Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1883 — SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE. [ARTICLE]

SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

Copal varnish applied to the soles of shoes, and repeated as it dries, until the pores sre filled and the surface shines like jwdished mahogany, will make the Boles waterproof, and last as long as the uppers. To remove fixed glass stoppers, tap and then unscrew with this sort of a wrench in&de of a piece of strong wood: Have the wood 3.5 inches long and 1 inch in breadth and depth, with a piece mortised out large enough to admit the flat • part of the glass stopper. A good present for an old lady is a light woolen wrapper, made double, W(ith a thin thickness of woolen between, and quilted in rather large diamonds. Take a simple sack pattern, and cut it large and ample, so that she can slip it on over Kef night-dress. - When putting np curtains which are to be draped, in a low room put the cornice to which the curtain is to be fastened close to the ceiling, even if the window is put in lower down, as it gives the effect of greater height to the room. The curtain meeting at the top will conceal the wall. For washing hands that have become cracked or blackened, there is nothing better than Indian meal rubbed on with soap. It not only removes the dirt but softens and whitens the < hands as well. For men and boys doing farm or sl>op work it is excellent, and should be kept always at hand. Ammonia water or a damp cloth dipped in whiting, cleans paint nicely.Sapolio is also good. Cold tea is the best thing to clean varnished wood with, the tea and tea leaves saved from the table for several days and steeped will usually be sufficient. It removes spots, and gives a fresher, newer appearance than when soap and water are used. Lined lunch-cloths one yard square, with a vine and some odd mirth-pro-voking design in the corners, are the fancy of the hour. These are,very pretty to cover the small tables used at lunch or small tea-parties. Have as much variety in coloring and in the design as possible and yet be in harmony. A correspondent of the Tropical Agriculturalist says regarding the destruction of ants: “Take a white china plate and spread a thin covering of common lard over it. Place it on the shelf or other place infested by the troublesome insects. Yon will be pleased with the result. Stirring up the next morning is all that is needed to set the trap again.” The more freely a plant is growing the more water it will require, and the more it grows the more light and sun will it need. In all cases those plants which grow the fasted shonld be placed nearest the light. The best aspect for room plants is in the southeast. They seem like animals in their affection for the morning sun. The first morning ray is worth a dozen in the evening. If there is any reason to suspect that moths have made inroads in upholstered furniture, it should be sprinkled with benzine. The benzine is put in a small watering-pot, such as is used for sprinkling honse-plants, and the uphol- ~ stered parts of the furniture thoroughly saturated with the fluid. It does not spot the most delicate silk, the unpleasant odor passes off after an hour or two in the air, and it will completely exterminate the moths.