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340. To prevent the Smoking of a Lamp. Soak the wick in strong vinegar, and dry it well before you use it; the flame will then burn clear and bright. 341. Encrusted Tea-Kettles. Water of every kind, except rain water, will speedily cover the inside of a tea-kettle with an unpleasant crust; this may easily be guarded against by placing a clean oyster-shell or a piece of stone or marble in the tea-kettle. The shell or stone will always keep the interior of the kettle in good order, by attracting the particles of earth or of stone. 342. To Soften Hard Water. or purify river water, simply boil it, and then leave it exposed to the atmosphere. 343. Cabbage Water should be thrown away immediately it is done with, and the vessel rinsed with clean water, or it will cause unpleasant smells. 344. Disinfectants. A little charcoal mixed with clear water thrown into a sink will disinfect and deodorize it. Chloride of lime and carbolic acid considerably diluted, if applied in a liquid form, are good disinfectants, and carbolic powder--a pink powder with a smell resembling tar, and sold at about 2d. per lb.--is both useful and effective. The air of a bedroom may be pleasantly sweetened by throwing some ground coffee on a fire shovel previously heated. 345. Chimney Smoking. Where a chimney smokes only when a fire is first lighted, it may be guarded against by allowing the fire to kindle gradually, or by heating the chimney by burning straw or paper in the grate previous to laying in the fire.