This section is from the book "The Corner Cupboard; Or, Facts For Everybody", by Robert Kemp Philp. Also available from Amazon: The Corner Cupboard; or Facts for Everybody.
Roses (To Restore Faded). Throw some sulphur on a chafingdish of hot coal, hold a faded rose over the flames of the hot sulphur, and it will become quite white; in this state dip it into water; put it into a box or drawer for three or four hours; when taken out it will be quite red again.
 
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