SCIENTIFIC & USEFUL.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 2955, 26 April 1898, Page 3

SCIENTIFIC & USEFUL.

Onions will fry more readily if dipped, after slicing, in milk. The best lamp wicks are those, .that - tie woven soft and loose. ; ;; r " ' ":. k .; i? ; Mortar and pafbt may be removed from glass and windows with hot vinegar. To preserve furs from moths, rolt"fnniewß*paper, as rffiittta will not eat printers' ink. To get tid'of '-rats, stufi their- ranai with dry,, hay, well sprinkled with cayenne pepper, Tbe warmth of flogrs^ isf greatly increased" by having layers of : paj)ef ua_e¥ the : earrseVr ' A peculiarly fine flavour can be^gfiyen to apple jelly by dropping a rose gerahinWleaf in, each pofr. Soak lamp wioks in- yinegMrjtwenty.fonß hours, then dry ; they Will Sever smell, »niJ' will burn much brighter. One tablespoonful of paraffin in small pail of water will, if gently poured on rosebushes, completely destroy green fly. Ivory pi_Qo-keys which have become discoloured, may be whitened by washing with whisky, and drying in sunlight. . Leaves and grasses may. be frosted by dippingtbem in a solution 'f gum-arabic, then sprinkling with Dp.vdered glass. When tired, lie on toe back, allowing every muscle to relax, lotting the hands go any way they will, and keep the eyes closed. If gilt frames, when pew, are covered with a coat of white varnish all fly marks can be washed off with lukewarm water without barm. On removing a cake from tbe oven, place the tin containing the cake on a damp towel for a moment, and it may readily be taken •from the„tin without sticking. The liSTge holes i_ stockings can be more quickly and smoothly darned if a piece of blaok or white net is basted over the bole, and tbe darning thread carried back and forth through is. Coffee in the bean is improyed in flavour and strength by beating in thu oven Xar three or four minuteß until its aroma begins to show. Grind it while hot, a_d make the coffee at once. One or two laurel leaves impart a delicious flavour of almonds to a biana mSiige or milk pudding, by steeping the leaves (one to a unit) for ten minutes in the milk whilst (Ringing it to the boiling-point. Women who are troubled with hot hands should put inside their kid gloves a little very fine oatmeal. Tbe same may be done wittt tbe stockings, with the pleasant result that they do not cling to the feet. A nervou6 headache may be greatly relieved, and in many cases entirely cured, by an appUCston otjigt water to the back of the rtrck artct behnrfi the ears, repeated until the strained muscles and nerves relax. ■