THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4217, 20 May 1875, Page 1 (Supplement)

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

o>l.r. \\i:\rin:i:. —Keep away from tlic firo as much as possible. Those, who generally oceupy warm apartments, cannot well imagine how imioli mure brisk and happy tlio feclI an-! how tar more, i-lc-ar ami vigorous is the. intellect, while one is kept warm by exercise on a cold day, than l>v sittiny in a hot room; nor how hix and IUU.-ss, in o>lll. |iarison, arc. \re rendered |,y artificial heat Abundance of exercise, respiration, and Liood food, i.-; tins L'lvat recipe for keeping comfortable in cold weather. 'I'nliwiiov r.rr.ri.r.s. Mix equal weights, of red lead, fii-iir, and Hour, and place it nightly near their haunts. ~r else place a few lumps of nnslackt d lime wliurc they frequent. Kklier 0/ these is a Mire way 1 f ridding a J lionse in a few (lavs. To l'.oli. K.;cs.— I , nt a pint of water into a small pan ; •.'.hen l.oilin-, ~nt two 01.-S in, and lioil aeoordiiii; to size from two and a half to four minutes. Krcsh I ii.l will not take so loml.-, and if only ju.-,t set, aro excellent for el-arin- the voice. To l,oil them for toast, they require sis- minutes ; take tlii'in out, throw them into cold water, iviiiov the shell, and cut them into slices ; put" them on ihe Initt.reil toast, a little p.pp-r and salt, an.lsc.vu. l'ri;ii-vim; U'ati'.i:.-- I'.v tiltratiijn, wafer is (■!• aiiscd- of living \tA\\-j-i. ami of all sihpi'inlcd M-ipiirilies." Siil>stanees in ,-oli:tinn are 110! . ; ,,t rid of !>v thi-, proe.-ss. l',,iilin.. destroys animal and ve-eia-Ue life, exp.ls air or carlmiiio :icid, and causes the lime to he invci|iitated. Distillation, when properly conducted, i.s the most cllcctual method of purifyi.nL; water. Alum is sometime:; used, to clear muddy water. Two or three grains are sullieicnt for a quart of water; but this renders the water hard. To Makk Touhii BkekTendkr.— To those who have worn down their teeth in masticating poor old tough cow beef, we will say that carbonate of soda will be found a remedy for the evil. Cut the stakes, the day before using, into slices about two inches thick, rub over them a small quantity of soda, wash off next n-nrninir, cut into suitable thickness, and cook )■» iloi'.ri. Til- «.,me ~,-, ~,.:-• v/iH :,IWV, V f..r .-'••.I-, i :■ ■;' . ■<■'.: ,:<, . . '\'r: '. :.'! \.h< lo\o iKiicious, icnd'jr ditihe.-; o: Inc.lt. !