WOOD ASH AS A POLISH.
The consumption of wood as fuel is attended with a by-produc" wh.ch has excellent polishing qualities. A writer in the Scientific American recommends wood ash for polishing steel, pewter, brass, and copper in this 'way: That soft white flaky ash is, :is our grandmothers well knew, the best thing in the world as a cleiuer and polisher, it will make the poor neglected fender shine like silver, put the wanted polish on the duller lustre of the brass candlesticks, fetch the soot off your enaiiel and aluminium kettles and pans, and clean them inside as well, without any of that unpleasant oily odour remaining behind which so many cleaning preparations leave in their wake. Andr—best of all—it coets nothing I—a receipt worth trying. 4
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Mt Benger Mail, 28 May 1919, Page 3
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