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Show JOf'i i.Cii AisOij Y Xl'iii HULiSE. If the color has lieen taken out of silks by fruit stains ammonia will To bbightex carpets wipe them with warm water in which has been poured a few drops of ammonia. To purify the air in a newly-painted room, put several tubs of water in it, and it will absorb much of the odor. Whes onions are being cooked the strong, disagreeable odor may be lessened les-sened by placing vinegar on the stove. It is said that if the kerosene can is not kept tightly corked, both at the neck and spout, especially if in a warm place, the oil will burn dull and cake on the wick. To make a cement that will unite card to tin boil one ounce of borax and two ounces of powdered shellac in fifteen fif-teen ounces of water till the shellac is entirely dissolved. |