Pipeclay and water mixed together until they form a thick paste, and spread over the part where there is a stain, will take out the grease very soon. Other plans are to cover the part thickly with dry fuller's earth, or a mixture may be made of 5 parts of fuller's earth to 1 part each of pearlash and soft soap with boiling water to make a paste, Jay it on quite hot, and leave till dry, and then scour it with soap or silver sand and water. For simply making the boards a good color and to keep them free from insects, use the following mixture: 1/4 pound of lime and 3/4 pound of sand to 1/2 pound of soft soap. Lay it on the boards and scrub it in well, wash it off with clean water, and make it as dry as possible. If ink should be spilt on boards, it may be removed by the application of muriatic acid, and afterwards simply washed. For painted boards, either on the floor or wainscoting, nothing' better or more cleansing can be used than fuller's earth, with or without soap.