HOUSEHOLD FORMULAS
How To Lay Galvanized Iron Roofing.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Galvanized iron of No. 28 and heavier gauges is used, the sheets being lap-seamed and soldered together in strips in the shop the proper length to apply to the roof. After the sheets are fastened together a 1 1/4-inch edge is turned up the entire length of one side of the sheet, as indicated in Fig. 1. This operation is done with tongs having gauge pins set at the proper point. The second {398} operation consists in turning a strip 1/4 inch wide toward the sheet, as shown in Fig. 2. This sheet is then laid on the roof, and a cleat about 8 inches long and 1 inch wide, made of galvanized iron, is nailed to the roof close to the sheet and bent over it, as shown in Fig. 3.
A second sheet having 1 1/2 inches turned up is now brought against the first sheet and bent over both sheet and cleat, as shown in Fig. 4. The cleat is then bent backward over the second sheet and cut off close to the roof, as in Fig. 5, after which the seams are drawn together by double seaming tools, as the occasion demands, and slightly hammered with a wooden mallet. The finished seam is shown in Fig. 6. It will be seen that the second sheet of galvanized iron, cut 1/4 inch longer than the first, laps over the former, making a sort of bead which prevents water from driving in. Cleats hold both sheets firmly to the roof and are nailed about 12 inches apart. Roofs of this character, when laid with No. 28 gauge iron, cost very little more than the cheaper grades of tin, and do not have to be painted.
Applications For Prickly Heat.
| Alcohol | 333 parts |
| Ether | 333 parts |
| Chloroform | 333 parts |
| Menthol | 1 part |
Mix. Directions: Apply occasionally with a sponge.
Among those things which at least assist one in bearing the affliction is frequent change of underwear. The undergarments worn during the day should never be worn at night. Scratching or rubbing should be avoided where possible. Avoid stimulating food and drinks, especially alcohol, and by all means keep the bowels in a soluble condition.
Cleaning And Polishing Linoleum.
I.—Palm oil, 1 part; paraffine, 18; kerosene, 4.
II.—Yellow wax, 1 part; carnauba wax, 2; turpentine oil, 10; benzine, 5.
Lavatory Deodorant.—
| Sodium bicarbonate | 5 ounces |
| Alum | 5 1/2 ounces |
| Potassium bromide | 4 ounces |
| Hydrochloric acid enough | |
| Water enough to make | 4 pints. |
To 3 parts of boiling water add the alum and then the bicarbonate. Introduce enough hydrochloric acid to dissolve the precipitate of aluminum hydrate which forms and then add the potassium bromide. Add enough water to bring the measure of the finished product up to 4 pints.
Removal Of Odors From Wooden Boxes, Chests, Drawers, Etc.
Stencil Marking Ink That Will Wash Out.
Washing Fluid.
Starch Luster.
To Make Loose Nails In Walls Rigid.
How To Keep Lamp Burners In Order.
To Remove The Odor From Pasteboard.
To Remove Woody Odor.
| Acetic ether | 100 parts |
| Formaldehyde | 6 parts |
| Acid, carbolic | 4 parts |
| Tincture of eucalyptus leaves | 60 parts |
Mix. After applying the mixture expose the article to the open air in the sunlight.
To Keep Flies Out Of A House.
An Easy Way To Wash A Heavy Comfortable.
Preservation Of Carpets.
To Do Away With Wiping Dishes.
A Convenient Table.—
Ten common-sized eggs weigh 1 pound.
Soft butter, the size of an egg, weighs 1 ounce.
One pint of coffee and of sugar weighs 12 ounces.
One quart of sifted flour (well heaped) weighs 1 pound.
One pint of best brown sugar weighs 12 ounces.
How To Make A Cellar Waterproof.
Removing Old Wall Paper.
Stained Ceilings.
To Overcome Odors In Freshly Papered Rooms.
Treatment Of Damp Walls.
If the caoutchouc size is put on with the necessary care—i. e., if all damp spots are covered with it—the wall is laid dry for the future, and no peeling off of the paint or the wall paper needs to be apprehended. In cellars, protection from dampness can be had in a like manner, as the caoutchouc glue adheres equally well to all surfaces, whether stone, glass, metal, or wood.
II.—The walls must be well cleaned before painting. If the plaster should be worn and permeated with saltpeter in places it should be renewed and smoothed. These clean surfaces are coated twice with a water-glass solution, 1.1, using a brush and allowed to dry well. Then they are painted 3 times with the following mixture: Dissolve 100 parts, by weight, of mastic in 10 parts of absolute alcohol; pour 1,000 parts of water over 200 parts of isinglass; allow to soak for 6 hours; heat to solution and add 100 parts of alcohol (50 per cent). Into this mixture pour a hot solution of 50 parts of ammonia in 250 parts of alcohol (50 per cent), stir well, and subsequently add the mastic solution and stand aside warm, stirring diligently. After 5 minutes take away from the fire and painting may be commenced. Before a fresh application, however, the solution should be removed.
When this coating has dried completely it is covered with oil or varnish paint, preferably the latter. In the same manner the exudation of so-called saltpeter {401} in fresh masonry or on the exterior of façades, etc., may be prevented, size paint or lime paint being employed instead of the oil-varnish paint. New walls which are to be painted will give off no more saltpeter after 2 or 3 applications of the isinglass solution, so that the colors of the wall paper will not be injured either. Stains caused by smoke, soot, etc., on ceilings of rooms, kitchens, or corridors which are difficult to cover up with size paint, may also be completely isolated by applying the warm isinglass solution 2 or 3 times. The size paint is, of course, put on only after complete drying of the ceilings.
To Protect Papered Walls From Vermin.
Care Of Refrigerators.
Dust Preventers.
According to other sources of information, these evil tendencies of the application vanish altogether, or are reduced to a minimum, if (1) entirely fresh, or at least, not rancid oils be used; (2) if, after each oiling, a few days be allowed to elapse before using the chamber or hall, and finally (3), if resort is not had to costly foreign special preparations, but German goods, procurable at wholesale in any quantity, and at very low figures.
The last advice (to use low-priced preparations) seems sensible since according to recent experiments, none of the oils experimented upon possess any especial advantages over the others.
An overwhelming majority of the laboratories for examination have given a verdict in favor of oil as a dust-suppressing application for floors, and have expressed a desire to see it in universal use. The following is a suggestion put forth for the use of various preparations:
This dust-absorbing agent has for its object to take up the dust in sweeping floors, etc., and to prevent its development. The production is as follows: Mix in an intimate manner 12 parts, by weight, of mineral sperm oil with 88 parts, by weight, of Roman or Portland cement, adding a few drops of mirbane oil. Upon stirring a uniform paste forms at first, which then passes into a greasy, sandy mass. This mass is sprinkled upon the surface to be swept and cleaned of dust, next going over it with a broom or similar object in the customary manner, at which operation the dust will mix with the mass. The preparation can be used repeatedly.
HUNYADI WATER: See Water.
HYDROCHINON DEVELOPER: See Photography.
HYDROGEN, AMALGAMS AS A SOURCE OF NASCENT: See Amalgams.
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS A PRESERVATIVE: See Preserving.