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TO CLEAN WINDOWS AND MIRRORS, rub them over with thin cold starch, let
it dry on, and then wipe off with a soft cloth. This will clean the
glass and also give it a brilliant polish.
TO REMOVE PAINT from window glass, use strong hot vinegar.
TO REMOVE WHITE SPOTS FROM FURNITURE, rub first with oil, and then with
slightly diluted alcohol.
TO REMOVE STAINS from an enameled saucepan, fill with water, add a
little chloride of lime, and boil for a few minutes.
TO CLEAN WILLOW-WARE, wash with salt water, using a brush.
TO POLISH THE GLOBES of gas and electric-light fixtures, wash with water
in which a few drops of ammonia have been dissolved.
TO CLEAN TILING, wipe with a soft cloth wrung out in soapy water. Never
scrub tiling, as scrubbing or the use of much water will eventually
loosen the cement and dislodge the sections.
TO BRIGHTEN NICKEL trimmings on a gas stove, wash with warm water, in
which two tablespoonfuls of kerosene have been stirred.
TO SAVE DUSTING, a piece of cheese cloth about two yards long placed on
the floor in a freshly swept room will save much of the usual dusting.
Laundry Helps
A few cents' worth of powdered orris-root put in the wash water will
impart a delicate odor to the clothes.
Hot milk is better than hot water to remove fruit stains.
To remove spots from gingham, wet with milk and cover with common salt.
Leave for two hours, then rinse thoroughly.
In washing white goods that have become yellow, put a few drops of
turpentine into the water, then lay on the grass to dry in the strong
sunshine.
To make wash silk look like new, put a tablespoonful of wood alcohol to
every quart of water when rinsing and iron while still damp.
When washing, if the article is badly soiled, use a small scrubbing
brush and scrub the goods over the washboard.
To set green or blue, mauve or purple, soak the articles for at least
ten minutes in alum water before washing them. Use an ounce of alum to a
gallon of water. To set brown or tan color, soak for ten minutes in a
solution made of a cupful of vinegar in a pail of water. Black goods and
black-and-white goods need to be soaked in strong salt water, or to have
a cupful of turpentine put into the wash water. Yellows, buffs, and tans
are made much brighter by having a cupful of strong, strained coffee put
in the rinsing water.
When ironing fine pieces, instead of sprinkling afresh, take a piece of
muslin, wring it out in cold water, and lay on the ironing board under
the article; press with a warm iron; remove the wet piece and iron.
When making starch for light clothes use Wool Soap in the water. This
will give the clothes a glossy appearance and the irons will not stick.
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