To Clean Alabaster
or any other kinds of Marble. -Pound pumice stone to a fine powder, and mix it with verjuice. Let it remain several hours, then dip in a perfectly clean sponge, and rub the marble with it till clean. Rinse it off with clear fresh water, and rub it dry with a clean linen cloth.
Cement for Iron-ware. - Beat the whites of eggs to a froth, then stir into them enough quicklime to make a consistent paste, and then add iron file dust to make a thick paste. The quicklime should be reduced to a fine MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. powder before mixing it with the eggs. Fill the cracks in iron-ware with this cement, and let them remain several weeks before using them. To Loosen the Stopples of Decanters and Smelling Bottles, that are wedged in tight. - Dip the end of a feather in oil, and rub it round the stopple close to the mouth of the bottle; then put the bottle about a couple of feet from the fire, having the mouth towards it. The heat will cause the oil to run down between the stopple and mouth of the bottle. When warm, strike the bottle gently on both sides, with any light wooden instrument that you may happen to have. If the stopple cannot be taken out with the hand at the end of this process, repeat it, and you will finally succeed by persevering in it, however firmly it may be wedged in.
To Prevent the Formation of a Crust on Tea-kettles. Keep an oyster-shell in your tea-kettle, and it will prevent the formation of a crust on the inside of it, by attracting the stony particles to itself.
To Remove Stains from Broadcloth. - Take an ounce of pipe clay that has been ground fine, and mix it with twelve drops of alcohol, and the same quantity of spirits of turpentine. Whenever you wish to remove any stains from cloth, moisten a little of this mixture with alcohol, and rub it on the spots. Let it remain till dry, then rub it off with a woollen cloth, and the spots will disappear.
To Extract Paint from Cotton, Silk, and Woollen