Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-06-05
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FURNITURE RECIPES.
l. Cleaning painted Doors and Hih-
dors-Rub a wooden cloth or sponge
smeared with lchitiag moistened in warm
water to the consistency of common paste,
quite briskly over the painted work, what
ever it be, and then wash it off clean with
pure cold water This will remove all the
grease, filth, &c, without injuring the
paint, which will retain its brilliaucy un-
impaired. Most housewives wash off such
work with soapsuds greatly to its injury,
as the soap dissolves both the oil and the
turpentine Of the paint, and this not only
destroys its smooth and shiny surface but
makes the paint crack and rub OF as easily
as chalk.
2. Cleaning WoH Paper. - Enclose
about two quarts Of dry wheat bran in
piece of coarse or open, ,textpred flannel
(such texture being necessary to let the
bran work through the cloth and then,
after sweeping off the dust, rub your bran
ball smoothly and briskly over your dirty
wallpaper and it will clean it nicer and
easier than any other process yet known.
8. Cleaning Git frames.-- Rub q soft
brush, moistencd with three ounces Of the
whites of eggs beat up with one ounce of
chloride of potash or soda over the frame,
and it will immediate y revive and brighten
the gliding.
4. Cleaning .Stoses.-Take two tea
spoonsful Of British Lustre put into abOu;
a gill Of water in which little alum has
been dissolved and put it on your stove,
when cold, and then rub it with dry
brush until it is dry. Two applications of
this in year will, it is said, keep the stove
as bright as coachbody or, black your
stove with such Lustre mixed with turpen-
tine, and it will have a rich, glossy and
durable color, as the turpentine will keep
the iron from rusting and SO make old
rusty stoves look as well new
D. Cleaning Door EaoJs, Spoons, Brit
ta~'~ Wr--, DO e...~-. ,l.so ...iUips all
over with rottenstone and camphene oil
mixed into paste, and then rub them
smartly with dry wooden cloth till dry,
and your articles will have a brighter,
quicker, and more durable polish than you
can give them in any other way
6. Ednlshing FurnitUre.-Rub woolen
rag moistened with spirits of turpentine
gently over the furniture until the grease
or paint on it is softened ard absorbed by
the turpentine, and then rub the turpen-
tine entirely off with a soft dry rag, and
the article In Question will ho ready to re.
ceive fiue polishing coat of varnish to
advantage.
I. Remoring ,rEie Stains or Spots
from Tables, &c-IIot dishes and the like
at times, make, when carelessly placed
upon vanished tables, white marks on
them. To remove these marks pour some
Lamp oil on them, and rub them with a
soft cloth, and then pour on little spirits
and rub theIplace with another cloth till
dry, and the white marks will disappear
and leave the table as bright as ever.
1t is also said that if a shovclful or
warming pan full of hot Goals are held over
such spots and the spots are we'll rubbed,
while warm, with flannel, the spots will
disappear. So it is said that the iron-staias
in marble will disappear if made wet with
equal quantities Of fresh spirits of visriol
and lemon juice and well rubbed with
soft linen rag.
8. Ireserring Iron, Brass and Copper
Ctensi1s from rust.-Smearing a very thin
coating of three parts of melted lard and
rosin over Russia stove pipe, and CRATES,
will preserve them from rusting in sum-
mcr, even in damp situations. And it is
said to be equally good on brazen, copper,
and steel utensils, and it is moreover rep
resented to form an excellent water proof
application for leather, such as boots and
shoes. OBSERVER.