The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-29
FOR THE srnrxe CLEANING.
Some Hints as To What You May and
May Not do.

Farm and Fireside.
OF course you never wash your oilcloths
with soap since the I've In 1t would ruin
the color OF the oiicloh. At this time you
can give 1t thin coat of varnish; do so
once yearly. Use kerosene or milk IN the
water you wash the oiicloth with. but
never soap.
look soiled. Wash them in hot, soapy
water with a brush and dry them out
doors: they viii become both tight aud
clean.
For leather-oovered furniture. wash In
good warm soapsuds, dry In sunshine and
then rub with q flannel wet with kerosene.
To iaunder cretonne: Never use COM
mon soap on cretonne; only cx-gail soap
n permissible. Before washing soak Gre
tonne In warm water In which IL dissolved
1--WE cents worth of sugar of lead. then
wash with ox-gsii soap. and rinse with
salt water. Always dry IN = dark room or
heavy shade.
Chloroform win remove all grease or oil
stains from carpets.
In using ox-gsIl for cleaning carpets all
low a tablespoonful 10 a quart of warm
water. Use rough sponge and clean tbs
carpet while on the floor. stretched tight
". Sweep well before this.
Lacemakers use q mixture OF French
chalk ard pulverixed magnex.a, equal
parts. to lay away valuable thread lsces.
Lay the laccs in box and sprinkle tho
mixture plentifuiiy among the fields This
prevents them from turning dark.
A splendid way to clean brass ornaments
and lamps; Immerse the brass In the wa
ter in which beans were rarboliei and let
soak twenty minutes. Polish with whiting
anc silver brush and finish on with
channels.
To clean BOTTLES ard caraffes that ara
dingy inside, rinse with water IN which a
little murissic aesd has been dissolved.
Benzine sprayed .tNo every crack and
crevice will extsrminate the Teas in your
house. Do his when there arc no fires.
and no light or fra must be IN the room
for several hours. Air the house very
thoroughly.
II your chenille pcrtierss or table c.yv--
ers or plush or velvet. or silk neckties.
look dinsy. buy souae sasoilns and with
a pail set inside a tub on n box sufficient
ly high. out doors. with d few saueezes
and rubs and hanging up In tbs san snd
wind fhavs . windy day by all meens),
you may have as fine results Is a gro
fesg.onal cleaner. Use also for cleansing
very delicate coiored wcoiens. OF course
you should beat the dus; out OF the che
nile, plush or velvet before piungsr- INTO
gasoline. Tho ncckfies II very seized.
may be treated TO q preparatory hath ef
surpentine- After uCns tne gasoline. rub
plenty OF sweet ell or veseiins On your
bands to relieve the dryness. Tut tha
gasoline into a pail because a wider srf-
face allows more evaporation than IL &C.
sirabae.
Cat glass should be wen vasAe.f and
dried. then rubbed over with prepared
chalk ard a soft hrush. the resulting
sparkle viii repay you.
II you are 70 pack away siIk or woose.
and fear * may turn yellow. break up q
few cakes OF beesvax ard fold IN thiniv
worn Old harsskerchiefs. Place these
among the goods. IL possible, pin Tho
silks or woosers In some cid white Iir~n
sheets, or Use cotton sheetx Always put
them away well cleaned
TO remove rust stains from nick esplase
grease with o4l ana leave for few eavs:
then rub with q cloth wet with asrrnoxsa.
Any remaining spots rub with diluted hy-
droohAersc acid and polish with tripols.
Try an cst pair Of nscksi skstes-
Put some fresh cucumber peel near the
Rightly meeting groun9 Of reaches and
- them die Sprinkle sorsx around for
ants.
Clean your copper utensils ~ adding