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Ink spots on floors can be extracted by scouring with sand wet in oil of vitriol
and water. When ink is removed, rinse with strong pearl-ash water.
To toughen Lamp-chimneys and Glass-ware: Immerse the article in a pot filled
with cold water, to which some common salt has been added. Boil the water well
then cool slowly. Glass treated in this way, will resist any sudden change of
temperature.
To remove Paint from Window-glass: Rub it well with hot sharp vinegar.
To clean Stove-pipe: A piece of zinc put on the live coals in the stove will
clean out the stove-pipe.
Packing Bottles: India-rubber bands slipped over them will prevent breakage.
To clean Ivory Ornaments: When ivory ornaments become yellow or dusky, wash them
well in soap and water with a small brush, to clean the carvings, and then place
them, while wet, in the sunshine. Wet them with soapy water for two or three
days, several times a day, still keeping them in the sunshine, then wash them
again, and they will be perfectly white.
Stained Brass: Whiting wet with aqua ammonia will cleanse brass from stains, and
is excellent for polishing faucets and door-knobs of brass or silver. "Sapolio"
is still better.
Hartshorn applied to the stings of poisonous insects will allay the pain and
stop the swelling; or apply oil of sassafras, which is better. Bee-stings should
be treated in this way.
For Cleaning Glass Bottles: Crush egg-shells into small bits, or a few carpet
tacks, or a small quantity of gunshot, put into the bottle; then fill one-half
full of strong soap-suds; shake thoroughly; then rinse in clear water. Will look
like new.
Cutting off Glass Bottles for Cups or Jars: A simple, practical way is to take a
red-hot poker with a pointed end; make a mark with a file to begin the cut; then
apply the hot iron and a crack will start, which will follow the iron wherever
it is carried. This is, on the whole, simple, and better than the use of strings
wet with turpentine, etc.
Cistern Water may be purified by charcoal put in a bag and hung in the water.
Salt will remove the Stain from Silver caused by eggs, when applied dry with a
soft cloth.
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