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To Preserve Clothes Pins

Clothes pins boiled a few moments and quickly dried, once or twice a month, become more flexible and durable. Clothes lines will last longer and keep in better order if occa sionally treated in the same way. 6395. To Fasten Loose Window Sashes. The most convenient way to prevent loose window sashes from rattling unpleasantly when the wind blows is to make four one-sided buttons of wood, and screw them to the beading which is nailed to the casings of the window, making each button of proper length to press the side of the sash outwards when the end of the button is turned down horizontally. The buttons ope bonate of potassa, previously thoroughly rate like a cam. By having them of the cor triturated together. Set the mixture aside rect length to crowd the stiles of the sash for an hour in a warm situation, stirring fre- outwards against the outer stop of the win quently, then pour it into glass tubes or hol- dow frame, the sash will not only be held so low reeds. firmly that it cannot rattle, but the crack