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... minutes ; bottle it , and stop close ; have ready some water to lower it as used , and scour the part with it . If the liquor should lie long on the boards , it will draw out the color of them ; therefore do it with care and expedition ...
... minutes ; bottle it , and stop close ; have ready some water to lower it as used , and scour the part with it . If the liquor should lie long on the boards , it will draw out the color of them ; therefore do it with care and expedition ...
Page 14
... minutes , scour it off with warm water and soap , as it is apt to discolor the boards when left too long on them . When put upon stone , it is best to let it remain all night ; and if the stain be a bad one , a little powdered hot lime ...
... minutes , scour it off with warm water and soap , as it is apt to discolor the boards when left too long on them . When put upon stone , it is best to let it remain all night ; and if the stain be a bad one , a little powdered hot lime ...
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... minutes rub with soft linen till they disappear . 20. Mixture for cleaning Stone Stairs , Hall Pavements , & c.— Boil together half a pint each of size and stone - blue water , with two table - spoonfuls of whiting , and two cakes of ...
... minutes rub with soft linen till they disappear . 20. Mixture for cleaning Stone Stairs , Hall Pavements , & c.— Boil together half a pint each of size and stone - blue water , with two table - spoonfuls of whiting , and two cakes of ...
Page 16
... minute or two after it is pasted ; but if thin , the sooner it is on the wall , the better . Begin by placing the close - cut edge of the paper at one side of the window , stick it securely to meet the ceiling , let it hang straight ...
... minute or two after it is pasted ; but if thin , the sooner it is on the wall , the better . Begin by placing the close - cut edge of the paper at one side of the window , stick it securely to meet the ceiling , let it hang straight ...
Page 20
... minutes , then rub it till quite dry with another cloth . This must be done every day for some months , when you will find your mahogany acquire a permanent and beauti- ful lustre , unattainable by any other means , and equal to the ...
... minutes , then rub it till quite dry with another cloth . This must be done every day for some months , when you will find your mahogany acquire a permanent and beauti- ful lustre , unattainable by any other means , and equal to the ...
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Page 574 - I see by little and little more of what is to be done, and how it is to be done, should I ever be able to do it.
Page 697 - Mile {1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth An Inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics the Inch is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, it is divided into tenths, hundredths, &c.
Page 654 - Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.
Page 584 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Page 582 - Richard likewise observes, he that hath a trade hath an estate, and he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. If we are industrious we shall never starve; for as Poor Richard says, at the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter.
Page 587 - Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give Advice, but we cannot give Conduct...
Page 583 - Today. If you were a Servant would you not be ashamed that a good Master should catch you idle? Are you then your own Master, be ashamed to catch yourself idle, as Poor Dick says.
Page 207 - Society is not at hand) into one nostril, carefully closing the other and the mouth; at the same time drawing downwards, and pushing gently backwards, the upper part of the windpipe, to allow a more free admission of air: blow the bellows gently, in order to inflate the lungs, till the breast be...
Page 697 - Be not angry at table, whatever happens, and if you have reason to be so, show it not; put on a cheerful countenance, especially if there be strangers, for good humor makes one dish of meat a feast.
Page 583 - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure ? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.