6227. To Remove a Cork from the Inside of a Bottle

6227.    To Remove a Cork from the Inside of a Bottle. "With a stout string projected into the bottle, turn the bottle around until the cork is caught in a loop of the string, and with force pull out the cork.

6228. To Remove Starch or Rust from Flat-irons

6228.    To Remove Starch or Rust from Flat-irons. To remove starch or rust from flat-irons, have a piece of yellow beeswax tied in a coarse cloth. "When the iron is almost hot enough to use, but not quite, rub it quickly with the beeswax, and then with a clean, coarse cloth.

6229. To Prepare New Linen for Being Embroidered

6229.     To Prepare New Linen for Being Embroidered. New linen may be embroidered more easily by rubbing it over with fine white soap; it prevents the threads from cracking.

6230. To Shell Beans Easily

6230.    To Shell Beans Easily. Pour upon the pods a quantity of scalding water and the beans will slip very easily from the pod. By pouring scalding water on apples, the skin may be easily slipped off, and much labor saved.

6231. To Improve the Wicks of Candles

6231.      To Improve the Wicks of Candles. First steep the wicks in a solution of lime-water in which saltpetre has been dissolved. To 1 gallon water add 2 ounces saltpetre and 1/2 pound lime. Dry well the wicks before using. It improves the light, and prevents the tallow from running.

6232. Adhesive for Leather Belts

6232.    Adhesive for Leather Belts. Printers' ink is a good adhesive for leather belts. One application will keep a leather belt in running order for 12 months.

6233. Ajutage of Fountains

6233.       Ajutage of Fountains. M. Francois, in his work, "Art des Fontaines," estimates the decrease in the height of the jet to be 1 foot below the level of the source for every 100 yards distance. He considers the ajutage or opening of the pipe should be i of the size of the pipe itself. "Where pipes are already laid down, and the power of the head not very accurately known, it is well, by means of a leaden nozzle, the orifice of which may be readily increased or diminished, to test the amount of force, so that the ajutage may be adapted to throw the highest and fullest jet the head is capable of.

6234. To Make Composition Ornaments for Picture Frames or Other Purposes

6234.     To Make Composition Ornaments for Picture Frames or Other Purposes. Mix as much whiting as you think will be required for present use with thinnish glue, to the consistence of putty; and having a mould ready, rub it well all over with sweet oil, and press your composition in it; take it out, and you will have a good impression, which you may set by to dry; or, if wanted, you may, before it gets hard, apply it to your work with thick glue, and bend it into the form required.