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USEFUL FORMULAS.

117

The failure to procure a special-tax stamp also renders the delinquent

liable to criminal prosecution. Such prosecutioD is not usually instituted where

payment is made within the month in which liability accrues; but such

leniency is at the discretion of the. officers of the court.

THE CARE OF THE HANDS.

498

Borax water will instantly r emorn all soi ls, scra tches, and stains from the

bands. To make it, put crude borax into a champagne bottle and fill it with

water. ·when the borax is clissolYed acld more until the water has absorbed

as much as possible and the rest r emain s at the bottom of the bottle. Pour

enough of this into wa ter to render it soft, and wash.

TO CHECK VOMITING.

499

GiYe a t easpoonful of whole black mustard seed. More may be giYen in

severe cases. (See Stay Down, Reci1 e No. 296.)

TO CLEAN COPPER AND BRASS.

500

Sweet oil ancl putty powder, followed by soap and water are efficient means

for brightening brass and copper.

TO CLEAN GILT FRAMES.

501

·Take the whites of two eggs, two O\lI\Ces of chloride of potash or one of

soda. Mix well, rub off the dust from the frames, and then go oYer them with

a soft brush dipped in the mixture.

To keep flies off gilt frames boil three or four onions

'in

a pint of water

and apply with a soft brush. To retouch a gilt frame wet t he rubbed spot

with isinglass disso1"ed in weak spirits. When nearly dry Jay on gold leaf,

and when dry polish with a hard burnisher. Give the frame, when new, a

coat of white varnish aucl all specks can be washed without harm.

TO CLEAN OILCLOTH.

502

An oilcloth should neYer be scrubbed with a brush, but after being swept

it should be washed with a soft fiannel ancl Juke wa rm or cold wa ter. On no

account use soap or water that is hot, as either would have a bad effect on the

paint. When the oilcloth is dry, rub it well with a small portion of a mixture

of beeswax softened with a minute quantity of turpentine, using for this

purpose a soft furniture polishing brush.