How To Clean Gold Ornaments

Make a lather of soap and water, and was^L the articles; then lay them in dry powdered magnesia. When dry, rub them with a piece of flannel; or, if embossed, use a brush. Or the articles may be washed in soapsuds, and while wet, put them in a bag with some clean fresh bran, or sawdust; shake them, and they will look almost like new.

Paste For Cleaning Plate

Break up two cakes of whiting, into three pints of cold water, stir it well, so as to wash out all the grit, then let it stand till it settles to the bottom; pour off the water, and put the whiting into the oven to dry. Scrape off the sandy sediment. Dissolve three quarters of a pound of soft soap; mix half of the whiting into it; add three quarters of a gill of spirits of wine; stir till in a soft paste, then put it into covered pots; the rest of the whiting to be kept in a lump for polishing.

How To Take Stains Out Of Silver

Steep the silver in soap ley for the space of four hours; then cover it over with whiting, wet with vinegar, so that it may lie thick upon it, and dry it by a fire; after which rub off the whiting, and pass it over with dry bran, and the spots will not only disappear, but the silver will look exceedingly bright.

How To Clean Britannia Metal

Sift rotten-stone through a muslin or hair sieve; mix with it as much soft soap as will bring it to the stiffness of putty; to about half a pound of this add two ounces of oil of turpentine. It may be made up into balls, or put into gallipots; it will soon become hard, and will keep any length of time. When the metal is to be cleaned, rub it first with a piece of flannel moistened with sweet oil; then apply a little of the paste with the finger, till the polish is produced; then wash the article with soap and hot water, and, when dry, rub with soft wash-leather, and a little fine whiting.

How To Clean Candlesticks

Whether the candlesticks be silver, plated, or japanned, the first care must be to remove the drops of grease by pouring boiling water upon them, and immediately wiping them with a soft cloth. Never place them before the fire to melt the grease, as there is danger of melting the solder or injuring the plating. Metal articles will afterward need polishing with plate-powder.

How To Take Out Wax

Hold a very hot iron near, but not on, the spot, till the wax melts. Then scrape it off. Lay a clean blotting paper over the place, and press it with a cooler iron till the wax has disappeared.

How To Remove Scorch Marks

If linen has been scorched and the mark has not penetrated entirely through so as to damage the texture, it may be removed by the following process: peel and slice two onions, and extract the juice by squeezing or pounding. Then cut up half an ounce of white soap, add two ounces of fuller's earth, and mix them with the onion juice and half a pint of vinegar. Boil this composition well; then spread it, when cool, over the scorched part of the linen, and let it dry on. Afterward, wash out the linen, and the mark will be found to have been removed.