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diff --git a/43418.txt b/43418.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 908b1ec..0000000 --- a/43418.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3617 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg EBook of Our Knowledge Box:, Edited by Geo. Blackie - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with -almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org/license - - -Title: Our Knowledge Box: - or, Old Secrets and New Discoveries. - -Editor: Geo. Blackie - -Release Date: August 7, 2013 [EBook #43418] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OUR KNOWLEDGE BOX *** - - - - -Produced by Chris Curnow, Eleni Christofaki and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - -Transcriber's note. - -Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. A list of -other changes made can be found at the end of the book. - - Mark up: _italics_ - =bold= - - - - -=MADAME LANORMAND'S FORTUNE-TELLER AND DREAM BOOK.= - -This is the greatest book ever published on these subjects, and contains -plain and correct rules for foretelling what is going to happen. It -treats on the art of telling fortunes by the hands or Palmistry, as -practiced by the Gypsies.--On Moles.--The Birth of Children, and -Foretelling Events by the Moon's Age and the days of the week; and How -to know if your love for a person will be returned.--Also, on Charms, -Spells, and Incantations.--Fast of St. Agnes.-The Nine Keys.--Magic -Rose.--Cupid's Nosegay.--The Ring and Olive Branch.--Love's -Cordial.--The Witch's Chain.--Love Letters.--Strange Bed.--To see a -Future Husband.--The Lover's Charm.--How soon you will marry.--How to -tell a person's character by Cabalistic Calculations.--How to tell -Fortunes by Tea Leaves and Coffee Grounds; by the White of an Egg.--How -to Choose a Husband by the Hair.--Lucky Days, etc., etc. It also -contains a complete Dictionary of all Dreams, arranged alphabetically, -and with a clear interpretation of each.--Also, Hymen's Lottery, and all -good and bad Omens.--Also, the only true copy of the Oraculum ever -published in this country; it is the Oracle that foretold to Alexander -the Great, his successes; it was found by MADAME LANORMAND, in 1801, in -one of the Royal Egyptian Tombs; it was given by her to Napoleon the -First, who always consulted it previous to any of his undertakings. -=Mailed for 20 Cents.= - - -=THE SHOWMAN'S GUIDE; OR, THE BLACK ART FULLY EXPOSED AND LAID BARE.= - -This book contains most of the marvelous things in Ancient or Modern -Magic, and is the Text Book for all showmen. It shows How to knock a -Tumbler through a Table.--To drive one Tumbler through another.--How to -make the Protean Liquid.--To make a Watch stop or go at the word of -command.--How to walk barefooted on a hot iron bar.--To discover any -Card in a pack by its weight or smell.--To turn Water into Wine.--How to -eat Fire.--To Dip the Hand into Water without wetting it.--How to Fill a -Glass with two different Liquids, without mixing them.--How to Light a -Candle by a Glass of Water.--To Freeze Water by shaking it.--To break a -Stone with a Blow of the Fist.--To tear a Handkerchief into pieces and -to make it whole again.--How to fire a loaded Pistol at the Hand without -hurting it.--To change a bowl of Ink into clear Water with Fish swimming -in it.--To produce Candies, Nuts, etc., from a handkerchief, and many -other tricks too numerous to mention. =Mailed for 25 Cents.= - - -=THE MAGICIAN'S GUIDE; OR, CONJURING MADE EASY.= - -This work was written by the celebrated HOUDIN, who, being prompted by -an honest desire to instruct those who wish to be initiated into the -depths and mysteries of his art, laid bare all his professional secrets, -and has treated the subject in the most eminently successful manner. By -a series of lessons he has thoroughly explained the principles of the -higher science. Numerous illustrations, together with full and explicit -directions, make success sure, and he who desires to be the sought after -and honored guest at every party or entertainment, has but to study this -book. It treats on all kinds of Magic, Legerdemain, and Prestidigitation; -Galvanism, Magnetism and Electricity, and is illustrated with 33 first -class engravings. =Mailed for 25 Cents.= - - - - - OUR KNOWLEDGE BOX: - - OR, - - OLD SECRETS AND NEW DISCOVERIES. - - _A COMPENDIUM OF VALUABLE INFORMATION, AND AN INDISPENSABLE - HAND-BOOK FOR THE USE OF EVERYBODY: THE BEST COLLECTION OF RARE AND - VALUABLE RECIPES EVER PUBLISHED._ - - - GEO. BLACKIE & CO., - Publishers, - _746 BROADWAY, NEW YORK._ - - - - -CONTENTS. - - - PAGE. - - Secrets of the Liquor Trade 3 - - Druggists' Department 8 - - Manufacturers' Department 14 - - The Toilet, Perfumery, Etc. 27 - - Hunters' and Trappers' Secrets 34 - - The Fine Arts and Sciences 36 - - Farmers' Department 43 - - Confectioners' Department 46 - - Valuable Miscellaneous Recipes for the Household and every day - Requirements 48 - - - Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by CHAS. - MCARTHUR, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, - D. C. - - - - -OUR KNOWLEDGE BOX. - - - - -SECRETS OF THE LIQUOR TRADE. - - -_Cider Without Apples._--To each gallon of cold water, put 1 lb. common -sugar, 1/2 oz. tartaric acid, 1 tablespoonful of yeast, shake well, make -in the evening, and it will be fit for use next day. I make in a keg a -few gallons at a time, leaving a few quarts to make into next time; not -using yeast again until the keg needs rinsing. If it gets a little sour -make a little more into it, or put as much water with it as there is -cider, and put it with the vinegar. If it is desired to bottle this -cider by manufacturers of small drinks, you will proceed as follows: Put -in a barrel 5 gallons hot water, 30 lbs. brown sugar, 3/4 lb. tartaric -acid, 25 gallons cold water, 3 pints of hop or brewers' yeast worked -into paste with 3/4 lb. flour, and 1 pint water will be required in making -this paste, put altogether in a barrel, which it will fill, and let it -work 24 hours--the yeast running out at the bung all the time, by -putting in a little occasionally to keep it full. Then bottle, putting -in 2 or 3 broken raisins to each bottle, and it will nearly equal -Champagne. - -_Cider Champagne, No. 1._--Good cider, 20 gallons; spirits, 1 gallon; -honey or sugar, 6 lbs. Mix, and let them rest for a fortnight; then fine -with skimmed milk, 1 quart. This, put up in champagne bottles, silvered -and labeled, has often been sold for Champagne. It opens very sparkling. - -_Cider--To Keep Sweet._--1st. By putting into the barrel before the -cider has begun to work, about half a pint of whole fresh mustard seed -tied up in a coarse muslin bag. 2d. By burning a little sulphur or -sulphur match in the barrel previous to putting in the cider. 3d. By the -use of 3/4 of an ounce of the bi-sulphite of lime to the barrel. This -article is the preserving powder sold at rather a high price by various -firms. - -_To Neutralize Whiskey to make various Liquors._--To 40 gallons of -whiskey, add 1-1/2 lbs. unslacked lime; 3/4 lb. alum, and 1/2 pint of spirits -of nitre. Stand 24 hours and draw it off. - -_Madeira Wine._--To 40 gallons prepared cider, add, 1/4 lb. tartaric acid; -4 gallons spirits; 3 lbs. loaf sugar. Let it stand 10 days, draw it off -carefully; fine it down, and again rack it into another cask. - -_Sherry Wine._--To 40 gallons prepared cider, add, 2 gallons spirits; 3 -lbs. of raisins; 6 gallons good sherry, and 1/2 ounce oil bitter almonds, -(dissolved in alcohol). Let it stand 10 days, and draw it off carefully; -fine it down and again rack it into another cask. - -_Port Wine._--To 40 gallons prepared cider, add, 6 gallons good port -wine; 10 quarts wild grapes, (clusters); 1/2 lb. bruised rhatany root; 3 -oz. tincture of kino; 3 lbs. loaf sugar; 2 gallons spirits. Let this -stand ten days; color if too light, with tincture of rhatany, then rack -it off and fine it. This should be repeated until the color is perfect -and the liquid clear. - -_To correct a bad Taste and sourness in Wine._--Put in a bag the root of -wild horse-radish cut in bits. Let it down in the wine, and leave it -there two days; take this out, and put another, repeating the same till -the wine is perfectly restored. Or fill a bag with wheat; it will have -the same effect. - -_To restore Flat Wine._--Add four or five pounds of sugar, honey, or -bruised raisins, to every hundred gallons, and bung close. A little -spirits may also be added. - -_To restore Wine that has turned sour or sharp._--Fill a bag with -leek-seed, or of leaves or twisters of vine, and put either of them to -infuse in the cask. - -_Ginger Wine._--Take one quart of 95 per cent. alcohol, and put into it -one ounce of best ginger root (bruised and not ground), five grains of -capsicum, and one drachm of tartaric acid. Let stand one week and -filter. Now add one gallon of water, in which one pound of crushed sugar -has been boiled. Mix when cold. To make the color, boil 1/2 ounce of -cochineal, 3/4 ounce of cream tartar, 1/2 ounce of saleratus, and 1/2 ounce -alum in a pint of water till you get a bright red color. - -_French Brandy._--Pure spirits, 1 gallon; best French brandy, or any -kind you wish to imitate, 1 quart; loaf sugar, 2 ounces; sweet spirits -of nitre, 1/2 ounce; a few drops of tincture of catechu, or oak bark, to -roughen the taste if desired, and color to suit. - -_Gin._--Take 100 gallons of clean, rectified spirits; add, after you -have killed the oils well, 1-1/2 ounces of the oil of English juniper, 1/2 -ounce of angelica essence, 1/2 ounce of the oil bitter almonds, 1/2 ounce of -the oil of coriander, and 1/2 ounce of the oil of caraway; put this into -the rectified spirit and well rummage it up; this is what the rectifiers -call strong gin. - -To make this _up_, as it is called by the trade, add 45 pounds of -loaf-sugar, dissolved; then rummage the whole well up together with 4 -ounces of roche alum. For finings there may be added two ounces of salts -of tartar. - -_Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps, to imitate._--To 25 gallons good common -gin, 5 over proof, add 15 pints strained honey; 2 gallons clear water; 5 -pints white-sugar syrup; 5 pints spirit of nutmegs mixed with the nitric -ether; 5 pints orange-flower water; 7 quarts pure water; 1 ounce acetic -ether; 8 drops of oil of wintergreen, dissolved with the acetic ether. -Mix all the ingredients well; if necessary, fine with alum and salt of -tartar. - -_St. Croix Rum._--To 40 gallons p. or n. spirits, add 2 gallons St. -Croix Rum; 2 oz. acetic acid; 1-1/2 ounce butyric acid; 3 pounds loaf -sugar. - -_Pine-Apple Rum._--To 50 gallons rum, made by the fruit method, add 25 -pine-apples sliced, and 8 pounds white sugar. Let it stand two weeks -before drawing off. - -_Irish or Scotch Whiskey._--To 40 gallons proof spirits, add 60 drops of -creosote, dissolved in 1 quart of alcohol; 2 oz. acetic acid; 1 pound -loaf sugar. Stand 48 hours. - -_Rum Shrub._--Tartaric acid, 5 pounds; pale sugar, 100 pounds; oil -lemon, 4 drs.; oil orange, 4 drs.; put them into a large cask (80 -gallons), and add water, 10 gallons. Rummage till the acid and sugar are -dissolved, then add rum (proof), 20 gallons; water to make up 55 gallons -in all; coloring one quart or more. Fine with 12 eggs. The addition of -12 sliced oranges will improve the flavor. - -_Bourbon Whiskey._--To 100 gallons pure proof spirit, add 4 ounces pear -oil; 2 ounces pelargonif ether; 13 drs. oil of wintergreen, dissolved in -the ether; 1 gallon wine vinegar. Color with burnt sugar. - -_Strong Beer, English Improved._--Malt, 1 peck; coarse brown sugar, 6 -pounds; hops, 4 ounces; good yeast, 1 teacup; if you have not malt, take -a little over 1 peck of barley, (twice the amount of oats will do, but -are not as good,) and put it into an oven after the bread is drawn, or -into a stove oven, and steam the moisture from them. Grind coarsely. Now -pour upon the ground malt 3-1/2 gallons of water at 170 or 172 deg. of heat. -The tub in which you scald the malt should have a false bottom, 2 or 3 -inches from the real bottom; the false bottom should be bored full of -gimlet holes, so as to act as a strainer, to keep back the malt meal. -When the water is poured on, stir them well, and let it stand 3 hours, -and draw off by a faucet; put in 7 gallons more of water at 180 to 182 deg.; -stir it well, and let it stand 2 hours, and draw it off. Then put on a -gallon or two of cold water, stir it well, and draw it off; you should -have about 5 or 6 gallons. Put the 6 pounds of coarse brown sugar in an -equal amount of water; mix with the wort, and boil 1-1/2 to 2 hours with -the hops; you should have eight gallons when boiled; when cooled to 80 deg. -put in the yeast, and let it work 18 to 20 hours, covered with a sack; -use sound iron hooped kegs or porter bottles, bung or cork tight, and in -two weeks it will be good sound beer, and will keep a long time; and for -persons of a weak habit of body, and especially females, 1 glass of this -with their meals is far better than tea or coffee, or all the ardent -spirits in the universe. If more malt is used, not exceeding 1/2 a bushel, -the beer, of course, would have more spirit, but this strength is -sufficient for the use of families or invalids. - -_Root Beer._--For 10 gallons beer, take 3 pounds common burdock root, or -1 ounce essence of sassafras; 1/2 pound good hops; 1 pint corn, roasted -brown. Boil the whole in 6 gallons pure water until the strength of the -materials is obtained; strain while hot into a keg, adding enough cold -water to make 10 gallons. When nearly cold, add clean molasses or syrup -until palatable,--not sickishly sweet. Add also as much fresh yeast as -will raise a batch of 8 loaves of bread. Place the keg in a cellar or -other cool place, and in 48 hours you will have a keg of first-rate -sparkling root beer. - -_Superior Ginger Beer._--Ten pounds of sugar; 9 ounces of lemon juice; 1/2 -a pound of honey; 11 ounces of bruised ginger root; 9 gallons of water; -3 pints of yeast. Boil the ginger half an hour in a gallon of water; -then add the rest of the water and the other ingredients, and strain it -when cold. Add the white of an egg, beaten, and 1/2 an ounce of essence of -lemon. Let it stand 4 days, then bottle, and it will keep many months. - -_Spruce Beer._--Take of the essence of spruce half a pint; bruised -pimento and ginger, of each four ounces; water, three gallons. Boil five -or ten minutes, then strain and add 11 gallons of warm water, a pint of -yeast, and six pints of molasses. Allow the mixture to ferment for 24 -hours. - -_To Cure Ropy Beer._--Put a handful or two of flour, and the same -quantity of hops, with a little powdered alum, into the beer and rummage -it well. - -_To give Beer the appearance of Age._--Add a few handfuls of pickled -cucumbers and Seville oranges, both chopped up. This is said to make -malt liquor appear six months older than it really is. - -_How to make Mead._--The following is a good receipt for Mead:--On -twenty pounds of honey pour five gallons of boiling water; boil, and -remove the scum as it rises; add one ounce of best hops, and boil for -ten minutes; then put the liquor into a tub to cool; when all but cold -add a little yeast, spread upon a slice of toasted bread; let it stand -in a warm room. When fermentation is set up, put the mixture into a -cask, and fill up from time to time as the yeast runs out of the -bunghole; when the fermentation is finished, bung it down, leaving a -peg-hole which can afterwards be closed, and in less than a year it will -be fit to bottle. - -_Stomach Bitters, equal to Hostetter's, for one-fourth its -cost._--European Gentian root, 1-1/2 ounce; orange peel, 2-1/2 ounces; -cinnamon, 1/4 ounce; aniseseed, 1/2 ounce; coriander seed, 1/2 ounce; cardamon -seed, 1/8 ounce; unground Peruvian bark, 1/2 ounce; gum kino, 1/4 ounce; -bruise all these articles, and put them into the best alcohol, 1 pint; -let it stand a week and pour off the clear tincture: then boil the dregs -a few minutes in 1 quart of water, strain, and press out all the -strength; now dissolve loaf sugar, 1 pound, in the hot liquid, adding 3 -quarts cold water, and mix with spirit tincture first poured off, or you -can add these, and let it stand on the dregs if preferred. - -_Soda Syrup, with or without Fountains._--The common or more watery -syrups are made by using loaf or crushed sugar, 8 pounds; pure water, 1 -gallon, gum arabic, 2 ounces, mix in a brass or copper kettle; boil -until the gum is dissolved, then skim and strain through white flannel, -after which add tartaric acid, 5-1/2 oz., dissolved in hot water; to -flavor, use extract of lemon, orange, rose, pine-apple, peach, -sarsaparilla, strawberry, etc., 1/2 ounce to each bottle, or to your -taste. - -_Bead for Liquor._--The best bead is the orange-flower water bead, (oil -of neroli,) 1 drop to each gallon of brandy. _Another method_:--To every -40 drops of sulpuric acid, add 60 drops purest sweet oil in a glass -vessel; use immediately. This quantity is generally sufficient for 10 -gallons spirit. _Another_:--take 1 ounce of the purest oil sweet -almonds; 1 ounce of sulphuric acid; put them in a stone mortar, add, by -_degrees_, 2 ounces white lump sugar, rubbing it well with the pestle -till it becomes a paste; then add small quantities of spirits of wine -till it comes into a liquid. This quantity is sufficient for 100 -gallons. The first is strongly recommended as the best. - -_Coloring for Liquors._--Take 2 pounds crushed or lump sugar, put it -into a kettle that will hold 4 to 6 quarts, with 1/2 tumbler of water. -Boil it until it is _black_, then take it off and cool with water, -stirring it as you put in the water. - -_Wax Putty for Leaky Casks, Bungs, etc._--Spirits turpentine, 2 pounds; -tallow, 4 pounds; solid turpentine, 12 pounds. Melt the wax and solid -turpentine together over a slow fire, then add the tallow. When melted, -remove far from the fire, then stir the spirits turpentine, and let it -cool. - -_Cement for the Mouths of Corked Bottles._--Melt together 1/4 of a pound -of rosin, a couple of ounces of beeswax. When it froths stir it with a -tallow candle. As soon as it melts, dip the mouths of the corked bottles -into it. This is an excellent thing to exclude the air from such things -as are injured by being exposed to it. - - - - -DRUGGISTS' DEPARTMENT. - - -_Arnica Liniment._--Add to one pint of sweet oil, two tablespoonfuls of -tincture of arnica; or the leaves may be heated in the oil over a slow -fire. Good for wounds, stiff joints, rheumatic, and all injuries. - -_Ayer's Cherry Pectoral._--Take four grains of acetate of morphia, 2 -fluid drachms of tincture of bloodroot, 7 fluid drachms each of -antimonial wine and wine of ipecacuanha, and 3 fluid ounces of syrup of -wild cherry. Mix. - -_Balm Gilead._--Balm-gilead buds, bottled up in new rum, are very -healing to fresh cuts or wounds. No family should be without a bottle. - -_Blackberry Cordial._--To one quart of blackberry juice, add one pound -of white sugar, one tablespoonful of cloves, one of allspice, one of -cinnamon, and one of nutmeg. Boil all together fifteen minutes; add a -wineglass of whiskey, brandy or rum. Bottle while hot, cork tight, and -seal. This is almost a specific in diarrhea. One dose, which is a -wineglassful for an adult--half that quantity for a child--will often -cure diarrhea. It can be taken three or four times a day if the case is -severe. - -_Brandreth's Pills._--Take two pounds of aloes, one pound of gamboge, -four ounces of extract of colocynth, half a pound of castile soap, two -fluid drachms of oil of peppermint, and one fluid drachm of cinnamon. -Mix, and form into pills. - -_Brown's Bronchial Troches._--Take one pound of pulverized extract of -licorice, one and a half pounds of pulverized sugar, four ounces of -pulverized cubebs, four ounces of pulverized gum arabic, and one ounce -of pulverized extract of conium. Mix. - -_Bryan's Pulmonic Wafers for Coughs, Colds, Etc._--Take white sugar, -seven pounds; tincture of syrup of ipecac, four ounces: antimonial wine, -two ounces; morphine, ten grains; dissolved in a tablespoonful of water, -with ten or fifteen drops sulphuric acid; tincture of bloodroot, one -ounce; syrup of tolu, two ounces; add these to the sugar, and mix the -whole mass as confectioners do for lozenges, and cut into lozenges the -ordinary size. Use from six to twelve of these in twenty-four hours. -They sell at a great profit. - -_Candied Lemon or Peppermint, for Colds._--Boil one and a half pounds of -sugar in a half pint of water, till it begins to candy round the sides; -put in eight drops of essence; pour it upon buttered paper, and cut it -with a knife. - -_Camphor Balls_, for rubbing on the hands, to prevent chaps, etc.--Melt -three drachms of spermaceti, four drachms of white wax, and one ounce of -almond oil; stir in three drachms of powdered camphor. Pour the compound -into small gallipots, so as to form small hemispherical cakes. They may -be colored with alkanet, if preferred. - -_Camphorated Oil._--This is another camphor liniment. The proportions -are the same as in the preceding formula, substituting olive oil for the -alcohol, and exposing the materials to a moderate heat. As an external -stimulant application it is even more powerful than the spirits; and to -obtain its full influence the part treated should be also covered with -flannel and oil silk. It forms a valuable liniment in chronic rheumatism -and other painful affections, and is specially valuable as a -counter-irritant in sore or inflamed throats and diseased bowels. -Camphor constitutes the basis of a large number of valuable liniments. -Thus, in cases of whooping-cough and some chronic bronchitic affections, -the following liniment may be advantageously rubbed into the chest and -along the spine. Spirits of camphor, two parts; laudanum, half a part; -spirits of turpentine, one part; castile soap in powder, finely divided, -half an ounce; alcohol, 3 parts. Digest the whole together for three -days, and strain through linen. This liniment should be gently warmed -before using. A powerful liniment for old rheumatic pains, especially -when affecting the loins, is the following: camphorated oil and spirits -of turpentine, of each two parts; water of hartshorn, one part; -laudanum, one part; to be well shaken together. Another very efficient -liniment or embrocation, serviceable in chronic painful affections, may -be conveniently and easily made as follows: Take of camphor, one ounce; -cayenne pepper, in powder, two teaspoonfuls; alcohol, one pint. The -whole to be digested with moderate heat for ten days, and filtered. It -is an active rubificant; and after a slight friction with it, it -produces a grateful, thrilling sensation of heat in the pained part, -which is rapidly relieved. - -_Camphor Tablet for Chapped Hands, etc._--Melt tallow, and add a little -powdered camphor and glycerine, with a few drops of oil of almonds to -scent. Pour in molds and cool. - -_Camphorated Eye-Water._--Sulphate of copper, 15 grains; French bolo, 15 -grains; camphor, 4 grains; boiling water, 4 oz. Infuse, strain, and -dilute with 2 quarts of cold water. - -_Canker-Cure._--Take one large teaspoonful of water, two teaspoonfuls of -honey, two of loaf sugar, three of powdered sage, two of powdered -gold-thread, and one of alum. Stir up all together; put into a vessel, -and let it simmer moderately over a steady fire. An oven is better. Then -bottle for use. Give a teaspoonful occasionally through the day. - -_Cephalic Snuff._--Dried asarbacca leaves, three parts; majoram, one -part, lavender flowers, one part; rub together to a powder. - -_Certain Cure for Headache and all Neuralgic Pains._--Opodeldoc, spirits -of wine, sal ammoniac, equal parts. To be applied as any other lotion. - -_Chamomile Pills._--Aloes, twelve grains; extract chamomile, thirty-six -grains; oil of chamomile, three drops; make into twelve pills: two every -night, or twice a day. - -_Chlorine Pastiles for Disinfecting the Breath._--Dry chloride of lime, -two drachms; sugar, eight ounces; starch, one ounce, gum tragacanth, one -drachm; carmine, two grains. Form into small lozenges. - -2. Sugar flavored with vanilla, 1 ounce; powdered tragacanth, 20 grains; -liquid chloride of soda sufficient to mix; add two drops of any -essential oil. Form a paste and divide into lozenges of 15 grains each. - -_Cholera Morbus._--Take two ounces of the leaves of the bene plant, put -them in half a pint of cold water and let them soak an hour. Give two -tablespoonfuls hourly, until relief is experienced. - -_Cholera Remedy._--Spirits of wine, one ounce; spirits of lavender, -quarter ounce; spirits of camphor, quarter ounce; compound tincture of -benzoin, half an ounce; oil of origanum, quarter ounce; twenty drops on -moist sugar. To be rubbed outwardly also. - -2. Twenty-five _minims_ of diluted sulphuric acid in an ounce of water. - -_Corn Remedy._--Soak a piece of copper in strong vinegar for twelve or -twenty-four hours. Pour the liquid off, and bottle. Apply frequently, -till the corn is removed. - -2. Supercarbonate of soda, one ounce, finely pulverized, and mix with -half an ounce of lard. Apply on a linen rag every night. - -_Cough Compound._--For the cure of coughs, colds, asthma, whooping cough -and all diseases of the lungs; One spoonful of common tar, three -spoonfuls of honey, the yolk of three hen's eggs, and half a pint of -wine; beat the tar, eggs and honey well together with a knife, and -bottle for use. A teaspoonful every morning, noon and night, before -eating. - -_Cough Syrup._--Put one quart hoarhound to one quart water, and boil it -down to a pint; add two or three sticks of licorice and a tablespoonful -of essence of lemon. Take a tablespoonful of the syrup three times a -day, or as often as the cough may be troublesome. The above receipt has -been sold for $100. Several firms are making much money by its -manufacture. - -_Cure for Diarrhea._--The following is said to be an excellent cure for -the above distressing complaint: Laudanum, two ounces; spirits of -camphor, two ounces; essence of peppermint, two ounces; Hoffman's -anodyne, two ounces; tincture of cayenne pepper, two drachms; tincture -of ginger, one ounce. Mix all together. Dose, teaspoonful in a little -water, or a half teaspoonful repeated in an hour afterward in a -tablespoonful of brandy. This preparation it is said, will check -diarrhea in ten minutes, and abate other premonitory symptoms of cholera -immediately. In cases of cholera, it has been used with great success to -restore reaction by outward application. - -_Digestive Pills._--Rhubarb, two ounces; ipecacuanha, half an ounce; -cayenne pepper, quarter of an ounce; soap, half an ounce; ginger, -quarter of an ounce; gamboge, half an ounce. Mix, and divide into four -grain pills. - -_Dried Herbs._--All herbs which are to be dried should be washed, -separated, and carefully picked over, then spread on a coarse paper and -keep in a room until perfectly dry. Those which are intended for cooking -should be stripped from the stems and rubbed very fine. Then put them in -bottles and cork tightly. Put those which are intended for medicinal -purposes into paper bags, and keep them in a dry place. - -_Dysentery Specific_, (particularly for bloody dysentery in Adults and -Children.)--Take one pound gum arabic, one ounce gum tragacanth, -dissolved in two quarts of soft water, and strained. Then take one pound -of cloves, half a pound of cinnamon, half a pound allspice, and boil in -two quarts of soft water, and strain. Add it to the gums, and boil all -together over a moderate fire, and stir into it two pounds of loaf -sugar. Strain the whole again when you take it off, and when it is cool, -add to it half a pint sweet tincture rhubarb, and a pint and a half of -best brandy. Cork it tight in bottles, as the gums will sour, if -exposed. If corked properly it will keep for years. - -_Anti-Bilious Pills._--Compound extract of colocynth, 60 grains; -rhubarb, 30 grains; soap, 10 grains. Make into 24 pills. Dose 2 to 4. - -2. Compound extract of colocynth, 2 drachms; extract of rhubarb, half a -drachm; soap, 10 grains. Mix, and divide into 40 pills. Dose, 1, 2, or -3. - -3. Scammony, 10 to 15 grains; compound extract of colocynth, 2 scruples; -extract of rhubarb, half a drachm; soap, 10 grains; oil of caraway, 5 -drops. Make into 20 pills. Dose, 1 or 2, as required. - -_Great Pain Extractor._--Spirits of ammonia, one ounce; laudanum, one -ounce; oil of organum, one ounce; mutton tallow, half-pound; combine the -articles with the tallow when it is nearly cool. - -_Godfrey's Cordial._--Sassafras, six ounces; seeds of coriander, caraway -and anise, of each one ounce; infuse in six pints of water; simmer the -mixture till reduced to four pints; then add six pounds of molasses; -boil a few minutes; when cold, add three fluid ounces of tincture of -opium. For children teething. - -_Hydrophobia, to Prevent._--Elecampane, one drachm; chalk, four drachms; -Armenian bole, three drachms; alum, ten grains; oil of aniseseed, five -drops. - -_Infant's Syrup._--The syrup is made thus: one pound best box raisins, -half an ounce of aniseseed, two sticks licorice; split the raisins, -pound the aniseseed, and cut the licorice fine; add to it three quarts -of rain water, and boil down to two quarts. Feed three or four times a -day, as much as the child will willingly drink. The raisins are to -strengthen, the anise is to expel the wind, and the licorice as a -physic. - -_Basilicon Ointment._--Good resin, five parts; lard, eight parts; yellow -wax, two parts. Melt, and stir together till cool. - -_Cancer Ointment._--White arsenic, sulphur, powdered flowers of lesser -spearwort, and stinking chamomile, levigated together and formed into a -paste with white of egg. - -_Elder Flower Ointment._--Lard, twenty-five pounds; prepared mutton -suet, five pounds; melt in an earthen vessel; add elder flower water, -three gallons. Agitate for half an hour, and set it aside; the next day -gently pour off the water, remelt the ointment, add benzoic acid three -drachms; otto of roses, twenty drops; essence of bergamot and oil of -rosemary, of each, thirty drops; again agitate well, let it settle for -a few minutes, and pour off the clear into pots. - -_Eruption Ointment, for Frosted Feet, etc._--Chrome yellow, and hog's -lard. - -_Foot Ointment_ (for all domestic animals).--Equal parts of tar, lard -and resin, melted together. - -_Golden Ointment._--Orpiment, mixed with lard to the consistence of an -ointment. - -_Pile Ointment._--Powdered nutgall, two drachms; camphor, one drachm; -melted wax, one ounce; tincture of opium, two drachms. Mix. - -_Swaim's Vermifuge._--Wormseed, two ounces: valerian, rhubarb, -pink-root, white agaric, of each, one and a half ounces; boil in -sufficient water to yield three quarts of decoction, and add to it -thirty drops of oil of tansy, and forty-five drops of oil of cloves, -dissolved in a quart of rectified spirits. Dose, one teaspoonful at -night. - -_For Tetter, Ringworm, and Scald Head._--One pound simple cerate; -sulphuric acid, one-quarter of a pound; mix together, and ready for use. - -_Tincture for Wounds._--Digest flowers of St. Johnswart, one handful, in -half a pint of rectified spirits, then express the liquor and dissolve -it in myrrh, aloes, and dragon's blood, of each one drachm, with Canada -balsam, half an ounce. - -_Tonic._--The following is the tonic used by reformed drunkards to -restore the vigor of the stomach. Take of gentian root, half an ounce; -valerian root, one drachm; best rhubarb root, two drachms; bitter orange -peel, three drachms; cardamom seeds, half an ounce; and cinnamon bark, -one drachm. Having bruised all the above together in a mortar (the -druggist will do it if requested), pour upon it one and a half pints of -boiling water and cover up close; let it stand till cold; strain, -bottle, and cork securely; keep in a dark place. Two tablespoonfuls may -be taken every hour before meals, and half that quantity whenever the -patient feels that distressing sickness and prostration so generally -present for some time after alcoholic stimulants have been abandoned. - -_Whooping Cough._--Mix a quarter of a pound of ground elecampane root in -half a pint of strained honey and half a pint of water. Put them in a -glazed earthen pot, and place it in a stone oven, with half the heat -required to bake bread. Let it bake until about the consistency of -strained honey, and take it out. Administer in doses of a teaspoonful -before each meal, to a child; if an adult, double the dose. - -_Wild Cherry Bitters._--Boil a pound of wild cherry bark in a quart of -water till reduced to a pint. Sweeten and add a little rum to preserve, -or, if to be used immediately, omit the rum. Dose, a wineglassful three -times a day, on an empty stomach. - -_A Certain Cure for Drunkenness._--Sulphate of iron, 5 grains; magnesia, -10 grains peppermint water, 11 drachms; spirits of nutmeg, 1 drachm; -twice a day. This preparation acts as a tonic and stimulant, and so -partially supplies the place of the accustomed liquor, and prevents that -absolute physical and moral prostration that follows a sudden breaking -off from the use of stimulating drinks. - - - - -MANUFACTURERS' DEPARTMENT. - - -_Indelible Ink for Marking Clothing._--Nitrate of silver, five scruples; -gum arabic, two drachms; sap green, one scruple; distilled water, one -ounce; mix together. Before writing on the article to be marked, apply a -little of the following: carbonate of soda, one-half ounce; distilled -water, four ounces; let this last, which is the mordant, get dry; then, -with a quill pen, write what you require. - -_Imitation Gold._--16 parts platina; 7 parts copper; 1 part zinc. Put in -a covered crucible, with powdered charcoal, and melt together till the -whole forms one mass, and are thoroughly incorporated together. Or, take -4 oz. platina, 3 oz. silver, 1 oz. copper. - -_Imitation Silver._--11 oz. refined nickel; 2 oz. metalic bismuth. Melt -the compositions together three times, and pour them out in ley. The -third time, when melting, add 2 oz. pure silver. Or take 1/4 oz. copper, 1 -oz. bismuth, 2 oz. saltpetre, 2 oz. common salt, 1 oz. arsenic, 1 oz. -potash, 2 oz. brass, and 3 oz. pure silver. Melt all together in a -crucible. - -_Recipe for Making Artificial Honey._--To 10 lbs. sugar add 3 lbs. -water, 40 grains cream tartar, 10 drops essence peppermint, and 3 lbs. -strained honey. First dissolve the sugar in water, and take off the -scum; then dissolve the cream of tartar in a little warm water, which -you will add with some little stirring; then add the honey; heat to a -boiling point, and stir for a few minutes. - -_Vinegar._--Take forty gallons of soft water, six quarts of cheap -molasses, and six pounds of acetic acid; put them into a barrel (an old -vinegar barrel is best), and let them stand from three to ten weeks, -stirring occasionally. Add a little "mother" of old vinegar if -convenient. Age improves it. - -_Soft Soap._--Dissolve fifteen pounds of common cheap hard soap in -fifteen gallons of hot water, and let it cool. Then dissolve fifteen -pounds of sal soda in fifteen gallons of hot water; add six pounds of -unslaked lime, and boil twenty minutes. Let it cool and settle, and then -pour off the clear liquor very carefully and mix it with the soap -solution. It improves it very much to add one quart of alcohol after -mixing the two solutions. Smaller quantities can be made in the same -proportions. If too strong, add water to suit. - -_Babbit's Premium Soap._--5 gals, strong ley; 5 gals water; 5 lbs. -tallow; 1 lb. potash; 2 lbs. sal soda; 1/2 lb. rosin; 1 pt. salt; 1 pt. -washing fluid. Let the water boil; then put in the articles, and boil -half an hour. Stir it well while boiling, and then run into moulds. It -will be ready for use as soon as cold. The above preparations are for -100 pounds of soap. - -_Celebrated Recipe for Silver Wash._--One ounce of nitric acid, one -ten-cent piece, and one ounce of quick-silver. Put in an open glass -vessel and let it stand until dissolved; then add one pint of water, and -it is ready for use. Make it into a powder by adding whiting, and it may -be used on brass, copper, German silver, etc. - -_Cement for Aquaria._--Many persons have attempted to make aquarium, but -have failed on account of the extreme difficulty in making the tank -resist the action of water for any length of time. Below is a recipe for -a cement that can be relied upon; it is perfectly free from anything -that injures the animals or plants; it sticks to glass, metal, wood, -stone, etc., and hardens under water. A hundred different experiments -with cements have been tried, but there is nothing like it. It is the -same as that used in constructing the tanks of the Zoological Gardens, -London, and is almost unknown in this country. One part, by measure, say -a gill, of litharge; one gill of plaster of Paris; one gill of dry, -white sand, one-third of a gill of finely-powdered resin. Sift and keep -corked tight until required for use, when it is to be made into a putty -by mixing in boiled oil (linseed) with a little patent dryer added. -Never use it after it has been mixed (that is, with the oil) over -fifteen hours. This cement can be used for marine as well as fresh water -aquaria, as it resists the action of salt water. The tank can be used -immediately, but it is best to give it three or four hours to dry. - -_Cement for Attaching Metal to Glass._--Take two ounces of a thick -solution of glue, and mix it with one ounce of linseed-oil varnish, and -half an ounce of pure turpentine; the whole are then boiled together in -a close vessel. The two bodies should be clamped and held together for -about two days after they are united, to allow the cement to become -dry. The clamps may then be removed. - -_Cement for Mending Broken China._--Stir plaster of Paris into a thick -solution of gum arabic, till it becomes a viscous paste. Apply it with a -brush to the fractured edges, and draw the parts closely together. - -_Cement for Mending Steam Boilers._--Mix two parts of finely powdered -litharge with one part of very fine sand, and one part of quicklime -which has been allowed to slack spontaneously by exposure to the air. -This mixture may be kept for any length of time without injury. In using -it a portion is mixed into paste with linseed oil, or, still better, -boiled linseed oil. In this state it must be quickly applied, as it soon -becomes hard. - -_Cheap White House Paint._--Take skim milk, two quarts, eight ounces -fresh slaked lime, six ounces linseed oil; two ounces white Burgundy -pitch, three pounds Spanish white. Slake the lime in water, expose it to -the air, and mix in about one-quarter of the milk, the oil, in which the -pitch is previously dissolved, to be added, a little at the time; then -the rest of the milk, and afterwards the Spanish white. This quantity is -sufficient for thirty square yards, two coats, and costs but a few -cents. If the other colors are wanted, use, instead of Spanish white, -other coloring matter. - -_Composition for House-Roofs._--Take one measure of fine sand, two of -sifted wood-ashes, and three of lime, ground up with oil. Mix -thoroughly, and lay on with a painter's brush, first a thin coat and -then a thick one. This composition is not only cheap, but it strongly -resists fire. - -_Diamond Cement._--Isinglass, one ounce; distilled vinegar, five and a -half ounces; spirits of wine, two ounces; gum ammoniacum, half an ounce; -gum mastic, half an ounce. Mix well. - -_French Polish._--To one pint of spirits of wine, add a quarter of an -ounce of gum copal, a quarter of an ounce of gum arabic, and one ounce -of shellac. Let the gums be well bruised, and sifted through a piece of -muslin. Put the spirits and the gums together in a vessel that can be -closely corked; place them near a warm stove, and frequently shake them; -in two or three days they will be dissolved; strain the mixture through -a piece of muslin, and keep it tightly corked for use. - -_Furniture Oil for Polishing and Staining Mahogany._--Take of linseed -oil, one gallon; alkanet root, three ounces; rose pink, one ounce. Boil -them together ten minutes, and strain so that the oil be quite clear. -The furniture should be well rubbed with it every day until the polish -is brought up, which will be more durable than any other. - -_Glue for ready Use._--To any quantity of glue use common whiskey -instead of water. Put both together in a bottle, cork tight, and set it -away for three or four days, when it will be fit for use without the -application of heat. - -_A Quart of Ink, for a Dime._--Buy extract of logwood, which may be had -at three cents an ounce, or cheaper by the quantity. Buy also, for three -cents, an ounce of _bi-chromate of potash_. Do not make a mistake, and -get the simple chromate of potash. The former is orange red, and the -latter clear yellow. Now, take half an ounce of extract of logwood and -ten grains of bi-chromate of potash, and dissolve them in a quart of hot -rain water. When cold, pour it into a glass bottle, and leave it -uncorked for a week or two. Exposure to the air is indispensable. The -ink is then made, and has cost five to ten minutes' labor, and about -three cents, beside the bottle. The ink is at first an intense steel -blue, but becomes quite black. - -_An Excellent Substitute for Ink._--Put a couple of iron nails into a -teaspoonful of vinegar. In half an hour pour in a tablespoonful of -strong tea, and then you will have ink enough for a while. - -_Ink, First-Rate Black._--Take twelve pounds of bruised galls, five -pounds of gum Senegal, five pounds of green sulphate of iron, and twelve -gallons of rain water. Boil the galls with nine gallons of water for -three hours, adding fresh water to replace what is lost by evaporation. -Let the decoction settle, and draw off the clear liquor; add to it a -strained solution of the gum; dissolve also the sulphate of iron -separately, and mix the whole. - -_Ink, Blue._--Chinese blue, three ounces; oxalic acid, (pure,) -three-quarters of an ounce; gum arabic, powdered, one ounce; distilled -water, six pints. Mix. - -_Ink, Cheap Printing._--Take equal parts of lampblack and oil; mix and -keep on the fire till reduced to the right consistency. This is a good -ink for common purposes, and is very cheap. We have used it extensively -ourselves. - -_Ink, Copying._--Dissolve half an ounce of gum and twenty grains of -Spanish licorice in thirteen drachms of water, and add one drachm of -lampblack, previously mixed with a teaspoonful of sherry. - -_Ink, Indelible._--To four drachms of lunar caustic, in four ounces of -water, add 60 drops of nutgalls, made strong by being pulverized and -steeped in soft water. The mordant, which is to be applied to the cloth -before writing, is composed of one ounce of pearlash, dissolved in four -ounces of water, with a little gum arabic dissolved in it. Wet the spot -with this; dry and iron the cloth; then write. - -_Ink, Indelible Marking._--One and a half drachms of nitrate of silver, -one ounce of distilled water, half an ounce of strong mucilage of gum -arabic, three-quarters of a drachm of liquid ammonia. Mix the above in a -clean glass bottle, cork tightly, and keep in a dark place till -dissolved, and ever afterwards. Directions for use: Shake the bottle, -then dip a clean quill pen in the ink, and write or draw what you -require on the article; immediately hold it close to the fire (without -scorching), or pass a hot iron over it, and it will become a deep and -indelible black, indestructible by either time or acids of any -description. - -_Ink, Indestructible._--On many occasions it is of importance to employ -an ink indestructible by any process, that will not equally destroy the -material on which it is applied. For black ink, twenty-five grains of -copal, in powder, are to be dissolved in two hundred grains of oil of -lavender, by the assistance of a gentle heat, and are then to be mixed -with two and a half grains of lampblack and half a grain of indigo. This -ink is particularly useful for labelling phials, &c., containing -chemical, substances of a corrosive nature. - -_Ink for Marking Linen with Type._--Dissolve one part of asphaltum in -four parts of oil of turpentine, and lamp-black or black-lead, in fine -powder, in sufficient quantity to render of proper consistency to print -with type. - -_Ink Powder for Immediate Use._--Reduce to powder ten ounces of -gall-nuts, three ounces of green copperas, two ounces each of powdered -alum and gum arabic. Put a little of this mixture into white wine, and -it will be fit for immediate use. - -_Ink Stains._--The moment the ink is spilled, take a little milk, and -saturate the stain, soak it up with a rag, and apply a little more milk, -rubbing it well in. In a few minutes the ink will be completely removed. - -_Red Ink._--Take of the raspings of Brazil wood, quarter of a pound, and -infuse them two or three days in colorless vinegar. Boil the infusion -one hour and a half over a gentle fire, and afterward filter it while -hot, through paper laid in an earthenware cullender. Put it again over -the fire, and dissolve in it first half an ounce of gum arabic, and -afterward of alum and white sugar each half an ounce. Care should be -taken that the Brazil wood be not adulterated with the Braziletto or -campeachy wood. - -_Transfer Ink._--Mastic in tears, four ounces; shellac, six oz.; Venice -turpentine, half an ounce; melt together; add wax, half a pound; tallow, -three ounces. When dissolved, further add hard tallow soap (in -shavings), three ounces; and when the whole is combined, add lampblack, -two ounces. Mix well, cool a little, and then pour it into molds. This -ink is rubbed down with a little water in a cup or saucer, in the same -way as water-color cakes. In winter, the operation should be performed -near the fire. - -_Indian Glues._--Take one pound of the best glue, the stronger the -better, boil it and strain it very clear; boil also four ounces of -isinglass; put the mixture into a double glue pot, add half a pound of -brown sugar, and boil the whole until it gets thick; then pour it into -thin plates or molds, and when cold you may cut and dry them in small -pieces for the pocket. The glue is used by merely holding it over steam, -or wetting it with the mouth. This is a most useful and convenient -article, being much stronger than common glue. It is sold under the name -of Indian glue, but is much less expensive in making, and is applicable -to all kinds of small fractures, etc.; answers well on the hardest -woods, and cements china, etc., though, of course, it will not resist -the action of hot water. For parchment and paper, in lieu of gum or -paste, it will be found equally convenient. - -_Japanese Cement._--Intimately mix the best powdered rice with a little -cold water, then gradually add boiling water until a proper consistence -is acquired, being particularly careful to keep it well stirred all the -time; lastly, it must be boiled for one minute in a clean saucepan or -earthern pipkin. This glue is beautifully white and almost transparent, -for which reason it is well adapted for fancy paper work, which requires -a strong and colorless cement. - -_Liquid Blacking._--Mix a quarter of a pound of ivory-black, six gills -of vinegar, a tablespoonful of sweet oil, and two large spoonfuls of -molasses. Stir the whole well together, and it will then be fit for use. - -_Liquid Glue._--Dissolve one part of powdered alum, one hundred and -twenty parts of water; add one hundred and twenty parts of glue, ten of -acetic acid, and forty of alcohol, and digest. Prepared glue is made by -dissolving common glue in warm water, and then adding acetic acid -(strong vinegar) to keep it. Dissolve one pound of best glue in one and -a half pints of water, and add one pint of vinegar. It is then ready for -use. - -_Magic Copying Paper._--To make black paper, lampblack mixed with cold -lard; red paper, Venetian red mixed with lard; blue paper, Prussian blue -mixed with lard; green paper, Chrome green mixed with lard. The above -ingredients to be mixed to the consistency of thick paste, and to be -applied to the paper with a rag. Then take a flannel rag, and rub until -all color ceases coming off. Cut your sheets four inches wide and six -inches long; put four sheets together, one of each color, and sell for -twenty-five cents per package. The first cost will not exceed three -cents. - -Directions for writing with this paper: Lay down your paper upon which -you wish to write; then lay on the copying paper, and over this lay any -scrap of paper you choose; then take any hard pointed substance and -write as you would with a pen. - -_Mahogany Stain._--Break two ounces of dragon's blood in pieces, and put -them in a quart of rectified spirits of wine; let the bottle stand in a -warm place, and shake it frequently. When dissolved, it is fit for use, -and will render common wood an excellent imitation of mahogany. - -_Marine Glue._--Dissolve four parts of India-rubber in thirty-four parts -of coal tar naptha, aiding the solution with heat and agitation. The -solution is then thick as cream, and it should be added to sixty-four -parts of powdered shellac, which must be heated in the mixture till all -is dissolved. While the mixture is hot it is poured on plates of metal, -in sheets like leather. It can be kept in that state, and when it is -required to be used, it is put into a pot and heated till it is soft, -and then applied with a brush to the surfaces to be joined. Two pieces -of wood joined with this cement can scarcely be sundered. - -_Parchment._--Paper parchment may be produced by immersing paper in a -concentratic solution of chloride of zinc. - -_Amalgam of Gold._--Place one part of gold in a small iron saucepan or -ladle, perfectly clean, then add 8 parts of mercury, and apply a gentle -heat, when the gold will dissolve; agitate the mixture for one minute, -and pour it out on a clean plate or stone slab. - -For gilding brass, copper etc. The metal to be gilded is first rubbed -over with a solution of nitrate of mercury, and then covered with a very -thin film of the amalgam. On heat being applied the mercury volatilizes, -leaving the gold behind. - -A much less proportion of gold is often employed than the above, where a -very thin and cheap gilding is required, as by increasing the quantity -of the mercury, the precious metal may be extended over a much larger -surface. A similar amalgam prepared with silver is used for silvering. - -_Amalgam for Mirrors._--Lead and tin, each 1 oz; bismuth, 2 oz; mercury, -4 oz.; melt as before, and add the mercury. These are used to silver -mirrors, glass globes, etc., by warming the glass, melting the amalgam, -and applying it. - -_Annealing Steel._--1. For a small quantity. Heat the steel to a cherry -red in a charcoal fire, then bury in sawdust, in an iron box, covering -the sawdust with ashes. Let stay until cold.--2. For a larger quantity, -and when it is required to be very "soft." Pack the steel with cast iron -(lathe or planer) chips in an iron box, as follows: Having at least 1/2 or -3/4 inch in depth of chips in the bottom of the box, put in a layer of -steel, then more chips to fill spaces between the steel, and also the 1/2 -or 3/4 inch space between the sides of box and steel, then more steel; and -lastly, at least 1 inch in depth of chips, well rammed down on top of -steel. Heat to and keep at a red heat for from two to four hours. Do not -disturb the box until cold. - -_To make Bell Metal._--1. Melt together under powdered charcoal, 100 -parts of pure copper, with 20 parts of tin, and unite the two metals by -frequently stirring the mass. Product very fine.--2. Copper 3 parts; tin -1 part; as above. Some of the finest church bells in the world have this -composition.--3. Copper 2 parts: tin 1 part; as above.--4. Copper 72 -parts; tin 26-1/2 parts; iron 1-1/2 parts. The bells of small clocks or -pendules are made of this alloy in Paris. - -_Brass to Make._ 1. _Fine Brass._--2 parts of copper to 1 part of zinc. -This is nearly one equivalent each of copper and zinc, if the equivalent -of the former metal be taken at 63-2; or 2 equivalents of copper to 1 -equivalent of zine, if it be taken with Liebig and Berzelius, at 31-6. - -2. Copper 4 parts, zinc 1 part. An excellent and very useful brass. - -_Cleansing Solution for Brass._--Put together two ounces sulphuric acid, -an ounce and a half nitric acid, one dram saltpetre and two ounces rain -water. Let stand for a few hours, and apply by passing the article in -and out quickly, and then washing off thoroughly with clean rain water. -Old, discolored brass chains treated in this way will look equally as -well as when new. The usual method of drying as in sawdust. - -_To Cover Brass with beautiful Luster Colors._--One ounce of cream of -tartar is dissolved in one quart of hot water, to which is added half an -ounce of tin salt (protochloride of tin) dissolved in four ounces of -cold water. The whole is then heated to boiling, the clear solution -decanted from a trifling precipitate, and poured under continual -stirring into a solution of three ounces hyposulphite of soda in -one-half a pint of water, whereupon it is again heated to boiling, and -filtered from the separated sulphur. This solution produces on brass the -various luster-colors, depending on the length of time during which the -articles are allowed to remain in it. The colors at first will be light -to dark, gold yellow, passing through all the tints of red to an -irridescent brown. A similar series of colors is produced by sulphide of -copper and lead, which, however, are not remarkable for their stability; -whether this defect will be obviated by the use of the tin solution, -experience and time alone can show. - -_Bronzing Gun-Barrels._--The so-called butter of zinc used for bronzing -gun-barrels is made by dissolving zinc in hydrochloric acid till no more -free acid is left; which is secured by placing zinc in the acid until it -ceases to be dissolved. The liquid is then evaporated until a drop taken -out and placed on a piece of glass solidifies in cooling, when it is -mixed with 2 parts of olive oil for every three parts of the liquid. The -barrels must be cleansed and warmed before applying the so-called -butter, which put on with a piece of linen rag. - -_Bronzing Fluid._--For brown: Iron filings, or scales, 1 lb.; arsenic, 1 -oz.; hydrochloric acid, 1 lb.; metallic zinc, 1 oz. The article to be -bronzed is to be dipped in this solution till the desired effect be -produced. - -_Bronze, Green._--Acetic acid, diluted, 4 lbs; green veriter, 2 oz.; -muriate of ammonia, 1 oz.; common salt, 2 oz.; alum, 1/2 oz.; French -berries, 1/2 lb.; boil them together till the berries have yielded their -color, and strain. Olive bronze, for brass or copper.--Nitric acid, 1 -oz.; hydrochloric acid, 2 oz.; titanium or palladium, as much as will -dissolve, and add three pints of distilled water. - -_To Soften Cast-Iron, for Drilling._--Heat to a cherry red, having it -lie level in the fire, then with a pair of cold tongs put on a piece of -brimstone, a little less in size than you wish the hole to be when -drilled, and it softens entirely through the piece; let it lie in the -fire until a little cool, when it is ready to drill. - -_To Weld Cast-Iron._--Take of good clear white sand, three parts; -refined solton, one part; fosterine, one part; rock-salt, one part; mix -all together. Take 2 pieces of cast-iron, heat them in a moderate -charcoal-fire, occasionally taking them out while heating, and dipping -them into the composition, until they are of a proper heat to weld; then -at once lay them on the anvil, and gently hammer them together, and, if -done carefully by one who understands welding iron, you will have them -nicely welded together. One man prefers heating the metal, then cooling -it in the water of common beans, and heat it again for welding. - -_To recut old Files and Rasps._--Dissolve 4 oz. of saleratus in 1 quart -of water, and boil the files in it for half an hour; then remove, wash -and dry them. Now have ready, in a glass or stoneware vessel, 1 quart of -rain water, into which you have slowly added 4 oz. of best sulphuric -acid, and keep the proportions for any amount used. Immerse the files in -this preparation for from six to twelve hours, according to fineness or -coarseness of the files; then remove, wash them clean, dry quickly, and -put a little sweet oil on them to cover the surface. If the files are -coarse, they will need to remain in about twelve hours, but for fine -files six to eight hours is sufficient. This plan is applicable to -blacksmiths', gunsmiths', tinners', coppersmiths' and machinists' files. -Copper and tin workers will only require a short time to take the -articles out of their files, as the soft metals with which they become -filled are soon dissolved. Blacksmiths' and saw-mill files require full -time. Files may be recut three times by this process. The liquid may be -used at different times if required. Keep away from children, as it is -poisonous. - -_Twist, Browning for Gun-Barrels._--Take spirits of nitre 3/4 oz.; -tincture of steel, 3/4 oz.: (if the tincture of steel cannot be obtained, -the unmedicated tincture of iron may be used, but it is not so good) -black brimstone, 1/4 oz.; blue vitriol, 1/2 oz.; corrosive sublimate, 1/4 oz.; -nitric acid, 1 dr. or 60 drops; copperas, 1/4 oz.; mix with 1-1/2 pts. of -rain water, keep corked, also, as the other, and the process of applying -is also the same. - -_Gun Metal._--1. Melt together 112 lbs. of Bristol brass, 14 lbs. of -spelter, and 7 lbs. of block tin.--2. Melt together 9 parts of copper -and 1 part of tin; the above compounds are those used in the manufacture -of small and great brass guns, swivels, etc. - -_Chinese Method of Mending Holes in Iron._--The Chinese mend holes in -cast-iron vessels as follows: They melt a small quantity of iron in a -crucible the size of a thimble, and pour the molten metal on a piece of -felt covered with wood-ashes. This is pressed inside the vessel against -the hole, and as it exudes on the other side it is struck by a small -roll of felt covered with ashes. The new iron then adheres to the old. - -_Common Pewter._--Melt in a crucible 7 lbs. of tin, and when fused throw -in 1 lb. of lead, 6 oz. of copper and 2 oz. of zinc. This combination of -metal will form an alloy of great durability and tenacity; also of -considerable luster. - -_Best Pewter._--The best sort of pewter consists of 100 parts of tin, -and 17 of regulus of antimony. - -_Hard Pewter._--Melt together 12 lbs. of tin, 1 lb. of regulus of -antimony, and 4 oz. of copper. - -_To Mend Broken Saws._--Pure silver, 19 parts: pure copper, 1 part: pure -brass, 2 parts; all are to be filed into powder and intimately mixed. -Place the saw level upon the anvil, the broken edges in close contact, -and hold them so: now put a small line of the mixture along the seam, -covering it with a large bulk of powdered charcoal; now with a spirit -lamp and a jeweler's blow-pipe, hold the coal-dust in place, and blow -sufficient to melt the solder mixture: then with a hammer set the joint -smooth, if not already so, and file away any superfluous solder; and you -will be surprised at its strength. - -_Solder, to Adhere to Brass or Copper._--Prepare a soldering solution in -this way: Pour a small quantity of muriatic acid on some zinc filings, -so as to completely cover the zinc. Let it stand about an hour, and then -pour off the acid, to which add twice its amount of water. By first -wetting the brass or copper with this preparation, the solder will -readily adhere. - -_Common Solder._--Put into a crucible 2 lbs. of lead, and when melted -throw in 1 lb. of tin. This alloy is that generally known by the name of -solder. When heated by a hot iron and applied to tinned iron with -powdered rosin, it acts as a cement or solder. - -_Tempering Steel._--For tempering many kinds of tools, the steel is -first hardened by heating it to a cherry red, and plunging it into cold -water. Afterward the temper is drawn by moderately heating the steel -again. Different degrees of hardness are required for different -purposes, and the degree of heat for each of these, with the -corresponding color, will be found in the annexed table: - - Very pale straw color, 430 deg.--the temper required for lancets. - - A shade of darker yellow, 450 deg.--for razors and surgical instruments. - - Darker straw-yellow, 470 deg.--for penknives. - - Still darker yellow, 490 deg.--chisels for cutting iron. - - A brown yellow, 500 deg.--axes and plane-irons. - - Yellow, slightly tinged with purple, 520 deg.--table-knives and - watch-springs. - -_Tempering Liquid._--1. To 6 quarts of soft water put in corrosive -sublimate, 1 oz.; common salt, 2 handfuls; when dissolved it is ready -for use. The first gives toughness to the steel, while the latter gives -the hardness. Be careful with this preparation, as it is a dangerous -poison.--2. Salt, 1/2 teacup; saltpetre, 1/2 oz.; alum, pulverized, 1 -tea-spoon; soft water, 1 gallon; never heat over a cherry red, nor draw -any temper.--3. Saltpetre, sal-ammoniac, and alum, of each 2 oz.; salt, -1-1/2 lbs.; water, 3 gallons, and draw no temper.--4. Saltpetre and alum, -each 2 oz.; sal-ammoniac, 1/2 oz.; salt, 1-1/2 lbs.; soft water, 2 gallons. -Heat to a cherry red, and plunge in, drawing no temper. - -_Bayberry, or Myrtle Soap._--Dissolve two and a quarter pounds of white -potash in five quarts of water, then mix it with ten pounds of myrtle -wax, or bayberry tallow. Boil the whole over a slow fire till it turns -to soap, then add a teacup of cold water; let it boil ten minutes -longer; at the end of that time turn it into tin molds or pans, and let -them remain a week or ten days to dry; then turn them out of the molds. -If you wish to have the soap scented, stir into it an essential oil -that has an agreeable smell, just before you turn it into the molds. -This kind of soap is excellent for shaving, and for chapped hands: it is -also good for eruptions on the face. It will be fit for use in the -course of three or four weeks after it is made, but it is better for -being kept ten or twelve months. - -_Chemical Soap_, (for taking Oil, Grease, etc., from Cloth).--Take five -pounds castile soap, cut fine; one pint alcohol; one pint soft water; -two ounces aquafortis; one and a half ounces lampblack; two ounces of -saltpetre; three ounces potash; one ounce of camphor; and four ounces of -cinnamon, in powder. First dissolve the soap, potash and saltpetre, by -boiling; then add all the other articles, and continue to stir until it -cools; then pour into a box and let it stand twenty-four hours and cut -into cakes. - -_Cold Soap._--Mix twenty-six pounds of melted and strained grease with -four pailfuls of ley, made of twenty pounds of white potash. Let the -whole stand in the sun, stirring it frequently. In the course of the -week, fill the barrel with weak ley. - -_Genuine Erasive Soap._--Two pounds of good castile soap; half a pound -of carbonate of potash; dissolve in half a pint of hot water. Cut the -soap in thin slices, and boil the soap with the potash until it is thick -enough to mould in cakes; also add alcohol, half an ounce; camphor, half -an ounce; hartshorn, half an ounce; color with half an ounce of -pulverized charcoal. - -_Hard White Soap._--To fifteen pounds of lard or suet, made boiling hot, -add slowly six gallons of hot ley, or solution of potash, that will bear -up an egg high enough to leave a piece big as a shilling bare. Take out -a little, and cool it. If no grease rise it is done. If any grease -appears, add ley, and boil till no grease rises. Add three quarts of -fine salt, and boil up again. If this does not harden well on cooling, -add more salt. If it is to be perfumed, melt it next day, add the -perfume, and run it in molds or cut in cakes. - -_Labor-Saving Soap._--Take two pounds of sal-soda, two pounds of yellow -bar soap, and ten quarts of water. Cut the soap in thin slices, and boil -together for two hours; strain, and it will be fit for use. Put the -clothes in soak the night before you wash, and to every pail of water in -which you boil them, add a pound of soap. They will need no rubbing; -merely rinse them out, and they will be perfectly clean and white. - -_To Make Good Soap._--To make matchless soap, take one gallon of soft -soap, to which add a gill of common salt, and boil an hour. When cold, -separate the ley from the crude. Add to the crude two pounds of -sal-soda, and boil in two gallons of soft water till dissolved. If you -wish it better, slice two pounds of common bar soap and dissolve in the -above. If the soft soap makes more than three pounds of crude, add in -proportion to the sal-soda and water. - -_To Make Hard Soap from Soft._--Take seven pounds of good soft soap; -four pounds sal-soda; two ounces borax; one ounce hartshorn; half a -pound of resin; to be dissolved in twenty-two quarts of water, and -boiled about twenty minutes. - -_Whale Oil Soap_ (for the destruction of Insects.)--Render common ley -caustic, by boiling it at full strength on quicklime; then take the ley -and boil it with as much whale oil foot as it will saponify (change to -soap), pour off into molds, and, when cold, it is tolerably hard. Whale -oil foot is the sediment produced in refining whale oil, and is worth -two dollars per barrel. - -_Soluble Glass._--Mix ten parts of carbonate of potash, fifteen parts of -powdered quartz, and one pound of charcoal. Fuse well together. The mass -is soluble in four or five parts of boiling water, and the filtered -solution, evaporated to dryness, yields a transparent glass, permanent -in the air. - -_To Make Eggs of Pharaoh's Serpents._--Take mercury and dissolve it in -moderately diluted nitric acid by means of heat, taking care, however, -that there be always an excess of metallic mercury remaining; decant the -solution and pour it into a solution of sulpho-cyanide of ammonium or -potassium, which may be bought at a good drug store, or of a dealer in -chemicals. Equal weights of both will answer. A precipitate will fall to -the bottom of the beaker or jar, which is to be collected on a filter -and washed two or three times with water, when it is put in a warm place -to dry. Take for every pound of this material one ounce of gum -tragacanth which has been soaked in hot water. When the gum is -completely softened it is to be transferred to a mortar, and the -pulverized and dried precipitate gradually mixed with it by means of a -little water, so as to present a somewhat dry pill mass, from which by -hand pellets of the desired size are formed, put on a piece of glass, -and dried again; they are then ready for use. - -_Tracing Paper._--In order to prepare a beautiful transparent, colorless -paper, it is best to employ the varnish formed with Demarara resin in -the following way: The sheets intended for this purpose are laid flat on -each other, and the varnish spread over the uppermost sheet with a -brush, until the paper appears perfectly colorless, without, however, -the liquid thereon being visible. The first sheet is then removed, hung -up for drying, and the second treated in the same manner. After being -dried, this paper is capable of being written on, either with chalk or -pencil, or steel pens. It preserves its colorless transparency without -becoming yellow, as is frequently the case with that prepared in any -other way. - -_Unsurpassable Blacking._--Put one gallon of vinegar into a stone jug, -and one pound of ivory-black well pulverized, half a pound of loaf -sugar, half an ounce of oil of vitriol, and seven ounces of sweet oil. -Incorporate the whole by stirring. - -2. Take twelve ounces each of ivory-black and molasses; spermaceti oil, -four ounces; and white wine vinegar, two quarts. Mix thoroughly. This -contains no vitriol, and therefore will not injure the leather. The -trouble of making it is very little, and it would be well to prepare it -for one's self, were it only to be assured that it is not injurious. - -_Varnish for Iron Work._--To make a good black varnish for iron work, -take eight pounds of asphaltum and fuse it in an iron kettle; then add -five gallons of boiled linseed oil, one pound of litharge, half a pound -of sulphate of zinc (add these slowly, or it will fume over), and boil -them for about three hours. Now add one and a half pounds of dark gum -amber, and boil for two hours longer, or until the mass will become -quite thick when cool, after which it should be thinned with turpentine -to due consistency. - - - - -THE TOILET, PERFUMERY, ETC. - - -_Hair Restorers and Invigorators._--There are hundreds; Lyon's, Wood's, -Barry's, Bogle's, Jayne's, Storr's, Baker's, Driscol's, Phalon's, -Haskel's, Allen's, Spaulding's, etc. But, though all under different -names, are similar in principle, being vegetable oils dissolved in -alcohol, with the addition of spirit of soap, and an astringent -material, such as tincture of catechu, or infusion of bark. The best is -to dissolve one ounce of castor oil in one quart of 95 alcohol, and add -one ounce of tincture of cantharides, two ounces of tincture of catechu, -two ounces of lemon juice, two ounces of tincture of cinchona; and to -scent it, add oil of cinnamon, or oil of rosemary, or both. - -_To Make the Hair Soft and Glossy._--Put one ounce of castor oil in one -pint of bay rum or alcohol, and color it with a little of the tincture -of alkanet root. Apply a little every morning. - -_Instantaneous Hair Dye._--Take one drachm of nitrate of silver, and add -to it just sufficient rain water to dissolve it, _and no more_; then -take strong spirit of ammonia, and gradually pour on the solution of -silver, until it becomes as clear as water, (_the addition of the -ammonia at first makes it brown_); then wrap round the bottle two or -three covers of blue paper, to exclude the light--otherwise it will -spoil. Having made this, obtain two drachms of gallic acid; put this -into another bottle which will contain one-half pint; pour upon it hot -water, and let it stand until cold--when it is fit for use. - -_Directions to Dye the Hair._--First wash the head, beard, or moustaches -with soap and water; afterwards with clean water. Dry, and apply the -gallic acid solution, with a clean brush. When it is almost dry, take a -small tooth comb, and with a fine brush, put on the teeth of the comb a -little of the silver solution, and comb it through the hair, when it -will become a brilliant jet black. Wait a few hours; then wash the head -again with clean water. If you want to make a brown dye, add double or -treble the quantity of water to the silver solution, and you can obtain -any shade of color you choose. - -_To Prevent Gray Hair._--When the hair begins to change color, the use -of the following pomade has a beneficial effect in preventing the -disease extending, and has the character of even restoring the color of -the hair in many instances: Lard, 4 ounces: spermaceti, 4 drachms: oxide -of bismuth, 4 drachms. Melt the lard and spermaceti together, and when -getting cold stir in the bismuth; to this can be added any kind of -perfume, according to choice. It should be used whenever the hair -requires dressing. It must not be imagined that any good effect speedily -results; it is, in general, a long time taking place, the change being -very gradual. - -_Liquid Rouge for the Complexion._--Four ounces of alcohol, two ounces -of water, twenty grains of carmine; twenty grains of ammonia, six grains -of oxalic acid, six grains of alum--mix. - -_Vinegar Rouge._--Cochineal, three drachms; carmine lake, three drachms; -alcohol, six drachms; mix, and then put into one pint of vinegar, -perfumed with lavender; let it stand a fortnight, then strain for use. - -_Pearl Powder for Complexion._--Take white bismuth, one pound; starch -powder, one ounce; orris powder, one ounce. Mix and sift through lawn. -Add a drop of otto of roses or neroli. - -_Pearl Water for the Complexion._--Castile soap, one pound; water, one -gallon. Dissolve, then add alcohol, one quart; oil of rosemary and oil -of lavender, each two drachms. Mix well. - -_Complexion Pomatum._--Mutton grease, one pound; oxide of bismuth, four -ounces; powdered French chalk, two ounces; mix. - -_Feuchtwanger's Tooth Paste._--Powdered myrrh, two ounces; burnt alum, -one ounce; cream tartar, one ounce; cuttlefish bone, four ounces: drop -lake, two ounces; honey, half a gallon; mix. - -_Spanish Vermilion for the Toilette._--Take an alkine solution of -bastard saffron, and precipitate the color with lemon juice; mix the -precipitate with a sufficient quantity of finely powdered French chalk -and lemon juice, then add a little perfume. - -_Fine Tooth Powder._--Powdered orris root, one ounce; peruvian bark, one -ounce; prepared chalk, one ounce; myrrh, one-half ounce. - -_To Make Brown Teeth White._--Apply carefully over the teeth, a stick -dipped in strong acetic or nitric acid, and immediately wash out the -mouth with cold water. To make the teeth even, if irregular, draw a -piece of fine cord betwixt them. - -_Superior Cologne Water._--Alcohol, one gallon: add oil of cloves, -lemon, nutmeg and bergamot, each one drachm; oil neroli, three and a -half drachms; seven drops of oils of rosemary, lavender and cassia; half -a pint of spirits of nitre; half a pint of elder-flower water. Let it -stand a day or two, then take a cullender and at the bottom lay a piece -of white cloth, and fill it up, one-fourth of white sand, and filter -through it. - -_Smelling Salts._--Super carbonate of ammonia, eight parts; put it in -coarse powder into a bottle, and pour out lavender oil one part. - -_Oil of Roses--for the Hair._--Olive oil, two pints: otto of roses, one -drachm; oil of rosemary, one drachm; mix. It may be colored by steeping -a little alkanet root in the oil (by heat) before scenting it. - -_Arnica Hair Wash._--When the hair is falling off and becoming thin, -from the too frequent use of castor, Macassar oils, &c., or when -premature baldness arises from illness, the arnica hair wash will be -found of great service in arresting the mischief. It is thus prepared: -take elder water, half a pint; sherry wine, half a pint; tincture of -arnica, half an ounce; alcoholic ammonia, 1 drachm--if this last named -ingredient is old, and has lost its strength, then two drachms instead -of one may be employed. The whole of these are to be mixed in a lotion -bottle, and applied every night to the head with a sponge. Wash the head -with warm water twice a week. Soft brushes only must be used during the -growth of the young hair. - -_Ammoniacal Pomatum for Promoting the Growth of Hair._--Take almond oil, -quarter of a pound; white wax, half an ounce; clarified lard, three -ounces; liquid ammonia, a quarter fluid ounce; otto of lavender, and -cloves, of each one drachm. Place the oil, wax and lard in a jar, which -set in boiling water; when the wax is melted, allow the grease to cool -till nearly ready to set, then stir in the ammonia and the perfume, and -put into small jars for use. Never use a hard brush, nor comb the hair -too much. Apply the pomade at night only. - -_Bandoline for the Hair._--This mixture is best made a little at a time. -Pour a tablespoonful of boiling water on a dozen quince seeds, and -repeat when fresh is required. - -_Artificial Bear's Grease._--Bear's grease is imitated by a mixture of -prepared veal suet and beef marrow. It may be scented at pleasure. The -following are some of the best compounds sold by that name: - -1. Prepared suets, 3 ounces; lard, 1 ounce; olive oil, 1 ounce; oil of -cloves, 10 drops; compound tincture of benzoin, 1 drachm. Mix. - -2. Lard, 1 pound; solution of carbonate of potash, 2 ounces. Mix. - -3. Olive oil, 3 pints; white wax, 3 ounces; spermaceti, 1 ounce; scent -with oil of roses and oil of bitter almonds. - -_Bears' Oil._--The best description of lard oil, properly perfumed, is -far preferable to any other kind of oil. - -_Cosmetic Soap, for Washing the Hands._--Take a pound of castile soap, -or any other nice old soap; scrape it fine; put it on the fire with a -little water, stir it to a smooth paste; turn it into a bowl; or any -kind of essence; beat it with a silver spoon till well mixed; thicken it -with Indian meal, and keep it in small pots, closely covered; exposure -to the air will harden it. - -_Cosmetic Wash for the Hair._--Red wine, one pound; salt, one drachm; -sulphate of iron, two drachms; boil for a few minutes, add common -verdigris, one drachm; leave it on the fire two minutes; withdraw it, -and add two drachms of powdered nutgall. Rub the hair with the liquid, -in a few minutes dry it with a warm cloth, and afterwards wash with -water. - -_To Remove Dandruff._--Take a thimbleful of powdered refined borax, let -it dissolve in a teacupful of water, first brush the head well, then wet -a brush and apply it to the head. Do this every day for a week, and -twice a week for a few times, and you will effectually remove the -dandruff. - -_To Make the Complexion Fair._--Take emulsion of bitter almonds, one -pint; oxymuriate of quicksilver, two and a half grains; sal ammonia, one -drachm. Use moderately for pimples, freckles, tanned complexions. - -_Eau de Cologne--Cologne Water._--Oil of lavender, oil of bergamot, oil -of lemon, oil of neroli, each one ounce; oil of cinnamon, half an -ounce; spirit of rosemary, fifteen ounces; highly rectified spirits, -eight pints. Let them stand fourteen days; then distil in a water bath. - -2. Essential oils of bergamot, lemon, neroli, orange-peel and rosemary, -each twelve drops; cardamon seeds, one drachm, rectified spirits, one -pint. It improves by age. - -_Eau de Rosieres._--Spirits of roses, 4 pints; spirits of jessamine, one -pint; spirits of orange flowers, one pint; spirits of cucumber, two and -a quarter pints; spirits of celery seed, two and a quarter pints; -spirits of angelica root, two and three quarter pints; tincture of -benzoin, three quarters of a pint; balsam of Mecca, a few drops. - -_Eau de Violettes._--Macerate five ounces of fine orris root in a quart -of rectified spirits, for some days, and filter. - -_Esprit de Bouquet._--Oil of lavender, oil of cloves and oil of -bergamot, each two drachms; otto of rose, and oil of cinnamon, each, -twenty drops; essence of musk, one drachm; rectified spirits, one pint. -Mix. - -_Essence of Ambergris._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; ambergris, 24 -grains. Let it stand for three days in a warm place, and filter. - -_Essence of Bergamot._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; bergamot-peel, -four ounces: as above. - -_Essence of Cedrat._--Essence of bergamot, one ounce; essence of neroli, -two drachms. - -_Essence of Cloves._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; bruised cloves, one -ounce. - -_Essence for the Headache._--Spirits of wine, two pounds; roche alum, in -fine powder, two ounces; camphor, four ounces; essence of lemon, half an -ounce; strong water of ammonia, four ounces. Stop the bottle close, and -shake it daily, for three or four days. - -_Essence of Lavender._--Essential oil of lavender, three and a half -ounces; rectified spirits, two quarts; rose water, half a pint; tincture -of orris, half a pint. - -_Essence of Lemon._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; fresh lemon-peel, -four ounces. - -_Essence of Musk._--Take one pint proof spirit, and add two drachms -musk. Let it stand a fortnight, with frequent agitation. - -_Essence of Neroli._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; orange-peel, cut -small, three ounces; orris root in powder, one drachm; musk, two -grains. - -_Essence for Smelling Bottles._--Oil of lavender and essence of -bergamot, each one drachm; oil of orange-peel, eight drops; oil of -cinnamon, four drops; oil of neroli, two drops; alcohol and strongest -water of ammonia, each two ounces. - -_Essence of Verbena Leaf._--Take rectified spirits of wine, half a pint; -otto of verbena, half a drachm; otto of bergamot, one drachm; tincture -of tolu, quarter of an ounce. Mix them together, and it is ready for -use. This sweet scent does not stain the handkerchief and is very -economical. - -_Essence of Violets._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; orris root, one -ounce. Other essences in the same manner. - -_Eye Water._--Take one pint of rose water, and add one teaspoonful each -of spirits of camphor and laudanum. Mix and bottle. To be shaken and -applied to the eyes as often as necessary. Perfectly harmless. - -_Honey Water._--Rectified spirits, eight pints; oil of cloves, oil of -lavender, oil of bergamot, each half an ounce; musk, eight grains; -yellow sandus shavings, four ounces; digest for eight days and add two -pints each of orange flower and rose water. - -_Lavender Water._--Oil of lavender, four ounces; spirit, three quarts; -rose water, one pint. Mix and filter. - -_Lisbon Water._--To rectified spirit, one gallon, add essential oils of -orange-peel and lemon-peel, of each three ounces, and otto of roses, one -quarter of an ounce. - -_Odoriferous Lavender Water._--Rectified spirit, five gallons; essential -oil of lavender, twenty ounces; oil of bergamot, five ounces; essence of -ambergris, half an ounce. - -2. Oil of lavender, three drachms; oil of bergamot, twenty drops; -nerolic, six drops; otto of roses, six drops; essence of cedrat, eight -drops; essence of musk, twenty drops; rectified spirit, twenty-eight -fluid ounces; distilled water, four ounces. - -_Queen of Hungary's Water._--Spirit of rosemary, four pints; orange -flower water, one quarter of a pint; essence of neroli, four drops. - - -FACE PAINTS. - -_Almond Bloom._--Boil one ounce of Brazil dust in three pints of -distilled water, and strain; add six drachms of isinglass, 2 drachms of -cochineal, one ounce of alum, and eight drachms of borax; boil again and -strain through a fine cloth. - -_Fine Carmine._--(prepared from cochineal) is used alone, or deduced -with starch, &c. And also the coloring matter of safflower and other -vegetable colors, in the form of pink saucers, &c. - -_Face Powder._--Starch, one pound; oxide of bismuth, four ounces. - -_Face Whites._--French chalk is one of the most innocent; finely -powdered. White starch is also used. - -_Rouge._--Mix vermillion with enough gum tragacanth dissolved in water -to form a thin paste; add a few drops of almond oil, place the mixture -in rouge pots, and dry by a very gentle heat. - -_Turkish Rouge._--Take half pint alcohol and one ounce of alkanet; -macerate ten days and pour off the liquid, which should be bottled. This -is the simplest and one of the best articles of the kind. - -_Caution._--White lead, and all cosmetic powders containing it should -never be applied to the skin, as it is the most dangerous article that -could be used. - -_Mouth Pastiles, for Perfuming the Breath._--Extract of licorice, three -ounces; oil of cloves, one and a half drachms; oil of cinnamon, fifteen -drops. Mix, and divide into one-grain pills, and silver them. - -2. Catechu, seven drachms; orris powder, forty grains; sugar, three -ounces; oil of rosemary, (or of clove, peppermint, or cinnamon,) four -drops. Mix, and roll flat on an oiled marble slab, and cut into very -small lozenges. - -_Oil for the Hair._--A very excellent ready-made oil for the hair which -answers all common purposes, is made by mixing one part brandy with -three parts of sweet oil. Add any scent you prefer. - -_Oil of Roses._--Fine olive oil, one pint; otto of roses, sixteen drops. -If required red, color with alkanet root, and strain before adding the -otto. For common sale essence of bergamot or of lemon is often -substituted, wholly or in part, for the expensive otto. - - - - -HUNTERS' AND TRAPPERS' SECRETS. - - -The following secret applies to _all_ animals, as every animal is -attracted by the peculiar odor in a greater or less degree; but it is -best adapted to land animals, such as Foxes, Minks, Sables, Martins, -Wolves, Bears, Wild Cats, &c., &c. - -Take one half pound strained honey, one quarter drachm musk, three -drachms oil of lavender, and four pounds of tallow, mix the whole -thoroughly together, and make it into forty pills, or balls, and place -one of these pills under the pan of each trap when setting it. - -The above preparation will most wonderfully attract all kinds of -animals, and trappers and others who use it will be sure of success. - -_To Catch Foxes._--Take oil of amber, and beaver's oil, each equal -parts, and rub them over the trap before setting it. Set in the usual -way. - -_To Catch Mink._--Take oil of amber, and beaver's oil, and rub over the -trap. Bait with fish or birds. - -_To Catch Muskrat._--In the female muskrat near the vagina is a small -bag which holds from 30 to 40 drops. Now all the trapper has to do, is -to procure a few female muskrats and squeeze the contents of a bag into -a vial. Now, when in quest of muskrats, sprinkle a few drops of the -liquid on the bushes over and around the trap. This will attract the -male muskrats in large numbers, and if the traps are properly arranged, -large numbers of them may be taken. - -In trapping Muskrats, steel traps should be used, and they should be -set in the paths and runs of the animal, where they come upon the banks, -and in every case the trap should be set under the water, and carefully -concealed; and care should be taken that it has sufficient length of -chain to enable the animals to reach the water after being caught, -otherwise they are liable to escape by tearing or gnawing off their -legs. - -_To Catch Beaver._--In trapping for beaver, set the trap at the edge of -the water or dam, at the point where the animals pass from deep to shoal -water, and always beneath the surface, and fasten it by means of a stout -chain to a picket driven in the bank, or to a bush or tree. A flat stick -should be made fast to the trap by a cord a few feet long, which, if the -animal chanced to carry away the trap, would float on the water and -point out its position. The trap should then be baited with the -following preparation, called - - "_The Beaver Medicine_." - -This is prepared from a substance called castor, and is obtained from -the glandulous pouches of the _male_ animal. - -The contents of five or six of these castor bags are mixed with a -nutmeg, twelve or fifteen cloves and thirty grains of cinnamon in fine -powder, and the whole well stirred together with as much whiskey as will -give it the consistency of mixed mustard. This preparation must be left -closely corked up, and in four or five days the odor becomes powerful; -and this medicine smeared upon the bits of wood, &c., with which the -traps are baited, will attract the beaver from a great distance, and -wishing to make a close inspection, the animal puts its legs into the -trap and is caught. - -The same caution in regard to length of chain should be observed for -Beaver, as for Otters, Muskrats, &c., for unless they can reach the -water they are liable to get out of the trap and escape. - -_Chinese Art of Catching Fish._--Take Cocculus Indicus, pulverize and -mix with dough, then scatter it broadcast over the water, as you would -sow seed. The fish will seize it with great avidity, and will instantly -become so intoxicated that they will turn belly up on top of the water, -by dozens, hundreds, or thousands, as the case may be. All that you now -have to do, is to have a boat, or other convenience to gather them up, -and as you gather put them in a tub of clean water and presently they -will be as lively and healthy as ever. - -This means of taking fish, and the manner of doing it, has, heretofore, -been known to but few. The value of such knowledge admits of no -question. This manner of taking fish does not injure the flesh in the -least. - -_Secret Art of Catching fish._--Put the oil of rhodium on the bait, when -fishing with the hook, and you will always succeed. - -_To Catch Fish._--Take the juice of smallage or lovage, and mix with any -kind of bait. As long as there remain any kind of fish within many yards -of your hook, you will find yourself busy pulling them out. - -_To Catch Abundance of Eels, Fish, &c._--Get over the water after dark, -with a light and a dead fish that has been smeared with the juice of -stinking glawdin--the fish will gather round you in large quantities, -and can easily be scooped up. - - - - -THE FINE ARTS AND SCIENCES. - - -_To Transfer Engravings to Plaster Casts._--Cover the plate with ink, -polish its surface in the usual way, then put a wall of paper round; -then pour on it some fine paste made with plaster of Paris. Jerk it to -drive out the air bubbles, and let it stand one hour, when you have a -fine impression. - -_The New and Beautiful Art of Transferring on to Glass._--Colored or -plain Engravings, Photographs, Lithographs, Water Colors, Oil Colors, -Crayons, Steel Plates, Newspaper Cuts, Mezzotinto, Pencil, Writing, Show -Cards, Labels,--or in fact anything. - -_Directions._--Take glass that is perfectly clear--window glass will -answer--clean it thoroughly; then varnish it, taking care to have it -perfectly smooth; place it where it will be entirely free from dust; let -it stand over night; then take your engraving, lay it in clear water -until it is wet through (say ten or fifteen minutes), then lay it upon a -newspaper, that the moisture may _dry from the surface_, and still keep -the other side damp. Immediately varnish your glass the _second_ time, -then place your engraving on it, pressing it down firmly, so as to -exclude every particle of air; next rub the paper from the back, until -it is of uniform thickness--so thin that you can see through it, then -varnish it the _third_ time, and let it dry. - -_Materials Used for the Above Art._--Take two ounces balsam of fir, to -one ounce of spirits of turpentine; apply with a camel's hair brush. - -_To Make Wax Flowers._--The following articles will be required to -commence wax work: 2 lbs. white wax, 1/4 lb. hair wire, 1 bottle carmine, -1 ultramarine blue, 1 bottle chrome yellow, 2 bottles chrome green, No. -1; 2 bottles chrome green, No. 2; 1 bottle rose pink, 1 bottle royal -purple, 1 bottle scarlet powder, 1 bottle balsam fir, 2 dozen sheets -white wax. This will do to begin with. Now have a clean tin dish and -pour therein a quart or two of water; then put in about 1 lb. of the -white wax and let it boil; when cool enough, so the bubbles will not -form on top, it is ready to sheet, which is done as follows:--Take half -of a window pane, 7x9, and, after having washed it clean, dip into a -dish containing weak soap-suds; then dip into the wax and draw out -steadily and plunge it into the suds, when the sheet will readily come -off. Lay it on a cloth or clean paper to dry. Proceed in like manner -until you have enough of the white; then add enough of the green powder -to make a bright color, and heat and stir thoroughly until the color is -evenly distributed; then proceed as for sheeting white wax. The other -colors are rubbed into the leaves after they are cut out, rubbing light -or heavy according to shade. - -For patterns you can use any natural leaf, forming the creases in wax -with the thumb nail or a needle; to put the flowers together or the -leaves on to the stem, hold in the hand until warm enough to stick. If -the sheeted wax is to be used in Summer, put in a little balsam of fir -to make it hard. If for Winter, none will be required. - -You can make many flowers without a teacher; but one to assist, in the -commencement, would be a great help; though the most particular thing -about it is to get the wax sheeted. The materials I have suggested can -be procured at any drug store, and will cost from $3 to $4.50. - -_How to Charm Those Whom You Meet and Love._--When you desire to make -any one "Love" you with whom you meet, although not personally -acquainted with him, you can very readily reach him and make his -acquaintance, if you observe the foregoing instructions, in addition to -the following directions: Suppose you see him coming towards you in an -unoccupied mood, or is recklessly, or passively walking past you, all -that remains for you to do at that moment is to concentrate your thought -and send it into him as before explained; and, to your astonishment, if -he was passive, he will look at you, and now is your time to send a -thrill to his heart, by looking him carelessly, though determinately, -into his eyes, and praying with all your heart, mind, soul and strength, -that he may read your thought, and receive your true Love, which God -designs we should bear one another. This accomplished, and you need not -and must not wait for a cold-hearted, fashionable, and popular Christian -introduction; neither should you hastily run into his arms, but continue -operating in this psychological manner; not losing any convenient -opportunity to meet him at an appropriate place, when an unembarrassed -exchange of words will open the door, to the one so magnetized. At this -interview, unless prudence sanction it, do not shake hands, but let your -manners and loving eyes speak with Christian charity and ease; wherever, -or whenever you meet again, at the first opportunity grasp his hand, in -an earnest, sincere and affectionate manner, observing at the same time, -the following important directions, viz.:--As you take his bare hand in -yours, press your thumb gently, though firmly, between the bones of the -thumb and forefinger of his hand, and at the very instant when you press -thus on the blood vessels, (which you can before ascertain to pulsate,) -look him earnestly and lovingly, though not pertly or fiercely, into his -eyes, and send all your heart's, mind's and soul's strength into his -organization, and he will be your friend, and if you find him not to be -congenial, you have him in your power, and by carefully guarding against -evil influences, you can reform him to suit your own purified, -Christian, and loving taste. - -_Mesmerism._--If you desire to mesmerise a person, who has never been -put into that state, nor in the least affected, the plan is to set him -in an easy posture, and request him to be calm and resigned. Take him by -both hands, or else by one hand and place your other gently on his -forehead. But with whatever part of his body you choose to come in -contact, be sure to always touch two points, answering to the _positive_ -and _negative_ forces. Having taken him by both hands, fix your eyes -upon his, and, if possible, let him contentedly and steadily look you in -the face. Remain in this position until his eyes close. Then place both -your hands on his head, gently pass them to his shoulders, down the -arms, and off at the ends of his fingers. Throw your hands outward as -you return them to his head, and continue these passes till he can hear -no voice but yours. He is then entirely in the mesmeric state. When a -person is in the mesmeric state, whether put there by yourself or some -one else, you can awake him by the upward passes: or else do it by an -impression, as follows: Tell him, "I will count _three_, and at the same -instant I say _three_, I will slap my hands together, and you will be -wide awake and in your perfect senses. Are you ready?" If he answers in -the affirmative, you will proceed to count "_one_, TWO, THREE!" The word -_three_ should be spoken suddenly, and in a very loud voice, and at the -same instant the palms of the hands should be smitten together. This -will instantly awake him. - -_To Make Magic Photographs._--Take, in the first place, an ordinary -print--a card-picture, for instance--on albumen paper, beneath the -negative in the usual way, and, when sufficiently printed, let it be -carefully washed in the dark room, so as to remove all the free nitrate -of silver, etc. Now immerse it in the following solution, also in the -dark room: saturated solution bichloride of mercury (corrosive -sublimate), one ounce; hydrochloric acid, one drachm. The saturated -solution is previously prepared by putting into water more bichloride of -mercury than it will dissolve by shaking in about twelve hours. The -print will gradually be bleached in this liquid, in the ordinary meaning -of the word--that is, it will disappear; but the fact is, the print is -still there--its color alone is changed, a double salt having been -formed of mercury and silver, which is white, as many of our readers, -who have been in the habit of intensifying with a mercurial salt, are -aware. As soon as the print has quite disappeared, the paper is -thoroughly washed and dried in the dark room; it is also preserved -between folds of orange-colored paper, in order to keep it from the -action of light, for the surface is still in some measure sensitive to -light. The bleaching of the print--that is, its conversion into a white -salt--is effected more quickly by keeping it in motion in the mercurial -solution. As we said before, the print has not been bleached in -reality--the substance which originally formed it is still there, -together with a new substance, a salt of mercury. But the two salts of -silver and mercury may be easily brought out and made visible by several -solutions, such as sulphide of ammonium, solution of hydrosulphuric -acid; in fact, any of the soluble sulphides, ammonia and hyposulphite of -soda. The latter salt is used in preference to the others. Small pieces -of blotting-paper, therefore, of the same size as the prints, are cut -out and steeped in a saturated solution of hyposulphite of soda and then -dried. The magic photographs are packed as before stated, between folds -of orange-colored paper; the papers dipped in hyposulphite of soda are -the developers, and may be packed between two sheets of common -writing-paper. The development of the image is effected in the following -manner: place the albumen paper which contains the whitened print on a -pane of glass, print side upward; on this lay the dry piece of -blotting-paper that has been previously dipped in hyposulphite of soda. -Moisten the latter thoroughly, then place over it a pane of glass, and -upon this a weight, to bring the two pieces of paper into intimate -contact. In a very short time the picture will appear in all its -original detail, and of a sepia tone. - -_Writing on the Arm._--The conjurer's explanation was a great lesson in -"spiritualism." I next asked him to elucidate the trick of writing on -the arm. On the occasion of my visit to Mr. Forster, when the raps -indicated the second pellet, he required the "spirit" present to write -the initials on his bare arm. Mr. Forster placed his arm under the table -for a moment, then rested it in front of a lamp burning on the table, -and quickly rolled up the sleeve of his coat. The skin was without stain -or mark. He passed his hand over it once or twice, and the initials of -the names I had written on the second pellet seemed to grow on the arm -in letters of crimson. "It's a trick I do every night. It goes with the -audience like steam," said the conjurer. "Very simple. Well, suppose a -name. What name would you like?" "Henry Clay," I replied. Down went the -conjurer's arm under the table. In a few seconds he raised it and -exposed the bare forearm without mark upon it. He doubled up his fist -tightly so as to bring the muscles of the arm to the surface, and rubbed -the skin smartly with his open hand. The letters "H. C." soon appeared -upon it in well-defined writing of a deep red color. "There you have it, -gentlemen; that's the blood-red writing. Very simple. All you have to do -is take a lucifer match, and write on your arm with the wrong end of it. -If you moisten the skin with a little salt water first, all the better. -Then wet the palm of the other hand, rub your arm with it. Send up the -muscles and the blood-red writing will come out. It will fade away in -less than no time. If you look under the table, you will see that I have -a little piece of pointed wood. I can move my arm under that and write -the letters without using the other hand. But that's a trick which wants -practice." - -_Electrical Psychology._--The most easy and direct mode to produce -electro psychological communication is to take the individual by the -hand, in the same manner as though you were going to shake hands. Press -your thumb on the _Ulnar nerve_, which spreads its branches to the ring -and little finger, an inch above the knuckle, and in range of the ring -finger. Lay the ball of the thumb flat so as to cover the minute -branches of this nerve of motion and sensation. When you first take him -by the hand, request him to place his eyes upon yours, and to keep them -fixed, so that he may see every emotion of your mind expressed in the -countenance. Continue this pressure for a half a minute or more. Then -request him to close his eyes, and with your fingers gently brush -downward several times over the eyelids. Throughout the whole process -feel within yourself a fixed determination to close them, so as to -express that determination fully in your countenance and manner. Then -place your hand on the top of his head and press your thumb firmly on -the organ of Individuality, bearing partially downward, and with the -other thumb still pressing the ulnar nerve, tell him--_you can not open -your eyes!_ Remember, that your manner, your expression of countenance, -your motions, and your language must all be of the most positive -character. If he succeed in opening his eyes, try it once or twice more, -because impressions, whether physical or mental, continue to deepen by -repetition. In case, however, that you cannot close his eyes, nor see -any effect produced upon them, you should cease making any further -efforts, because you have now fairly tested that his mind and body both -stand in a positive relation as it regards the doctrine of impressions. -If you succeed in closing the subject's eyes by the above mode, you may -then request him to put his hands on his head, or in any other position -you choose, and tell him, _you can not stir_ them! In case you succeed, -request him to be seated, and tell him, _you can not rise!_ If you are -successful in this, request him to put his hands in motion, and tell -him, _you can not stop them!_ If you succeed, request him to walk the -floor, and tell him, _you can not cease walking!_ And so you may -continue to perform experiments involving muscular motion and paralysis -of any kind that may occur to your mind, till you can completely control -him, in arresting or moving all the voluntary parts of his system. - -_How to Make Persons at a Distance Think of You._--Let it be -particularly remembered that "Faith" and concentration of thought are -positively needful to accomplish aught in drawing others to you or -making them think of you. If you have not the capacity or understanding -how to operate an electric telegraph battery, it is no proof that an -expert and competent person should fail doing so; just so in this case; -if faith, meditation, or concentration of thought fail you, then will -you also fail to operate upon others. First, you must have an yearning -for the person you wish to make think of you; and secondly, you must -learn to guess at what time of day or night he may be unemployed, -passive, so that he be in a proper state to receive the thought which -you dispatch to him. If he should be occupied in any way, so that his -nervous forces were needed to complete his task, his "Human Battery," or -thought, would not be in a recipient or passive condition, therefore -your experiment would fail at that moment. Or if he were under heavy -narcotics, liquors, tobacco, or gluttonous influences, he could not be -reached at such moments. Or, if he were asleep, and you operated to -affect a wakeful mind or thought, you would fail again at the moment. To -make a person at a distance think of you, whether you are acquainted -with him or not, matters not; I again repeat, find out or guess at what -moment he is likely to be passive; by this I mean easy and careless: -then, with the most fervent prayer, or yearning of your entire heart, -mind, soul and strength, desire he may think of you; and if you wish him -to think on any particular topic in relation to you, it is necessary for -you to press your hands, when operating on him, on such mental faculties -of your head as you wish him to exercise towards you. This demands a -meagre knowledge of Phrenology. His "Feeling Nature," or "Propensities," -you cannot reach through these operations, but when he once thinks of -you, (if he does not know you he imagines such a being as you are,) he -can easily afterwards be controlled by you, and he will feel disposed to -go in the direction where you are, if circumstances permit, and he is -his own master, for, remember, circumstances alter cases. I said, you -cannot reach his "Feeling," but only his "Thinking Nature," truly, but -after he thinks of you once, his "Feeling Nature," or propensities, may -become aroused through his own organization. In conclusion on this -topic, let me say, that if you wish the person simply to think of you, -one operation may answer; but on the contrary, if you wish him to meet -you, or go where you are, all you have to do is to persevere in a lawful -and Christian manner to operate, and I assure you, in the course of all -natural things, that is, if no accident or very unfavorable -circumstances occur, he will make his way towards you, and when he comes -within sight, or reaching distance of you, it will be easy to manage -him. - -_How to Make Large Noses Small._--Dr. Cid, an inventive surgeon of -Paris, noticed that elderly people, who for a long time have worn -eyeglasses supported on the nose by a spring, are apt to have this organ -long and thin. This he attributes to the compression which the spring -exerts on the arteries by which the nose is nourished. The idea occurred -to him that the hint could be made useful. Not long afterward, a young -lady of fifteen years consulted him, to see if he could restore to -moderate dimensions her nose, which was large, fleshy, and unsightly. -The trait, he found, was hereditary in her family, as her mother and -sister were similarly afflicted. This was discouraging, as hereditary -peculiarities are particularly obstinate. But the doctor determined to -try his method; he took exact measurements, and had constructed for her -a "lunette pince-nez"--a spring and pad for compressing the -artery--which she wore at night and whenever she could conveniently in -daytime. In three weeks a consolatory diminution was evident, and in -three months the young lady was quite satisfied with the improvement in -her features. - -_Jockey Tricks._--_How to make a horse appear as though he was badly -Foundered._--Take a fine wire and fasten it tight around the fetlock, -between the foot and the heel, and smooth the hair over it. In twenty -minutes the horse will show lameness.--Do not leave it on over nine -hours.--_To make a horse lame._--Take a single hair from his tail, put -it through the eye of a needle, then lift the front leg, and press the -skin between the outer and the middle tendon or cord, and shove the -needle through, cut off the hair each side and let the foot down; the -horse will go lame in twenty minutes.--_How to make a horse stand by his -food and not take it._--Grease the front teeth and the roof of the mouth -with common beef tallow, and he will not eat until you wash it out; this -in conjunction with the above will consummate a complete founder.--_How -to cure a horse from the crib or sucking wind._--Saw between the upper -teeth to the gums.--_How to put a young countenance on a horse._--Make a -small incision in the sunken place over the eye, insert the point of a -goose quill and blow it up; close the external wound with thread and it -is done.--_To cover up the heaves._--Drench the horse with one-fourth -pound of common bird shot, and he will not heave until they pass through -him.--_To make a horse appear as if he had the glanders._--Melt four -ounces of fresh butter and pour it into his ear.--_To distinguish -between distemper and glanders._--The discharge from the nose in -glanders will sink in water; in distemper it floats.--_How to make a -true pulling horse baulk._--Take tincture of cantharides one ounce, and -corrosive sublimate one drachm; mix, and bathe his shoulder at -night.--_How to nerve a horse that is lame._--Make a small incision -about half way from the knee to the joint on the outside of the leg, and -at the back part of the shin bone you will find a small white tendon or -cord, cut it off and close the external wound with a stitch, and he will -walk off on the hardest pavement and not limp a particle. - -_To Bore Holes in Glass._--Any hard steel tool will cut glass with great -facility when kept freely wet with camphor dissolved in turpentine. A -drill-bow may be used, or even the hand alone. A hole bored may be -readily enlarged by a round file. The ragged edges of glass vessels may -also be thus easily smoothed by a flat file. Flat window glass can -readily be sawed by a watch spring saw by aid of this solution. In -short, the most brittle glass can be wrought almost as easily as brass -by the use of cutting tools kept constantly moist with camphorized oil -of turpentine. - -_To Etch upon Glass._--Procure several thick, clear pieces of crown -glass, and immerse them in melted wax, so that each may receive a -complete coating, or pour over them a solution of wax in benzine. When -perfectly cold draw on them, with a fine steel point, flowers, trees, -houses, portraits, etc. Whatever parts of the drawing are intended to be -corroded with the acid, should be perfectly free from the least particle -of wax. When all these drawings are finished the pieces of glass must be -immersed one by one in a square leaden box or receiver, where they are -to be submitted to the action of hydrofluoric acid gas, made by acting -on powdered fluor-spar by concentrated sulphuric acid. - - - - -FARMERS' DEPARTMENT. - - -_How to get New Varieties of Potatoes._--When the vines are done growing -and are turned brown; the seed is ripe: then take the balls and string -with a large needle and strong thread; hang them in a dry place where -they will gradually dry and mature, without danger or injury from frost. -In the month of April, soak the ball for several hours from the pulp; -when washed and dried, they are fit for sowing in rows, in a bed well -prepared in the garden; they will sprout in a fortnight; they must be -attended to like other vegetables. When about two inches high, they may -be thinned and transplanted into rows. As they increase in size, they -should be hilled. In the autumn many of them will be of the size of a -walnut, and from that to a pea. In the following spring they should be -planted in hills, placing the large ones together,--they will in the -second season attain their full size, and will exhibit several varieties -of form, and may then be selected to suit the judgment of the -cultivator. I would prefer gathering the balls from potatoes of a good -kind. The first crops from seeds thus obtained will be productive, and -will continue so for many years, gradually deteriorating, until they -will need a renewal by the process. - -_To Destroy Rats._--Fill any deep smooth vessel of considerable capacity -to within six inches of the top with water, cover the surface with bran, -and set the vessel in a place most frequented by these pests. In -attempting to get at the bran they will fall in and be drowned. Several -dozen have been taken by this simple method at a time. - -_To Kill Rats in Barn and Rick._--Melt hog's lard in a bottle plunged in -water of temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit: introduce into it half -an ounce of phosphorus for every pound of lard; then add a pint of proof -spirits or whiskey; cork the bottle firmly after its contents have been -to 150 degrees, taking it out of the water and agitating till the -phosphorus becomes uniformly diffused, making a milky looking fluid. The -spirit may be poured off on the liquor cooling; and you then have a -fatty compound, which, after being warmed gently, may be incorporated -with a mixture of wheat flour, or sugar, flavored with oil of rhodium, -or oil of anise-seed, etc., and the dough, on being made into pellets, -should be laid at the rat holes; being luminous in the dark, and -agreeable both to the palates and noses, it is readily eaten, and proves -certainly fatal. The rats issue from their holes and seek for water to -quench their burning thirst, and they commonly die near the water. - -_Rat Poison._--Flour, six pounds; sugar, one pound; sulphur, four -pounds; phosphorus, four pounds. - -_To Banish and Prevent Mosquitoes from Biting._--Dilute a little of the -oil of thyme with sweet oil, and dip pieces of paper in it. Hang in your -room, or rub a little on the hands and face when going to bed. - -_To Keep Milk Sweet in the Hottest Weather._--Put a spoonful of -horse-radish in a pan of milk; this will keep it sweet for several days -longer than without. - - -RECIPES FOR HORSES. - -_Blistering Liniment._--Powdered Spanish flies, one ounce; spirits -turpentine, six ounces. Rub on the belly for pain in the bowels, or on -the surface for internal inflammation. - -_Cathartic Powder._--To cleanse out horses in the spring, making them -sleek and healthy; black sulphuret of antimony, nitre, and sulphur, each -equal parts. Mix well together, and give a tablespoonful every morning. - -_Cough Ball for Horses._--Pulverized ipecac, three-quarters of an ounce; -camphor, two ounces; squills, half an ounce. Mix with honey to form into -mass, and divide into eight balls. Give one every morning. - -_Diuretic Balls._--Castile soap scraped fine, powdered resin, each three -teaspoonfuls; powdered nitre, four teaspoonfuls; oil of juniper, one -small teaspoonful; honey, a sufficient quantity to make into a ball. - -_To prevent Horses being Teased by Flies._--Boil three handfuls of -walnut leaves in three quarts of water; sponge the horse (before going -out of the stable) between and upon the ears, neck and flank. - -_To Prevent Botts._--Mix a little wood-ashes with their drink daily. -This effectually preserves horses against the botts. - -_Liniment for Galled Backs of Horses._--White lead moistened with milk. -When milk cannot be procured, oil may be substituted. One or two ounces -will last two months or more. - -_Remedy for Strains in Horses._--Take whiskey, one half pint: camphor, -one ounce; sharp vinegar, one pint. Mix. Bathe the parts affected. - -_Another._--Take opodeldoc, warm it, and rub the strained part two or -three times a day. - -_Lotion for Blows, Bruises, Sprains, etc._--One part laudanum, two parts -oil origanum, four parts water ammonia, four parts oil of turpentine, -four parts camphor, thirty-two parts spirits of wine. Put them into a -bottle, and shake them until mixed. - -_Fever Ball._--Emetic tartar and camphor, each half an ounce; nitre, two -ounces. Mix with linseed meal and molasses to make eight balls. Give one -twice a day. - -_Liniment for Sprains, Swellings, etc._--Aqua ammonia, spirits camphor, -each, two ounces; oil origanum and laudanum, each, half an ounce. Mix. - -_Lotion for Mange._--Boil two ounces tobacco in one quart water: strain; -add sulphur and soft soap, each, two ounces. - -_Purgative Ball._--Aloes, one ounce; cream tartar and castile soap, one -quarter of an ounce. Mix with molasses to make a ball. - - - - -CONFECTIONERS' DEPARTMENT. - - -_Ginger Candy._--Boil a pound of clarified sugar until, upon taking a -drop of it on a piece of stick, it will become brittle when cold. Mix -and stir up with it, for a common article, about a teaspoonful of ground -ginger; if for a superior article, instead of the ground ginger add half -the white of an egg, beaten up previously with fine sifted loaf sugar, -and twenty drops of strong essence of ginger. - -_Ginger Lozenges._--Dissolve in one-quarter of a pint of hot water half -an ounce of gum arabic; when cold, stir it up with one and a half pounds -of loaf sugar, and a spoonful of powdered ginger, or twelve drops of -essence of ginger. Roll and beat the whole up into a paste; make it into -a flat cake, and punch out the lozenges with a round stamp; dry them -near the fire, or in an oven. - -_Peppermint Lozenges._--Best powdered white sugar, seven pounds; pure -starch, one pound; oil of peppermint to flavor. Mix with mucilage. - -_Peppermint, Rose or Hoarhound Candy._--They may be made as lemon candy. -Flavor with essence of rose or peppermint or finely powdered hoarhound. -Pour it out in a buttered paper, placed in a square tin pan. - -_To Clarify Sugar for Candies._--To every pound of sugar, put a large -cup of water, and put it in a brass or copper kettle, over a slow fire, -for half an hour; pour into it a small quantity of isinglass and gum -Arabic, dissolved together. This will cause all impurities to rise to -the surface; skim it as it rises. Flavor according to taste. - -All kinds of sugar for candy, are boiled as above directed. When boiling -loaf sugar, add a tablespoonful of rum or vinegar, to prevent its -becoming too brittle whilst making. - -Loaf sugar when boiled, by pulling and making into small rolls, and -twisting a little, will make what is called little rock, or snow. By -pulling loaf sugar after it is boiled, you can make it as white as snow. - -_Common Twist Candy._--Boil three pounds of common sugar and one pint of -water over a slow fire for half an hour, without skimming. When boiled -enough take it off; rub the hands over with butter; take that which is a -little cooled, and pull it as you would molasses candy, until it is -white; then twist or braid it, and cut it up in strips. - -_Fine Peppermint Lozenges._--Best powdered white sugar, 7 pounds; pure -starch, 1 pound; oil of peppermint to flavor. Mix with mucilage. - -_Everton Taffee._--To make this favorite and wholesome candy, take 1-1/2 -pounds of moist sugar, 3 ounces of butter, a teacup and a half of water -and one lemon. Boil the sugar, butter, water, and half the rind of the -lemon together, and when done--which will be known by dropping into cold -water, when it should be quite crisp--let it stand aside till the -boiling has ceased, and then stir in the juice of the lemon. Butter a -dish, and pour it in about a quarter of an inch in thickness. The fire -must be quick, and the taffee stirred all the time. - -_Candy Fruit._--Take 1 pound of the best loaf sugar; dip each lump into -a bowl of water, and put the sugar into your preserving kettle. Boil it -down and skim it until perfectly clear, and in a candying state. When -sufficiently boiled, have ready the fruits you wish to preserve. Large -white grapes, oranges separated into small pieces, or preserved fruits, -taken out of their syrup and dried, are very nice. Dip the fruits into -the prepared sugar while it is hot; put them in a cold place; they will -soon become hard. - -_Popped Corn._--Dipped in boiling molasses and stuck together forms an -excellent candy. - -_Molasses Candy._--Boil molasses over a moderately hot fire, stirring -constantly. When you think it is done, drop a little on a plate, and if -sufficiently boiled it will be hard. Add a small quantity of vinegar to -render it brittle and any flavoring ingredient you prefer. Pour in -buttered tin pans. If nuts are to be added strew them in the pans before -pouring out the candy. - -_Liquorice Lozenges._--Extract of liquorice, 1 pound, powdered white -sugar, 2 pounds. Mix with mucilage made with rosewater. - -_Fig Candy._--Take 1 pound of sugar and 1 pint of water, set over a slow -fire. When done, add a few drops of vinegar and a lump of butter, and -pour into pans in which split figs are laid. - -_Puds in Candy._--Can be made in the same manner, substituting stoned -raisins for the figs. Common molasses candy is very nice with all kinds -of nuts added. - -_Scotch Butter Candy._--Take 1 pound of sugar, 1 pint of water: dissolve -and boil. When done add 1 tablespoonful of butter, and enough lemon -juice and oil of lemon to flavor. - -_Icing for Cakes._--Beat the whites of two small eggs to a high froth; -then add to them a quarter of a pound of white, ground, or powdered -sugar; beat it well until it will lie in a heap; flavor with lemon or -rose. This will frost the top of a common-sized cake. Heap what you -suppose to be sufficient in the centre of the cake, then dip a -broad-bladed knife in cold water, and spread the ice evenly over the -whole surface. - -_Saffron Lozenges._--Finely powdered hay-saffron, 1 ounce; finely -powdered sugar, 1 pound; finely powdered starch, 8 ounces. Mucilage to -mix. - -_Chocolate Cream._--Chocolate, scraped fine, 1/2 ounce; thick cream, 1 -pint; sugar (best), 3 ounces; heat it nearly to boiling, then remove it -from the fire, and mill it well. When cold add the whites of four or -five eggs; whisk rapidly and take up the froth on a sieve; serve the -cream in glasses, and pile up the froth on the top of them. - -_Candied Lemon or Peppermint for Colds._--Boil 1-1/2 pounds sugar in a half -pint of water, till it begins to candy around the sides; put in 8 drops -of essence; pour it upon buttered paper, and cut it with a knife. - - - - -VALUABLE MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS, FOR THE HOUSEHOLD AND EVERY DAY -REQUIREMENTS. - - -_Alum in Starch._--For starching muslins, ginghams, and calicoes, -dissolve a piece of alum the size of a shellbark, for every pint of -starch, and add to it. By so doing the colors will keep bright for a -long time, which is very desirable when dresses must be often washed, -and the cost is but a trifle. - -_Cider Yeast._--Take cider from sour apples before it ferments, scald, -skim thoroughly, and pour, while hot, upon flour enough to make a stiff -batter. When cool, add yeast of any kind, and let it rise, stirring it -down as often as it tries to run over for several days, then put it in a -cool place (where it will not freeze), and you will have something equal -to the best hop yeast. It will keep until May without any further labor. - -_To Destroy Cockroaches._--The following is said to be effectual: These -vermin are easily destroyed, simply by cutting up green cucumbers at -night, and placing them about where roaches commit depredations. What is -cut from the cucumbers in preparing them for the table answers the -purpose as well, and three applications will destroy all the roaches in -the house. Remove the peelings in the morning, and renew them at night. - -_Fire Kindlers._--Take a quart of tar and three pounds of resin, melt -them, bring to a cooling temperature, mix with as much sawdust, with a -little charcoal added, as can be worked in; spread out while hot upon a -board, when cold break up into lumps of the size of a large hickory nut, -and you have, at a small expense, kindling material enough for a -household for one year. They will easily ignite from a match and burn -with a strong blaze, long enough to start any wood that is fit to burn. - -_Remedy against Moths._--An ounce of gum camphor and one of the powdered -shell of red pepper are macerated in eight ounces of strong alcohol for -several days, then strained. With this tincture the furs or cloths are -sprinkled over, and rolled up in sheets. Instead of the pepper, bitter -apple may be used. This remedy is used in Russia under the name of the -Chinese tincture for moths. - -_Substitute for Yeast._--Boil one pound of flour, one quarter pound of -brown sugar and a little salt in two gallons of water for one hour. When -milk-warm, bottle and cork close, and it will be ready for use in -twenty-four hours. - -_To make Ley._--Have a large tub or cask and bore a hole on one side for -a tap, near the bottom; place several bricks near the hole and cover -them with straw. Fill the barrel with strong wood ashes. Oak ashes are -strongest, and those of appletree wood make the whitest soap. Pour on -boiling water until it begins to run, then put in the tap and let it -soak. If the ashes settle down as they are wet, fill in until full. - -_Tomato Wine._--Take ripe, fresh tomatoes, mash very fine, strain -through a fine sieve, sweeten with good sugar, to suit the taste, set it -away in an earthen or glass vessel, nearly full, cover tight, with -exception of a small hole for the refuse to work off through during its -fermentation. When it is done fermenting it will become pure and clear. -Then bottle, and cork tight. A little salt improves its flavor; age -improves it. - -_To Color Brown on Cotton or Woolen._--For ten pounds of cloth boil -three pounds of catechu in as much water as needed to cover the goods. -When dissolved, add four ounces of blue vitriol; stir it well; put in -the cloth and let it remain all night; in the morning drain it -thoroughly; put four ounces of bi-chromate of potash in boiling water -sufficient to cover your goods; let it remain 15 minutes; wash in cold -water; color in iron. - -_To Cleanse and Brighten Faded Brussels Carpet._--Boil some bran in -water and with this wash the carpet with a flannel and brush, using -fuller's earth for the worst parts. When dry, the carpet must be well -beaten to get out the fuller's earth, then washed over with a weak -solution of alum to brighten the colors. Some housekeepers cleanse and -brighten carpets by sprinkling them first with fine salt and then -sweeping them thoroughly. - -_To give Stoves a Fine, Brilliant Appearance._--A teaspoonful of -pulverized alum mixed with stove polish will give a stove a fine luster, -which will be quite permanent. - -_Method of Keeping Hams in Summer._--Make bags of unbleached muslin; -place in the bottom a little good sweet hay; put in the ham, and then -press around and over it firmly more hay; tie the bag and hang up in a -dry place. Ham secured in this way will keep for years. - -_How to Cause Vegetables and Fruits to Grow to an Enormous Size and also -to Increase the Brilliancy and Fragrancy of Flowers._--A curious -discovery has recently been made public in France, in regard to the -culture of vegetable and fruit trees. By watering with a solution of -sulphate of iron, the most wonderful fecundity has been attained. -Pear-trees and beans, which have been submitted to this treatment, have -nearly doubled in the size of their productions, and a noticeable -improvement has been remarked in their flavor. Dr. Becourt reports that -while at the head of an establishment at Enghien, or the sulphurous -springs, he had the gardens and plantations connected with it watered, -during several weeks of the early Spring, with sulphurous water, and -that not only the plantations prospered to a remarkable extent, but -flowers acquired a peculiar brilliancy of coloring and healthy aspect -which attracted universal attention. - -_Drying Corn._--With a sharp knife shave the corn from the ear, then -scrape the cob, leaving one-half the hull clinging to the cob. Place a -tin or earthen vessel two-thirds full of this "milk of corn" over a -kettle of boiling water, stir frequently until dry enough to spread upon -a firm cloth without sticking, when the wind and sun (away from dust and -flies) will soon complete the process. To prepare for the table, put in -cold water, set it where it will become hot, but not boil, for two -hours; then season with salt and pepper, boil for ten minutes; add of -butter and white sugar a tablespoonful of each just before ready to -serve. - -_To Destroy Lice on Chickens._--The following will kill lice on the -first application: Put six cents worth of cracked _Coculus Indicus_ -berries into a bottle that will hold a half pint of alcohol: fill the -bottle with alcohol, and let it stand twenty-four hours. When the hen -comes off with the young chickens, take the mixture, and with a small -cotton rag, wet the head of each chicken enough to have it reach through -the little feathers to the skin; also, with the same rag, wet the hen -under her wings. Be careful that no child, nor any one else uses it, -because it a _deadly poison_. - -_Cracked Wheat._--For a pint of the cracked grain, have two quarts of -water boiling in a smooth iron pot over a quick fire; stir in the wheat -slowly; boil fast and stir constantly for the first half hour of -cooking, or until it begins to thicken and "pop up;" then lift from the -quick fire, and place the pot where the wheat will cook slowly for an -hour longer. Keep it covered closely, stir now and then, and be careful -not to let it burn at the bottom. Wheat cooked thus is much sweeter and -richer than when left to soak and simmer for hours, as many think -necessary. White wheat cooks the easiest. When ready to dish out, have -your moulds moistened with cold water, cover lightly, and set in a cool -place. Eat warm or cold with milk and sugar. - -_How to Have Green Pea Soup in Winter._--Sow peas thickly in pots and -boxes, say six weeks before the soup is wanted. Place them in a -temperature of 60 deg. or so, close to the glass in a house or pit. Cut the -plants as soon as they attain a height of from three to six inches, and -rub them through a sieve. The shoots alone will make a fair soup. Mixed -with dry peas, also passed through a sieve, no one could scarcely -distinguish color or flavor from that of real green pea soup. There is, -however, considerable difference in the flavor of pea leaves, as well as -of the peas themselves. The best marrows, such as Ne Plus Ultra and -Veitche's Perfection, yield the most piquant cuttings. Also the more -light the plants receive the higher the flavor, plants drawn up or at -all blanched, being by no means comparable with those well and strongly -grown. - -In the spring, a few patches or rows may be sown in open quarters -expressly for green cuttings. These are most perfect and full flavored -when four inches high. When too long, the flavor seems to have run to -wood, and the peculiar aroma of green peas is weaker. - -There is yet another mode of making green pea soup at any season at very -short notice. Chip the peas by steeping them in water and leaving them -in a warm place for a few days. Then slightly boil or stew, chips and -all, and pass them through a sieve. The flavor is full and good, though -such pea soup lacks color. It is astonishing how much the mere -vegetation of seeds develops their more active and predominant flavor or -qualities; a fact that might often be turned to useful account in the -kitchen in the flavoring of soups or dishes, with turnips, celery, -parsley, etc. - -_Composition for Restoring Scorched Linen._--Boil, to a good -consistency, in half a pint of vinegar, two ounces of fuller's earth, an -ounce of hen's dung, half an ounce of cake soap, and the juice of two -onions. Spread this composition over the whole of the damaged part; and -if the scorching is not quite through, and the threads actually -consumed, after suffering it to dry on, and letting it receive a -subsequent good washing or two, the place will appear full as white and -perfect as any other part of the linen. - -_To Remove Indelible Ink Stains._--Soak the stained spot in strong salt -water, then wash it with ammonia. Salt changes the nitrate of silver -into chloride of silver, and ammonia dissolves the chloride. - -_To Cook Cauliflower._--Choose those that are close and white and of -middle size, trim off the outside leaves, cut the stalk off flat at the -bottom, let them lie in salt and water an hour before you boil them. Put -them into boiling water with a handful of salt in it, skim it well and -let it boil slowly till done. Fifteen minutes will suffice for a small -one, and twenty will be long enough for a large one. If it is boiled a -minute or two after it is done the flavor will be impaired. - -_To Pickle String Beans._--Place them in a pan with alternate layers of -salt and leave them thus for 24 hours. Drain them and place them in a -jar with allspice, cloves, pepper and a little salt. Boil enough vinegar -to cover them, pour over them and let them stand till the next day, boil -the vinegar the second time, and pour it on again. The next day boil the -vinegar for the last time, pour it over the beans, and when quite cold, -cover the jar tightly and set in a cool closet. - -_How to Cause a Baby to Thrive and Grow._--Try the milk first drawn from -a cow that is fresh, add one-quarter water, and a little sugar. If the -milk constipates, sweeten it with molasses, or mix with it a small -quantity of magnesia. Abjure soothing syrups, and for colic give catnip -or smellage tea. Give the baby a tepid bath at night as well as in the -morning, rubbing him well with the hand. After the bath, let him feed -and then sleep. We find open air the best of tonics for babies. Ours -takes his naps out of doors in the shade during the warm weather, and -his cheeks are two roses. - -_To Can Gooseberries without Breaking them._--Fill the cans with -berries, and partly cover with water, set the jars into a vessel of -water, and raise the temperature to the boiling point. Boil eight -minutes, remove from the kettle, cover with boiling water, and seal -immediately. If sugar is used, let it be pure white, and allow eight -ounces to a quart of berries. Make into a syrup, and use in the cans -instead of water. The glass cans with glass tops, a rubber and a screw -ring, we have found the simplest and most perfect of the many kinds -offered for sale in the market. - -_Ready Mode of Mending Cracks in Stoves, Pipes and Iron Ovens._--When a -crack is discovered in a stove, through which the fire or smoke -penetrates, the aperture may be completely closed in a moment with a -composition consisting of wood ashes and common salt made up into paste -with a little water, and plastered over the crack. The good effect is -equally certain, whether the stove, etc., be cold or hot. - -_To Keep Milk from Turning Sour._--Add a little sub-carbonate of soda, -or of potash. This by combining with, and neutralizing the acetic acid -formed, has the desired effect, and keeps the milk from turning sooner -than it otherwise would. The addition is perfectly harmless, and does -not injure the taste. - -_Strawberry Vinegar._--Put four pounds of very ripe strawberries, nicely -dressed, into three quarts of the best vinegar, and let them stand three -or four days; then drain the vinegar through a jelly-bag, and pour it on -the same quantity of fruit. Repeat the process in three days for a third -time. Finally, to each pound of the liquor thus obtained, add one pound -of fine sugar. Bottle, and let it stand covered, but not tightly corked, -one week; then cork it tight, and set it in a cool, _dry_ place, where -it will not freeze. Raspberry vinegar is made the same way. - -_Cider Vinegar._--After cider has become too sour for use, set it in a -warm place, put to it occasionally the rinsings of the sugar basin or -molasses jug, and any remains of ale or cold tea; let it remain with the -bung open, and you will soon have the best of vinegar. - -_To Give Luster to Silver._--Dissolve a quantity of alum in water, so as -to make a pretty strong brine, and skim it carefully; then add some soap -to it, and dip a linen rag in it, and rub over the silver. - -_To Make Water-Proof Porous Cloth._--Close water-proof cloth fabrics, -such as glazed oil-cloth, India-rubber, and gutta-percha cloth are -completely water-proof, but do not permit perspiration and the exhaled -gases from the skin to pass through them, because they are air-tight as -well as water-tight. Persons who wear air-tight garments soon become -faint, if they are undergoing severe exercise, such as that to which -soldiers are exposed when on march. A porous, water-proof cloth, -therefore, is the best for outer garments during wet weather, for those -whose duties or labor causes them to perspire freely. The best way for -preparing such cloth is by the following process: Take 2-1/4 pounds of alum -and dissolve this in 10 gallons of boiling water; then in a separate -vessel dissolve the same quantity of sugar of lead in 10 gallons of -water, and mix the two solutions. The cloth is now well handled in this -liquid, until every part of it is penetrated; then it is squeezed and -dried in the air, or in a warm apartment, then washed in cold water and -dried again, when it is fit for use. If necessary, the cloth may be -dipped in the liquid and dried twice before being washed. The liquor -appears curdled, when the alum and lead solutions are mixed together. -This is the result of double decomposition, the sulphate of lead, which -is an insoluble salt, being formed. The sulphate of lead is taken up in -the pores of the cloth, and it is unaffected by rains or moisture, and -yet it does not render the cloth air-tight. Such cloth is also partially -non-inflammable. A solution of alum itself will render cloth, prepared -as described, partially water-proof, but it is not so good as the -sulphate of lead. Such cloth--cotton or woolen--sheds rain like the -feathers on the back of a duck. - -_To Cleanse Carpet._--1 teaspoonful liquid ammonia in one gallon warm -water, will often restore the color of carpets, even if produced by acid -or alkali. If a ceiling has been whitewashed with the carpet down, and a -few drops are visible, this will remove it. Or, after the carpet is well -beaten and brushed, scour with ox gall, which will not only extract -grease but freshen the colors--1 pint of gall in 3 gallons of warm -water, will do a large carpet. Table floor-cloths may be thus washed. -The suds left from a wash where ammonia is used, even if almost cold, -cleanses these floor-cloths well. - -_To Keep Hams._--After the meat has been well cured by pickle and smoke, -take some clean ashes from bits of coal; moisten them with a little -water so that they will form a paste, or else just wet the hams a -little, and rub on the dry ashes. Rubbed in thoroughly they serve as a -capital insect protector, and the hams can be hung up in the smoke-house -or wood-chamber without any danger of molestation. - -_A Cold Cement for Mending Earthenware_, says a recent English work, -reckoned a great secret among workmen, is made by grating a pound of old -cheese, with a bread grater, into a quart of milk, in which it must be -left for a period of fourteen hours. It should be stirred quite often. A -pound of unslaked lime, finely pulverized in a mortar, is then added, -and the whole is thoroughly mixed by beating. This done, the whites of -25 eggs are incorporated with the rest, and the whole is ready for use. -There is another cement for the same purpose which is used hot. It is -made of resin, beeswax, brick-dust, and chalk boiled together. The -substances to be cemented must be heated, and when the surfaces are -coated with cement, they must be rubbed hard upon each other, as in -making a glue-joint with wood. - -_How to Make Cucumber Vines Bear Five Crops._--When a cucumber is taken -from the vine let it be cut with a knife, leaving about the eighth of an -inch of the cucumber on the stem, then slit the stem with a knife from -the end to the vine, leaving a small portion of the cucumber on each -division, and on each separate slit there will be a new cucumber as -large as the first. - -_White Cement._--Take white (fish) glue, 1 lb. 10 oz.; dry white lead, 6 -oz.; soft water, 3 pts.; alcohol, 1 pt. - -Dissolve the glue by putting it in a tin kettle or dish, containing the -water, and set this dish in a kettle of water, to prevent the glue from -being burned; when the glue is all dissolved, put in the lead and stir -and boil until it is thoroughly mixed; remove from the fire, and when -cool enough to bottle, add the alcohol, and bottle while it is yet warm, -keeping it corked. This last recipe has been sold about the country for -from twenty-five cents to five dollars, and one man gave a horse for -it. - -_Bruises on Furniture._--Wet the part in warm water; double a piece of -brown paper five or six times, soak in the warm water, and lay it on the -place; apply on that a warm, but not hot, flatiron till the moisture is -evaporated. If the bruise be not gone repeat the process. After two or -three applications the dent will be raised to the surface. If the bruise -be small, merely soak it with warm water, and hold a red-hot iron near -the surface, keeping the surface continually wet--the bruise will soon -disappear. - -_To Prevent Iron Rust._--Kerosene applied to stoves or farming -implements, during summer, will prevent their rusting. - -_To Color Sheep Skins._--Unslaked lime and litharge equal parts, mixed -to a thin paste with water, will color buff--several coats will make it -a dark brown; by adding a little ammonia and nitrate of silver a fine -black is produced. Terra japonica will impart a "tan color" to wool, and -the red shade is deepened by sponging with a solution of lime and water, -using a strong solution of alum water to "set" the colors; 1 part -crystallized nitrate silver, 8 parts carbonate ammonia, and 1-1/2 parts of -soft water dyes brown; every additional coat darkens the color until a -black is obtained. - -_Remedy for Bums._--Take one teacup of lard and the whites of two eggs; -work together as much as it can be, then spread on cloths and apply. -Change as often as necessary. - -_How Summer Suits should be Washed._--Summer suits are nearly all made -of white or buff linen, pique, cambric, or muslin, and the art of -preserving the new appearance after washing is a matter of the greatest -importance. Common washerwomen spoil everything with soda, and nothing -is more frequent than to see the delicate tints of lawns and percales -turned into dark blotches and muddy streaks by the ignorance and -vandalism of a laundress. It is worth while for ladies to pay attention -to this, and insist upon having their summer dresses washed according to -the directions which they should be prepared to give their laundresses -themselves. In the first place, the water should be tepid, the soap -should not be allowed to touch the fabric; it should be washed and -rinsed quick, turned upon the wrong side, and hung in the shade to dry, -and when starched (in thin boiled but not boiling starch) should be -folded in sheets or towels, and ironed upon the wrong side as soon as -possible. But linen should be washed in water in which hay or a quart -bag of bran has been boiled. This last will be found to answer for -starch as well, and is excellent for print dresses of all kinds, but a -handful of salt is very useful also to set the colors of light cambrics -and dotted lawns; and a little ox gall will not only set but brighten -yellow and purple tints, and has a good effect upon green. - -_How to Fasten Rubber to Wood and Metal._--As rubber plates and rings -are now-a-days used almost exclusively for making connections between -steam and other pipes and apparatus, much annoyance is often experienced -by the impossibility or imperfection of an air-tight connection. This is -obviated entirely by employing a cement which fastens alike well to the -rubber and to the metal or wood. Such cement is prepared by a solution -of shellac in ammonia. This is best made by soaking pulverized gum -shellac in ten times its weight of strong ammonia, when a slimy mass is -obtained, which in three to four weeks will become liquid without the -use of hot water. This softens the rubber, and becomes, after -volatilization of the ammonia, hard and impermeable to gases and fluids. - -_Renewing Maroon Colors on Wool._--Wash the goods in very weak lye; then -rinse thoroughly in clear water; thus you have a beautiful, _even_ -color, although your goods may have been much faded and stained. Though -the color thus obtained may not be the exact shade as when new, it is, -however, a very pretty one. The above will not answer for other than all -woolen goods of a maroon color. - -_To make Waterproof Cloth out of thick Ducking._--The following French -recipe is given: Take two pounds four ounces of alum, and dissolve it in -ten gallons of water. In like manner dissolve the same quantity of sugar -of lead in a similar quantity of water, and mix the two together. They -form a precipitate of the sulphate of lead. The clear liquor is now -withdrawn, and the cloth immersed one hour in the solution, when it is -taken out and dried in the shade, washed in clean water and dried again. - -_How to Stop a Pinhole in Lead Pipe._--Take a ten-penny nail, place the -square end upon the hole, and hit it two or three slight blows with a -hammer, and the orifice is closed as tight as though you had employed a -plumber to do it at a cost of a dollar or more. - -_To Build a Chimney that Will Not Smoke._--The _Scientific American_ -gives the following hints to those who would "build a chimney which will -not smoke":--The chief point is to make the throat not less than four -inches broad and twelve long; then the chimney should be abruptly -enlarged to double the size, and so continued for one foot or more; then -it may be gradually tapered off as desired. But the inside of the -chimney, throughout its whole length to the top, should be plastered -very smooth with good mortar, which will harden with age. The area of a -chimney should be at least half a square foot, and no flues less than -sixty square inches. The best shape for a chimney is circular, or -many-sided, as giving less friction, (brick is the best material, as it -is a non-conductor,) and the higher above the roof the better. - -_To Prevent Turners' Wood Splitting._--Small pieces of valuable wood, -such kinds as are used for turning, etc., are very liable to split -readily--that is, outward from the centre. To prevent this, soak the -pieces, when first cut, in _cold_ water for 24 hours, then boil in hot -water for two or three hours, and afterward dry slowly and under cover. -This will be found useful in making handsome mantel, toilet, and other -articles from sumac, cherry, and other woods that never grow very large. - -_To Remove Dry Paint on Windows._--The most economical way to remove dry -paint from the panes is to make a small swab having a handle some eight -inches long, dip it in a little diluted oxalic acid, and rub off the -paint with a swab. - -_Everlasting Fence Posts._--I discovered many years ago that wood could -be made to last longer than iron in the ground, but thought the process -so simple and inexpensive that it was not worth while making any stir -about it. I would as soon have poplar, basswood, or quaking ash as any -other kind of timber for fence posts. I have taken out basswood posts -after having been set seven years, which were as sound when taken out as -when they were first put in the ground. Time and weather seemed to have -no effect on them. The posts can be prepared for less than two cents a -piece. This is the recipe: Take boiled linseed oil and stir in it -pulverized charcoal to the consistency of paint. Put a coat of this over -the timber, and there is not a man that will live to see it rotten. - -_How to Test the Richness of Milk._--Procure any long glass vessel--a -cologne bottle or long phial. Take a narrow strip of paper, just the -length from the neck to the bottom of the phial, and mark it off with -one hundred lines at equal distances; or into fifty lines and count each -as two, and paste it upon the phial, so as to divide its length into a -hundred equal parts. Fill it to the highest mark with milk fresh from -the cow, and allow it to stand in a perpendicular position twenty-four -hours. The number of spaces occupied by the cream will give you its -exact percentage in the milk without any guess work. - -_To Remove Stains._--The stains of ink on cloth, paper, or wood may be -removed by almost all acids: but those acids are to be preferred which -are least likely to injure the texture of the stained substance. The -muriatic acid, diluted with five or six times its weight of water, may -be applied to the spot, and after a minute or two may be washed off, -repeating the application as often as may be necessary. But the -vegetable acids are attended with less risk, and are equally effectual. -A solution of the oxalic, citric (acid of lemons), or tartareous acids -in water may be applied to the most delicate fabrics, without any danger -of injuring them; and the same solutions will discharge writing but not -printing ink. Hence they may be employed in cleaning books which have -been defaced by writing on the margin, without impairing the text. -Lemon-juice and the juice of sorrels will also remove ink stains, but -not so easily as the concrete acid of lemons or citric acid. - -_To Prevent Snow-water or Rain from Penetrating the Soles of Shoes or -Boots in Winter._--This simple and effectual remedy is nothing more than -a little beeswax and mutton suet, warmed in a pipkin until in a liquid -state. Then rub some of it lightly over the edges of the sole where the -stitches are, which will repel the wet, and not in the least prevent the -blacking from having the usual effect. - -_An Easy Method of Preventing Moths in Furs or Woolens._--Sprinkle the -furs or woolen stuffs, as well as the drawers or boxes in which they are -kept, with spirits of turpentine; the unpleasant scent of which will -speedily evaporate on exposure of the stuffs to the air. Some persons -place sheets of paper, moistened with spirits of turpentine, over, -under, or between pieces of cloth, etc., and find it a very effectual -mode. - -_To make Sea-water fit for Washing Linen at Sea._--Soda put into -sea-water renders it turbid; the lime and magnesia fall to the bottom. -To make sea-water fit for washing linen at sea, as much soda must be put -in it, as not only to effect a complete precipitation of these earths, -but to render the sea-water sufficiently laxivial or alkaline. Soda -should always be taken to sea for this purpose. - -_To Destroy Insects._--When bugs have obtained a lodgment in walls or -timber, the surest mode of overcoming the nuisance is to putty up every -hole that is moderately large, and oil-paint the whole wall or timber. -In bed-furniture, a mixture of soft soap, with snuff or arsenic, is -useful to fill up the holes where the bolts or fastenings are fixed, -etc. French polish may be applied to smoother parts of the wood. - -_Poultice for Burns and Frozen Flesh._--Indian-meal poultices, covered -with young hyson tea, moistened with hot water, and laid over burns or -frozen parts, as hot as can be borne, will relieve the pain in five -minutes; and blisters, if they have not, will not arise. One poultice is -usually sufficient. - -_Cracked Nipples._--Glycerine and tannin, equal weights, rubbed together -into an ointment, is very highly recommended, as is also mutton tallow -and glycerine. - -_To take the Impression of any Butterfly in all its Colors._--Having -taken a butterfly, kill it without spoiling its wings, which contrive to -spread out as regularly as possible in a flying position. Then, with a -small brush or pencil, take a piece of white paper; wash part of it with -gum-water, a little thicker than ordinary, so that it may easily dry. -Afterwards, laying your butterfly on the paper, cut off the body close -to the wings, and, throwing it away, lay the paper on a smooth board -with the fly upwards; and, laying another paper over that, put the whole -preparation into a screw-press, and screw down very hard, letting it -remain under that pressure for half an hour. Afterwards take off the -wings of the butterfly, and you will find a perfect impression of them, -with all their various colors, marked distinctly, remaining on the -paper. When this is done, draw between the wings of your impression the -body of the butterfly, and color it after the insect itself. - -_To take the Stains of Grease from Woolen or Silk._--Three ounces of -spirits of wine, three ounces of French chalk powdered, and five ounces -of pipe-clay. Mix the above ingredients, and make them up in rolls about -the length of a finger, and you will find a never-failing remedy for -removing grease from woolen or silken goods. N. B.--It is applied by -rubbing on the spot either dry or wet, and afterwards brushing the -place. - -_Easy and Safe Method of Discharging Grease from Woolen -Cloths._--Fuller's earth or tobacco pipe-clay, being put wet on an -oil-spot, absorbs the oil as the water evaporates, and leaves the -vegetable or animal fibres of the cloth clean on being beaten or brushed -out. When the spot is occasioned by tallow or wax, it is necessary to -heat the part cautiously by an iron or the fire while the cloth is -drying. In some kinds of goods, blotting-paper, bran, or raw starch, may -be used with advantage. - -_To take out Spots of Ink._--As soon as the accident happens, wet the -place with juice of sorrel or lemon, or with vinegar, and the best hard -white soap. - -_To take Iron-moulds out of Linen._--Hold the iron-mould on the cover of -a tankard of boiling water, and rub on the spot a little juice of sorrel -and a little salt; and when the cloth has thoroughly imbibed the juice, -wash it in lye. - -_To take out Spots on Silk._--Rub the spots with spirits of turpentine; -this spirit exhaling, carries off with it the oil that causes the spot. - -_To take Wax out of Velvet of all Colors except Crimson._--Take a crumby -wheaten loaf, cut it in two, toast it before the fire, and, while very -hot, apply it to the part spotted with wax. Then apply another piece of -toasted bread hot as before, and continue this application until the wax -is entirely taken out. - -_To Bleach Straw._--Straw is bleached by the vapors of sulphur, or a -solution of oxalic acid or chloride of lime. It may be dyed with any -liquid color. - -_Windows, to Crystallize._--Dissolve epsom-salts in hot ale, or -solution of gum arabic, wash it over the window, and let it dry. If you -wish to remove any, to form a border or centre-piece, do it with a wet -cloth. - -_Wax for Bottling._--Rosin, 13 parts; wax, 1 part; melt and add any -color. Used to render corks and bungs air-tight by _melting the wax_ -over them. - -_Whitewash._--Slack half a bushel of lime with boiling water, and cover -the vessel to retain the steam. Strain the liquor, and add one peck of -salt previously dissolved in warm water, 3 lbs. of rice boiled and -ground to a paste, Spanish whiting, 8 oz.; glue, 1 lb.; mix and add hot -water, 5 gallons; let it stand a few days, and apply hot. It makes a -brilliant wash for inside or outside works. - -_To Purify Water for Drinking._--Filter river-water through a sponge, -more or less compressed, instead of stone or sand, by which the water is -not only rendered more clean, but wholesome; for sand is insensibly -dissolved by the water, so that in four or five years it will have lost -a fifth part of its weight. Powder of charcoal should be added to the -sponge when the water is foul or fetid. Those who examine the large -quantity of terrene matter on the inside of tea-kettles, will be -convinced all water should be boiled before drunk, if they wish to avoid -being afflicted with gravel or stone, etc. - -_To Purify the Muddy Waters of Rivers or Pits._--Make a number of holes -in the bottom of a deep tub; lay some clean gravel thereon, and above -this some clean sand; sink this tub in the river or pit, so that only a -few inches of the tub will be above the surface of the water; the river -or pit water will filter through the sand, and rise clear through it to -the level of the water on the outside, and will be pure and limpid. - -_Method of Making Putrid Water Sweet in a Night's Time._--Four large -spoonfuls of unslacked lime, put into a puncheon of ninety gallons of -putrid water at sea, will, in one night, make it as clear and sweet as -the best spring-water just drawn; but, unless the water is afterwards -ventilated sufficiently to carbonize the lime, it will be a lime-water. -Three ounces of pure unslacked lime should saturate 90 gallons of water. - -_To Keep Apples from Freezing._--Apples form an article of chief -necessity in almost every family; therefore, great care is taken to -protect them from frost; it being well known that they, if left -unprotected, are destroyed by the first frost which occurs. They may be -kept in the attic with impunity throughout the winter, by simply -covering them over with a linen cloth; be sure you have _linen_, for -woolen or other cloth is of _no avail_. - -_To Preserve Grapes._--Take a cask or barrel which will hold water, and -put into it, first a layer of bran, dried in an oven, or of ashes well -dried and sifted; upon this place a layer of grapes well cleaned, and -gathered in the afternoon of a dry day, before they are perfectly ripe; -proceed thus with alternate layers of bran or ashes and grapes, till the -barrel is full, taking care that the grapes do not touch each other, and -to let the last layer be of bran or ashes; then close the barrel so that -the air may not penetrate, which is an essential point. Grapes thus -packed will keep for nine or even twelve months. To restore them to -freshness, cut the end of the stalk of each bunch of grapes, and put it -into red wine, as you would flowers into water. White grapes should be -put into white wine. - -_To Increase the Laying of Eggs._--The best method is to mix with their -food, every other day, about a teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper to each -dozen fowl. Whilst upon this subject, it would be well to say, that if -your hens lay soft eggs, or eggs without shells, you should put plenty -of old plaster, egg-shells, or even oyster-shells broken up, where they -can get at it. - -_To Preserve Meats._--Beef to pickle for long keeping. First, thoroughly -rub salt into it, and let it remain in bulk for twenty-four hours to -draw off the blood. Second, take it up, letting it drain, and pack as -desired. Third, have ready a pickle prepared as follows: for every 100 -pounds of beef use 7 pounds salt; saltpetre and cayenne pepper each, 1 -ounce; molasses, 1 quart; and soft water, 8 gallons; boil and skim well, -and when cold pour over the beef. - -Another method is to use 5 pounds salt, 1 pound brown sugar, and 1/4 oz. -of saltpetre, to each 100 pounds; dissolve the above in sufficient water -to cover the meat, and in two weeks drain all off, and make more same as -first. It will then keep through the season. To boil for eating, put -into boiling water; for soups, into cold water. - -_Flies, to Destroy._--Boil some quassia-chips in a little water, sweeten -with syrup or molasses, and place it in saucers. It is destructive to -flies, but not to children. - -_Walnuts, to Pickle._--Take 100 young walnuts, lay them in salt and -water for two or three days, changing the water every day. (If required -to be soon ready for use, pierce each walnut with a larding pin that the -pickle may penetrate). Wipe them with a soft cloth, and lay them on a -folded cloth for some hours. Then put them in a jar, and pour on them -sufficient of the above spiced vinegar, hot, to cover them. Or they may -be allowed to simmer gently in strong vinegar, then put into a jar with -a handful of mustard-seed, 1 oz. of ginger, 1/4 oz. mace, 1 oz. allspice, -2 heads of garlic, and 2 split nutmegs; and pour on them sufficient -boiling vinegar to cover them. Some prefer the walnuts to be gently -simmered with the brine, then laid on a cloth for a day or two till they -turn black, put into a jar, and hot spiced vinegar poured on them. - -_To Pickle Cucumbers and Gherkins._--Small cucumbers, but not too young, -are wiped clean with a dry cloth, put into a jar, and boiling vinegar, -with a handful of salt, poured on them. Boil up the vinegar every three -days, and pour it on them, till they become green: then add ginger and -pepper, and tie them up close for use, or cover them with salt and water -(as above) in a stone jar; cover them, and set them on the hearth before -the fire for two or three days, till they turn yellow; then put away the -water, and cover them with hot vinegar, and set them near the fire, and -keep them hot for eight or ten days, till they become green; then pour -off the vinegar, cover them with hot spiced vinegar, and cover them -close. - -_Mushroom Ketchup._--Pickled mushrooms, 4 lbs.: salt, 2 lbs. Sprinkle it -on the mushrooms; and, when they liquefy, remove the juice; acid -pimento, 6 oz.; cloves, 1 oz.; boil gently and strain: the remaining -liquor, if any, may be treated with pepper, mace and ginger for a second -quality. - -_Tomato Ketchup._--Proceed as for mushroom ketchup, and add a little -Chili pepper vinegar. - -_To Take Fac-Similes of Signatures._--Write your name on a piece of -paper, and while the ink is wet sprinkle over it some finely-powdered -gum arabic, then make a rim round it, and pour on it some fusible alloy, -in a liquid state. Impressions may be taken from the plates formed in -this way, by means of printing-ink and the copperplate-press. - -_To Copy Letters without a Press._--A black copying ink, which flows -easily from the pen, and will enable any one to obtain very sharp copies -without the aid of a press, can be prepared in the following manner: One -ounce of coarsely broken extract of logwood and two drachms of -crystallized carbonate of soda are placed in a porcelain capsule with -eight ounces of distilled water, and heated until the solution is of a -deep red color, and all the extract is dissolved. The capsule is then -taken from the fire. Stir well into the mixture one ounce of glycerine -of specific gravity of 1.25, fifteen grains of neutral chromate of -potash, dissolved in a little water, and two drachms of finely -pulverized gum arabic, which may be previously dissolved in a little hot -water so as to produce a mucilaginous solution. The ink is now complete -and ready for use. In well closed bottles it may be kept for a long time -without getting mouldy, and, however old it may be, will allow copies -of writing to be taken without the aid of a press. It does not attack -steel pens. This ink cannot be used with a copying press. Its impression -is taken on thin moistened copying paper, at the back of which is placed -a sheet of writing paper. - -_To Obtain Fresh Blown Flowers in Winter._--Choose some of the most -perfect buds of the flowers you would preserve, such as are latest in -blowing and ready to open; cut them off with a pair of scissors, leaving -to each, if possible, a piece of stem about three inches long; cover the -end of the stem immediately with sealing wax, and when the buds are a -little shrunk and wrinkled, wrap each of them up separately in a piece -of paper, perfectly clean and dry, and lock them up in a dry box or -drawer; and they will keep without corrupting. In winter, or at any time -when you would have the flowers blow, take the buds at night and cut off -the end of the stem sealed with wax, and put the buds into water wherein -a little nitre or salt has been diffused, and the next day you will have -the pleasure of seeing the buds open and expanding themselves, and the -flowers display their most lively colors, and breathe their agreeable -odors. - -_Cheap Ice Cream._--Sweet milk, two quarts. Scald the milk, pour over -four eggs, and stir well. Cool off and add sugar and essence of lemon or -vanilla. Pour into a deep, narrow tin pail. Cover, and set into a wooden -pail. Fill up the space between the two vessels with pounded ice and -salt. In half an hour it will be fit for use. Keep thus in the ice till -wanted to use. - -_To Take Impressions from Coins._--Make a thick solution of isinglass in -water, and lay it hot on the metal; let it remain for twelve hours, then -remove it, breathe on it and apply gold or silver-leaf on the wrong -side. Any color may be given to the isinglass instead of gold or silver, -by simple mixture. - -_To Print Pictures from the Print Itself._--The page or print is soaked -in a solution first of potass, and then of tartaric acid. This produces -a perfect diffusion of crystals of bitartrate of potass through the -texture of the unprinted part of the paper. As this salt resists oil, -the ink roller may now be passed over the surface, without transferring -any of its contents, except to the printed paper. - -_To Preserve Steel Knives from Rust._--Never wrap them in woolen cloths. -When they are not to be used for some time, have them made bright and -perfectly dry; then take a soft rag, and rub each blade with dry wood -ashes.--Wrap them closely in thick brown paper, and lay them in a drawer -or dry closet. A set of elegant knives, used only on great occasions, -were kept in this way for over a hundred years without a spot of rust. - -_To Plate and Gild without a Battery._--A very useful solution of silver -or gold for plating or gilding without the aid of a battery may be made -as follows: Take say, 1 ounce of nitrate of silver, dissolved in one -quart of distilled or rain water. When thoroughly dissolved, throw in a -few crystals of hyposulphite of soda, which will at first form a brown -precipitate, but which eventually becomes redissolved if sufficient -hyposulphite has been employed. A slight excess of this salt must, -however, be added. The solution thus formed may be used for coating -small articles of steel, brass, or German silver, by simply dipping a -sponge in the solution and rubbing it over the surface of the article to -be coated. I have succeeded in coating steel very satisfactorily by this -means, and have found the silver so firmly attached to the steel (when -the solution has been carefully made) that it has been removed with -considerable difficulty. A solution of gold may be made in the same way, -and applied as described. 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