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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
How
a
Man
May
Valet
Himself
some
melted
lard
and
stand
the
shoes
In
it
over
night.
This
not
only
removes
the
creak,
but
makes
them
im-
pervious
to
water.
When
a
leather
belt
has
been
exposed
to
the
wet
during
a
hard,
rainy
ride,
or a
tramp
through
the
wet
underbrush
on
a
hunting
trip,
it
will
become
hard
and
easily
cracked.
Rub
It
well
with
kerosene
or
another
oil.
Put
the
oil
on
a
rag
and
draw
the
belt
rapidly
through
it
a
few
times,
then
w^ipe
dry
with
another
cloth.
Tallow,
lard,
or
even
vaseline
are
good
sub-
stitutes.
The
white
canvas
or
leather
shoes
so
much
worn
now
in
summer
are
easily
cleansed,
either
with
pipe-clay
well
rubbed
in
and
allowed
to
dry,
or
with
boxes
of
specially
prepared
paste
that
comes
for
the
purpose.
As
most
bootblacks
now
make
a
specialty
of
cleansing
white
shoes,
the
average
man
will
find
it
cheaper
in
the
end
to
patronize
this
''
skilled
labor
"
than
to
do
his
own
shoes.
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