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thoroughly than any other way. Turkey and chicken feathers are not so good for
beds as goose and duck; they may be picked in the same way.
Marble.
Marble mantles should be washed but seldom; wipe off spots with a damp cloth,
and rub them dry. Hearths should be washed with soap and water. When there is a
spot of grease, mix clay or whiting with soft soap, and put on. Soap-stone
hearths may be scoured with soap and fine sand, and washed off.
To Restore Colors taken out by Acid.
Hartshorn rubbed on a silk or woollen garment will restore the color without
injuring it.
Spirits of turpentine is good to take grease or drops of paint out of cloth;
apply it till the paint can be scraped off.
Rub French chalk or magnesia on silk or ribbon that has been greased and hold
near the fire; this will absorb the grease so that it may be brushed off.
To make New Feather Beds.
In making new feather beds, put half a pound of cayenne, and half a pound of
black pepper in each bed; this will prevent the moths from getting into new
feathers that have not been well cured. It is best to air your beds frequently,
and shake them up, even if they are not slept in. It is the oil in the feathers
that makes them smell bad, and when in constant use the heat of the body dries
it up gradually; when beds or pillows have acquired this unpleasant smell, open
them and put a few pounded cloves in each.
When new beds are covered with cases, the moth will sometimes eat through
without its being discovered.
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