The American Frugal Housewife

By: Child, Lydia Maria

A warming-pan full of coals, or a shovel of coals, held over varnished furniture, will take out white spots. Care should be taken not to hold the coals near enough to scorch; and the place should be rubbed with flannel while warm.Spots in furniture may usually be cleansed by rubbing them quick and hard, with a flannel wet with the same thing which took out the color; if rum, wet the cloth with rum, &c. The very best restorative for defaced varnished furniture, is rotten-stone pulverized, and rubbed on with linseed oil.Sal-volatile, or hartshorn, will restore colors taken out by acid. It may be dropped upon any garment without doing harm.Spirits of turpentine is good to take grease-spots out of woollen clothes; to take spots of paint, &c., from mahogany furniture; and to cleanse white kid gloves. Cockroaches, and all vermin, have an aversion to spirits of turpentine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B086Y4DWYL
• ISBN13: 9798634763064
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"