To one gallon boiled linseed oil add half a pound burnt sienna. The druggist who sells these articles will mix them. If economy is necessary, instead of employing a painter to put it on, dip a large woollen rag into the mixture, and with this wipe over the floor.--_Mrs. S. T._ TO DYE FLOORS A PRETTY COLOR. Make a strong decoction of the inside bark of red oak. Set it a dark color with copperas. Have the floors well swept and cleaned of spots. Then with a cloth rub the dye in well, taking care to wipe up and down the floor, so as to prevent streaking. Let it dry, then wipe over with weak lye, and as soon as this dries off, rub with a waxed brush.--_Mrs. Dr. P. C._ TO CLEAN PAINT. Wring out a clean flannel, take up as much powdered whiting as will adhere to it, then rub the paint. Wash off with clean water and rub dry with a soft cloth, and it will look new. Not for paint in imitation of oak.--_Mrs. R._ TO WASH OIL-CLOTH. Wash oil-cloths with salt water; say, one pint salt dissolved in a pailful water. When dry wipe over with a little milk and water.--_Mrs. H. D._ _To Wash Oil-Cloth._ Sweep it well. Wash with cold water, using a brush. Then wash with milk and wipe dry. Never use hot water.--_Mrs. R._ TO WASH CARPETS. Shake, beat, and sweep well. Tack firmly on the floor. Mix three quarts soft, cold water with one quart beef's gall. Wash with a flannel, rub off with a clean flannel, immediately after putting it on each strip of carpet.--_Mrs. R._ Carpets should be washed in spots, with a brush or flannel, one tablespoonful ox-gall in one or two quarts water.--_Mrs. A._ TO REMOVE INK FROM CARPETS. Take up the ink with a spoon. Pour cold water on the stained spot, take up the water with a spoon, and repeat this process frequently. Then rub on a little oxalic acid and wash off immediately with cold water. Then wet with hartshorn.--_Mrs. R._ TO CLEAN MARBLE SLABS, ETC. Sal soda, four ounces; powdered pumice-stone, two ounces; prepared chalk, two ounces. Mix well, add sufficient water, rub well on the marble, and then wash with soap and water.--_Dr. E. A. C._ Sapolio, rubbed on a flannel rag which has just been dipped in hot water and squeezed, is also good for cleaning marble.--_Mrs. S. T._ TO REMOVE GREASE FROM WALL PAPER. Dip a flannel in spirits of wine and go carefully over the soiled places once or twice.--_Mrs. R._ TO CLEAN FURNITURE. One-half pint linseed oil, one half pint vinegar, one-half pint turpentine. Apply with a flannel rag, and then rub with a dry flannel.--_Mrs. H. S._ TO CLEAN VARNISHED FURNITURE, MAHOGANY ESPECIALLY. Wash the piece of furniture with warm water and soap, and then rub dry; afterwards take a flannel rag, and rub with the following mixture: equal proportions of vinegar, sweet-oil, and spirits of turpentine, in a bottle which must be shaken before using.--_Mrs. McG._ AN EXCELLENT FURNITURE POLISH.