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Covers also prevent the air from sweetening the feathers, and when new they
should never be covered unless in use. When beds are slept on, it is best to
have a thick cotton sheet, or if it is cold weather, a blanket between the under
sheet and the bed, and have them washed and aired occasionally.
To Clean Silver.
Wash the silver in soda water, rub it with whiting, and polish it with a piece
of dry buckskin. Embossed silver requires a stiff brush.
Another way is to let the silver lay in chalk and water for an hour, then take
it out, and wipe it dry on flannel; polish it with a piece of buckskin.
Britannia Ware.
First wash it clean in soap-suds, then rub it with a woollen cloth and whiting,
and polish off with dry buckskin.
Brass.
First rub the brasses with turpentine, vinegar or whiskey, then with
rotten-stone and a woollen cloth, and polish off with a piece of soft leather.
For brasses that have been long out of use, chalk and vinegar may be used.
To Clean Stoves or Grates.
Have the stove slightly warm, and if there is rust on it rub it off with a dry
brush; mix some black lead or British lustre with boiling water, rub it on a
small part of the stove at a time, and polish it with a stiff brush. If the
stove needs but little cleaning, wet the spots with water, dust a little lead on
the brush and rub it quickly. The black lead should be washed off several times
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