410. To take Grease Stains out of Wall Papers

410.    To take Grease Stains out of Wall Papers. Oil marks, and marks where people have rested their heads, can be taken from the paper on drawing-room walls by mixing pipe-clay with water to the consistency of cream, laying it on the spot, and letting it remain till the following day, when it maybe easily removed with a penknife orbrush.

411. To take Grease from Paper

411.    To take Grease from Paper. Gently warm the parts containing the grease, and apply blotting-paper so as to extract as much as possible. Boil some clear essential oil of turpentine and apply it to the warm paper with a soft clean brush. A little rectified spirits of wine should be put over afterward.

412. To take out Stains of Ink from Books

412.    To take out Stains of Ink from Books. Oxymuriatic acid removes, perfectly, stains of ink; and should the paper require bleaching, the operation will answer both ends at the same time. Nearly all the acids will remove spots of ink from paper; but it is important to use such as do not attack its texture. Spirits of salt (muriatic acid) diluted in 5 or 6 times the quantity of water, may be applied with success upon the spot, and after a minute or two, washing it off with clean water. A solution of oxalic acid, citric acid, and tartaric acid, is attended with the least risk, and may be applied upon the paper and plates without fear of damage. These acids taking out writing ink, and not touching the printing, can be used for restoring books where the margins have been written upon, without attacking the text.

413. To Remove Yellow Stains from the Margins of Engravings

413.    To Remove Yellow Stains from the Margins of Engravings. The yellow stains on the margin of engravings may be removed by a solution of hydrochloride of soda. This liquid is commonly known under the name of Labarraque's solution.

414. To Clean Silver or Gold Lace

414.    To Clean Silver or Gold Lace. Lay the lace smooth on a woolen carpet or piece of woolen cloth, and brush it free from dust, then burn rock alum and powder it fine, and afterwards sift it through a lawn sieve; then rub it over the lace with a fine brush, and in so doing it will take off the tarnish and restore it to its brightness, if it bo not too much worn on the threads.

415. To Clean Papier Mache

415.    To Clean Papier Mache. Papier mache articles should be washed with a sponge and cold water, without soap, dredged with flour while damp, and polished with a flannel.

416. To Clean Hair Brushes and Combs

416.      To Clean Hair Brushes and Combs. "Wash the bristles for a few seconds in a weak solution of hartshorn, say a table-spoonful to a pint of cold soft water. Then rinse in clean cold water, and dry. Do not set them near the fire, nor in the sun, to dry, but, after shaking them well, set them on the point of the handle in a shady place. By this process the brush will be thoroughly cleansed with very little trouble. Observe that the mahogany or satin-wood back of the brush must be kept out of the solution, as it is apt to discolor wood. Combs may be cleaned in the same manner.