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brushed clean from crumbs, and folded without shaking, as that tumbles them;
those in daily use should be put under a press--a heavy book is suitable, or a
board may be made for the purpose; they will keep in credit much longer than
when laid in a drawer. It is well to put a common muslin cloth under a damask
one on the table, as it improves the appearance.
Flannels.
Have the water in which you wash flannel as hot as you can bear your hands in,
and rub the soap in the water, or it will shrink the flannel. The water it is
rinsed in should also be hot.
When flannels have become yellow and fulled up, I have often smoked them with
brimstone, and they will be as white as new, and the fulled places will open.
The best plan is to have a box or chest, with strings put across to hang the
flannels on, and a drawer to pull out where you can set in a pan with coals and
brimstone. Have the flannels nicely washed, and put them in wet, close it up
till you think it wants more brimstone, when you can pull out the drawer and
renew it.
After they are bleached, they should hang up in the air to let the smell of the
brimstone escape. If you have but a few things to do, you can put strings across
the top of an old barrel, (with both the heads out,) cover it with a thick
cloth, and lift it up to put in a pan of brimstone and coals. Always wash
scarlet flannel with hard soap.
Mending Clothes.
All clothes should be looked over before they are put away, and if any require
mending it must not be
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