Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-03
When Metals TarniSh.

With the proper care. and absence
OF dampness, metal articles and trim
mings alike keep their polish for a long
time, without in the least beginning to
do what every housekeeper dreads-per-
laps most of all in her w0rk-to tarnish.
But single damp day, if it is one of the
penetrating kind, Is Il signal for per
ceptble Quilting of bright surfaces every
where,
Brass beds, in either the bright or the
antique finish, are casually made 50 that
they don't tarnish--a coating of some
sort OF shellaC successfully resisting at
tacks o. 3anpaess. R3st both of them
are kept in better condition if they are
given daily dHSi.9g, and. every now
and then, Rubbed down vigorously with
Il dry flannel cloth. Beyond this, il is
wiser to do nothing for you run the
risk OF wearing through that covering
and exposing the sensitive metal skin to
every change Of weather.
Andirons and candIesticks, and the
various extra" brasses and metals are
the hardest to keep in order, as there 5
nothing which takes the place of fire.
quent polishing, and a wearisome amount
of labor must be expended TO geu-and
kcep-satisfactory results,
Plenty of cleaning powders and fluids
are on the market for just such pur-
poses, but if you use one which you
think may contain acid in some form
Ga quick cleaner usually does. give
your brasses the benefit of the doubt
by cleaening quickly, and then following
the cleaning by a thorough washing. but
without soap and rub briskly, until ev-
cry suspicion of moisture has been eX-
PEELED Or ar even better way is to
cover with finely powdered whiting, cub
ing it down carefully and seeing that the
whiting gets over every bit of the sur
face. Somehow it counteractS the evil
effect of the acids, without in any way
interfering with the process of cleaning.
Salt and vinegar is one Of the simplest
Of the acid cleaners, but every hit of it
must be washed off as soon as the clean
ing is done or those ugly streakS and Il
sort of green mould will begin to form.
For enamel, dust carefully and wash
with soap and water, dampening Il cloth
and wringing it out either in soapy water
or i'll plain water, following the wringing
by rubbing it on Il bit of pure soap. Go
over the enamel with fresh water, and
polish with dry. soft flannel.
The metal trlmmmgs-nickel for the
most part-which are to be found in al
most every bathroom, are the easiest to
keep bright, of all the many metal things
about Il house. inexpensive rs they are,
in the first place, they require nothing
more than the usual busting and an occa-
sional dry rub.
With old bits, don't be too particular
That dulling by age can be removed.
often is, by misguided individuals, but
it is part Of their charm, and only WHIP
ings with a cloth wrung out of the hot
test possible water followed by a rub
with dry fannels, should be given them.
In polishers, almost every housewife
has her favorite kind. Chamois is pre-
ferred by me, buckskin-as serviceable
as it is soft, if properly cured-by an
other. while a third disdains both and
uses nothing but dry old flannel the
kind that is as near all-wool as possible
and absolutely free from the tiny bits Of
something SO often caught in with the
twisting OF wooden threads, and which
scratches the surface; and felt is splen-
did for woodwork and for the polishing
Of antique finished picces.-EXchange