To Clean Paint tea leaves may be saved from the table for a few days, and when sufficient are collected, steep (not boil) them for half an hour in a tin pan. Strain the water off through a sieve, and use this tea to wash all varnished paint. It removes spots, and gives a fresher, newer appearance than when soap and water is used. For white paint, take up a small quantity of whiting on a damp piece of old white flannel, and rub over the surface lightly, and it will leave the paint remarkably bright and new.

To Raise The Pile Of Velvet

Cover a hot smoothing-iron with a wet cloth, hold the velvet firmly over it; the vapor rising will raise the pile of the velvet with the assistance of a light whisk.

To Take Mildew From Linen

Rub the spots with soap; scrape chalk over it and rub it well; lay it on the grass, in the sun; as it dries, wet it a little; it will come out with two applications.

To Clean Marble

Take two parts of common soda, one part of pumice stone, and one part of finely-powdered chalk; sift it through a fine sieve, and mix it with water; then rub it well all over the marble, and the stains will be removed; rub the marble over with salt and water.

To Clean Tinware

The best thing for cleaning tinware is common soda. Dampen a cloth, dip it in soda, rub the ware briskly, after which, wipe dry.

To Clean Cut-Glass

Having washed cut-glass articles, let them dry, and afterwards rub them with prepared chalk and a soft brush, carefully going into all the cavities.

Indelible Ink

To one tablespoonful of rain water, one-half teaspoon of vinegar, and a piece of lunar caustic, three inches long; shake well together; put on to your cloth a little milk and soda (to a tablespoon of milk, a piece of baking soda as large as a grain of corn); iron smooth, and write immediately.

Iron Rust

This may be removed by salt mixed with a little lemon juice; put in the sun; if necessary use two applications.

Mildew

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