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There is now an electrolytic method of
cleaning silverware quickly, no matter
how soiled or discolored it may be. Here
is the recipe. Purchase a small aluminum
pan, which may be of any shape, just so
it is made of aluminum. Put into the
pan a sufficient quantity of water and
bicarbonate of soda to give a saturated
solution. Place this on the kitchen stove,
so that it will be kept thoroughly hot
while the discolored silverware is immersed
in the solution. The silver must
rest on the bottom of the pan, and the
pieces must not touch each other but
must invariably touch the aluminum vessel.
An electrolytic action is set up so that
current passes between the aluminum
container and the silver pieces, and the
latter being positive to the aluminum,
causes in consequence an extremely
slight amount of the silver to be disintegrated
from the ware. The blackish
deposit adhering to the sides and bottom
Cleaning a Silver Spoon
of the aluminum vessel is silver oxide
and other matter which has been removed,
leaving the silver in a practically
new condition.
Contrary to general opinion, this process
is not injurious to the silverware.
The amount of silver disintegrated or
deposited in the bath is so very slight
that it amounts practically to nothing.
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PRESSED WHILE YOU SLEEP
DROP.ABLY the mattress alone proved
unsatisfactory for the young man
who invented this home trouser pressing
arrangement. It is made of light board.
HINTS FOR PRACTICAL PEOPLE 901
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This Simple Device Cuts Down Pressing Bills or
Labor to Next to Nothing. If Done Every Night the
Trousers Are Kept Creased Perfectly
The trousers are laid on the middle
board, and the two outer boards fastened
over them, completely covering the legs
of the trousers. The metal holders fasten
down over the boards and are securely
clamped on each side.
When the trousers are fastened inside
the whole arrangement can be hung up
by a hook at the back.
SANITARY DISH WASHER
T H E device is simple in operation. A
faucet connection is fastened permanently
by three little screws. Into it the
hose nipple is screwed, and the water
turned on. The water flows through a
chamber containing soap, and soap suds
come down through the brush with
which the dishes are scrubbed. A pressure
of the thumb on a button gives a
stream of clear water to rinse with, and
Banishes the Dirty Dishpan