Mix 5 grains of carbolic acid and one ounce of glycerine. Rub the scalp thoroughly at night and wash out in the morning, and your worst case of dandruff will be cured.
Clean stoves when cold with any stove-polish mixed with alum water.
It is said that snuffing powdered borax up the nostrils will cure a catarrhal cold.
Ceilings that have been smoked by a kerosene lamp should be washed off with soda water.
Drain pipes and all places that are sour or impure may be cleansed with lime water or carbolic acid.
Strong lime may be used to advantage in washing bedsteads. Hot alum water is also good for this purpose.
Lemon juice and sugar, mixed very thick, is useful to relieve sore throat and coughs. It must be very acid as well as sweet.
To sweep carpets use wet newspapers wrung nearly dry and torn to pieces. The paper collects the dust but does not soil the carpet.
It is said if feather beds and pillows be left out in a drenching rain every spring and afterward exposed to the sun and air on every side until dry, they will be much freshened and lightened.
Medicine stains may be removed from silver spoons by rubbing them with a rag dipped in sulphuric acid and washing it off with soapsuds. Stains may be removed from the hands by washing them in cold water, to which a little sulphuric acid has been added; use no soap.