Ingredients
- one tablespoon soda to a quart of water
- a quart of water
Directions
If you use oil, buy the best kerosene. , To test it, place a small quantity in a tea-cup, and if it does not easily ignite when brought into contact with a lighted paper or match, it is good ; poor oil will ignite instantly. Keep oil in a ten-gallon can, with a faucet at the lower part, so as to draw oflF into a smaller can or lamp-filler ; set the large can in a cool, dark place; keep all the articles used for cleaning, filling and trimming lamps by themselves. For these purposes provide an old waiter (to hold the things), a lamp-filler, pair of scissors or a lamp-trimmer, box of wicks, soap, washing soda, and several soft cloths and towels, also a wire hairpin with which to keep open the vent
in the burner, and what is known as a cork puller is use- ful for holding cloths used in Cork puii.r. ^ cleaning lamp chimneys as
well as pulling corks form bottles and using dish cloths in hot water. When lamps need an extra cleaning, add one tablespoon soda to a quart of water, be- ing careful that none of the bronze or gilding comes in contact with the soda.