Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-26
s,srs ON CLEANING UP. -

Sprinkle th. I.arlof carpet With moist
en.d bran, salt, or ~~ll-~s.hcd coffee
grounds, or tsa.i.sNss, before sweeping.
Wash oIlclo,h With warm water With
out soap, az bcttcr siill, With milk ani
water. Wash mating With moderately
a arm ALT and water, Ia the proportion
~ a pin, ~ sali Ia q hslf.psil of water.
Dry quickly With . loft cloth.
bust the plano wlths half.ysrd SQUARE
piece % b--t Canton fannel ire from
al dust aud .Tscks. Blo~ out ih. dust
FROM under the wires.
wash painted woodwork aud carving
With a .ofi cloth and warm .osP.ud.,
slplng on quickly aud polishing With
rhamol. leather.
Clean mirror. with clean, warm water
In which hs. b.-u put ju.t enough sm-
monia Ia make II f-.l slippery. f,ery
dirty, rinse also, wipe dry. aud polish
nth ciiamoi. az paper. Mirrors hung
a her, the .un Will shine directly upon
them .oon tscoms misty. III. smslg,m
AZ the hack IL the glass lecom-s rough
en.d aud graduated, aud the rejecting
Iowers destroyed.
Chrome. that need cleaning eau be-
wiped of with q cloth Vet In cold trs.
Thsu lDll.h With a little DIV. oil. When
gilt frame. ar. new, cover them with =
coat 81 white ,arni.h. snd then all
.pe,k. can De- wiped off without harm.
II !. astonishing what an artistic taste
f,le. have. To remove fy--Io,s rom
hfuuy. lami.-, chandeliers. brackets,
.tstuette-, etc, without Injury Ia the
bronze. cover the spots with raw scrap
81 potato, let IL dry on, aud then brush
% carefully when dry, and the spot.
will disappear.
To polish hardwood doors, have ready
large pan OF boiling water, and set in-
Ia IL a bs.ln With one pound OF yellow
l~eswsx, two ounces of powdered rr.in,
aud two-thirds % q pint Of turpeniine.
stir until thoroughly blended, but IL
careful not 20 let "a, mixture take firr,
ss the Ingredient. are most infismmsbic.
When IL {. we'll mixed, let II cool. sud
thin With one-auarter as much turpen-
tine. See that the noor l. dry aud free
from dust. Rub the polish on With n
WOODEN cloth, sud then rub rapidly and
hard ith polishing brush. TIL. should
he done at least once q week Ia keep the
ficors looking we'll.
When hot grease has been spilled on
floor, the heat thing Ia do is tn throw
cold water over IL Instantly. This viii
harden the grrsse, aud prevent hs
spreading Into the boards. IL can then
be easily scraped on, and the spot .cour-
ell With soap aud water.
Tables that have been neglected may
b. bIesched BY spreading an tbeni, over
night, q layer of wood ashes made Into
. mortsr-like paste With water; the next
day brush Il ofI aud scrub. The same
paste can be used ON floors spotted With
grease. 4 nice table IL frequently in-
jurvd by having had warm dishes set on
IL, leaving q whlti.h mark. TO remove
this, pour some lamp-oll on the spot.
aud rub hard With . soft cloth; then
p ur ON little alcohol or cologne water,
and rub dry with another cloth.
A poiish for walnut furniture is made
Of three parts of iluseed oil To one az
turpentlne. Apply With wooden cloth,
and when dry polish ith another WOOL
en- 10th. This not oily covers the dis.
figured surface, but restores the wood
20 lie original color and leaves luster
on the surface. For cleaning any Kind
Of hard wood furniture, doors, papeling.
etc., there IL nothing better than crude
petroleum; kerosene will remove the
dirt, but it always leaves white scum
very hard 10 get Oh.
To clean q tes-kettlc that Il rusty on
the InsIde, pot handful Of green cof-
fee-beans In q and let them brown.
Wash In strong sospsuds, and the ls-
terror Of the kettle will bc smcOth and
bright. Boiling oyster-shells In . ket-
tie will also remove rust; bat the CONE
d more convenient and vii clean the
katle N lees tine.