The frugal housewife : Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy / By Mrs. Child.
- Lydia Maria Child
- Date:
- 1834
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The frugal housewife : Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy / By Mrs. Child. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![rusty, black Italian crape. If clapped and pulled dry, like nice muslin, it will look as well, or better, than when new. Wash-leather gloves should be washed in clean suds, scarcely warm. The oftener carpets are shaken, the longer they wear j the dirt that collects undei them grinds out the threads. ” Do not have carpets swept any oftener than is absolutely necessary. After dinner, sweep the crumbs into a dusting-pan with your health- brush ; and, if you have been sewing, pick up the shreds by hand. A carpet can be kept very neat in this way ] and a broom wears it very much. Buy your woollen yarn in quantities from some one in the country whom you can trust. The thread shops make profits upon it, of course. It is not well to clean brass andirons, handles, &c. with vinegar. It makes them very clean at first, but they soon spot and tarnish. Rotten- stone and oil are proper materials for cleaning- brass. If wiped every morning with flannel and Jamaica rum, they will not need to be cleaned half as often. If you live in a house which has marble fire- places, never wash them with suds ; this destroys the polish in time. They should be dusted, the spots taken oft with a nice oiled cloth, and then rubbed dry with a soft rag. Feathers should be very thoroughly dried before they are used. For this reason they 15 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21526485_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
