Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-11
TO CLEAN GLASS VESSELS.
Good and Bad Methods That Arc Com
monty Employed

N~
monty Employed.
We sometimes read very curious dh
rect;ons for doing very simple things
1t is among the oldest OF notions that
bird-shot is useful for cleaning bottles,
decanters, etc, and it may be In some
cases; but one must not use 1t for fine
glass or that which is in any way deli
cate.
Many valuable bottle and decanter
has been broken by the use of shot. 1t
does very we'll for coarse, common,
heavy glass, and one might naturally
suppose that this was the sort that
must have been used by women who
recommended it.
The ideal material for doing this sort
OF work is coarse sand. Gather a PAN
full of ordinary sand from any wash
out on the roadway, pass it through
common sieve, and put it away for this
purpose. Half cupful thrown into n
bottle and shaken about will scour the
inside as clean as can be. 1t must he
used with care, however, as too long
shaking is likely to scatch the inside of
the bottle.
For very fine glass, potato cut in
pieces the size of small dice is prefer
able as Il cleaning agent. This can not
possibly scratch, and, although it takes
more time to achieve the desired result
IL Is done with no risk to the finish OF
the article. Good, clean, sifted sand
has many uses. If one can not obtain
that which is perfec tly clean, ordinary
sand that has been washed down by
the roadside may be used. Throw a
painful of this into n tub and pour In
water, stirring the sand vigorously UNI
til all of the muddy look is washed out.
When the water shows perfectly clear
after being stirred up, the sand is clean.
1t may then be dried and put away In
bag or box for future use.
Very few people are aware that flow
ers can be kept very much longer by
setting the stems into dish of sand.
i Put the flowers into the vase as usual,
then carefully sift suffic lent sand to
All the vase nearly to the top, then add
water until it stands very little above
the top of the sand This is useful in
more ways than one.
Very light, fine vases are thus made
sufficiently heavy to be out of danger
of upsettting. One may also draw upon
the sand-bag for filling dishes in which
cuttings are put to root. Very few cut.
tings would spoil if thrust into wet
sand and kept there until the roots are
well grow. Everybody can have ar
abundance of rooted cuttings, simply
by tying string around an ordinary
fruit jar, filling it with sand and put
ting the cuttings into it. Hang this
near the window and keep sufficient
water in the vessel to make the sand
wet all the time, In small houses,
where there is lack of light, half g
dozen jars hung around in various win
dows where the sun shines, will occupy
but little space and will insure plenty
of material for putting out as soon al
frost is out of the ground.
If one has number of sleeves, littl'
sand can be sifted out, retaining only
the finest. A dish of these kept on the
kitchen shelf is invaluable for securing
tables and benches that are not paint.
ed Some persons use very fine sand ir
dish on the desk to clean pens with
This may do for steel pens, but it is
ruinous togold ones, indeed the greatest
care should be taken never to allow thu
| point of q pen to cone in contact with
any hard substance. IN. Y. Ledger.