TO WASH PHIALS.—In most families are gradually collected a number of phials that have been used for medicine. It is well to have a basket purposely to keep them in, and occasionally to wash them all, that they may be ready to send to the druggist’s when new medicine is wanted. Put into a wash-kettle some sifted ashes, and pour into it a sufficiency of cold water. Then put in the phials (without corks), place the kettle over the fire, and let it gradually come to a boil. After it has boiled a while, take it off, and set it aside; letting the phials remain in it till cold. Then take them out, rinse, drain them, and wipe the outsides. You may wash black bottles in the same manner. If you have occasion to wash a single phial or bottle, pour into it through a small funnel either some lye, or some lukewarm water in which a little pearlash has been dissolved; shake it, and let it stand awhile to soak. Then rinse it well in cold water two or three times. If it still smells of the former contents, soak it in more pearlash water (with the addition of a little lime), or in more lye. TO CLEAN LOOKING-GLASSES, MIRRORS, ETC.—If they should be hung so high that they cannot be conveniently reached, have a pair of steps to stand upon; but mind that they stand steady. Then take a piece of soft sponge, well washed and cleaned from everything gritty, just dip it into water and squeeze it out again, and then dip it into spirit of wine. Rub it over the glass; dust it over with some powder blue, or whiting sifted through muslin: rub it lightly and quickly off again, with a cloth; then take a clean cloth, and rub it well again, and finish by rubbing it with a silk handkerchief. If the glass be very large, clean one-half at a time, as otherwise the spirit of wine will dry before it can be rubbed off. If the frames are not varnished, the greatest care is necessary to keep them quite dry, so as not to touch them with the sponge, as this will discolour or take off the gilding. To clean the frames, take a little raw cotton in the state of wool, and rub the frames with it; this will take off all the dust and dirt without injuring the gilding. If the frames are well varnished, rub them with spirits of wine, which will take out all spots, and give them a fine polish. Varnished doors may be done in the same manner. Never use any cloth to _frames_ or _drawings_, or unvarnished oil paintings, when cleaning and dusting them.—J. G. TO CLEAN TIN COVERS.—Boil some rotten-stone and a small quantity of prepared whiting in some sweet oil for two hours, till it acquires the consistency of cream. CLOTHS FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING SILVER PLATE.—Take two ounces of hartshorn powder, and boil in a pint of water, soak small squares of damask cloth in the liquid, hang them up to dry, and then they will be fit for use.—W. C. C.