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Show CLEANING HINTS Taking the wooden parts of furniture furni-ture first, there Is nothing better for It than a sponging off with cold water. wa-ter. This not only cleanses, but, as uood shrinks, the water supplies necessary moisture. A Bponge should be used not too wet for the washing and a chamois wrung out of clear water wa-ter (never a dry one). Sometimes the chamois will produce a polish. When It falls to do so rub briskly with tincture tinc-ture of equal parts of turpentine, linseed lin-seed oil and vinegar. A large bottle-ful bottle-ful should not cost more than 10 cents. In cleaning down walls after sweeping with a cloth-covered broom a lump of art gum sold for 6 cents will remove soil just as well as the old-time rubbing with, bread, and twice as quickly. Mission furniture should be waxed, Melt two ounces each of white and yellow wax, then mix with four ounces of rectified turpentine. This should be stirred until it is cold. Apply Ap-ply to furniture with a fag and pol ish with woolen cloth. A soft rag is al that is necessary to keep brass bedsteads in good order. To polish mil Ti'Ith n mrr Hlnnort Jnfrw atrnot nil and rottenstone very finely pulverized. pulver-ized. This is applied with a sponge, the final polish being given with a Lit of old velvet. Uronzes may be safely washed with warm soapsuds and a sponge, using a very soft cloth for the finishing. For cleaning upholstered furniture undoubtedly the vacuum cleaner is the best, but this is not always available. avail-able. A good substitute if tho furniture furni-ture can. be taken out of doors is to thoroughly saturate it with naphtha or gasoline, rubbing any stains that may come to the surface with a soft hair brush. A formula for cleansing ordinary brassware is half an ounce of starch, six ounces of rottenstone, one ounce of sweet oil and one ounce of oxalic acid. Mix into a paste with water. All kinds of nickel can be. kept in good condition by using a mixture of Iuiiuui juunuues or aiconoi ana liquid ammonia, stirring in whiting to the consistency of cream. Alcohol applied to gilt frames will freshen them, and oil paintings may be safely washed with warm water. Marble should be wiped off with a rag moistened with kerosene. If stained apply a cream made by mixing mix-ing together one ounce each of common com-mon soda, pumice stone and fine salt, afterward washing off the salt Mater. The world's greatest deposit of wolfamite, the mineral from which tungsten is obtained, is In Portugal. |