Ingredients
- a handful of salt has been dissolved
- a quart of warm water
Directions
To lie new Cune Chairs. — When cane bottomed seats become slack through use they are uncomfortable and unsightly. Sponge botli sides of the cane thoroughly with hot soap suds in which a handful of salt has been dissolved. Then stand the chairs in the open air. Treated like this the seats become as firm as when new.
To Renovate a Black Chip Hat. — Brush the hat well to remove all dust. Pour some olive oil into a saucer, and brush hat with it all over. Place in front of fire to thoroughly dry in the oil.
This is all that would be done if sent to a cleaners. Should the brim be somewhat out of shape wring cotton cloth out of warm water, lay on and press with hot iron before applying oil.
To Renovate Brass on a Bedstead. — But a little vinegar into a smhll saucepan. Let it get hot, but do not allow it to boil or it will become too sticky to use. Apply with fine piece of flannel, doing a little bit at a time, and polishing quickly.
Removing Grease from Valuable Books. — Warm the spot and daub perpetually with blotting paper until as much of the grease as is possible is removed. Then to remove stain apply essential oil of turpentine which has been well warmed. Drop this on with a tiny brush, and repeat till all marks of the grease have dis- appeared. Lastly, dip another brush into rectified spirits of wine, and brush over the place. The paper should not be in the least discoloured.
To remove whitewash marks from floors, furniture, and windows apply a small quantity of paraffin on a soft cloth. The stains will disappear completely, and this does not injure the most deli- cate paint.
The white spots that appear on mahogany when a hot dish has been placed on it may be greatly improved by rubbing with kero- sene.
Kerosene removes ink-stains and fresh paint, while nothing takes blood stains out better than cold soap-suds, to which a little kerosene has been added.
To clean a sponge, get a pennyworth of salts of lemon, dissolve it in a quart of warm water. Squeeze the sponge in this till thoroughly clean, rinse well in cold water. Salts of lemon is a poison ; so use it with care.
When washing hair brushes, put a little ammonia in the water. The brush must be well rubbed on a rough towel, and then placed upright in the sun to dry.