with proper care, may be used
to clean oil paintings; other methods should not be employed without
some skill.

_To Destroy Moths in Furniture:_--All the baking and steaming are
useless, as, although the moths may be killed, their eggs are sure to
hatch, and the upholstery to be well riddled. The naphtha-bath process
is effectual. A sofa, chair or lounge may be immersed in the large
vats used for the purpose, and all insect life will be absolutely
destroyed. No e