[1299]. Directions for polishing. Russet leather should be treated with great care. Neither acid, lemon juice, nor banana peel should be used for cleaning purposes. Only the best liquid dressing should be used and shoes should not be rubbed while wet.
[1300]. Liquid dressing. Care should be taken in using liquid dressing. Apply only a light coat and allow this to dry into the leather before rubbing with a cloth. Too much dressing is wasteful.
EQUIPMENT
(Instructions issued by the Ordnance Department in Pamphlet No. 1965, July 12, 1915.)
Cloth Equipment
[1301]. General. All cloth equipment should be brushed frequently with a stiff bristle brush. A dry scrub brush may be used.
It should be washed only under the direction and supervision of an officer.
During ordinary garrison duty it should rarely be necessary to wash the equipment.
When the equipment becomes soiled a light local washing will frequently be sufficient, but when dirty it should unhesitatingly be given a good thorough washing,—otherwise it may be expected that it will become unsanitary and rot.
During field service it is to be expected that the equipment will become soiled much more rapidly. Always on return to garrison from field service and as opportunity offers in the field, equipment should be thoroughly washed.