Carpets should be washed in spots, with a brush or flannel, one tablespoonful ox-gall in one or two quarts water.—Mrs. A.
To Remove Ink from Carpets.
Take up the ink with a spoon. Pour cold water on the stained spot, take up the water with a spoon, and repeat this process frequently. Then rub on a little oxalic acid and wash off immediately with cold water. Then wet with hartshorn.—Mrs. R.
To Clean Marble Slabs, etc.
Sal soda, four ounces; powdered pumice-stone, two ounces; prepared chalk, two ounces. Mix well, add sufficient water, rub well on the marble, and then wash with soap and water.—Dr. E. A. C.
Sapolio, rubbed on a flannel rag which has just been dipped in hot water and squeezed, is also good for cleaning marble.—Mrs. S. T.
To Remove Grease from Wall Paper.
Dip a flannel in spirits of wine and go carefully over the soiled places once or twice.—Mrs. R.
To Clean Furniture.
One-half pint linseed oil, one half pint vinegar, one-half pint turpentine. Apply with a flannel rag, and then rub with a dry flannel.—Mrs. H. S.