In cleaning silver do not rub it away with scour-
ing materials, but wash in hot water containing a
good quantity of concentrated lye, or if very black,
boil for a considerable time in water with washing
soda added, then wash in good suds, rinse in clear
water, and rub with a flannel cloth or what is bet-
ter, chamois skin — and your silver will not often
need cleaning, but will shine like new for a long
time.
TO CLEAN GLOVES.
Buy I quart of gasoline at a lamp store for 5
cents — a druggist will charge 20 cents for the same
amount. It will clean four pairs beautifully. Pour
a small part, say }i, into a dry washbowl; put in
one glove and wash immediately, just as though
it were a soiled handkerchief, being careful to rub
harder on the most soiled spots. Rinse in clean
gasoline, squeeze out (not wring), and in 10 mm-
ut s they will be dry. To remove the offensive
odor, hang them up to air.
404 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
TO CLEAN OIL CLOTHS.
Wash with warm water 150° — hot cracks the
varnish. Soap is necessary in smoky districts,
though it cannot be used without duUing the col-
ors somewhat. If a sponge is used, examine
thoroughly for shells — they scratch the varnish.
The dirt thus removed, rewash the whole with
sweet milk and water, then wipe dry. The milk
makes the surface smooth, dirt does not catch so
readily to it, and the oil in the milk tends to re-
store the colors. Gentle friction with an old silk
handkerchief will give a polish.
RENOVATING FUR.
Take a large tin pan, put a pint of wheat flour
into it, put the cloak into it, rub it thoroughly
with the hands until the flour looks dark, then, if
the fur is not white enough, rub it again with more
clean flour, then rub it with pulverized chalk — 5
cents worth is enough. This gives it a pearly-
white look. It is also good to clean knit nubias
and hoods.
TO REMOVE INK STAINS.
As soon as possible after the ink is spilled on
the carpet, dip a clean sponge in milk and sponge
the ink spot, cleaning the sponge in clean water
before putting it again in the milk, so as to avoid
smearing it. Continue the operation until all the
ink is out, then, of course, the milk can be washed
out afterward.
Perhaps every one does not know that the color
MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 405
taken out of black goods can be restored by the
application of liquid ammonia.
TO COLOR KID GLOVES.
Indian ink dissolved in water and applied evenly
with a camels hair brush, will give a jet black
color. A }^ ounce of extract of logwood in 2
ounces of brandy, will give a lilac; increase the
proportion of logwood and a darker color is pro-
duced, even nearly black. Strong tea gives a
handsome brown. *
NEW WASHING FLUID.
Unslacked lime, i pound; soda ash, 2 pounds;
boil in 4 quarts of water✪ New Washing Fluid, then settle and pour off
the clear fluid ; then i quart more water, and boil
and settle, and again pour off with the first. Use
I cupful for a washing. Soak the cloths overnight.
Have the suds boiling hot, and put in the cloths
and boil 15 or 20 minutes. Rinse out. Only need
to rub very slightly any stained or particularly
soiled place, as shirt wristbands and neck bind-
ings, etc.
SILVER WARE, JEWELRY, ETC., TO
CLEAN.
Aqua ammonia i dram, soft water 4 ounces.
Bottle and keep well corked. To clean silver
ware, wet a piece of soft flannel, or cotton flannel,
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
In cleaning silver do not rub it away with scouring materials, but wash in hot water containing a good quantity of concentrated lye, or if very black, boil for a considerable time in water with washing soda added, then wash in good suds, rinse in clear water, and rub with a flannel cloth or what is better, chamois skin — and your silver will not often need cleaning, but will shine like new for a long time.
TO CLEAN GLOVES. Buy I quart of gasoline at a lamp store for 5 cents — a druggist will charge 20 cents for the same amount. It will clean four pairs beautifully. Pour a small part, say }4, into a dry washbowl; put in one glove and wash immediately, just as though it were a soiled handkerchief, being careful to rub harder on the most soiled spots. Rinse in clean gasoline, squeeze out (not wring), and in 10 mmut s they will be dry. To remove the offensive odor, hang them up to air.
TO CLEAN OIL CLOTHS. Wash with warm water 150° — hot cracks the varnish. Soap is necessary in smoky districts, though it cannot be used without dulling the colors somewhat. If a sponge is used, examine thoroughly for shells — they scratch the varnish. The dirt thus removed, rewash the whole with sweet milk and water, then wipe dry. The milk makes the surface smooth, dirt does not catch so readily to it, and the oil in the milk tends to restore the colors. Gentle friction with an old silk handkerchief will give a polish.
RENOVATING FUR.
Take a large tin pan, put a pint of wheat flour into it, put the cloak into it, rub it thoroughly with the hands until the flour looks dark, then, if the fur is not white enough, rub it again with more clean flour, then rub it with pulverized chalk — 5 cents worth is enough. This gives it a pearly white look. It is also good to clean knit nubias and hoods.
TO REMOVE INK STAINS.
As soon as possible after the ink is spilled on the carpet, dip a clean sponge in milk and sponge the ink spot, cleaning the sponge in clean water before putting it again in the milk, so as to avoid smearing it. Continue the operation until all the ink is out, then, of course, the milk can be washed out afterward.
Perhaps every one does not know that the color
taken out of black goods can be restored by the application of liquid ammonia.
TO COLOR KID GLOVES.
Indian ink dissolved in water and applied evenly with a camel's hair brush, will give a jet black color. A }^ ounce of extract of logwood in 2 ounces of brandy, will give a lilac; increase the proportion of logwood and a darker color is produced, even nearly black. Strong tea gives a handsome brown. *
NEW WASHING FLUID. Unslacked lime, i pound; soda ash, 2 pounds; boil in 4 quarts of water, then settle and pour off the clear fluid ; then i quart more water, and boil and settle, and again pour off with the first. Use I cupful for a washing. Soak the cloths overnight. Have the suds boiling hot, and put in the cloths and boil 15 or 20 minutes. Rinse out. Only need to rub very slightly any stained or particularly soiled place, as shirt wristbands and neck bindings, etc.
SILVER WARE, JEWELRY, ETC., TO
CLEAN.
Aqua ammonia i dram, soft water 4 ounces.
Bottle and keep well corked. To clean silver
ware, wet a piece of soft flannel, or cotton flannel,
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