LINEN (MILDEWED), To Cleanse. — Wash and wring out the
linen, soap the spots, and afterwards rub into them some powdered chalk ;
lay the linen to dry in the sunshine. If the mildew is deep, a second ap-
plication may be necessary.
LINEN POLISH, A Good. — Melt together three ounces of white
wax, three drams of spermaceti, half a pound of borax, and an ounce and
a half of gum-tagacanth. Put a piece the size of a walnut into a quart ol
starch made in the usual manner.
LINEN, To Impart a Gloss to. — Pour on to two ounces of gum-
arabic a pint of boiling water ; cover it up until the next day, then strain
it carefully from the dregs and put it into a clean bottle. A tablespoonful
of this liquid stirred into a pint of ordinary starch will give to shirt-fronts
and collars the appearance of being new.
LINEN, To Remove Fruit Stains from. — Rub each side of the
stained portion with soap, then tie up in the linen a piece of pearlash, soak
it in boiling water, and expose it to the sun and air till the stains disap-
pear.
LINEN, To Remove Ink Spots from. — Dip the injured portion of
the linen in hot water, stretch it tightly over a jug of boiling water, and rub
on some salts of lemon. Acetic or muriatic acid may be used in the same
way. Directly the spot disappears sponge the place with a rag dipped in
cold water.
LINEN, To Remove Tea and Coffee Stains from. — Stains of tea
and coffee maybe removed from linen by soaking the article in warm water
as soon as possible after the injury is sustained, then soaped and rubbed.
They will disappear with the next washing. When they have been left for
some time, an application of pure glycerine is effective.
LINEN, To Remove Wine Stains from. — Wine stains will soon
disappear if the linen be held in milk that is boiling on the fire. If more
convenient, before washing the linen, put it into a bowl, pour upon the
stained portion some boiling milk. Let it stand till it gets cold. After
washing and boiling the stains will be removed.
LINEN, To Take Scorch out of. — Shirt-fronts and other articles
scorched during the process of ironing may be restored to their former
whiteness by laying them in the open air where the heat of the sun falls
directly on them.
LINNETS. — The male bird may be distinguished from the hen by
being browner on the back and by having some of the large feathers of the
wings white up to the quills. Their food should consist principally of hemp
seed, with occasionally a little groundsel, water-cress, chickweed, and
plantain.
l-rtrv SEED OIL, To Refine. — With one quart of the oil mix three
ounces of powdered litharge ; simmer with frequent stirring, until a pellicle
or skin begins to form ; remove the scum, and when it has become cold and
settled, decant the clear portion.
LINSEED POULTICE. — Mix in a heated basin four table-
spoonfuls of crushed linseed with a dessert-spoonful of olive oil ; add
gradually sufficient boiling water to make it into a thick paste✪ Linseed Poultice, keeping it
constantly stirred while so doing ; spread it evenly on a piece of cambric,
apply to the affected part, and cover with a piece of oilskin or other water-
proof covering.
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LINSEED TEA, For Coughs. — Take of linseed, two tablespoon-
fuls ; liquorice, half an ounce ; boiling water, three pints. Infuse by the
fire for three hours, strain, and when cool add a tablespoonful of lemon-
juice, and sugar according to taste.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
LINEN (MILDEWED), To Cleanse. — Wash and wring out the linen, soap the spots, and afterwards rub into them some powdered chalk ; lay the linen to dry in the sunshine. If the mildew is deep, a second application may be necessary.
LINEN POLISH, A Good. — Melt together three ounces of white
wax, three drams of spermaceti, half a pound of borax, and an ounce and a half of gum-tagacanth. Put a piece the size of a walnut into a quart ol starch made in the usual manner.
LINEN, To Impart a Gloss to. — Pour on to two ounces of gumarabic a pint of boiling water ; cover it up until the next day, then strain it carefully from the dregs and put it into a clean bottle. A tablespoonful of this liquid stirred into a pint of ordinary starch will give to shirt-fronts and collars the appearance of being new.
LINEN, To Remove Fruit Stains from. — Rub each side of the stained portion with soap, then tie up in the linen a piece of pearlash, soak it in boiling water, and expose it to the sun and air till the stains disappear.
LINEN, To Remove Ink Spots from. — Dip the injured portion of the linen in hot water, stretch it tightly over a jug of boiling water, and rub on some salts of lemon. Acetic or muriatic acid may be used in the same
way. Directly the spot disappears sponge the place with a rag dipped in cold water.
LINEN, To Remove Tea and Coffee Stains from. — Stains of tea and coffee maybe removed from linen by soaking the article in warm water as soon as possible after the injury is sustained, then soaped and rubbed. They will disappear with the next washing. When they have been left for some time, an application of pure glycerine is effective.
LINEN, To Remove Wine Stains from. — Wine stains will soon disappear if the linen be held in milk that is boiling on the fire. If more convenient, before washing the linen, put it into a bowl, pour upon the stained portion some boiling milk. Let it stand till it gets cold. After washing and boiling the stains will be removed.
LINEN, To Take Scorch out of. — Shirt-fronts and other articles scorched during the process of ironing may be restored to their former whiteness by laying them in the open air where the heat of the sun falls directly on them.
LINNETS. — The male bird may be distinguished from the hen by being browner on the back and by having some of the large feathers of the wings white up to the quills. Their food should consist principally of hemp seed, with occasionally a little groundsel, water-cress, chickweed, and
plantain.
LINSEED SEED OIL, To Refine. — With one quart of the oil mix three ounces of powdered litharge ; simmer with frequent stirring, until a pellicle or skin begins to form ; remove the scum, and when it has become cold and settled, decant the clear portion.
LINSEED POULTICE. — Mix in a heated basin four tablespoonfuls of crushed linseed with a dessert-spoonful of olive oil ; add gradually sufficient boiling water to make it into a thick paste, keeping it constantly stirred while so doing ; spread it evenly on a piece of cambric, apply to the affected part, and cover with a piece of oilskin or other waterproof covering.
LINSEED TEA, For Coughs. — Take of linseed, two tablespoonfuls ; liquorice, half an ounce ; boiling water, three pints. Infuse by the fire for three hours, strain, and when cool add a tablespoonful of lemonjuice, and sugar according to taste.
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