Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1911 — WORTH KEEPING IN MEMORY [ARTICLE]

WORTH KEEPING IN MEMORY

Cleansing Hints That, Some Time or Another, Are Snro to Be Found of Value. Cover marble with a paste made by mixing French chalk with , alcohol, and allow the figure to become perfectly dry. Then brush the powder away. If the result la pot satisfactory wipe over .with a rag dipped in javelle water. This is a mild bleach. In cleaning oil -cloth little water should be used, because, if any gets underneath each time it Is washed the oil cloth will rot. A little kerosene added to the war ter will brighten oil cloth unless It Is much worn or has been washed with water so hot that the varnish has been removed during the process. In this case, only a thin transparent varnish will remedy matters. To remove the green from brass mix ono teaspoonful of oxalic acid with one cupful of water, and with a clean rag rub the article to be cleaned thoroughly. Wash ofT with hot soap and water, removing all the oxalic acid, and then polish with any of the good preparations that are on the market for cleaning brass.