Court plaster is
made of thin silk first dipped in dissolved isinglass and dried, then
dipped several times in the white of egg and dried.
When plain tortoise-shell combs are defaced, the polish may be renewed
by rubbing them with pulverized rotten-stone and oil. The rotten-stone
should be sifted through muslin. It looks better to be rubbed on by
the hand. The jewellers afterwards polish them by rubbing them with
dry _rouge powder_; but sifted magnesia does just as well--and if the
ladies had rouge, perhaps they would, _by mistake_, put it upon their
cheeks, instead of their combs; and thereby spoil their complexions.
The best way to cleanse gold is, to wash it in warm suds made of
delicate soap, with ten or fifteen drops of _sal-volatile_ in it. This
makes jewels very brilliant.
Straw carpets should be washed in salt and water, and wiped with a
dry, coarse towel. They have a strong tendency to turn yellow; and
the salt prevents it. Moisture makes them decay soon; therefore they
should be kept thoroughly dry.
Rye paste is more adhesive than any other paste; because that grain is
very glutinous. It is much improved by adding a little pounded alum,
while it is boiling.
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