MISCELLANEOUS.
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You can drive nails into hard wood without bending them, if you dip them first in lard.
Kerosene oil will remove rust in iron.
Pumpkin seeds are very attractive to mice, and traps baited with them will soon destroy them.
The fumes of a brimstone will remove berry stains from a book, paper or engraving.
Use whiting moistened with kerosene to scour your tins.
To make chicken gravy richer, add the yolk of an egg.
Soak garden seeds in hot water a few seconds before planting.