TO CLEAN FLOOR-CLOTHS.
Sweep them and wipe them with a damp flannel, after which wet them all over with milk, and rub them till bright with a dry cloth.
N. B. Floor-cloths should be chosen that are painted on fine cloth, well covered with colour and perfectly dry. The durability of the cloth depends greatly on these points, and particularly on its having had time for the paint to get quite dry. Old carpets answer extremely well, if painted and hung up to season some time, before they are laid down for use.
TO CLEAN LOOKING-GLASSES.
Remove fly stains or any other soil from the glass with a damp cloth, then polish with a woollen cloth and powder-blue.
TO TAKE SPOTS OF GREASE OR OIL OUT OF BOARDS.
Drop a few drops of oil of turpentine on the spots and rub it hard with your finger; this will dissolve the grease, and make it mix with the soap (or suds) and water when the room is washed.
Another Way.
Mix together fuller’s-earth and soap lees, and rub them on the boards. Let the mixture dry, and then scour it off with strong soft soap and sand, or use lees to scour it with. It should be put on hot, by heating the lees.
TO EXTRACT LAMP OIL, &C. OUT OF STONE OR MARBLE HALLS, &C.