h the tongue, and rubbed on the
edge of paper, silk or leather that are to be cemented, they will, on
being laid together, pressed tightly and suffered to dry, be as firmly
united as other parts of the substance. It is fine to seal letters.

NEW ENGLAND SOAP.--Take three pounds of hard, white soap, shave it up
fine, dissolve it in ten quarts boiling water; add one ounce Salts of
Tartar, three ounces Borax; then take the same from the fire and set it
away to cool; as soon as it becomes cool enough to bear your hand in,
add one ounce liquid Ammonia; stir each article as you put it in.

TO HARDEN WOOD.--One often desires to impart the hardness of Oak to
shutters, doors, etc., made of soft wood. This is easily done by giving
them a first coating of common gray paint, and then sifting some very
fine sand over it. When dry a coat of paint is laid on, after which the
surface becomes so hard that it will resist the action of sun and rain,
for many years without undergoing the slightest alteration.

WASHING FLUID.--Two pounds crude Potash, one ounce Sal Ammoniac,
one-half ounce Saltpetre, two gallons Rain Water, one pint for eight
gallons of Water, and one pound Soap. Put the clothes to soak over
night and rinse in the morning. This has been sold for $5 for some
time.

LIQUID CEMENT.--Cut Gum Shellac in 70 per cent Alcohol, put it in
vials, and it is ready for use. Apply it to the edge of the broken dish
with a feather, and hold it in a spirit lamp as long as the cement will
simmer, then join together evenly, and when cold the dish will break in
another place first, and is as strong as new.

TO CLEAN WINE DECANTERS.--Use a little Pearl Ash or Soda, and some
Cinders and Water. Rinse them out with water.

TO CLEAN CHINA.--Use a little of Fuller's Earth and Soda or Pearl Ash
with Water.

BURNING FLUID.--Four quarts Alcohol, one pint Spirits of Turpentine;
mix well. It is the best in use.

FLY POISON.--Sugar half ounce, half ounce thoroughly ground Black
Pepper. Make it to thin paste and place it on paper where the flies do
congregate.

FURNITURE POLISH.--Best Vinegar one pint, Turpentine half pint. Mix and
apply with a brush.

PATENT SOAP.--Half pint Turpentine, three pints Sal Soda, three pounds
grease, two pounds Resin Soap, forty gallons Water. Boil one hour and
it is fit for use. This is a great soap. Keep it to yourself.

RAT, MOUSE AND ROACH EXTERMINATOR.--One pint Alcohol, one-fourth ounce
Cayenne Pepper, one o