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To Clean Marble (Mix pound soft soap)
Mix + pound soft soap with the same of pounded whiting, 1 ounce soda, and a piece of stone-blue the size of a walnut; boil these together for + of an hour; whilst hot, rub it over the marble with a piece of flannel, and leave it on for 24 hours; then wash it off with clean water, 390. To take Ink Spots out of Mahogany. Apply spirits of salts (muriatic acid) with a rag until the spots disappear, and immediately afterward wash with clear water. and polish the marble with a piece of coarse