GLASS STOPPLES, to Loosen. — Drop a little hot oil round the stopple, close to the top of the neck of the bottle, and place before the fire so as not to crack. In about half an hour apply more oil, and then gently try to work it about, occasionally gently beating it against the soft part of your hand. Try the stopper, but do not twist it round, draw it straight out. If this does not succeed, apply more oil, and a cloth dipped in hot water wrapped round the neck only. GLOVES, to Clean. — Wash in soap and water ; then stretch them on wooden hands, or pull them out in their proper shape. Dry. If wanted yellow, rub with yellow ochre ; if white, with pipe day ; or mix the two. GLOVES, to Cleanse.— Lay the gloves upon a dean board, pass over them with a brush a mixture of fullers earth and powdered alum ; sweep off, and rub well with dry bran and whiting ; 6L0 197 GOO and dust them well. But If they are greasy and soiled, take out the grease with crumbs of toasted bread, and burnt bone powdered, then take a clean woollen cloth, and rub them over with the first-named powder. GLOVES, KID. to Clean.— Rub with very slightly damped bread crumbs. Or put gloves of a light colour on the hands, and wash the hands in a basin of spirits of hartshorn ; or wash with rice pulp using a piece of new flannel ; — Or sponge them well with turpentine on your hands ; then hang up the gloves to dry in a current of air. GLOVES, KID, to Clean.— For Gloves not much soiled, take a tea-spoonful of Powdered French Chalk, put the gloves on the hands, and the chalk into the palm of one glove, then rub the hands and fingers together as if washing your hands. Take off the gloves, without shaking them, lay them aside for a night. Put them on the hands and clap or wipe with a clean cloth. Fullers Earth will act nearly as well. GLOVES, KID, Very Dirty.— Apply a strong lather made from white soap and new milk, put one glove on the hand and use a soft brush or a fine piece of new flannel, keeping the strokes towards the ends of the fingers. Apply, until the dirt disappears, then take a clean soft towel and dab it till the soap is removed. Take the glove from the hand, and blow it to open the fingers, then hang it up (with a bit of string put through the button hole,) in a warm place where there is a current of air. When dry they will have regained their colour, also be smooth and soft. GLOVES, Perfume for. — Ex- tract of ambergris, 4 drops, spirits of wine, 1 oz. Rub the inside with cotton saturated with it. GLUE, Liquid. — ‘Glue, water, vinegar, each a parts. Dissolve in a water bath; then add alcohol, 1 part. An excellent cement. GLUE, Liquid. — Shellac, 2 parts; borax, 1 part. Boil till the shellac is dissolved. Shellac dissolved in naptha will unite glass, china, wood, iron, &c. GLUE, MOUTH. — Dissolve 4 ounces of fine Russian glue, or gelatine, In water, adding two ounces of sugar. Boil till it Is of a consistence to become solid when cool. Then mould it to any size you like. It may be wet with the tongue, and applied to paper, silk, &c. GLUE, Portable for Draughts- men, &c. — Glue, 5 parts; sugar, 2 parts ; water, 8 parts. Melt in a water- bath and cast it in moulds. For use, dissolve in warm water. GLUE, to Resist Water. — Boil 1 lb. of glue in two quarts of skim- med milk.

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GLASS STOPPLES, to Loosen. — Drop a little hot oil round the stopple, close to the top of the neck of the bottle, and place before the fire so as not to crack. In about half an hour apply more oil, and then gently try to work it about, occasionally gently beating it against the soft part of your hand. Try the stopper, but do not twist it round, draw it straight out. If this does not succeed, apply more oil, and a cloth dipped in hot water wrapped round the neck only. GLOVES, to Clean. — Wash in soap and water ; then stretch them on wooden hands, or pull them out in their proper shape. Dry. If wanted yellow, rub with yellow ochre ; if white, with pipe day ; or mix the two. GLOVES, to Cleanse.— Lay the gloves upon a clean board, pass over them with a brush a mixture of fullers earth and powdered alum ; sweep off, and rub well with dry bran and whiting ; GOO and dust them well. But If they are greasy and soiled, take out the grease with crumbs of toasted bread, and burnt bone powdered, then take a clean woollen cloth, and rub them over with the first-named powder. GLOVES, KID. to Clean.— Rub with very slightly damped bread crumbs. Or put gloves of a light colour on the hands, and wash the hands in a basin of spirits of hartshorn ; or wash with rice pulp using a piece of new flannel ; — Or sponge them well with turpentine on your hands ; then hang up the gloves to dry in a current of air. GLOVES, KID, to Clean.— For Gloves not much soiled, take a tea-spoonful of Powdered French Chalk, put the gloves on the hands, and the chalk into the palm of one glove, then rub the hands and fingers together as if washing your hands. Take off the gloves, without shaking them, lay them aside for a night. Put them on the hands and clap or wipe with a clean cloth. Fullers Earth will act nearly as well. GLOVES, KID, Very Dirty.— Apply a strong lather made from white soap and new milk, put one glove on the hand and use a soft brush or a fine piece of new flannel, keeping the strokes towards the ends of the fingers. Apply, until the dirt disappears, then take a clean soft towel and dab it till the soap is removed. Take the glove from the hand, and blow it to open the fingers, then hang it up (with a bit of string put through the button hole,) in a warm place where there is a current of air. When dry they will have regained their colour, also be smooth and soft. GLOVES, Perfume for. — Extract of ambergris, 4 drops, spirits of wine, 1 oz. Rub the inside with cotton saturated with it. GLUE, Liquid. — ‘Glue, water, vinegar, each a parts. Dissolve in a water bath; then add alcohol, 1 part. An excellent cement. GLUE, Liquid. — Shellac, 2 parts; borax, 1 part. Boil till the shellac is dissolved. Shellac dissolved in naptha will unite glass, china, wood, iron, &c. GLUE, MOUTH. — Dissolve 4 ounces of fine Russian glue, or gelatine, In water, adding two ounces of sugar. Boil till it Is of a consistence to become solid when cool. Then mould it to any size you like. It may be wet with the tongue, and applied to paper, silk, &c. GLUE, Portable for Draughtsmen, &c. — Glue, 5 parts; sugar, 2 parts ; water, 8 parts. Melt in a waterbath and cast it in moulds. For use, dissolve in warm water. GLUE, to Resist Water. — Boil 1 lb. of glue in two quarts of skimmed milk.

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