![]() ![]() I thought this sounded a little overly involved, but then I realized that spring-loaded mouse traps weren’t invented until 1897. TO DISPERSE RATS-Corks cut as thin as sixpences, roasted or stewed in grease, and placed in their tracks or dried sponge in small pieces, fried, or dipped in honey, with a little oil of rhodium or bird-lime, laid in their haunts, will stick to their fur and cause their departure. TO EXTRACT PAINT FROM GARMENTS-Saturate the spot with spirits of turpentine let it remain a number of hours, then rub it between the hands it will crumble away without injury either to the texture or color of any kind of woollen, cotton or silk goods.Ĭould you be more specific about how many hours this should take? This one perplexed me a bit because I always thought that you shouldn’t use heat to remove a stain, as it will help set the stain. TO REMOVE FRUIT-STAINS FROM COTTON OR LINEN-Pour boiling water over the stain, and let it soak for a few moments. Were flies more plentiful and robust in the 1860s? Were they doing combat with people’s picture frames? This is not a problem I’ve encountered before. My thoughts: This one seemed a little bizarre. This may be used without apprehension, as it will not do the least injury to the frames. TO PREVENT FLIES FROM INJURING PICTURE FRAMES, GLASSES, ETC.-Boil three or four onions in a pint of water then, with a gilding brush, do over your glasses and frames, and the flies will not alight on the article so washed. I’ve transcribed the full list of household tips for you at the bottom of the post. I thought it would be fun to go through some of the more interesting ones and add a bit of commentary. ![]() Some of these are difficult to decipher and others are a bit bizarre. In this post, I’ll cover fifty household tips from 1863. ![]()
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