Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-28
NOW COMES GOOD OLD
A~OuSECLEANINC time
Furniture Needs Rubbing Up
and the Brass Work Re-
quires Polishing.

The housekeeping season is at hand
when everything gets Il thorough reno
waiting before winter sets i'm. Closets.
furniture and small things IN general
may be given Il thorough ~overhauling.
Destroy everything which is not of ac-
tual use. Things are responsible for
the the breakdown of many Il tired
~housekeeper. When cleaning the store
closets, especially. it is Il good time to
take account of stock, and plan for the
spring sewing. Attic and pantrieS
should then be cleaned says Good
housekeeping.
Cleaning Vanished Furniture.
h woodwork OF chairs or tables
which has become badly stained can be
thoroughly cleaned. and unless married
will look AS good as new. If the var
nish is scratched or broken. the first
thing to- do is to go over the whole of
the woodwork with oil: paraffin oil Is
good. This is to prevent the unpro-
tected wood being discclored by water.
III the varnish Is not broken the OIL
treatment is not absolutely, necessary.
but as it softens the dirt 1t is Il wise
preliminary in N event. Let 1t re-
main on the wood untouched two hours
then wash the woodwork thoroughly III
Il strong suds OF soap and water. Wipe
as dry as possible with a clean cloth.
When dry, polish with any good fur
niture polish. Rub thoroughly with a
wooden cloth saturated with the polish.
clean chamois or piece of kid glove.
Cleaning Waxed Furniture.
The dull waxed finish used so much
now on furniture requires an alto
gether different treatment. Such "A fin
ish can be kept i'm good condition in
definitely by merely an occasional pol
ish with a cloth saturated with way
This SHOULD be followed by a brisk
rubbing with a clean channels or kid
glove. BE careful to- use at little wax
as possible. But If the woodwork has
been neglected and needs vigorous
treatment it should be cleaned first
and then polished.
For this. use a cloth wet with tur-
pentine. and go Over the woodwork,
rubbing briskly, especially where there
are any stains. When cleaned. soften
the prepared wax by placing the can
in hot water for a few moments. and
rub h softened wax on the surface
With a WOODEN cloth. Let stand for
an hour or two and polish, first with
A brush and finally with a clean WOOL
Ell cloth. A crayon eraser, similar to
those used in the schools. makes an
ideal burnisher for such a purpose. The
polishing takes strength, for 1t must
be continued until every trace of wax
has disappeared. but. once finished, the
wood email beautiful much longer
time and with less care than does the
vanished wood. Treatment like this
is required only nee a yea at most,
and in many homes even this will not
be needed.
How to Clean Brass.
The popularity of brass makes 1t es-
sential that every housekeeper should
know how to keep IL in the desired con-
dition. whether this be dull, tranished
or FURNISHED till it shines. There ara
a number OF good polishes on the mar
ket, 80 that 1t is no longer necessary
or economical to make a polish at
home. Most of them depend on naph-
tha. or an acid with a gritty powder to
remove the tarnish. but there are some
which are made only of powdered rot
tenstone and oil. The acid or naphtha
kind do the work much more quickly
than he hottenstone n Oil mixture,
but the results are not SO lasting unless
special care is taken, for 1t q trace of
the acid is left it will surely act on the
metal and cause 1t to tarnish again al
most Immediately: To prevent this.
wash the polished pieces in soar and
water. dry and give them a thorough
polishing with a dry channels. II the
articles are too big to allow Of this,
polish them thoroughly with rotten
stone and oil. Andirons so treated
will remain FURNISHED a long time.
the modern brass is finished with a
One caution Is necessary: much of
the modern brass is finished with q
lacquer. If this is the case, do not at
tempt to polish the brass. It must be
relacquered in order to he satisfactory.
This is expensive. but it must be done
by ali expert.
Brass polished only with the rotten
stone and oil has a deep. rich yellow
tone. while the acid polishes give a
whittier, more brilliant color.
If a piece of brass is very badly tar
| ni3ha6 q fhnrnnOh nvo1{,Dfuo,r rrout,
ing is necessary. First. mix common
salt and vinegar or oxalic acid solution
In a saucer; rub the furnished surface
with this until all the tarnish is re-
moved. Then wash thoroughly in
plenty of hot, soapy water. II the ar
ticle is to be used in cooking. as a brass
~teakettle. care must be taken that it is
washed thoroughly. and no trace of the
acid left. or there will be danger OF
poisoning from it's use.