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286 THE ARTIST'S ASSISTANT.
remove iron moulds from linen ; and fal armoniac^
with lime, takes out the ftains of wine.
An excellent water for taking out fpots in cloth,
fluff, &c.---Spring water a quart, put into it a little
potafhes, about the quantity of a walnut, and a le-
mon cut in fmall pieces, let it ftand twenty-four
hours in the fun, then ft rain it through a cloth, and
bottle the clear liquor for ufe. It takes out all forts
of fpots in any kind of thing. Wafh the place where
the fpots were, afterbeing taken out, with fair water.
This liquid is preferable to the before mentioned
bails for taking out fpots, &c.
For preferving from ruft:---Take an eel, fry it,
prefs out the oil, and rub you furniture in metal
therewith.
Againft moths, worms, &c.—Dry the herb botris,
ftrew it among your cloaths, and neither moth or
worm comes near them.
How to make ball foap, and its great ufe in fami-
lies :—This foap is eafily made, and goes much farther
than the other foap. You are to make a lee from
afhes and tallow, then put the lees into a copper, and
boil them till the watery part is quite gone, and there
remain nothing in the copper but a fort of nitrous
matter, to this the tallow is put, and the copper
kept boiling and ftirring for above half an hour, in
which time the foap is made ; it is then taken out of
the copper, and put into tubs, or bafkets with fhcets
in them, and immediately, whilfh warm, made into
balls. You are to take notice, that it requires near
twenty-four hours to boil away the watry part of the
lee.
Chinefe method of mending china :—Boil a piece
C>f white flint glafs in river water five or fix minutes,
beat
remove iron moulds from linen ; and fal armoniac^
with lime, takes out the ftains of wine.
An excellent water for taking out fpots in cloth,
fluff, &c.---Spring water a quart, put into it a little
potafhes, about the quantity of a walnut, and a le-
mon cut in fmall pieces, let it ftand twenty-four
hours in the fun, then ft rain it through a cloth, and
bottle the clear liquor for ufe. It takes out all forts
of fpots in any kind of thing. Wafh the place where
the fpots were, afterbeing taken out, with fair water.
This liquid is preferable to the before mentioned
bails for taking out fpots, &c.
For preferving from ruft:---Take an eel, fry it,
prefs out the oil, and rub you furniture in metal
therewith.
Againft moths, worms, &c.—Dry the herb botris,
ftrew it among your cloaths, and neither moth or
worm comes near them.
How to make ball foap, and its great ufe in fami-
lies :—This foap is eafily made, and goes much farther
than the other foap. You are to make a lee from
afhes and tallow, then put the lees into a copper, and
boil them till the watery part is quite gone, and there
remain nothing in the copper but a fort of nitrous
matter, to this the tallow is put, and the copper
kept boiling and ftirring for above half an hour, in
which time the foap is made ; it is then taken out of
the copper, and put into tubs, or bafkets with fhcets
in them, and immediately, whilfh warm, made into
balls. You are to take notice, that it requires near
twenty-four hours to boil away the watry part of the
lee.
Chinefe method of mending china :—Boil a piece
C>f white flint glafs in river water five or fix minutes,
beat