Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1886 — Useful Recipes. [ARTICLE]

Useful Recipes.

To Clean Windows.—A good clean-, ing powder for show windows, which' leaves no dirt in the joints, is prepared by moistening calcined magnesia with pure benzine so that a mass is formed sufficiently moist to let a drop form when, pressed. The mixture has to be pre/ served in glass bottle's with stoppers, in older to retain the easily l volatile benzine. A little of the mix-; ture is placed on a wad of cotton and. applied to the glass pliate. It may also' be used for cleaning mirrors. Superior Blotter.—Blotting paper, saturated with a solution of oxalic acid and dried, will not only absorb the ink of a Wotf lmt will remove- the. blot - itself, if the ink does not contain indigo or aniline color. It might be dangerous in removing -signatures from important papers, Tut tlie trace '-of the writing will remain, and can be made legible by adding ferrocyanide of potasdium or gallic acid. Glue.—ln order to render glue insoluble in-water, even hot water, it is only' necessary, when dissolving glue for use, to add a little potassium bichromate to the water and expose the glued part to the light. The proportion of bichromate will vary with circumstances; but for most purposes, about one-fiftieth of the amount of glnc will suffice. To Relieve Toothache.—Dr. J. R. Irwin says that one of the best and most pleasant things that can be used to relieve toothache is chewing cinnamon bark. It destroys the sensibility of the nerves and suspends the pain immediately, if the bark is of good quality. Rust and Ink Stains.—These can be removed by moistening the spots, and rubbing on them a mixture of two parts cream of tartar and one part of oxalic acid. When the stain disappears it is washed put with water; This mixture does not affect the fabric, and hence it ig preferable to oxalic acid alone.