The complete servant: Being a practical guide to the peculiar duties and business of all descriptions of servants, from the housekeeper to the servant of all-work, and from the land steward to the foot-boy. With useful receipts and tablesAdams, Samuel, servant
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The complete servant: Being a practical guide to the peculiar duties and business of all descriptions of servants, from the housekeeper to the servant of all-work, and from the land steward to the foot-boy. With useful receipts and tables
Adams, Samuel, servant
Home economics; Household employees
TO TAKE GREASE SPOTS OUT OF SILK.
Dip a clean piece of flannel into spirits of turpentine, and rub the
spots until they disappear, which will soon be the case. Do not be
sparing of the turpentine, as it will all evaporate, and leave no
mark or stain behind.
TO TAKE OUT STAINS FROM CLOTH OR SILK.
Pound French chalk fine, mix with lavender-water to the thickness of
mustard. Put it on the stain; rub it soft with the finger or palm of
the hand. Put a sheet of blotting and brown paper on the top, and
smooth it with an iron milk-warm.
TO EXTRACT GREASE SPOTS FROM SILKS, AND COLOURED MUSLINS, &c.
Scrape French chalk, put it on the grease spot, and hold it near the
fire, or over a warm iron, or water-plate, filled with boiling water.
The grease will melt, and the French chalk absorb it; brush or rub it
off. Repeat if necessary.
TO TAKE STAINS OUT OF SILK.
Mix together in a phial, 2 oz. of essence of lemon, 1 oz. of oil of
turpentine.
Grease and other spots in silks, are to be rubbed gently with a linen
rag dipped in the above composition.
TO TAKE SPOTS OF PAINT FROM CLOTH, SILK, &c.
Dip a pen in spirit of turpentine, and transfer it to the paint spot,
in sufficient quantity to discharge the oil and gluten. Let it stand
some hours, then rub it.
For large or numerous spots, apply the spirit of turpentine with a
sponge, if possible, before it is become dry.
TO WASH CHINTZ.
Take two pounds of rice, boil it in two gallons of water till soft;
then pour the whole into a tub; let it stand till about the warmth
in general used for coloured linens; then put the chintz in, and use
the rice instead of soap, wash it in this, till the dirt appears to
be out, then boil the same quantity as above, but strain the rice
from the water, and wash it in warm clear water. Wash in this till
quite clean; afterwards rinse it in the water which the rice has been
boiled in, and this will answer the end of starch, and no dew will
affect it. If a gown, it must be taken to pieces, and when dried, be
careful to hang it as smooth as possible;—after it is dry, rub it
with a smooth stone, but use no iron.
TO WASH FINE LACE OR LINEN.
Take a gallon of furze blossoms and burn them to ashes, then boil
them in six quarts of soft water; this, when fine, use in washing
with the suds, as occasion requires, and the linen, &c. will not only
be exceedingly white, but it is done with half the soap, and little
trouble.
TO CLEAN BLACK AND WHITE SARCENETS.
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