Show Shabby Carpets To clean and brighten a shabby carpet cut an ounce of yellow soap Into small squares and make Into a lather with a pint of boiling water Add to this a quart of water and one ounce of borax Place the mixture on the range and bring It to a boil i then remove it and when quite cold add an ounce each of alcohol and ammonia and half an ounce of glycerin gly-cerin Wipe over a small portion of the carpet at a time and rub vigorously vigor-ously with a clean flannel which should be repeatedly turned as It gets soiled dipped In the mixture until all the spots are removed and tho color revived When you have finished fin-ished you will be delighted to find how nice your once shabby carpet looks |