A good marble polish is the following :
Melt over a slow^ fire four ounces of white w^ax ,
and, while still warm, stir into it an equal
w^eight of oil of turpentine. When these are
fully combined, put the compound into a bot-
tle or other vessel, which must be kept well
corked when not in use. A little of the
above put upon a piece of flannel and well
rubbed upon the marble will bring the sur-
face to a fine polish.
To polish furniture, prepare white wax
and oil of turpentine as above directed. A
small quantity applied with flannel or other
woolen cloth, and well rubbed in, is excel-
lent for mahogany and walnut. If a yel-
lowish tint is desired for light-colored wood ,
put into the turpentine in advance a small
quantity of quercitron, or dyer's oak, and
let stand for two days. To give a reddish
tinge, a little alkanet may be used in the
same manner as the quercitron.
For another furniture polish take one
a half ounces each of alcohol and butter of
antimony, one-half ounce of nuiriatic acid,
eight ounces of linseed oil, one-half pint of
cider vinegar ; mix these cold and apply
with Canton flannel, then rub with dry
Canton flannel.
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Recipes for Cleaning.
Steps and Flag=stones.— Where there
are large flights of stone steps and broad
pavements of flag-stones, the process of
cleaning is a tedious one. To clean with
hearthstone, or caked whiting, as usual,
gives a smeary appearance, and washes
off" with the first shower. The following
preparation is preferable alike for its ap-
pearance and as a labor saving appliance,
as it need be used but twice a week,
washing being sufficient for the remaining
days : Take a gallon of water, and color
with stone-blue to a deep tint. Boil in
this a pound of white size, and dissolve in
the mixture a quarter pound of whiting and
three cakes of pipe-clay, stirring well. Wash
the steps rapidly with this solution, and
finish with clean water in the usual way.
Damp Walls. — Damp walls may be dealt
with in the following manner : Mix two
quarts of tar with two ounces of kitchen
fat, and boil together for a quarter of an
hour. Then add some slaked lime and very
finely pounded glass. The lime and glass
must be in the proportion of two to one, and
thoroughly mixed. Apply immediately, as
the mixture soon sets and becomes hard. A
coat an inch thick will usually quite over-
come the dampness, though in extreme cases
two coats may be necessary.
To Clean Soiled or Stained Furniture.
— Use spirits of turpentine, and afterwards
polish with linseed oil colored with alkanet
root. If, however, the furniture is badly
stained or inky, it .should be washed with
sour beer or vinegar, warm. Afterwards
rub the stains with spirit of salts, which
will remove them. The wood may then be
polished, with linseed oil colored with
alkanet root, or with beeswax, dissolved in
turpentine, with a little copal varnish or
resin added.
New mahogany may be given the dark
tint of old by washing with various sub-
stances. Soap and water will darken some-
what, but oil is more efiicacious ; if a very
dark tint is desired use lime w^ater.
Pai?it may be cleaned with the following
preparation : Mix one pound of soft soap,
two ounces of pearlash, one pint of sand and
one of table beer✪ Cleaning Mixture for Paint. L,et these simmer together
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till fully incorporated, and use the mixture
in the manner of soap.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
A good marble polish is the following : Melt over a slow fire four ounces of white wax, and, while still warm, stir into it an equal weight of oil of turpentine. When these are fully combined, put the compound into a bottle or other vessel, which must be kept well corked when not in use. A little of the above put upon a piece of flannel and well rubbed upon the marble will bring the surface to a fine polish.
To polish furniture, prepare white wax and oil of turpentine as above directed. A small quantity applied with flannel or other woolen cloth, and well rubbed in, is excellent for mahogany and walnut. If a yellowish tint is desired for light-colored wood , put into the turpentine in advance a small quantity of quercitron, or dyer's oak, and let stand for two days. To give a reddish tinge, a little alkanet may be used in the same manner as the quercitron.
For another furniture polish take one and a half ounces each of alcohol and butter of antimony, one-half ounce of muriatic acid,
eight ounces of linseed oil, one-half pint of
cider vinegar ; mix these cold and apply
with Canton flannel, then rub with dry
Canton flannel.
Recipes for Cleaning.
Steps and Flag=stones.— Where there are large flights of stone steps and broad pavements of flag-stones, the process of cleaning is a tedious one. To clean with hearthstone, or caked whiting, as usual, gives a smeary appearance, and washes off" with the first shower. The following preparation is preferable alike for its appearance and as a labor saving appliance, as it need be used but twice a week, washing being sufficient for the remaining days : Take a gallon of water, and color with stone-blue to a deep tint. Boil in this a pound of white size, and dissolve in the mixture a quarter pound of whiting and three cakes of pipe-clay, stirring well. Wash the steps rapidly with this solution, and finish with clean water in the usual way.
Damp Walls. — Damp walls may be dealt with in the following manner : Mix two quarts of tar with two ounces of kitchen fat, and boil together for a quarter of an hour. Then add some slaked lime and very finely pounded glass. The lime and glass must be in the proportion of two to one, and thoroughly mixed. Apply immediately, as the mixture soon sets and becomes hard. A coat an inch thick will usually quite overcome the dampness, though in extreme cases two coats may be necessary.
To Clean Soiled or Stained Furniture. — Use spirits of turpentine, and afterwards polish with linseed oil colored with alkanet root. If, however, the furniture is badly stained or inky, it .should be washed with sour beer or vinegar, warm. Afterwards rub the stains with spirit of salts, which will remove them. The wood may then be polished, with linseed oil colored with alkanet root, or with beeswax, dissolved in turpentine, with a little copal varnish or resin added.
New mahogany may be given the dark tint of old by washing with various substances. Soap and water will darken somewhat, but oil is more efiicacious ; if a very dark tint is desired use lime w^ater.
Paint may be cleaned with the following
preparation : Mix one pound of soft soap,
two ounces of pearlash, one pint of sand and
one of table beer. L,et these simmer together
till fully incorporated, and use the mixture in the manner of soap.
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