THE VANCOUVER BRIDE 33

A solution of household ammonia and warm water is splendid for clean-
ing any rubber articles in the house, as it not only cleans rubber but it adds
to its life by keeping it soft and normal.

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Nothing is better than gasoline to clean badly spotted hardwood floors.
Wet a piece of soft cloth with gasoline and rub the surface of the floor vigor-
ously, changing the cloth as soon as it becomes much soiled.

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To remove coffee stains, brush the spot with pure glycerine. Rinse in luke
warm water and press on the wrong side.

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To clean carpets and rugs, beat on a set of bed springs or sprinkle a
space of grass as large as the rug to be cleaned, then turn the rug upside
down and beat thoroughly. Move to another dampened spot and beat on
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To remove marks made by scratching matches on a painted surface, rub
with a cut of lemon.

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To clean gilt frames, apply the white of an egg with a soft brush. When
dry, rub gently with a soft cloth.

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To remove ink stains from cloths, saturate the spots with spirits of
turpentine and let it remain several hours. Then rub gently between the
hands. The same effect may be had by wetting the material with peroxide of
hydrogen and letting it remain in the sun several hours. Another way rec-
ommended by some is to cover the spot with salt, squeeze lemon juice on it
and let dry in the hot sunshine.

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Try cleaning your glasses with a flannel cloth dipped in sweet milk and
rubbed on pure soap. |
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Try rubbing your stove while slightly warm with a cloth wet with kero-
sene before you apply your stove polish. This will not only give a better gloss
but the polish will last much longer.

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A sewing machine may be cleaned by moistening all the bearings with
kerosene, running the machine for a few minutes and wiping off thoroughly
with a soft cloth.

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Soot on woodwork can be removed with kerosene.
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In laundering silks, use no soap. Use a tablespoon of ammonia to two
quarts of water. Dry in the dark and iron when a little damp.
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Fine lingerie, dresses trimmed with laces, waists, collars, etc., if rinsed
In a solution containing two heaping tablespoons of borax to five quarts of
Water will be as fresh as new.

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To restore scorched linen, peel and slice two onions and extract juice.
he to this one half ounce of white soap, two ounces of Fuller’s Earth, one
alf pint of vinegar. Boil, and when cool, spread over scorched spot.