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neglected; a broken stitch that can be mended in a few minutes, if left till it
has been worn again, will require much more time. If young housekeepers suffer
their mending to get behind-hand, it will discourage them. After mending a
shirt, it should be pressed before it is put away. If stocking heels are run
while they are new, and the thin places darned in time, it saves much work.
Washing Windows.
A little soda dissolved in the water is valuable for washing windows; do not let
it run on the sash, or it will stain the paint; rinse them in clear water, and
wipe dry with a clean soft towel. When they are but little soiled, clear water
will answer, but if smoked or coated with any thing, soda should be always used.
Some persons rub their windows with soft buckskin or newspaper, when they are
dry and clean, to give them a polish.
To Make White or Colored Washes, Dyeing.
Take half a bushel of unslaked lime, slack with boiling water, covering it
during the process to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve
or strainer, and add to it a peck of clean salt, previously dissolved in warm
water, three pounds of ground rice boiled to a thin paste; stir in, boiling hot,
one pound of Spanish whiting, one of clean glue, dissolved by soaking it well,
and simmering over a slow fire in a small kettle within a larger one containing
water; add five gallons of boiling water to the whole mixture; stir it well, and
if you are not ready to use it, cover it close. It should be put on quite hot;
for this purpose, it can be kept in a kettle on a portable furnace. Coloring
matter may be added to make any shade
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