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Show Softening Flannels A little glycerine added to the water in which baby flannels are washed will soften them. Make a strong lather of very hot wator and a good white soap, and when lukewarm wash the flannel out, but do not rub soap dlrecth on the flannels To whiten flannels, make a solution of one and one-half pounds, shaved white soap, one-third quart ammonia, am-monia, and 12 gallons of water Every one likes clean curtains, but every one dreads the ordeal of washing wash-ing and stretching them. The following follow-ing method of cleaninc rhem will keep them fresh without washing for a lone time. Rub them in corn meal, then gently brush and shake them, or let them hang in a brisk wind for a while. You will be delighted to see how clean they will look. |