TO CLEAN JET PASSEMENTERIE
To clean jet passementerie, rub it with a cloth or a soft
brush, dipped in equal parts of alcohol and water, and then
dry it with a clean cloth.
TO CLEAN SOILED SILK EMBROIDERY
To clean soiled silk embroidery use spirits of wine, and
dip a camel's-hair brush in it and brush the trimming until
all the dirt is removed.
HOW TO USE MAGNESIA
When using magnesia as a cleanser, first dampen the stained
place, then moisten the magnesia, and rub it vigorously on
the stain, and allow it to dry thoroughly, when the magnesia
powder may be easily shaken out.
TO DRY-CLEAN A RTTO
Beat the rug till no more dust flies from it, then lay it
flat on the floor, and spread over it, powdered fuller's earth.
Rub the powder in with a brush as if you were scouring,
and then roll the rug up, and leave it for a week before brush-
ing and beating. When well beaten and swept, take a dishpan
half full of water, to which add a cup of ammonia, and dip-
ping a broom into the pan, sweep with the broom, the wrong
way of the nap. This will leave the rug lookiiig fresh and
clean.
TO CLEAN AN OIL-PAINTING
Take the picture from the frame, and lay it on the table
face upward. Prepare a bowl of tepid water and go care-
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fully over the entire surface of the picture using a soft
sponge.
Then take a large white potato, peel it, and cut in half,
and after wiping it off, go over the picture with the smoothly-
cut part of the potato, while it is still moist from the cutting.
Do not rub hard, and the dirt will soon begin to soften and
make a suds, quite black, continue to rub it until all the stains
and spots disappear, and then carefully wash with the tepid
water and the sponge.
Never use soap on an oil-painting. It may clean it, but
the chemicals in soap do damage. Later, wipe the fly-specks
and soot off, with tepid water and pearline, using a sponge.
After it is cleaned and dried, varnish with picture varnish
applied with a bristle-brush. Spread quickly, and don't go
over the same place twice.
TO CLEAN GUT FRAMES
Beat up the white of an egg^ add to it a pinch of soda,
and brush this mixture over the frames. Then wash with soft
water and dry with a white flannel cloth.
TO CLEAN A MIRROR
First rub the surface with a rag dipped in a little methylated
spirit, then sprinkle with a little finely powdered blue. Wipe
quite clean, and polish with a silk duster.
TO CLEAN BRASS AND SILVERWARE
Take half a cup of whiting and fill the cup with cold water ;
pour this into a bottle, and add 1 ounce of ammonia; shake
well, before using. Wet a flannel cloth with this, and rub
the silver or brass.
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FUHNITTTRE POLISH, NO. 1
A good furniture polish is easily made as follows:
Turpentine, 1 tablespoon,
Vinegar, 1 tablespoon,
Olive-oil, 2 tablespoons.
This should always be well shaken just before using.
FUKNITXTKE POLISH, NO. 2
Beeswax, 1 ounce,
Castile soap, i/^ ounce.
Turpentine, 1 pint.
Pare the soap and wax, and put them in a qnart bottle
and add the turpentine. Let it remain for 24 hours, and
shake the bottle well to mix the ingredients. Next day shake
it well again, and fill the bottle with water. On the fol-
lowing day it should be of the consistency of thick cream,
and is then ready for use. Always just before using shake it
well.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
TO CLEAN JET PASSEMENTERIE
To clean jet passementerie, rub it with a cloth or a soft brush, dipped in equal parts of alcohol and water, and then dry it with a clean cloth.
TO CLEAN SOILED SILK EMBROIDERY
To clean soiled silk embroidery use spirits of wine, and dip a camel's-hair brush in it and brush the trimming until all the dirt is removed.
HOW TO USE MAGNESIA
When using magnesia as a cleanser, first dampen the stained place, then moisten the magnesia, and rub it vigorously on the stain, and allow it to dry thoroughly, when the magnesia powder may be easily shaken out.
TO DRY-CLEAN A RUG
Beat the rug till no more dust flies from it, then lay it flat on the floor, and spread over it, powdered fuller's earth. Rub the powder in with a brush as if you were scouring, and then roll the rug up, and leave it for a week before brushing and beating. When well beaten and swept, take a dishpan half full of water, to which add a cup of ammonia, and dipping a broom into the pan, sweep with the broom, the wrong way of the nap. This will leave the rug looking fresh and clean.
TO CLEAN AN OIL-PAINTING
Take the picture from the frame, and lay it on the table face upward. Prepare a bowl of tepid water and go care-
fully over the entire surface of the picture using a soft sponge.
Then take a large white potato, peel it, and cut in half, and after wiping it off, go over the picture with the smoothlycut part of the potato, while it is still moist from the cutting.
Do not rub hard, and the dirt will soon begin to soften and make a suds, quite black, continue to rub it until all the stains and spots disappear, and then carefully wash with the tepid water and the sponge.
Never use soap on an oil-painting. It may clean it, but the chemicals in soap do damage. Later, wipe the fly-specks and soot off, with tepid water and pearline, using a sponge. After it is cleaned and dried, varnish with picture varnish applied with a bristle-brush. Spread quickly, and don't go over the same place twice.
TO CLEAN GILT FRAMES
Beat up the white of an egg, add to it a pinch of soda, and brush this mixture over the frames. Then wash with soft water and dry with a white flannel cloth.
TO CLEAN A MIRROR
First rub the surface with a rag dipped in a little methylated spirit, then sprinkle with a little finely powdered blue. Wipe quite clean, and polish with a silk duster.
TO CLEAN BRASS AND SILVERWARE
Take half a cup of whiting and fill the cup with cold water ; pour this into a bottle, and add 1 ounce of ammonia; shake well, before using. Wet a flannel cloth with this, and rub the silver or brass.
CARE OF FURNITURE
FURNITURE POLISH, NO. 1
A good furniture polish is easily made as follows:
Turpentine, 1 tablespoon, Vinegar, 1 tablespoon, Olive-oil, 2 tablespoons.
This should always be well shaken just before using.
FURNITURE POLISH, NO. 2
Beeswax, 1 ounce, Castile soap, i/^ ounce. Turpentine, 1 pint.
Pare the soap and wax, and put them in a quart bottle and add the turpentine. Let it remain for 24 hours, and shake the bottle well to mix the ingredients. Next day shake it well again, and fill the bottle with water. On the following day it should be of the consistency of thick cream, and is then ready for use. Always just before using shake it well.
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