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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.