Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-17

ing and has soaked in. In that case it
may require to be applied two or three
times.
S. Oil marks on wall paper, or the marks
where inconsiderate people rest their heads,
are sore grief to good housekeepers, but
they can be removed without much trouble
Take pipe-clay or fuller's-earth, and make
into paste, about as thick as rich cream,
with cold water; lay it on the stain gently,
without rubbing it in; leave it on all
night. It will be dry by morning, when it
can be brushed off, and unless an old stain,
the grease spot will have disappeared. If
old, renew the application.
8. Grease on carpet, if not of long
standing, can be readily disposed of by
washing the spot with hot soap-suds and
boraX-half an ounce of boraX to gallon
of water. Use a clean cloth to wash 1t
with, rinse in warm water, and wipe dry.
10. If spermaceti is dropped on any gar
ment or furniture, first carefully scrape off
all that can be removed without injury to
the material; then lay brown paper over
the spot, or piece of blotting- paper, and
put a warm iron on the paper until the oil
shows through. Continue to renew the
paper anu Apply INC VAIN AAOl4 uiAIi- e4iO
paper shows no more oil.
H. Spots on furniture, from anything
hot or from alcohol, can be removed by
rubbing hard with sweet oil and turpen-
tine. When the spots disappear, wash
with milk-warm soapsuds, dry quickly,
and polish by rubbing briskly with chamois-
skin.
II. When velvet has been wet and be-
comes spotted, hold the wrong side over
steam, and while damp draw the wrong
side quickly over a warm iron. 1t takes
two to do this well-one to hold the bot
tom OF the iron upward, and the second to
draw the velvet across it.
l3. Paint, pitch or tar can be removed
from cloth or wood by rubbing it with tur-
pentine. If the paint has become dry, put
few drops of the turpentine on the spot
and let it stand short time then rub the
spot, and if all the paint is not removed,
repeat the work. When entirely gone, rub
| off with alcohol.
IA. Paint and putty can be taken of
glass by wetting the glass several times
with strong solution of soda. Wet the
glass often with it till the spots soften and
can be washed off, and then polish with al
cohol.
Is. Ivory that has been spotted, or has
grown yellow, can be made as clear and
fresh as new by rubbing with fine sand
paper and then polishing with finely pow
dered pumice- stone.
IS. Marble can be nicely cleaned in the
following manner: Pulverize little blue,
stone, and mix with four ounces of whiting
add to these four ounces of soft soap and
one ounce of soda dissolved in very little
water. Boil this preparation over slow
fire fifteen minutes, stirring all the time.
| Lay it on the marble while hot, with clean
brush Let it remain half an hour; then
wash off in clean suds, wipe dry, and pol
ish by quick rubbing.
II. Grease can be removed from stone
steps or passages by pouring on it strong
soda water boiling hot then make fuller's-
earth into thin paste with boiling water
spread it over the stain or spot, and let it
remain all night. If the grease has soaked
and dried in, it may be necessary to repeat
this for two or three nights, scrubbing it
off each morning with strong soap-suds
and lye. When houses are under repair
and being painted, it is important that one
should keep watch for such oil spots, as
painters are not overcareful in handling
their oils, and such spots are very annoy
ing.
is. If ink has been spilled over rose
wood or mahogany furniture, half a tea
spoonful of oil of vitroil in tablespoon
full of water, applied with feather, will
quickly remove it Mrs. I'll. W. Beecher.