[To Clean Leather Furniture,] add a little vinegar to warm water (not hot) and brush the leather over with it. Restore the polish by rubbing with two tablespoonfuls of turpentine mixed with the whites of two eggs.
[To Clean Bronze,] make the article very hot by placing it in boiling water; then rub it well with a piece of flannel cloth dipped in soapsuds, and dry with a chamois leather.
[To Clean Zinc]—Take a thick slice of lemon and rub it over the stained spots. Let it remain for an hour, then wash the zinc metal with soap and water and it will become clean and bright.
[!-- Page: 32 --] [To Clean Brass]—To keep the polish on brass, after polishing in the usual way, coat with clear varnish. The following is a good polish:
To clean tarnished brass use equal parts of vinegar and salt. Rub with this mixture thoroughly, letting it dry on; then wash off in warm, soapy water and polish with a soft cloth.
[Cleaning with Gasoline]—The three following suggestions are made with reference to cleaning with gasoline:
(1) To take the odor of gasoline out of freshly cleaned garments, use oil of sassafras in the gasoline to the proportion of about five drops to a quart of gasoline.
(2) If a little salt is added to gasoline which is used for cleaning wool or silk material, there will be no ring remaining when dry.
(3) Put about one-third part of vinegar in the water with which you dampen the cloth when pressing an article that has been cleaned with gasoline. This will not only remove the scent of the gasoline but will prevent circles forming.
[Alcohol for Cleaning White Kid Articles]—Pure alcohol is better than gasoline for cleaning white kid gloves or other white kid articles, as it dries quickly without the unpleasant odor that gasoline leaves. Five cents’ worth of alcohol cleans a pair of gloves beautifully.