TO PREVENT THE SMOKING OF A LAMP.

Soak the wick in strong vinegar, and dry it well before you use it;

it will then burn both sweet and pleasant, and give much satisfaction

for the trifling trouble in preparing it.

If for want of the above mentioned preparation any should escape, a

wet sponge suspended by a string or wire over the flame of a lamp,

at a few inches distance, will absorb all the smoke and disagreeable

effluvia. Rinse it in warm water when wanted the next day.