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Show If MiKi-ki-i-iir r-' iliuU. U'a.-hiiiL' old silk in heer is said to give it a Iu.-ter almost equal lo that pos.-es-ed when UeV. A howl of fresh quicklime kept in ;a ou. hoard will soon ahsorh the moisture, if there he an v. If the hands are ruhhed on a stick of celery after peeling onions, the smell will be entirely removed. .Onions may In- peck-d under water without ollense to eyes or hands. Scorch stains on white cloth, which are the work of a careless ironer, may he removed, it is said, by soaking the cloth in hike-warm water, squeezing lemon juice on it and sprinkling a little salt over it. and laying it in the hot sun to bleach. If varnish is defaced ami shows white marks, take linseed oil and turpentine in equal parts, soak them well in a phial, and apply a ! small quantity on a soft piece of j cotton until the color is restored.' ; then wipe the mixture entirely oil'. To prevent colored stockings I from fading, put a tablespoonful of black pepper into the water in which they are rinsed. Mack stockings, or those which are dark-colored, dark-colored, should never be washed in water which has been used for other clothes. Black pepper in the water will also keep calico or cambric from fading. |