389. To take Ink Stains out of Mahogany

389.    To take Ink Stains out of Mahogany. Put a few drops of spirits of nitre (nitric acid) in a tea-spoonful of water, touch the spot with a feather dipped in the mixture, and on the ink disappearing, rub it over immediately with a rag wetted in cold water, or there will be a white mark, which will not be easily effaced.

390. To take Ink Spots out of Mahogany

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.

391. To Remove Ink from Mahogany

391.   To Remove Ink from Mahogany. To 1/2 pint of soft water put 1 ounce of oxalic acid, and 1/2 ounce of butter (terchloride) of antimony; shake it well, and when dissolved it will be very useful in extracting stains from mahogany, as well as ink, if not of too long standing.

392. To Extract Ink from Floors

392.    To Extract Ink from Floors. Remove ink from floors by scouring them with sand wet with water and the oil of vitriol, mixed. Then rinse them with strong saleratus water.

393. To Remove Stains on Mahogany Furniture

393.    To Remove Stains on Mahogany Furniture. Stains and spots may be taken out of mahogany furniture by the use of a little aquafortis, or oxalic acid and water, by nibbing the part with the liquid, by means of a cork, till the color is restored; observing afterwards to well wash the wood with water and to dry and polish as usual.

394. To Extract Oil from Boards, Marble or other Stones

394.    To Extract Oil from Boards, Marble or other Stones. Make a strong lye of pearlashes and soft water, and add as much unslacked lime as it will take up; stir it together, and then let it settle a few minutes; bottle it and stop close; have ready some water to dilute it when used, and scour the part with it. If the liquor should lie long on the boards, it will draw the color out of them; therefore do it with care and expedition. When used for marble, the surface may be improved by rubbing or polishing afterward with fine putty-powder and olive oil. (For Putty Powder, see Index.)

395. To take Oil and Grease out of Boards

395.    To take Oil and Grease out of Boards. Make a paste with fuller's earth and hot water, cover the spots therewith, let it dry on, and the next day scour it off with soft or yellow soap.

396. To Clean Marble

396.    To Clean Marble. To clean marble, mix quicklime with strong lye, so as to form a mixture having the consistency of cream, and apply it immediately with a brush. If this composition be allowed to remain for a day or two, and be then washed off with soap and water, the marble will appear as though it were new.

397. To Clean Marble

397.    To Clean Marble. Take 2 parts of common soda, 1 part of pumice-stone, and 1 part of finely powdered chalk; sift it through a fine sieve, and mix it with water; then rub it well all over the marble, and the stains will be removed; then wash the marble over with soap and water, and it will be as clean as it was at first.