To Remove Hard Grease, Paint, Etc., From Machinery.
Solutions For Cleaning Metals.—
I.—Water20 parts
Alum 2 parts
Tripoli 2 parts
Nitric acid 1 part
II.—Water40 parts
Oxalic acid 2 parts
Tripoli 7 parts
To Cleanse Nickel.
II.—Stearine oil 1 part
Ammonia water25 parts
Benzine50 parts
Alcohol75 parts

Rub up the stearine with the ammonia, add the benzine and then the alcohol, and agitate until homogeneous. Put in wide-mouthed vessels and close carefully.

To Clean Petroleum Lamp Burners.
Gold-ware Cleaner.—
Acetic acid  2 parts
Sulphuric acid  2 parts
Oxalic acid  1 part
Jewelers’ rouge  2 parts
Distilled water200 parts

Mix the acids and water and stir in the rouge, after first rubbing it up with a portion of the liquid. With a clean cloth, wet with this mixture, go well over the article. Rinse off with hot water and dry.