g paper or thick towel) should be placed
beneath the material. Apply cleanser with a soft linen cloth and rub
stain lightly until it disappears. Beware of fire.

Cover the grass stains with common black molasses--the thickest you can
get--and rub it in with the finger until the fabric is saturated. Leave
it on for a day and wash out with clear water. A homely but an
effectual process.

For a rust stain, wet the spot and cover with oxalic acid, rub it in
well, and then wash off with clean, tepid water.

Soak the white articles in sour milk or in buttermilk all night. Rinse
in the morning and sun all day, wetting hourly with cream of tartar
water. Rinse again in the evening and repeat the soaking. If one trial
does not wholly remove the mildew, repeat the process.

REVIVING BLACK DRESSES.--Wash black cashmere, mohair, voile or other
black dress goods, in soap suds until clean, then rinse well. Put
bluing into water enough to cover the cloth well until it looks almost
black. Put in the cloth and rinse it about in the water, then be sure
it is all under water and leave it over night. Lift from this bluing
water directly to the line without wringing and let hang until almost
dry, then press on the wrong side on an entirely smooth ironing sheet.

TO LAUNDER A BLACK COTTON DRESS.--Black and white or all black muslin
dresses seldom look well when they come from the laundry and black
cotton does not appear to make a good "tub" dress. But if the following
method is tried it will give the cotton a clear look and stiffness like
new. Mix one half cup of flour with cold water to make smooth, then
turn on two quarts of boiling water and cook five minutes. Add this
starch, to enough warm water to wash the dress or waist in and wash the
garment without using a particle of soap. Rinse in two waters and hang
to dry. Just before ironing sprinkle on the wrong side.

REMEDY FOR PALLOR.--An excellent lotion in case of pallor is made from
one tablespoon of tincture of benzoin and three ounces of rose water.

EGGS PRESERVED IN WATER GLASS.--(Silicate of Sodine.) By this method
eggs may be kept fresh for eight months if rules are carefully
followed. Boil a quantity of water and allow it to cool. Use one gallon
of water and one quart of water glass and stir until thoroughly mixed.
Use a glazed stone jar and deposit the eggs into the solution and see
that the eggs are covered to the depth of at least an inch. The jar
must be covered and sto