Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1882 — SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE. [ARTICLE]

SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

A Michigan girl removed her nineteen warts with tomato juice. Lemons may be kept fresh for a long time in a jar of water, changing the water every morning. Hair brushes are best cleaned by washing them in saleratus or soda water, which removes all the oily ooating. An Economical Rug.— A pretty and useful rug can be made of a piece of stair carpet. Put fringe on each end. Often when the stair carpet is so much worn that, a now one is necessary there will be a yard or more that is good enough to use for the rug. If you choose you can put the fringe all around it! To Perfume Note Paper.—To perfume note paper, get a few quires of blotting paper and sprinkle the sheets with the perfume desired; then put them under a weight until they become dry. When dry put note paper, envelopes, etc., between the sheets, and place them under a weight for a few hours; when removed they will be found perfumed. The blotting sheets may be utilized again, and can be made to retain their perfume for a long time by keeping them free from exposure to air. To extract essence from flowers, procure a quantity of the petals of any flowers which have an agreeable fragrance; card thin layers of oottou, which dip into the finest Florence or Lucca oil; sprinkle a small quantity of fine salt on the flowers alternately until an earthen vessel or wide-mouthed glass bottle is full. Tie the top close with a bladder, then lay the vessel in a south aspect to the heat of the sun, and in fifteen days, when uncovered, a fragrant oil may be squeezed away, leaving a whole mass quite equal to the highpriced essences. Cleaning a Watch with Benzine.— This is an interesting piece of information from the Phni'm Zeitung: Place a w'atcli, with the case open but the works in motion,'in a vessel so that the watch will be completely covered with benzine. After three hours it will be found that the watch has been thoroughly cloaned. The vessel should be covered with parchment paper, and the watch before it is removed should be slightly agitated. Lastly, the watch is laid in benzine again, but this time a little petroleum oil is added in order to lubricate the machinery. The following mixture is recommended for taking grease out of carpets: Aqua ammonia two ounces; soft water, one quart; saltpetre, one torispoonful; shaving soap, one ounce, finely sorapod. Mix well, shake, and let it stand a few hours or days, before using, to dissolve the soap. When used pour on enough to cover any grease or oil that has been spilled, sponging and rubbing well and applying again if necessary; then wash oft’ with clear cold water. It is a good mixtur ■ to have in the houso for many things; is sure death to bed-bugs if put in the crevices which they inhabit; will removo paint where oil was used in mixing it, and will not injure the finest fabrics.