The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-21
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HOW TO CARE FOR SILVER.

feo Much Securing Will Wear Out
Plate and Means Needless Work.
While all homemakers take genuine
pride in the handsome appearance Of
their table silver, many find the care
Of it burden and give themselves an
unnecessary amount of labor over it.
The weekly cleaning. which. is a bug
bear to many housewives, Is not only
needless, but a real harm, since con-
slant securing will soon wear off sill
yer plate and has an appreciate eff
feet even upon solid silver To avoid
this it is hoped that the following
hints may prove helpful to some house
keepers:
Silver In daily use should be washed
as soon as possible after leaving the
table, following Immediately after the
glasses In the process Of dishwashing.
After a preliminary rinsing to remove
loose food lay aside any stained pieces
for future care and immense the rest
in pan of clean, hot, soapy water.
Wash such pieces as need It with
soft cloth and place them all In anoth-
er pan of hot water to which table,
spoonful of ammonia and dash Of
soap have been added. Wipe the
pieces directly from this water with
out draining them. Plenty of dry, soft
towels are required. Follow this by a
rub with channels skin or soft flannel,
rubbing briskly, but not heavily
enough to bend the handles.
Take the stained pieces next. Egg
stains are removed with wet salt, 9th
ers with whiting moistened with alco-
hol or ammonia. After all stains have
been removed wash and polish pieces
as above. Two coarse, wide mouthed
pitchers will be found convenience
in washing silver. Soap should never
be rubbed directly on the silver. but
strong suds should be made with the
soap shaker This program may seem
somewhat elaborate at first, but If per
sisted in it easily becomes a habit, and
the result Is much more than worth
the trouble.
For the grand cleaning choose q
clear, dry day. Provide yourself with
q convenient table covered with oil
cloth or papers. Have whiting sifted
three times, In dish before you, a
small bottle of alcohol, one Of am
monia, q soft brush, flannel and cot
ton rags, chamois skin and plenty OF
tissue paper.
Begin with the small pieces and sep
arate the sets. For the most part
rub with cloth dipped first in alcohol,
then in whiting, will be all that is need
ed to clean, but If the articles are
much stained make a paste Of the
whiting and alcohol and apply thickly.
allowing 1t to dry on. After this clean
ing rub all the articles first with old
flannel, then with channels, using the
brush to remove the whiting from the
ornamental work. In case there are
obstinate stains which do not yield to
this treatment competent authority
advises touching them with oxalic
acid, washing 1t of Immediately and
then rubbing again with the whiting
and alcohol. Oxalic acid is a poison,
and all due precautions must be OBJ
served In its use. If the spot looks
dull after the acid has been used rub
1t hard with a flannel rag moistened
with sweet oil and dry whiting.
After everything is shining and clean
all that which is. not in daily use
should be put away in canton flannel
bags, each containing a small bit of
camphor gum. 1t is an added pro-
lection also il each piece is previously
well wrapped in white tissue paper.
Paraffin paper is excellent for wrap
ping, as it helps to exclude gas, which
is the greatest household agent either
coal or Illuminating gas, in furnishing
silver.
This thorough cleaning should not
have to be done oftener than once or
twice a year if the pieces to be put
away are properly protected and the
daily care outlined above is bestowed
upon all the articles in daily use