The Grenada gazette., 1888-01-28

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for properly, II win present si
better appearance than an
neglected range a the latest styL
be Sure, Il 10 not expected that tSs
or range should be without sn..l
spot on its surface Ill the time for -.
would be avssy foolish expectatios j.
Tie neatest housewife with much ~.
ing to do could not keep it-iu TIL. 80 -.
ditioa. There IL IN old saying = ~. -
effect that in . house whore H. ~ ..ss
II Kept highly polished At all N.Y.. .
there is very little cooking done. Eo.' .
ever true this may be, certain Il II tS..
where there is much cooking "a a." 49,
stove can not be kept ~ bright and cls.s
as where It's less used for this purnos. s.-
although it can be kept LOOKING M.
enough for anybody by little car. .
each day. M
Once = week is often enough b ~.
it a thorough cleaning, and this. s,.s s.s
a little attention during the week. win viii
keep it looking As clean and nice =. :.
any person could wish. The frss th,ns \,
to BE- done before applying the pcli,S
is to see that the stove is clean. with
an old knife scrape off all superauou,
matter from the stove, and brush Of
into the dustpan. Scrape from tho
oven all the burnt matter caused bv
the running over Of pies and puddings.
and brush it thoroughly out. II the
top Of the stove is very greasyit should
be washed thoroughly in warm SOAP.
suds, and wiped with dry cloth. Il
the time can be given to it, it is much
better to wipe both top and hearth Of
the stove, or any part Of it that needs
it, and it will polish much easier. Tho
next thing to be done is to put on the
hands pair Of old, loosc-titting gloves,
and never on any account polish a stove
without them. No matter how care.
fully you may handle brush and black.
ing, it is sure to make the hands rough
and grimy, and it is next to impos-
sible to remove it when it gets
under the finger nails. Mix suf.
ficient quantity Of the powdered
polish with soapsuds to the con.
sistency Of cream, and apply to the
stove with brush. Some blacking
admits going all over the stove first,
when it is wet, and polishes better
when thoroughly dry, while other kinds
must be rubbed when slightly damp.
for if left until thoroughly dry, It will
not polish at all, and have to be re.
blacked. With the latter kind Of black
ing only small part Of the stove
should be gone over at one time, 50
that it may not get too dry. II brush
is to be used in polishing. cover mouth
and nose so as not to inhale the dust
that is sure to arise from the vigorous
use Of the brush. A brush docs. to be
sure, give nice gloss to the stove, but
most women do not care for this, claim
ing that spots show much quicker on a
glossy surface than on duller one.
A woolen cloth is much better to use
than a brush to polish the stove. for it
makes but very little dust and gives q
softer gloss to the surface Of tho iron,
which is much nicer than a high pol.
ish. A person with weak lungs should
never use n brush for this work,
on any account After polishing
the stove rub the nickel plating
with a cloth dampcned with am
monia and whiting. Mix whiting
and ammonia to the consistency Of
cream, and dip the cloth in it. Wipe
of with q dry cloth and polish.
Around some ranges are bands Of pol.
ished iron, which many think are
nickel. These can be cleaned with
both brick and soap. Dampen cloth
and rub it on a piece Of soap until
there is q good lather. then dip into
some powdered bath brick, and rub
the iron briskly. Polish with dry
cloth. Some women, when blacking
stove, blacken the inside as well as the
outside Of the oven, claiming that it is
very little trouble, and 1t is kept in
better order than If merely brushed.
Others will not do this work, not on
account of the trouble, but they claim
that whatever is cooked in It might
taste or smell Of the lead dust.
A stove cleaned onoe a week in this
way may be kept looking nice all tho
week by wiping 1t over after dinner
each day, first with brown paper. then
with q dry woolen cloth kept for this
purpose. II there are many grease
spots, which is usually the case where