1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard
A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD How to Cleanse Clothes are all excellent for removing grease and NAPHTHA other spots from clothing, but should never ^^^ be used near a fire. Apply any of these GASOLENE . , ^^ kk" .u . k • n with a cotton rag, rubbing the spot briskly until it disappears. If possible, afterward hang the garment up In the sunlight until the gasolene, or what- ever has been used, has evaporated. CLEANING This cleaning mixture may be put up by MIXTURE any druggist, If a man wishes to keep on hand something a bit stronger than any of the above mentioned. One-half ounce of glycerine, one-half ounce of sulphuric ether, one-half ounce of castile soap, and sufficient warm water to make a quart of mixture. Scrape the soap and dissolve It In the warm water, then let cool and add the other ingredients. Keep in a bottle well corked and apply with a flannel rag or sponge. CLEANING Ivory brushes and knife handles may be IVORY nicely cleaned by using prepared chalk moistened with equal parts of ammonia and olive oil made into a paste and rubbed on the Ivory. Rub of? when dry. A second application may be necessary. Piano keys may be wiped with a cloth wet in alcohol. PAINT may generally be removed by applying STAINS spirits of turpentine. Benzine will also remove paint, but leaves Its own stain. To remove that, apply powdered French chalk and let stand over night. The chalk brushes out easily from any fabric, so do not hesitate to use it. 200 BENZINE,
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