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year, and then renewed. Sheet iron stoves should be rubbed with a woollen cloth,
as a brush is apt to streak. The lead may be mixed with the white of an egg in
cold water. Alum water is good to mix lustre; it prevents the stove from
rusting.
To polish the hearth of a Franklin stove, rub it over with a piece of
grindstone, or use coarse sand with the sole of a shoe; when it begins to look
bright, polish it with pumice stone.
Cement to Mend Cracks in Stoves.
Take two parts of ashes, three of clay, and one of sand; mix them well together
with water, and put it on when the stove is cold.
It is also good to stop a leak in a roof.
Fire-proof Cement.
Slack a peck of lime in boiling water; put into it three pounds of salt, three
of brown sugar, and one of alum; mix them well together, and color it with
lamp-black or ochre. This has been recommended to put on the roof of a building
that is exposed to fire.
To Take Spots out of Mahogany.
Put a piece of paper on the spot, and hold a warm iron over it, then rub it with
a waxed cloth.
If furniture is hurt with flies, it should be well washed with a cloth, and
rubbed with a cork and a waxed cloth.
Varnished furniture should be first rubbed with sweet oil, and then with a waxed
cloth.
To Take Grease out of Floors.
Mix clay or fullers' earth with ley, and put a thick coat on the grease spot;
scrape it off every few days,
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