Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1889 — REMOVING PAINT.—The ordinary [ARTICLE]

REMOVING PAINT.— The ordinary

process of scraping old paint, or burning it off, is hardlyexpedi* tiout? enough for general purposes, and is also laborous. Soda and quicklime are far mrre thorough, and the paint is more quickly removed. The solution of half seda and half quicklime is tnus made. The pod t is dissolved in water, tne lime is then added, and and the solution can be applied with a brush to the old paint. A few minutes is sufficient to remove the ! coat* of paint, wbihemay be wash--led off with'hot water. Many pre* i parat’ons are sold for the removal of paint; all of them having some basis of alkali. A paste of potash and strong lime is far more effectual in operation, and the oldest paint can be removed by it,Afterward a coating of vinegar or acid should be used to clean Fie the surface before repainting. One authority cn the subject recom mends the gasoline lamp, a quart of oil being sufficient to last 3| hours. The method is considered superior to gas, as the flame is stro ger and the cost less, besides whic - M -.. I m can b" •: i.T. co’ any part, which cannot be done I conveniently with a gas jet. But the use of flame of either is dangerous and to be avoided when possible. Many a house has be. a burnt to the ground from using jets of flame. For removing varnish, spirits of ammonia is used, but it is a slow process, and several applications are necessary. Scraping and sandpapering can be employed; but it must be done carefully by experienced hands, or the surface of wood will be injured. The chemical process of removal has the advantage of leaving the surface in a fetter condition than burning off or scraping and for large surfaces of paintwork is to be preferred. —Scientific Ameri can.

Mrs. Mary Ann Dougherty is a thorn in the side of the administration. Mary Ann was a prominent factor, on the republican side in the last campaign. President Cleveland vetoed the private pension bill of Mary, because she swore that she was a widow, when it was proven that her husband was living in another State while she was drunk in Indiana. Harrison gave her a position and Mary has been getting on weekly drunks and raising a cyclone in her department.