To mend glassware, dissolve boiled isin-
glass in spirits of wine, half the quantity of
spirits being added to the isinglass. This
is a transparent cement, which makes it
very suitable for mending glassware.
Cracks in Floors. — These may be filled
neatly and permanently by thoroughl}^ soak-
ing newspapers in paste made of half a
pound of flour, three quarts of water and
half a pound of alum. The mixture will
be about as thick as putty. It can be forced
into the cracks with a case-knife, and
smoothed on top. It will harden like
papier-mache.
Cracks in Plaster. — A good filling is
plaster of Paris mixed with vinegar, which
will not set for twent}^ or thirty minutes,
while water will set \'ery quickly, often be-
fore you can use it. The putty-like mass
must be pushed into the cracks, and can be
smoothed off evenly wath a table-knife.
To Prevent Mold. — Add to paste, ink,
mucilage, or other substance liable to
mold, a little carbolic acid. An ounce of
this acid to a gallon of whitewash will keep
cellars and dairies from the disagreeable
odor which is apt to taint milk or meat in
such places.
To preserve glasses of jelly from mold,
lay on the top of the jelly a piece of paraf-
fine, and let it melt and spread over it. Or
the paraffine can be melted and poured over
the jelly when cold. This renders unnec-
essary brandy-paper or other covering.
Spots on Furniture and Fabrics. —
These may be removed by a wash of four
ounces of ammonia, one ounce each of
glycerine, castile soap, and spirits of wine.
The soap must be dissolved in two quarts
of warm water, and the other ingredients
added. Apply with a soft sponge. This
wash is very good for silks.
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Another furniture wash ma\' be made by
mixing a half pint of 95 per cent, alcohol,
a quarter ounce each of powdered resin and
gum shellac, and a half pint of linseed oil✪ Furniture Wash.
Shake these well together and apply with a
brush or sponge to stains, spots, or mildew.
To Freshen Gilt Frames. — Dust care-
fully, then wash with one ounce of soda
beaten up with the whites of three eggs.
Where scratched, patch up with gold paint.
To clean oil paintings use castile soap and
water, very carefully applied.
Gilt may also be brightened by adding
to a pint or two of water sufficient flour of
sulphur to give it a golden tinge. In this
boil four or five onions, or a quantity of
garlic. Strain off the liquid, and wash the
gilding with a soft brush. When dry it
will look like new work.
To Take Out Paint. — Mix ammonia
and turpentine in equal parts, saturate the
spot two or three times, and wash out with
soapsuds. This will take out paint from
clothing even if dry and hard. Paint spots
on window glass can be removed with ten
cents' worth of oxalic acid dissolved in a
pint of hot water. While applying it to the
spots, take care that the acid does not touch
the hands. Brasses may be quickly cleaned
with this wash ; but it must not be kept
after using, as it is a deadly poison.
BRIEF RECIPES FOR HOUSEKEEPERS
A Httle quicklime placed in the infested places
will drive away any kind of ants.
Burning sulphur in a tightly-closed room will
kill almost all kinds of insect life and their eggs
and larvae.
How to Make Leather Waterproof. — Saturate
it with castor oil ; to stop shoes squeaking, drive a
peg into the middle of the sole.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
To mend glassware, dissolve boiled isinglass in spirits of wine, half the quantity of spirits being added to the isinglass. This is a transparent cement, which makes it very suitable for mending glassware.
Cracks in Floors. — These may be filled neatly and permanently by thoroughl}^ soaking newspapers in paste made of half a pound of flour, three quarts of water and half a pound of alum. The mixture will be about as thick as putty. It can be forced into the cracks with a case-knife, and smoothed on top. It will harden like papier-mache.
Cracks in Plaster. — A good filling is plaster of Paris mixed with vinegar, which will not set for twenty or thirty minutes, while water will set very quickly, often before you can use it. The putty-like mass must be pushed into the cracks, and can be smoothed off evenly with a table-knife.
To Prevent Mold. — Add to paste, ink, mucilage, or other substance liable to mold, a little carbolic acid. An ounce of this acid to a gallon of whitewash will keep cellars and dairies from the disagreeable odor which is apt to taint milk or meat in such places.
To preserve glasses of jelly from mold, lay on the top of the jelly a piece of paraffine, and let it melt and spread over it. Or the paraffine can be melted and poured over the jelly when cold. This renders unnecessary brandy-paper or other covering.
Spots on Furniture and Fabrics. —
These may be removed by a wash of four ounces of ammonia, one ounce each of glycerine, castile soap, and spirits of wine. The soap must be dissolved in two quarts of warm water, and the other ingredients added. Apply with a soft sponge. This wash is very good for silks.
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Another furniture wash may be madee by mixing a half pint of 95 per cent, alcohol, a quarter ounce each of powdered resin and gum shellac, and a half pint of linseed oil. Shake these well together and apply with a brush or sponge to stains, spots, or mildew.
To Freshen Gilt Frames. — Dust carefully, then wash with one ounce of soda beaten up with the whites of three eggs. Where scratched, patch up with gold paint. To clean oil paintings use castile soap and water, very carefully applied.
Gilt may also be brightened by adding to a pint or two of water sufficient flour of sulphur to give it a golden tinge. In this boil four or five onions, or a quantity of
garlic. Strain off the liquid, and wash the gilding with a soft brush. When dry it will look like new work.
To Take Out Paint. — Mix ammonia and turpentine in equal parts, saturate the spot two or three times, and wash out with soapsuds. This will take out paint from clothing even if dry and hard. Paint spots on window glass can be removed with ten cents' worth of oxalic acid dissolved in a pint of hot water. While applying it to the spots, take care that the acid does not touch the hands. Brasses may be quickly cleaned with this wash ; but it must not be kept after using, as it is a deadly poison.
BRIEF RECIPES FOR HOUSEKEEPERS
A little quicklime placed in the infested places will drive away any kind of ants.
Burning sulphur in a tightly-closed room will kill almost all kinds of insect life and their eggs and larvae.
How to Make Leather Waterproof. — Saturate it with castor oil ; to stop shoes squeaking, drive a peg into the middle of the sole.
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