Show HOUSEHOLD HINTS Mie medicine dicine stains on silver may be removed li fored by rubbing the arciclo with a rag dipped in sul sulphuric pharie acid finally wash in in warm soapsuds da A simple but useful home remedy for burns and scalds can be made by mixing as much prepared pre parea chalk with pure lard as will make a thick v ment meat apply direct to the wound and cover with lint and a bandage black cloth skirts or jackets that are becoming rusty or stained should be sponged over with the following mixture two pounds of gf logwood one pound of bruised bruise 1 gall half a pound of preen green vitriol and five fire quarts 0 of water boil these together for two hours strain and use when cold dissolve halt half an ounce of camphor in one pound of lard take takeoff off the scum then stir in as much black lead as will give the mixture a dark hue rub iron and steel stoves and grates over with this preparation let it remain on for a day and finally dry off with a cloth the tb metal will then keep clean and bright brig ht for a longtime A process for toughening glasses as es that can be very very simply followed at home le is to immerse se the glasses t in a large vessel full of water place this upon the fire let the water reach boiling point and having taken off GIT the pan let the glass lass remain ir until the water has grown 9 old cold once more this is a very effective I 1 c met method hod of annealing glass when making up simple prescriptions at home without the proper medicinal measures it may ba useful to remember that a tumbler usually holds about ten ounces a teacup six ounces a wineglass two ounces a tablespoon four drachms drachma drach ms a dessert spoon two drachin drach ms s a n one medium sized utensils would average these measurements |