28 HOUSEHOLD USES
The Use of Vinegar for Cleaning and Other Sundry Purposes

Zinc-Topped Table. Wash with soap and
water and polish with woolen cloth moistened
with white vinegar dipped in whiting, baking
soda or bath brick.

Paint om Window Panes can be removed
by rubbing with cloth dipped in hot white
vinegar. Also, to polish windows, put 1
tablespoonful of vinegar in hot water.

To Wash Glass of any kind, put 1 table-
spoonful of white vinegar in water to make it
bright.

To Set Color in clothes, take one cupful of
salt, same quantity of white vinegar, and
enough water to cover material. Soak 30
minutes or longer.

To Brighten Carpets. After they have been
well brushed, or dust removed in some other
manner, rub them with weak solution of
white vinegar and water.

To Remove Shine from garments, sponge
with white vinegar and water; press on wrong
side. Also removes grease spots.

To Remove Shoe Polish from clothing, rub
with white vinegar.

A More Brilliant Polish can be given to
shoes by adding a little white vinegar to the
shoe polish.

Stockings wear longer and retain their luster
if rinsed in cold water to which a small
quantity of white vinegar has been added.

To Clean Range. Wash with two parts
white vinegar to one part of water before
blacking; removes grease and rust. To secure
brilliant polish, add a little vinegar to the
blacking.

To Clean Steel stoves and oven doors, rub
briskly while steel is warm with soft cloth
dipped in white vinegar.

Brass and Copper can be cleaned with a
paste made with white vinegar, salt and flour.
Then rub with oil to prevent tarnishing.

Tea Kettle. To remove lime deposit, boil a
pint of white vinegar in tea kettle. Scrape
and rinse well.

Enamel Ware may be easily brightened by
rubbing with paste made of white vinegar
and coarse salt.

To Remove Stain from other cooking
utentils, put a little white vinegar in pan and
heat and boil for few minutes. Then wash
and it will look like new.

Electric Iron. To clean electric iron, remove
dark or burnt spots by rubbing with white
vinegar and salt heated in aluminum pan,
then polish as you would silver.

Dish Water. Add white vinegar to remove
disagreeable odor and grease from dish
water.

Water Bottle. Clean the glass water bottle
with white vinegar. Shake it a little; then
wash in the usual way.

Ink Stains on furniture or floors can be
removed by hard rubbing with vinegar and
water. Always use white vinegar.

Furniture Polish. Best results will be
secured by first thoroughly cleansing with
white vinegar and water. A satisfactory polish
can be secured by mixing equal parts of cider
vinegar and linseed oil.

To Clean Leather furniture, rub equal parts
of white vinegar and linseed oil into the
leather and polish with soft cloth.

To Soften Glue. White vinegar put into a
bottle of glue that has become dried and
useless will make it like new again.

Paint Brushes. Dried paint brushes can be
cleaned by letting the brush simmer in white
vinegar for 10 minutes.

Lamp Wicks will give clear flame if previ-
ously soaked twenty-four hours in cider
vinegar. Also, add a little white vinegar to
the oil occasionally.

To Clean Wall Paper. 1 heaping cup sifted
flour, 1 tbsp. salt, 1 tbsp. coal oil, 2 tbsp.
white vinegar, 2 tbsp. ammonia, 44 cup warm
water. Mix in small kettle. Boil until flour
is thoroughly scalded and moisture used up
stirring constantly. Then take it out and
knead it with the hands and it is ready for
use. Rub the wall paper with balls of this
rubbery substance, as you would clean paper
with an eraser. (Coal oil is kerosene oil).

Never Keep Yeast or Vinegar in stone
crocks or jugs. Their acid attacks the glazing,
which is said to be poisonous. Glass for
either is better.

To Prevent Moths from destroying apple
trees, tin cans filled with cider vinegar put
out early in the season will catch a number
of the first hatching. It will not attract them
eel the apples are out, so must be placed
early.

To Dye Material add white vinegar to make
a darker shade.

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