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HINTS ON HOUSECLEANING
SOAP BOILING, ETC.
House cleaning should commence at the top of the house and work downwards. In
this case it may be undertaken by spells, with intervening rests.
After the floors are cleaned, the walls and ceilings claim attention.
A very beautiful whitening for walls and ceilings may be made by shaking the
best lime in hot water, covering up to keep in the steam, and straining the milk
of lime through a fine sieve; add to a pailful half a pound of common alum, two
pounds of sugar, three pints of rice-flour made into a thin, well-boiled paste,
and one pound of white glue dissolved slowly over the fire. It should be applied
with a paint-brush when warm.
Paint should be cleaned by using only a little water at a time and changing
often; a soft flannel cloth or sponge is better than cotton or a brush; a piece
of pine wood with a sharp point should be used for the corners. Where the paint
is stained with smoke, some ashes or potash lye may be used. A soft linen towel
should be used for wiping dry.
Glass should not be cleaned with soap; a little paste of whiting and water
should be rubbed over, and with another cloth it should be rinsed off, and the
glass polished with a soft linen or old silk handkerchief. Alcohol or benzine is
a good thing to clean glass, and clean paper is probably better
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