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Show Breaking Glass. One cause of fine glass breaking when put in hot water is that it is laid in bottom downward. Turn the piece upside down, and let the fvater rise slowly inside the dish; this will save many fractures. Cut glass should be washed in water in which a little soap is dissolved, then rinsed in pu're water of the same temperature with a very slight dash of ammonia. Dry with a sofe rag, and polish with a brush; this retains the luster of the glass. Bedrooms should never be scrubbed after midday or on a et day, unless there is a fire to dry the room thoroughly thor-oughly before bedtime. But iOer sweeping with damp tea-leaves, the floor and woodwork can be wiped with a elamp but not wet flannel. In fine weather the bedding should be removed re-moved from the bedstead and 11 the brass or ironwork washed and wiped. A tablespoonful of vinegar put in the water in which meat is boiled will often prevent it from being tough. When clothes are taken off the body at night they should be turned inside out and hung up in the air not thrown in a heap on a chair or floor. This should especially be done with what is worn next to the skin, and children should be taught this habit quite early. |