To Clean Knives, Tins, etc.
Crystal Kitchen Soap, manufactured by Eastman & Brooke, Philadelphia, is excellent for this purpose, being so neat a compound that the knives and coffee-pot, as well as the tins used in the preparation of breakfast, may be quickly cleaned at the table while the tea-china is being washed.
When not convenient to obtain the Crystal Kitchen Soap, knives may be cleaned with ashes either of coal or wood.—Mrs. S. T.
To Whiten the Ivory on the Handles of Knives.
The ivory handles of knives sometimes become yellow from being allowed to remain in dish-water. Rub them with sandpaper till white. If the blades have become rusty from careless usage, rub them also with sandpaper and they will look as nice as new.—Mrs. S. T.
Mixture for Shading Glass.
Spanish whiting, one pound; white glue, one-quarter pound; litharge, one ounce; alum, one ounce. Boil the glue and alum in a sufficient quantity of water. Let it cool, then add the whiting and litharge. Stir well and use at once. It may be washed or scraped off, if desired.—Dr. E. A. C.
Cement for Rubber and Glass.
Pulverized gum shellac in ten times its weight of strong spirits hartshorn.—Dr. E. A. C.
To Destroy Bedbugs.