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Show Tarn the mattress every week, first from end to end, next from side to side to get maximum wear and comfort from it. After oiling the sewing machine, stitch through a blotter several times. This takes up all surplus oil on the machine, and keeps from getting it on the material. Dental floss is fine for mending elastic, because it wears so long. Take care in mending that tiny rubber threads are not damaged. Sew between them. When painting woodwork, coat the door knobs, locks, etc., with vaseline, so that the paint can be easily wiped off if it splashes on these surfaces. Equal parts of salt, flour, and vinegar make an effective paste to clean brass, copper, or pewter. Apply the paste, let stand for an hour, rub off, wash with water, and then polish. Ton can clean glazed chintz by spreading it on a flat surface and sponging quickly with lukewarm water. Press on the wrong side with a warm iron or on the right side using a slightly dampened pressing cloth. |