The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-07-14
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Directions Yor which Some weary Women
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A good way TO clean paint, and one
which preserves as we'll rs olesnses IL
Is to put half . pound ~ glue into an
old pot, pour about q quart Of cold wa
tor over IT. and set II on the stow,
where II will dissolve slowly. A little
Of this glue water should be added 70
saoh pail or basinful, OF fresh water
used. With y Hne wooden cloth Told
flannel shirting Ia capital) wash about
. yard Of the paint ut n time with only
this water and nothing else, then wiring
the cloth out u the water as hard as
possible, and dry the paint with II. OF
course u will not he quite dry, but that
does not matter no long az no drops Of
the dirty water are left DO not 20 over
too much A. a time Any particularly
dirty bit OF molding may be safely
scrubbed with an old nail brush with
out detriment to the paint II this water
only is used, This glue water also
cleans waIcloth and the vanished walls
Of passages nicely, the glue acting ~ .
kind Of soap, and removing all dirt inn
modiately.
Tho bost way TO clean mirrors, or any
glass, such rs that in picture frames, is
TO wash them lightly with n sponge and
clean water, then with another sponge
rub them over with spirits OF wine.
After this dab them lightly with some
whiting tied up in = muslin bag, and
finish with an old silk handkerchief,
This sounds troublesome, but in reality
Is very quickly done, and docs not entail
half the labor In polishing that chamois
leather and water do, besides keeping
the glass bright Cor n much longer time.
A quart of spirits of wine will last long.
China which has been lying aside and
has got smoked can be clcanscd by rub
bling salt ON II when washing Il.
This will effectually remove tho smoke
stain without hurting either the colors
or the glaze.
An old-fashioned but capital way Of
cleaning carpets Is to uso oxgall in tho
proportion OF about one part Of gall to
three parts Ut water, rubbing the car.
pot ovcr with a cloth dipped in this,
taking care not to wet the carpet more
than is absolutely necessary. This will
both remove stains and revive the col.
ors. Hut as the smell Of the gall Ia
atrocious and not to be got rid of for
t~wepty-four hours at least, even with
windows wide open, the process should
10 carried on in an attic, or outside on
. plot Of grass, where no Inconvenience
need arise from the odor.
The covers ot albums and other draw
ing room books soon become worn and
faded IL much used; but II the bindings
are Of leather they can easily be re-
vlved by the following process: Wash
the leather as lightly ~ possible with
water In which the smallest norsel Of
soda has been dissolved, In order to
free 1t from grease. Then wash with
clean water to remove the soda, and let
it dry. Now dissolve n bit of gum
arabic about the size of tho little finger
nail In Il t%easpoonful Of water, and beat
this up with about the same quantity
Of white Of egg with no speck Of yolk
in it. With a bit Of sponge wash the
leather lightly over with this CLAIR, and
let it dry. Should the CLAIR, however,
froth up on tho leather, as It will very
likely do II there Is much fooled work
Oh the book, dab It with tho palm Of the
hand, OF with the sponge squeezed as
dry rs possible, till removed Chicago
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