Toilet brushes require special cara to keep the bristles from getting soft, ang useless.
Dissolve two tablespoonful powdered borax in a ite boiling Water. Pat 2 quarts water into a flat dish, add the borax sand a little melted soap.
Dab the brush up and down in this, taking care that the water does not touch the back of the brush. Indeed, to prevent that, it is a good plan to smear the back lightly with a little vaseline.
Rinse the brush thoroughly, fist wat my then in eld, salt Water. The salt' keeps the hi and a good colour." Tie a piece of string to the handle, the dry in the open air if possible.
An ivory back is improved by being placed in the sunlight for an hour or two; it should be kept wes with soapy water, in ease it warps, The soapy lather is washed off and the ivory rinsed and dried.
Tortoiseshell is cleaned with a little rotten stone and oil, and polished with a leather.
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