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HOUSEWIFE.
dipped into strong salt and water. I never
tried this ; but I know that silk pocket
handkerchiefs, and deep blue factory cotton
will not fade, if dipped in salt and water
while new.
An ox’s gall will set any colour, silk, cot¬
ton, or woollen. I have seen the colours of
calico, which faded at one washing, fixed by
it. Where one lives near a slaughter-house,
it is worth while to buy cheap fading goods,
and set them in this way. The gall can be
bought for a trifle. Get out all the liquid,
and cork it up in a large phial. One large
spoonful of this in a gallon of warm water
is sufficient. This is likewise excellent for
taking out spots from bombazine, bombazet,
&c. After being Washed in this, they look
about as well as when new. It must be
thoroughly stirred into the' water, and not
put upon the cloth. It is used without soap.
After being washed in this, cloth which you
want to clean should be washed in warm
suds, without using soap.
Tortoise-shell and horn combs last much
longer for having oil rubbed into them occa¬
sionally.
The covering of oil flasks, sewed together
with strong thread, and lined and bound
neatly, makes useful table mats.
A warming-pan full of coals, or a shovel of
coals, held over varnished furniture, will take
out white spots. Care should be taken not