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Preserving Kettles.
Bell-metal, copper and brass kettles require very nice cleaning immediately
before they are used, or it will endanger your health. Vinegar with salt or
ashes should be used; save the vinegar that is left in the pickle jars for this
purpose.
To Clean Knives and Forks.
In some families the knives are a great care to the housekeeper, but by proper
management it is rendered easy. After using them, they should be wiped with a
cloth, dipped in warm water, then wiped dry, (the handles should never be put in
hot water,) then polish them with Bristol or Bath brick, which, with the rubbing
cloths, should be kept in a small box, with a strip of leather nailed on one
edge, on which to polish them after they are rubbed with the brick.
Knives that are not in daily use should be wrapped in raw cotton and then in
paper, and if kept in a dry place will not be liable to rust.
To Clean Teeth,
With Remarks on Fixing the Habit.
Pulverized charcoal mixed with honey, is very good to cleanse teeth, and make
them white. A little Peruvian bark put in a phial with lime water is excellent
to use occasionally by those that have offensive teeth; and tincture of myrrh
mixed with a little water, may be used with advantage, to harden the gums. A
little Peruvian bark put in the teeth just before going to bed, and washed out
in the morning, is an excellent preservative of teeth. It is very important for
parents to insist on children cleaning their teeth, at least, it is well for
them
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