Wash dish-towels once a day in warm, soapy water,
scald, then rinse in cold water, and hang out to dry.
All cleaning cloths should be washed after use.
All dish-cloths and dish-towels should be hemmed, as
the lint and threads are apt to obstruct the sink drain.
Points to Remember.
To clean silverware (never scour) dip a soft, moist
cloth in fine whiting, and rub carofully over the article,
h't the whiting dry, tlu^n rub off with u dry cloth, ajid
poliHh with a chamois skin. A soft brush (an old tooth-
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brush will do) should be used to clean out all ornamental
work. Egg-stained spoons should be rubbed with salt,
then washed in water to which a little ammonia has
been added.
To scour steel knives either bathbrick, wood-ashes or
sand-soap may be used.
Have a special knifeboard, dip a cork in water, then
into the scouring material, and rub both sides of the
blade, then wash and dry. Scour steel forks in the
same way.
Do not put knife handles in water, as it discolors and
loosens the handles.
Do not wet the cogs of a Dover egg-beater.
Dry all tin and granite ware thoroughly.
Always use clean hot water for washing the tea and
coffee pots, without soap. Pans in which fish or onions
have been cooked should be washed and scalded, then
filled with water in which put a teaspoon of sal-soda.
Place them on the top of the stove for one half hour ;
this will remove all odor from the pans.
General Information.
To Clean Wood.
After the woodwork has been dusted with a soft cloth
wrung out of tepid water (do not use soap), go over it
with a soft cloth moistened with sweet oil and turpentine
(one part turpentine to two parts oil). Rub with the
grain of the wood, then rub with a soft dry cloth.
Tables, chairs, etc., may be treated in this manner.
White stains may be removed by rubbing thoroughly
with kerosene.
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To Clean Brass.
A mixture of rottenstone, sweet oil and turpentine
(one cupful rottenstone, pounded fine and sifted, half
cupful turpentine, and enough oil to make a paste), is an
excellent preparation for cleaning brass. Wash the
brass in soap and water, wipe dry and polish with the
paste. Do not use brass preparations on lacquered ware.
To Remove Paint.
Rub with a woollen cloth dipped in turpentine.
To Remove Stains on Basin and Bathtub.
Rub muriatic acid* on the stained parts and rinse with
cold water. A little ammonia may be added to the
rinsing water.
Acid Stains.
When an acid is spilled, J)our ammonia over the spot
at once to restore the color.
Alkali Stains.
If alkali, such as ammonia, soda, etc., be spilled sponge
tlie spot with vinegar or chloroform.
Stains on Marble.
A paste made of whiting or chloride of lime should bo
left on the stain for several hours, then washed and
wiped dry.
To Kill Moths.
Use naptha freely on all stuffed furniture (it will not
stain the most delicate fabric). Pour the fluid well over
* This aoid it apt Ut injure the fittingi ; therefore, keroeene ia better
if the itain is not very bad.
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Presented as published in 1905. 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
Wash dish-towels once a day in warm, soapy water, scald, then rinse in cold water, and hang out to dry.
All cleaning cloths should be washed after use.
All dish-cloths and dish-towels should be hemmed, as the lint and threads are apt to obstruct the sink drain.
Points to Remember.
To clean silverware (never scour) dip a soft, moist cloth in fine whiting, and rub carefully over the article, let the whiting dry, then rub off with a dry cloth, and polish with a chamois skin. A soft brush (an old tooth-
brush will do) should be used to clean out all ornamental work. Egg-stained spoons should be rubbed with salt, then washed in water to which a little ammonia has been added.
To scour steel knives either bathbrick, wood-ashes or sand-soap may be used.
Have a special knifeboard, dip a cork in water, then into the scouring material, and rub both sides of the blade, then wash and dry. Scour steel forks in the same way.
Do not put knife handles in water, as it discolors and loosens the handles.
Do not wet the cogs of a Dover egg-beater.
Dry all tin and granite ware thoroughly.
Always use clean hot water for washing the tea and coffee pots, without soap. Pans in which fish or onions have been cooked should be washed and scalded, then filled with water in which put a teaspoon of sal-soda. Place them on the top of the stove for one half hour ; this will remove all odor from the pans.
General Information. To Clean Wood.
After the woodwork has been dusted with a soft cloth wrung out of tepid water (do not use soap), go over it with a soft cloth moistened with sweet oil and turpentine (one part turpentine to two parts oil). Rub with the grain of the wood, then rub with a soft dry cloth. Tables, chairs, etc., may be treated in this manner. White stains may be removed by rubbing thoroughly with kerosene.
To Clean Brass.
A mixture of rottenstone, sweet oil and turpentine (one cupful rottenstone, pounded fine and sifted, half cupful turpentine, and enough oil to make a paste), is an excellent preparation for cleaning brass. Wash the brass in soap and water, wipe dry and polish with the paste. Do not use brass preparations on lacquered ware.
To Remove Paint.
Rub with a woollen cloth dipped in turpentine.
To Remove Stains on Basin and Bathtub.
Rub muriatic acid* on the stained parts and rinse with cold water. A little ammonia may be added to the rinsing water.
Acid Stains.
When an acid is spilled, J)our ammonia over the spot at once to restore the color.
Alkali Stains.
If alkali, such as ammonia, soda, etc., be spilled sponge tlie spot with vinegar or chloroform.
Stains on Marble.
A paste made of whiting or chloride of lime should bo left on the stain for several hours, then washed and wiped dry.
To Kill Moths.
Use naptha freely on all stuffed furniture (it will not
stain the most delicate fabric). Pour the fluid well over
* This aoid it apt Ut injure the fittingi ; therefore, keroeene ia better if the itain is not very bad.