and carefully rub the ware with it and wipe dry
with your chamois as usual. For cleaning jewlry,
chains, etc., that are uneven in surface, put them
in a tumbler of the liquid, and with a soft tooth
406 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
brush, go over them to remove the dirt, etc., care-
fully drying with the chamois and by heat, if
needed.
TO RETAIN COLORS.
To keep the colors of muslins, calicoes and
ginghams bright for a long time, dissolve a piece
of alum, the size of a shellbark, for every pint of
starch, and add to it.
CLEANING FLUID.
Used to wash alpaca, camels hair, and other
woolen goods, and is invaluable for removing
marks on furniture, carpets, rugs, etc. Four
ounces ammonia, 4 ounces white castile soap, 2
ounces alcohol, 2 ounces glycerine, 2 ounces ether.
Cut the soap fine, dissolve in i quart water over
the fire, add 4 quarts water✪ Cleaning Fluid. When nearly cold
add the other ingredients. This will make nearly
8 quarts, and will cost only 75 cents ,to make it.
It must be put into a bottle and stopped tight. It
will keep good any length of time. Take a pail
of lukewarm water, and put in about a tea-cupful
of the fluid, shake around well in this, and then
rinse in plenty of clean water, and iron on wrong
side, while damp.
For washing grease from coat collars, etc., take
a little of the fluid in a cup of water. Apply with
a clean rag, and wipe well with a second clean rag
It will make woolen look bright and fresh.
GLUE FOR MOUNTING FERNS, ETC.
Five parts gum arabic, 3 parts white sugar, 2
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parts starch, add a very little water✪ Glue for Mounting Ferns and boil, stir-
ring until thick and white.
TO MAKE AN .EOLIAN HARP.
Of very thin pine, make a box 5 inches deep
and 7 inches wide, and a length just equal to the
width of the window in which it is to be placed.
Across the top, near each end, give a strip of
wood J^ inch high and ^ inch thick, for bridges.
Into the ends of the box insert wooden pins to
wind strings around, two or four pins in each end.
Make a sounding hole in the middle of the top,
and string the box with blue violin strings. The
ends of the box should be increased in thick-
ness where the pins are inserted by a piece of pine
glued upon the inside. It is better to have 4
strings, but a single string produces a very sweet
melody of notes.
TO WASH FLANNEL.
After preparing suds of hot water and soap,
wash the garment thoroughly with the hands,
(avoiding a wash board or washing machine of
any kind). When this is done, rinse in warm
water containing a small quantity of soap, slightly
wring the article thus cleaned and hang it up.
Take it down while yet a little damp and iron till
perfectly soft and dry.
Caution. — Flannels or woolens of any description
should never go into water too hot for the hands,
or into cold water.
408 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
WASHING LINEN.
To wash fine linen so that it will retain its color,
take as much hay as will color well the amount of
water you wish to use. Boil and rinse the goods
in it, using a little soap✪ Washing Linen. Be sure and use this
preparation for washing and rinsing.
TO CLEAN INFANTS' SOCKS, WORSTED
GOODS, FURS, ETC.
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and carefully rub the ware with it and wipe dry
with your chamois as usual. For cleaning jewelry,
chains, etc., that are uneven in surface, put them
in a tumbler of the liquid, and with a soft tooth
brush, go over them to remove the dirt, etc., carefully drying with the chamois and by heat, if needed.
TO RETAIN COLORS.
To keep the colors of muslins, calicoes and ginghams bright for a long time, dissolve a piece of alum, the size of a shellbark, for every pint of starch, and add to it.
CLEANING FLUID.
Used to wash alpaca, camels hair, and other woolen goods, and is invaluable for removing marks on furniture, carpets, rugs, etc. Four ounces ammonia, 4 ounces white castile soap, 2 ounces alcohol, 2 ounces glycerine, 2 ounces ether. Cut the soap fine, dissolve in i quart water over the fire, add 4 quarts water. When nearly cold add the other ingredients. This will make nearly 8 quarts, and will cost only 75 cents ,to make it. It must be put into a bottle and stopped tight. It will keep good any length of time. Take a pail of lukewarm water, and put in about a tea-cupful of the fluid, shake around well in this, and then rinse in plenty of clean water, and iron on wrong side, while damp.
For washing grease from coat collars, etc., take a little of the fluid in a cup of water. Apply with a clean rag, and wipe well with a second clean rag It will make woolen look bright and fresh.
GLUE FOR MOUNTING FERNS, ETC. Five parts gum arabic, 3 parts white sugar, 2
parts starch, add a very little water and boil, stirring until thick and white.
TO MAKE AN AEOLIAN HARP.
Of very thin pine, make a box 5 inches deep and 7 inches wide, and a length just equal to the width of the window in which it is to be placed. Across the top, near each end, give a strip of wood J^ inch high and ^ inch thick, for bridges. Into the ends of the box insert wooden pins to wind strings around, two or four pins in each end. Make a sounding hole in the middle of the top, and string the box with blue violin strings. The ends of the box should be increased in thickness where the pins are inserted by a piece of pine glued upon the inside. It is better to have 4 strings, but a single string produces a very sweet melody of notes.
TO WASH FLANNEL.
After preparing suds of hot water and soap, wash the garment thoroughly with the hands, (avoiding a wash board or washing machine of any kind). When this is done, rinse in warm water containing a small quantity of soap, slightly wring the article thus cleaned and hang it up. Take it down while yet a little damp and iron till perfectly soft and dry.
Caution. — Flannels or woolens of any description should never go into water too hot for the hands, or into cold water.
WASHING LINEN. To wash fine linen so that it will retain its color, take as much hay as will color well the amount of water you wish to use. Boil and rinse the goods in it, using a little soap. Be sure and use this preparation for washing and rinsing.
TO CLEAN INFANTS' SOCKS, WORSTED GOODS, FURS, ETC.
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