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Show MAKES STAIN THAT WILL LAST Permanent Polish Not Hard to Put Together, To-gether, and Will Be Durable on the Floor Where It Is Applied. One of the most durable stains known, and not expensive, for either kitchen or dining-room, is made and applied as follows, says the Commoner. Common-er. Have the floor perfectly clean, well scrubbed and dried, and for the average-size room get one-fourth ounce of permangnate of potash, add to a quart of water and apply quickly to the floor, using a flat brush; repeat the process until as dark as you want It. When dry, go over it with one or two coats of boiled linseed oil and turpentine, in proportion of, two ounces ot turpentine to a quart of the all, stirred well. Let the first coat dry before applying the second, and it will pay you to apply the second coat. After Af-ter drying there will be no more scrubbing scrub-bing necessary, but it can be wiped jp with clear water and a cloth, drying with another cloth. - |