The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-03-23
CLEANING OF cHINGWGRE.
How to Do II by a Simple Home Proc.
ess and Remove Stains.

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 a
Careless way the result will be an ac-
cumuIatiOn 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
cupful of Soapsuds or thin soap jelly
should be added to a pan of hot water,
and as a precaution against chipping
or breaking ii is good plan TO fold
a dish towel and lay on the bottom of
the dishpan. For this purpose there
are rubber mats, but thick fold of
toweling 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 it is unused for months at
a time. OF course it goes without say
ing that only a few pieces should be
put in the bath at time if the work
of cleansing is to be thorough. In
soaking, however. if each dish is placed
carefully in the bath a number OF
pieces may be put in together.
After soaking in soapy water FOR
several minutes to soften the soil and
stains a second bath should be pre-
pared. into which a 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 veritaDle dust traps ana
need much soaking and scrubbing to
release the CRIME. One cannot be too
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 II
is a good plan to place the articles III
n cool oven, leaving the door ajar, II
only as n 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 ASH
es. These ashes are safe to use, anO
any ordinary stains will disappear
with the treatment, consisting OF SOIL
ashes shaken on a damp cloth and ap
piled.
When a stain is obstinate a little
dry salt will usually remove 1t anc
will not tnjure the china. There are
however, some kinds Of stains that &c
not disappear by ordinary means, not
ably the dark color that has settled
into small cracks and the yellow t1ngt
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 use(
with caution. At the same time ther
is no better agent. If china has beel
well fred no harm will result to th'
ware or its colored decoration, but 1
home fred the china must not b.
treated with this acid.
In applying muriatic acid it is bes
to use a camel's hair brush, because
while the acid will not burn the fin
gers, it Is apt to injure the cutcl
around the nails. The muriatic aciC
should be used full strength, and
the article to be wbitened is a disl
or plate the liquid should be pouret
into 1t, fitting and rolling the acid un
til the stains disappear.
Stains caused by running water i
bowls will disappear as if by magic b.
using q 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 muriati
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