New-York tribune., 1897-11-01
MH -. H1OVSEHOLD'
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TIE UsE OF sPONiEs.

There are many purposes about the house that
require tho use of sponge IN place Of n cloth
When taken care Of properly sponge VIII last
long time for household purposes Purchase large
porcd coarse bathing sponge one Of fair size may
be bough, FOR 70 20 cents at the downtown deal
ers'. whore a specially Is made of sponges chamols
skin and few other articles Of tho kind kept by
druggists among their sunGres.
Fine carrngcs are always washed with spong.s
and this is The best way TO wash OF fine finished
woodwork. drying !; afterward with soft alb
sorbcnt towel When Il Is desirable 20 wash a
hardwood floor a sponge will 10 tho work more
rapidly and with less injury or danger from
scratching than any cloth II the work s quickly
done, as it should be. and II absorbent cloth OF
soft cotton follows the trace OF the sponge no
water is left behind
Sponges much cheaper than they were for
rnorly 4 very good bathing sponge may be pur-
chased low 81 25 81 90. These
three or four times that sum. 4 physician usually
selects rather dark kind Of sponge that shows no
signs OF having been bleached. because It is a
well-tnovn fact that ragpi 'kcrs take out the
sponges from the refuse barrels Of hospitals. clean
and bleach them with acids and offer them FOR sale
These spongcs are used I'm the fouest diseases and
reason the snowy hcached spOnges OF the ltincrant
venders should be avoided.
The finest SIX sponges come rom Turkey and
the East am are always costly. They are used
Is easily washed and dried. and it is therefore mos;
desirable for household purposes. Always hang fl
out in the open air IN order TO insure Its being
sweet and free from the close smell that sponge
shut up in box acquires.
GOOD CHAMOIS SKIN
The chamois skin Is another article OF household
use that can be purchased most advantageously at
dealers who maze specially OF these skins 4
fair quality Of chamois skin will cost from 10 cents
TO s. 25 a dozen. 1t pays 10 buy number Of skins.
as they arc useful not only for cleaning silver.
brass and o.ner metals and for polishing windows.
but for fine woodwork. For household use rather
thin skin, which does not command so high price.
is TO be preferred to the heavier sort used Tor
washing and polishing the wood OF carriages
FOR BLEACHING PURPOSES.
Javalle water Is n convenient article to Keep In
the house high on a shelf and out Of reach OF In
quisitive children. This Is simply solution OF
chloride {. potash. and If purchased under this
name IL will frequently cost less thah pousht hS
Jaycle water. II has the power OF bIeachlhS STAINS
ONT of white linen cotton cloih. lour Htl!e ol
no solution over the stain and almost instantly
Immcrse II I'm lukeWarm water ana run IL well IL
nc spot does not come out let IL soak II HoHncnt
longer IN The Javclle water ana WISH II OUT again
In lukewarn. water. -. I ,ha,ao,a.s dls
What was formerly known as l'abauaques dls
In rfectinc LIQUID ia only solution oi chloratra
III bnt lie of this is OF the best household
dIslnfec,ants known. II can De us,u u" any wy
~, chinride OF lime H. used. and Is considered
",or Careful housekeepcrs sometimes DTusn thc
IN eide woodwork Of their bedsteads with thls prep
nration IL not only dsinfects the WOOD pu' II Il
menace to yermin