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To preserve Gilding, and clean it.
It is not possible to prevent flies from staining the gilding without covering
it; before which, blow off the light dust, and pass a feather or clean brush
over it; then with, stripes of paper cover the frames of your glasses, and don't
remove it till the flies are gone.
Linen takes off the gilding, and deadens its brightness; it should therefore
never be used for wiping it.
Some means should be used to destroy the flies, as they injure furniture of
every kind, and the paper likewise. Bottles hung about with sugar and vinegar,
or beer, will attract them; or fly-water put into little shells placed about the
room, but out of the reach of children.
To clean Paint.
Never use a cloth, but take off the dust with a little long-haired brush, after
blowing off the loose parts with the bellows. With care, paint will look well
for a length of time. When soiled, dip a sponge or a bit of flannel into soda
and water, wash it off quickly, and dry immediately, or the strength of the soda
will eat off the colour.
When wainscot requires scouring, it should be done from the top downwards, and
the soda be prevented from running on the unclean part as much as possible, or
marks will be made which will appear after the whole is finished. One person
should dry with old linen as fast as the other has scoured off the dirt and
washed the soda off.
To clean Paper Hangings.
First blow off the dust with the bellows. Divide a white loaf of eight days old
into eight parts. Take the crust into your hand, and beginning at the top of the
paper, wipe it downwards in the lightest manner with the crumb. Don't cross nor
go upwards. The dirt of the paper and the crumbs will fall together. Observe,
you must not wipe above half a yard at a stroke, and after doing all the upper
part, go round again, beginning a little above where you left off. If you don't
do it extremely lightly, you will make the dirt adhere to the paper.
It will look like new if properly done.
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