(3.) Buy well made furniture; chairs should be strong and comfortable.
(4.) . All furniture should have as few dust surfaces as possible.
(5.) A wax finish, polished, looks better than varninsh.
E Cleaning.
Apparatus:
Bowl of tepid water, castile soap, two cheesecloth dusters, a whisk, furniture
polish, cotton waste or a clean soft rag, two flanelette dusters.
Directions:
(a) .Upholstered furniture. Brush well with dampened whisk.
(b) Leather cushions. If soiled, wash with soft cloth wrung out of tepid
- water. Dry at once with cheesecloth. Dark leather polish as below.
(c) Woodwork. If sticky, wash with tepid water and a mild soap, rinse
and dry at once. ;
Polishing:
(1.) Apply a small amount of polish with cotton waste. Rub hard with a
rotary motion until polish appears.
(2.) Finish polishing, using a flannelette duster in each hand. Polish lightly
with the grain. Do crevices carefully.
(3.)- Burn cotton waste, as oily cotton may cause a fire eee ssentsacoie
combustion.
(4.) Wash and replace apparatus.
Recipe for Furniture Polish.
1 cup or &% pint boiled linseed oil (this preserves wood).
1 cup or Y% pint turpentine (this polishes).
% cup or % pint vinegar (this removes stains).
% cup or 4% pint methylated spirit (this dries and gives a gloss).
Mix vinegar and oil gradually to a thick cream, then add turpentine and
spirits. Bottle, and shake before using.
To Remove White Spots from Furniture.
(1.) Soak spots with kerosene, leave a while and rub off.
(2.) Soak with methylated or sweet spirits and rub dry.
(3.) Polish with furniture polish.
Note—Some spots disappear if blotting paper is placed over them and a
hot iron is held suspended above.
Care of Furniture.
(1.) Clean and polish once a month.
(2.) Rub up frequently.
(3.) Use mats under all hot dishes or any receptacle holding water.
(4.) Do not place near a fire or hot pipes.
(S.) Wear nothing fo scratch the backs of chairs.
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CHAPTER XIil.
THE CHOICE, CLEANING AND CARE OF COPPER AND BRASS
Choice.
Copper is a soft and expensive metal. When used for kitchen utensils it is
usually lined with steel. Food cooked in copper saucepans keeps at a more even
temperature than in other metals. But copper needs much cleaning, as both it
and brass are attacked by a green poison called verdigris. ;
Brass is an alloy of copper and tin. Brass and copper articles are generally
coated with lacquer, which protects the metals. Choose heavy weight brass and
copper goods.
Cleaning.
Apparatus:
Pan of hot water, soap, scouring cloth, dry towel, cleaning mixture, or an
acid (vinegar or lemon juice) and salt, a soft clean duster or chamois.
Directions:
(1.) Wash in hot soapy water. Scour the inside of a saucepan with bath
brick on a damp cloth.
(2.) Scour bright surface with the cleaning mixture, or, if badly tarnished,
rub with salt and vinegar, or use part of a lemon dipped in salt.
(3.) Wash a second time in soapy water to remove oily mixture or acid.
(4.) Rinse and dry.
(5.) Polish with soft duster or chamois.
(6.) Wash, dry, and replace apparatus.
Care.
(1.) Do not leave brass or copper exposed to damp air, or they will tarnish.
‘Rub up frequently with dry duster.
(2.) If an acid is used for cleaning it must be at once washed off. Articles
so cleaned tarnish more quickly than if cleaned with the mixture.
(3.) If green verdigris is formed on copper or brass, take care it enters no
food or wound.
Mixture for Cleaning Brass and Copper.
1 oz. rotten stone.
1 oz. powdered bath brick.
1 oz. Sunlight soap, shaved and dissolved in quarter cup of water.
2 tbsp. turpentine.
2 tbsp. sweet oil.
Mix well together and keep in a covered jar. A paste of rotten stone and
salad oil for cleaning is quickly made.
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE DAILY CARE OF LIVING ROOM WITH DUSTING
Apparatus.
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Presented as published in 1913. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
(3.) Buy well made furniture; chairs should be strong and comfortable. (4.) . All furniture should have as few dust surfaces as possible.
(5.) A wax finish, polished, looks better than varnish.
E Cleaning.
Apparatus:
Bowl of tepid water, castile soap, two cheesecloth dusters, a whisk, furniture polish, cotton waste or a clean soft rag, two flanelette dusters.
Directions:
(a) .Upholstered furniture. Brush well with dampened whisk.
(b) Leather cushions. If soiled, wash with soft cloth wrung out of tepid - water. Dry at once with cheesecloth. Dark leather polish as below.
(c) Woodwork. If sticky, wash with tepid water and a mild soap, rinse and dry at once. ;
Polishing:
(1.) Apply a small amount of polish with cotton waste. Rub hard with a rotary motion until polish appears.
(2.) Finish polishing, using a flannelette duster in each hand. Polish lightly with the grain. Do crevices carefully.
(3.)- Burn cotton waste, as oily cotton may cause a fire spontaneous combustion.
(4.) Wash and replace apparatus.
Recipe for Furniture Polish.
1 cup or &% pint boiled linseed oil (this preserves wood). 1 cup or Y% pint turpentine (this polishes). % cup or % pint vinegar (this removes stains). % cup or 4% pint methylated spirit (this dries and gives a gloss). Mix vinegar and oil gradually to a thick cream, then add turpentine and spirits. Bottle, and shake before using.
To Remove White Spots from Furniture.
(1.) Soak spots with kerosene, leave a while and rub off.
(2.) Soak with methylated or sweet spirits and rub dry.
(3.) Polish with furniture polish.
Note—Some spots disappear if blotting paper is placed over them and a hot iron is held suspended above.
Care of Furniture. (1.) Clean and polish once a month. (2.) Rub up frequently. (3.) Use mats under all hot dishes or any receptacle holding water. (4.) Do not place near a fire or hot pipes. (S.) Wear nothing to scratch the backs of chairs.
THE CHOICE, CLEANING AND CARE OF COPPER AND BRASS Choice.
Copper is a soft and expensive metal. When used for kitchen utensils it is
usually lined with steel. Food cooked in copper saucepans keeps at a more even
temperature than in other metals. But copper needs much cleaning, as both it and brass are attacked by a green poison called verdigris. ;
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Brass and copper articles are generally coated with lacquer, which protects the metals. Choose heavy weight brass and copper goods.
Cleaning. Apparatus: Pan of hot water, soap, scouring cloth, dry towel, cleaning mixture, or an acid (vinegar or lemon juice) and salt, a soft clean duster or chamois. Directions:
(1.) Wash in hot soapy water. Scour the inside of a saucepan with bath brick on a damp cloth.
(2.) Scour bright surface with the cleaning mixture, or, if badly tarnished, rub with salt and vinegar, or use part of a lemon dipped in salt.
(3.) Wash a second time in soapy water to remove oily mixture or acid. (4.) Rinse and dry.
(5.) Polish with soft duster or chamois.
(6.) Wash, dry, and replace apparatus.
Care.
(1.) Do not leave brass or copper exposed to damp air, or they will tarnish. ‘Rub up frequently with dry duster.
(2.) If an acid is used for cleaning it must be at once washed off. Articles so cleaned tarnish more quickly than if cleaned with the mixture.
(3.) If green verdigris is formed on copper or brass, take care it enters no food or wound.
Mixture for Cleaning Brass and Copper.
1 oz. rotten stone.
1 oz. powdered bath brick.
1 oz. Sunlight soap, shaved and dissolved in quarter cup of water. 2 tbsp. turpentine.
2 tbsp. sweet oil.
Mix well together and keep in a covered jar. A paste of rotten stone and salad oil for cleaning is quickly made.
THE DAILY CARE OF LIVING ROOM WITH DUSTING Apparatus.