The Use of Ammonia.

Southland Times, Issue 19167, 3 October 1903, Page 1 (Supplement)

The Use of Ammonia.

The very extensive use of nuiiiionu in household cleansing requires that those who use it freely should be instructed in the necessity for removing the traces of" it from many surfaces upon which it has boon employed. Nothing is more injurious to paint and varnish than ammonia ; if, therefor?, il is used to remove some particularly stubborn spot, the surface should be quickly wiped over with a clean cloth wet with clear water. For linoleum ammonia is equally hud unless it is quickly rinsed. Jt is her little know led^e of the cleaning stuffs she uses which makes them dangerous iv the hands of the average housemaid. A girl who had been taught io use a cloth dipped in crude oil to wipe over the surface of a .stained floor, applied the same to the Highly polished surface of un old mahogany table. The result was disastrous, ami a polisher had to rectify the mischief done.