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To Clean Cane-Bottom Chairs

Turn up the chair bottom, and with hot wahot water and a sponge wash the canework well, SO well, so that it may become completely soaked.

Should it be very dirty you must add soap. add soap.

Let it dry in the open air if possible, or in a place where there is a thorough draught, and it will become as tight and firm as when new, provided it has not been broken. way recommended, they will find it not only much more expeditious, but easier. A little . A little practice is all that is necessary.

The best way to clean steel forks is to fill a small barrel with fine gravel, brick dust, or sand, mixed with a little hay or moss; make it moderately damp, press it well down, and let it always be kept damp. By running prongs of the steel forks a few times into this, into this, all the stains on them will be removed .

Then have a small stick, shaped like a knife, a knife, with leather round it, to polish between the prongs, having first carefully brushed the dust from them as soon as they are taken out of the tub. A knife-board is often spoiled in cleaning forks upon it, and likewise the backs of the knives; to prevent this, have a piece of old hat or leather put on the board where the forks and backs of the knives are cleaned. 422. To Preserve Knives and Forks in Good Condition. Wipe the knives and forks as soon as possible after being used, as the longer they are left with grease and stains on them the harder they will be to clean; particularly if they have been used for acids, salads, tarts, etc.; have then a jug of hot waof hot water ready to put them into as soon as done with, and wipe them as before directed .

In order to keep knives and forks in good condition when they are not in use, rub steel part with a flannel dipped in oil; wipe the oil off after a few hours, as there is often water in it; or dust the blades and prongs with quicklime, finely powdered and kept in'a and kept in a muslin bag. 420. To Clean Sheepskin Rugs or Mats. Make a very strong lather, by boilby boiling soap in a little water; mix this with a sufa sufficient quantity of water (rather more than lukewarm) to wash the mat or rug in, and rub boiled soap on those portions of it which require additional cleansing. When the mat has been well washed in this water, prepare another lather in the same way, in which a second washing must take place, followed by a third, which ought to be sufficient to cleanse it thoroughly. Rinse it well in cold water until all the soap is removed, and then put it in water in which a little blue has been mixed, been mixed,