The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-07-06
CLEANING OF cHINEWGRE.
How to Do II by a Simple Homo Proo'
ess and Remove Stains.

0oW TO 10 " py simple noWo TTOS'
ess and Remove Stains.
To keep chinaware bright and spot
less is the desire of every housekeeper.
and so the task Of washing the best
dishes she rarely intrusts to servant.
for should the cleansing be done in
Uareless way the result will be an ac-
cumulation of small stains which will
require treatment bordering on the
heroic to remove.
Hot water. should be avoided when
washing fine china, because the heat
is apt to make cracks. just as it Will
break glass. To cleanse such china
a cupful of soapsuds or thin soap Jelly
should be added to pan Of hot water,
and as precaution against chipping
or breaking it is a good plan to fold
dish towel and lay on the bottom OF
the dishpan. For this purpose there
are rubber mats, but a thick fold or
towellng will be just as much protec-
ton.
In washing only a few cups and
plates just ordinary care is sufficient.
but when housecleaning is the order
the china closet and its contents de-
mand special attention, for even
though the pretty ware has been Kept
behind closed doors dust will sift
through and often stains appear on
china when 1t is unused for months at
a time. OF course it goes without say
ing that only few pieces should be
put in the bath at a time If the work
of cleansing is to be thorough. In
soaking, however. If each dish is placed
carefully In the bath number OF
pieces may be put in together.
After soaking in soapy water Tor
several minutes to soften the soil and
stains a second bath should be pre-
pared, into which few pieces should
be washed at time. A small, old.
soft toothbrush is the best article with
which to clean handles of cups, pitch
ers and vegetable dishes.
China dishes displaying raised pat
terms are veritable dust traps and
need much soaking and scrubbing to
release the CRIME. One cannot be 100
careful. however, with this kind OF
ware, and the wiping really is almost
worse than the washing. for unless
thoroughly dry the dust will settle
into the crevices. so after rinsing and
drying thoroughly with soft towel 1t
is a good plan to place the articles IN
a cool oven. leaving the door ajar, IL
only as a reminder that the dishes are
inside and must be removed before
the fire gets hot.
One of the best home remedies Tor
removing stains on china Is WOOD asn-
es. These ashes are safe to use, and
any ordinary stains will disappear
with the treatment, consisting OF SOFT
ashes shaken on a damp cloth and ap'
piled.
When a stain is obstinate a little
dry salt will usually remove 1t and
will not injure the china. There are
however, some kinds of stains that dc
not disappear by ordinary means, not
ably the dark color that has settled
into small cracks and the yellow tinge
often assumed by unused china; also
stains caused by medicine.
When such is the case there Is moth
ing that will remove the obstinate
spots but muriatic acid At the out
set it is best to say this must be USED
with caution. At the same time there
is no better agent. If china has beer
we'll fired no harm will result to the
ware or it's colored decoration, but II
home fired the china must not be
treated with this acid.
In applying muriatic acid it Is best
to use q camels hair brush. because
while the acid will not burn the fin
gers, it ia apt to injure the cuticlt
around the nails. The muriatic aciG
should be used full strength, and Il
the article to be whitened is disf
or plate the liquid should be poured
into it. fitting and rolling the acid un
til the stains disappear.
Stains caused by running water il
bowls will disappear as If by magic by
using u little muriatic acid. 1t mus
not. however, be poured on marble
only porcelain, for it will eat ava!
the polish on the marble. In purchas
ing the acid the commercial muriatiC
acid should be secured.