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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
Handy
Hints
on
Housekeeping
clean
as
new.
Horn
combs,
by
the
way,
should
not
be
cleaned
in
water,
which
causes
them
to
split.
One
may
buy
for
fifteen
or
twenty
cents
at
almost
any
drug
store
small
stiff
brushes
which
come
for
the
purpose
of
cleaning
combs.
TO
Nowadays,
with
the
prevailing
craze
for
SCOUR
collecting
copper
and
brass,
most
houses
COPPER
contain
at
least
a
few
pieces,
and
they
re-
quire
special
care
if
they
be
kept
bright.
To
scour
copper
take
two
tablespoonfuls
of
bath
brick
dust
and
one
tablespoonful
of
baking
soda
and
mix
thoroughly.
Dampen
a
cloth
in
gasolene
or
coal
oil,
dip
in
the
mix-
ture
and
polish
with
that.
Afterward
polish
with
chamois
skin.
One
young
bachelor
who
boasts
a
fine
collection
of
copper
bought
most
of
it
from
Russian
Jews,
and
some
pieces
were
almost
hopeless
at
first.
But
this
treatment
and
a
little
patience
made
them
shine
like
new.
TO
Take
putty
powder
and
add
to
it
sufficient
BRIGHTEN
sweet
oil
to
make
a
paste.
Rub
with
this
liRAbb
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brass
or
copper
until
all
foreign
matter
is
removed.
Then
wash
the
article
with
soap
and
water
and
rub
dry
with
a
clean
cloth.
Brass
may
also
be
cleaned
with
lemon
or
orange
juice
thickened
with
whiting.
Apply
with
a
chamois
skin
or
a
flannel
rag.
To
remove
verdegris
from
brass,
add
to
the
juice
of
one
lemon
a
teaspoonful
of
salt,
mix
well
and
apply
with
a
soft
flannel.
Rinse
and
rub
well
with
chamois
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