That new brooms sweep clean is tone of those fallacies that many an old proverbial adage is guilty of perpetuating. Brushes ud. brooms well used and well cared for brush and sweep cleanly, and wear for years. The trouble with the ma ty of people is that they fail to treat these important items of toi-Jette and household. necessity. with 8 the respect that is their due.
Mair-brushes, to do their work adequately, should be washed once week. Use a shallow bowl. Dissolve a little borax and some soap' fakes in a small quantity of poiling water. Add cold' water until the:
Water is just luke-warm, and drop] dip the bristles right under, but slap them up and down on the soapy surface of the water. Rinse! in two or more tepid waters by beating up and down in the same way.
Give a final rinse in cold salt and water, as this helps to keep the bristles white. Shake the brushes well and lay them at once on a folded towel to drain for half an hhpur. If stood on end or hung up immediately after washing, "the backs are apt to absorb the damp.
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