Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) COMMON SENSE FOR HOUSEMAIDS. BY A LADY. Second Edition. LONDON: THOMAS HATCHARD, 187, PICCADILLY. 1853. LONDON: G. J. PALMER, SAVOY STREET, STRAND. CONTENTS. PAGE Brass, how to clean 22 Bug poison 9 Carefulness, hints on 86 Carpets, how to clean 26 Clear-starching 77 Dress, observations on 90 Daily work, Housemaids’ 34-75 Economy, observations on 91 Fire, how to light 38 Floor-cloth, how to clean 33 French polish, how to clean 15-20 Grates, how to clean 8, 18, 35 Lamps, how to clean 59 Mahogany, how to clean 16-21 Marble, how to clean 19 Mirrors, how to clean 16-24 Nursing the sick, hints on 94 Paint, mixture for washing 11 Painted walls, how to clean 20 Papered walls, how to clean 14 Picture frames, how to clean 24 Pipeclay, how to prepare 31 Plate, how to clean 81 Scouring floor, different ways of 12 Stairs, how to clean 31 Sweeping, ways of 11 Washing muslins and lace 76 Windows, how to clean 23 EXTRACTS FROM A LADY’S JOURNAL, SHOWING THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR WRITING THIS BOOK.