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10 from bright bars. Steel work may also be kept from rust by varnishing it with turpentine in which is dissolved a small proportion of India rubber. Polished fire-irous may be best preserved from rust by being closely wrapped up in strong brown paper.

KITCHEN VESSELS.

The crust on boilers and kettles, arising from the hard water boiled in them, may be prevented by keeping in the vessel a marble, or a potato tied in a pieco of linen. Tin plate vessels are cleanly and convenient, but unless dried after washing, will soon rust in holes. Iron coal-scoops are liable to rust from the damp of the coals. The tinning of copper saucepans must be kept perfectly clean and dry, in which case they may be used with safety. Copper pans, if put away damp, or a boiling-copper, if left wet, will become coated with poisonous crust, or verdigris. Untinned copper or brass ves-sels, even if scoured bright and clean, are always dangerous. If made dishes be allowed to cool and stand in copper vessels, the articles will become poisonous. In the year 1837, a lady and her family, residing in Paris, were poisoned by partaking of a stew which had been allowed to stand and get cold in a copper pan. A German sauecpan is best for boiling milk in. This is an iron saucepan, glazed with white earthenware in-stead of being tinned, the glaze preventing its tendeney to burn, A stewpan made like it is also preferable to a copper pan, since simple washing keeps it sweet and eleau. A method of glazing saucepans with earthenware has lately been the object of a patent in England. Zinc sieves are more easily kept clean than those made of hair, will last longer, and not rust.

KNIVES.

Knives are best cleaned by rubbing on a flat board covered with leather, on which is put finely powdered brick-dust.Never put knives in hot water, for that loosens the handles and spoils the temper of the steel. For simple cleaning after use, wipe them only with a damp and then with a dry cloth.

LAMP GLASSES.

If the lamp glasses be ground, burnt spots upon them can-not be removed, but they may be cleaned from the effeets of smoke by washing with soap and water, and then rubbed with a dry cloth. The glasses should always be ground on the outside.

FURNITURE.

Mahogany furniture is always best cleaned by continual rubbing; and no ordinary stuff that may be applied will com-