Evening star., 1924-04-18

T this time of house cleaning,
~ moving and renovating OF all
- kinds. good ways of removing
spots and stains-are especially
welcome. II these are not removed. no
matter how clean in either respects
the articles may be. you will never be
satisfied with your work.
A bottle of turpentine is useful at
any time, but at this TIME of general
cleaning it is especially valuable II
mixed with methylated spirits, vine
gar and paraffin in equal proportions
1urpentine will remove dirt, grease
md stains from furniture and will
produce a high polish at the same
ime. If some beeswax is mixed with
.urpentine, this compound makes an
excellent furniture and floor polish
tor use after cleaning.
Turpentine will remove stains from
4 tiled floor and paint stains from
clothes. Clothes spTinkled with
will not be attacked by moths. 1t
helps to whiten clothes II a little is
boiled. \ teaspoonful added TO starch
will help to produce gloss. MlNes
With sweet oil and then rubbed on
patent leather il Will help TO prevent
cracks.
1t is a great mistake TO attempt TO
clean Tarnished paint or enamei with
soap % with soda and water THIS
makes the varnish dull and 1t may
even cause it to peel away from the
wood. \ far better plan is to use 4
solution prepared with tea leaves
Collect the leaves for several days
and then put them in a pan. Pour
hot water over them and allow them
20 soak for ten minutes. Use the
liquid cold for washing over the var
aished surface. Finally dry and polish
An Any = article @ winch has spots of rust
on il that have not been there very
'ong can be cleaned with a cork
badly rusted all over should be
wrapped in cloths soaked in parafin
and left for about three days At the
end Of this time all the rust vii
wiping. Very small articles, such as
needles, that are badly rusted. may be
given bath in paraff1r to brighten
them
Paint ON Glass.
To remove paint from glass. make
II solution OF very strong soda and
water almost boiling. Apply to the
glass with flannel Two, or more
off with clean cold water and a soft
clean duster.
To clean and whiten marble. to two
parts OF soda add one part pumiGe
stone and one part of fnely-powdered
chalk Mix and sift well together,
then add enough cold water to make
into q paste. Apply to the marble
that Is to be cleaned. and rub in well
All over. wash on thoroughly after
ward with soapy water. Dry and
polish.
when cleaning brass door knobs
and plates, a piece of cardboard. cut
exactly 10 At, should be placed around
the paint on The door from being
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should be wide enough to permit
ones hand to move while working.
but not to touch the painted door.
Whiting is good cleaner In the
small handful of whiting in a basin
OF water viii absorb all the grease
from plates and other dishes and
pans, and cleans at the same time.
For securing, 1t Is fne- Tho burned
parts on saucepans disappear in a
few minutes If little whiting is put
n the pan and a wet scrubber is used
-tin,o An excellent way to clean glass
is first to plunge them into warm,
soapy water, rubbing them well all
over. Without being rinsed or dried.
the articles should then be buried ia
aawdust, which must be perfectly dry.
Leave them in the sawdust for six
hours, then take them out and rub
hem with a soft cloth or chamois
skin. This treatment will polish the
glass beautifully. After using the
sawdust, it is a good plan to dry out
a!l moisture by putting 1t in a me
used for cleaning glass another time.
II you dip a screw into oil before
appiying the screwdrtver to send it into
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putting scrsws into plaster first make
u hole larger than the screw. FIJI this
with plaster OF paris mixed with alum
water, put IN the screw, then allow to
set hard
Many rubber hot-vzter bags arc
ruined through being Improperly stored
when not in constant use Before stor~
ing the bag should be emptied. then
hung upsidedown for a day with the
stopper removed Then rub the out
side OF the bag with a soft rag which
has small quantity OF vaselipe ON it
This viii help to keep the rubber from
blown into the bag and than the stopper
screwed on. II a rubber bag is stored
away without air in it 1t is almost
crtain that the sides will stick together.
way. but hang it up in q cool place
sway from a strong light
Ii these simple rules arc observed
your hot-water bag should be In perfect
condition when 1t is needed again. II
. rubber bag has started to wear a
fsw holes may be stopped up in the
following way: Heat a knitting needle
almost red-hot and use this to naeit the
ruboar surrounding the hole Smear
the soft rubber over the opening and
when cool there will be good repair.
To Frczhen-up Apparel
The following preparation Will remove
stains from woolenS, cottnpS and silks:
Put a pint of warm water in a quart
bottle and dissolve in it three table
EsDoonfuls Of chilled CASTLE soap Then
add twelve ounces of turpentina, two
ounces Of ammonia, ono ounce Of ben
Zfnas one ounce of spirits of camphor
cxse and one-half ounces S11lphuric ether
one-fourth ounce of BALKAN FIR, one
6Durth ounce wintergreen Oil and one
hah an ounce of peppermint oil Shake
well after adding each chemical Pour
nno ounce of this mixture into a bottle
and gradually add sixteen ounces Of
petrol, shaking constantly as the petrol
is pouredNin. II resembles thin cream
When ready for use. You can have
your druggist put it up for you
res stains from table linen, before
The stains have become dry the
stained portions of the fabric should
be placed over a pan and boiling wa
ter poured through. II the stains
Are very obstinate, dissolve a little
borax in the water. Old stains can
ba taken out by putting a tiny pinch
of o1alic acid or chloride of lime on
the stains and then pouring boiling
water over. Rinse at once very thor
oughIy, as there is always some dam
ger of these two agents inJuring the
fabric if left in the cloth.
wash goods, su 4 as linen and cot
ton, cover the lain thoroughly with
mixed mustard before washing, all
70 Than wash