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than any cloth, sponge or towel; dry paper leaves an excellent polish.
Marble may be cleaned with a mixture of two parts of common soda, one part of
pumice stone, and one of chalk, finely powdered and tied up in a fine muslin
rag; the marble is wetted with water, the powder shaken over it, and it is
rubbed with a soft cloth until clean, then washed in clean water and dried with
a soft linen or silk handkerchief. No soap or potash should be allowed on
marble.
A good furniture polish is made by melting two ounces of beeswax, one ounce of
turpentine, and one dram of powdered rosin together, with a gentle heat, and
rubbing on when cold, with a soft flannel cloth, and polishing with a soft linen
or silk cloth. If for mahogany, a little Indian red may be used.
Cracks in furniture may be filled with putty, mixed with Indian-red or burnt
umber, to get the desired shade. When dry it will take an equal polish with the
wood.
HARD SOAP FOR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. AGREEABLE AND CLEAN
To seven pound of tallow, or other clean grease, use three pounds of rosin, add
six gallons of water to this, and stir in two pounds of potash; boil this
together for five hours, then turn the soap, while hot, into a washtub and let
it stay all night; when cool cut into bars, and lay on a board to harden. This
quantity should be sufficient for a family of four persons for one year.
WASHING MIXTURE
An excellent and harmless washing mixture may be made by cutting up a large bar
of soap and dissolving it with two ounces of borax in a half gallon of water.
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