Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-12
SPRING CLEANING.
Valuable Hints for Renovating Old Snd
SoiIad Articles.

Valuable Hints tor Renovating Old Sno
SoiIed Articles.
An efficient and economical house
wife will always welcome suggestions
in matters of cleanliness and renoya-
tion. To begin with the best cleanser
of hair brushes is spirits Of ammonia
and warm water Take tablespoonful
of ammonia to quart Of water, dip
the bristles up and down in the water
but without wetting the back Of the
brush, and rinse in clean warm water,
then shake we'll and dry in the air,
but not in the sun. Soap and soda
soften the bristles and will turn an
iYory-backed brush yellow, so in the
case Of the latter the following treat
ment is recommended: Rub plenty Of
flour wei! in, wrap up in. paper and
leave all night, give good shaking
and remove the remaining flour by
blowing the brush. All brushes and
combs should be kept in the dressing
case, or IN bag so as to keep them as
much as possible from the dust. Ivory
that has become yellow from age or
usage may be whitened by good rub
bing with fine sand paper or moist pow
dered pumice stone.
Tortoise shell combs or ornaments
that have lost their polish may be
renovated by rubbing them with finely
powdered rotten stone mixed with ..
little olive oil. The rotten stone Shout.
be sifted through piece of fine musliI
before mixing it with the Oil. When
all marks are removed polish again
with a piece Of very soft chameis
leather and little jewelers. rouge.
Dust may be removed from velvet
much more thoroughly and expeditions
ly by rubbing with piece of Grape
rather than by using brush, although
it be a soft one.
Glass which has become dull may be
brought back to its original brightness
by washing with diluted hydrochloric
acid and afterward rubbing with moist
chalk or whiting.
Marble may be cleaned with common
dry salt, which requires no prepara-
tion, but may be rubbed directly in the
soiled surface, leaving the marble beau
tifully clean. Alabaster may be washed
with soapsuds. If stained, whitewash
the stains and let it remain for several
hours, then clean it off. Take the
finest quality Of ground pumice stone
and mix it with verjuice; let it stand
two hours, then take sponge and rub
the alabaster with the mixture. Wash
it with linen cloth and fresh water.
and dry it with clean liren rags.
To clean brass and copper q mixture
of Oil and rotten stone applied with
piece of leather and then rubbed bright
with clean chamois skin will give a
beautiful polish. Furniture to be pol
ished should be washed with soap and
water, little by little, and each little
quickly dried. Afterward the cream
should be applied. Here are two good
recipes. Boil thoroughly in gallon
Of water one pound Of beeswax, four
ounces of soft soap and two ounces of
pearl ash; the second. which should
be made at least day before it is used,
is compounded by melting together at
a gentle heat eight parts of white wax,
two Of resin, and half pint of turpen-
tine. Pour into jar, shake it well,
and add six parts of rectifled oil of tur-
pentine.
A careful housekeeper is frequently
troubled by the tannin stains in line
china teacups. They may usually be
removed by rubbing them with little
whiting on flannel. Salt will have the
same effect, but it sometimes scratches
very fine ware.
To clean wall paper use bread about
a day old. II the paper is only dusty,
flick and rub it with soft yarn mop
II it is marked with grease, hold a piece
of blottlng paper over the spot with a
hot fiat IRON for few moments.
Rubbing silver or plated eggspoons
with little liquid ammonia and salt
willnemove the diseoloration caused by
the sulphur in the egg. The very best
way to clean mirrors and windows is
to rub them with paste of whiting
and water. When this dries polish
with chamois skin and remove the
powder. A little alcohol in cold water
also gives brilliant polish. Soapsuds
should never be used.
When grease h:s been split upon
mating. apply powered French chalk
and benzine. Cover the grease with
the chalk and sprinkle lightly with the
benzine. When the latter has evap-
Grated, brush off the chalk, and the
spot will also vanish. When grease
is split on wooden flooring, cold water
should Immediately he poured over it.
This hardens it so that It can easily be
scraped away, otherwise it sinks in and
renpated Scruhhinp will not ppt rid of