Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-10-27
CARE OF FURNITURE.
TREATMENT 1T SHOULD NEVER
BE SUBMITTED TO.
Possibilities OF the Antique-Oia and
Defaced Pieces May BE Restored TO
Their Original beauty by a Little Care
and Patience.

i Furniture that IS not Ola anu oAu
furniture that is not deiaced may DO
so restored to their original beauty
that we wonder why so many shabby
pieces OF furniture exist. An old
piece OF furnlture-the older the
better possesses a possibility for
beauty that no new piece has Take
an old sldeboard No new one is 50
rich looking or half so aristoeratic
Take the old eight.day clock and put
beside it the costly French mantel
clock and see which is to BE- pre-
ferred.
But the ancient must be polished
up IL must be restored To its
former glory, Nothing more and
nothing less. II is always the best
to scrape all the ola yarnish from
old furniture before applying new
coats. Scrape every particle away
for tho work Is not At all difficult.
An old case knife, q bit Of glass
these will answer fox the scraping
Instruments, experimenting those
with Inc and coarse sandpaper,
Then be sure TO dust on we'll with
brush before applying any yarnish.
Be careful that every speck Of
dust is removed, Or specks will show
up iii tn yarnish After busting
OH, wipe on with soft rag Then
do the vanishing in another place.
where there are neither disturbed 1
air nor dying dust. Carriage finish. (
era sometimes when applying the 1
last coat 81 varaIsh 10 costly 4
vehicle will strip entirely from their 4
clothes. This. ot course, Is NOT I
necessary when vanishing old \
furniture. blt it teaches u how
careful We should b. not TO allow
any dust 70 settle Ga 0nr work
Never antique the furniture
Nothing is more deadly 10 the na.
tural beauty Of wood than stain 81
any kind Let time do the staining
Preserve the original hue OF the
wood as nearly as possible Rose
wood pianos. you may have observed.
often appear with the surface she'll. \
ing on ia fine Aakea. This Is duo ID
the practice among tnlshrrs 81 seek.
ing To enhance the natural beauty
Of the wood with q coating 81 rose 4
lake, beautiful but i-atl pigment
or stain. This lake does not adhere
TO the under surface. but ueels on, I
taking tho varnish With IL Cso 40
stain on anything you value. II you
DO not like polished surface. such
as yarn!sh gives, rub II down 9Th I
rotten stone and oil 10 q dead satin
or egg hell finish.
There are several mixtures excel
lent for cleaning on furniture. Old /
or new, says the Now York Aver,
tIser Here i one Pure raw lin.
seed oil. one quart; spirits u wine
and vinegar, two ounces: splrits Oh
turpentinc, half pint shake welt +
before using Usc q rubbing pnI 4
made By rolling up d two-inch strip
Of wocien cloth
Several applications win So needed
for new furniture Of for such as has
been French polished Or finished in \
beeswax
Where the varuish has become old
and furnished dissolve four ounce.
best gum shellae intwo pints ofnEuC.
,y-tive per cent alcohol ald 10 this
two pints raw linseed oil ana ono
pint spirits 81 turpontlne. When
veil mixed add four ounces 81 sui.
ohuric ether and four ounces Of am.
nonia water Mix thoroughly.
shake we'll before using ana apply
lightly with sponge.
For cleaning old furniture taks n
quart ofdiluted vinegar. put a hand
ul OF table salt and tea.poonful ~
nuriatic acid In II and boil for ff.
cen minutes This may BE- ken, IN
bottle aud warmed when needed
IL 10 hardly necessary to say that
'eiore any 81 those mixtures nro
lsed. tho piece Of furniture sbould
'e carefully washed OIL to free n
rom any possible dirt
For mahogany that has first been
craped Of and sandpapcred smooth.
pply q coat Of furniture oil and M
land over night In tho morning
.ammer some fine red brick into
'owder. which put in cotton stock.
1g and sift over the work. 'Thsr :
rap square block Of iron or wood
piece Of carpet and rub Inc !
ricEdust powder with IL, rubbing
ne way Of the grain OF the wood d
ackward and forward, TIN n oood
loss appears II not sufficient ar i
the grain remains at ait rough
epeat the powdering. being careful
OF TO sift on too much dust. AZ tbia ]
nd the oil should form a pastc
hen the surface is perfect. clean Il
u with a wad Of carpet, and II Won
an get II. some fine mahogany dnst,
no surface made by this proceaa
improves with wear. Q
The polishing OF furniture seema q
? be OF comparatively modern dave
ne effect Is that a hard.faced snr.
lce Is secured which IL not liahIo =
become scratched as varnish. ana
'hlch presents equally as brilliant :
nd line an appearances. c
= good furniture polish Is made
'lth half-ounce OF beeswax and a 3
uarter-ounce OF alkaret root. which a
re melted together until tho wax "a c
'ell colored Then add half n oIli
ach OF raw linseed oil and spirlta m n
Strain tb,.,,,.zt /,