Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1894 — As the Japanese De It. [ARTICLE]

As the Japanese De It.

There is a Japanese cleaning cream which is said to be invaluable for sponging woollen garment®, cleaning, silks and ribbons, removing spots* from carpets, washing mirrors ands renovating paint. The ingredients are a quarter of a pound of white castile soap, grated fine, a half pint of spirits of ammonia, and one ounce each of spirits of wine, ether and. glycerine. Dissolve the soap in hot water, then add four quarts of eold! water and the other ingredients; bottle and cork tightly; always shake before using, Spread silks and ribbons on a board and sponge with the cream till clean, rinse thoroughly in clear water—cold or warm, not hot—and stretch on a board or table todry.