d it on a clean, level place, where it will dry
quick--if hung up to dry, the colors are apt to run, and make the shawl
streaked. Fold it up while damp, and let it remain half an hour, then
put it in a mangler--if you have not one, wrap it in a clean white
cloth, and put it under a weight, and let it remain till dry. If there
are any grease spots on the shawl, they should be extracted before the
shawl is washed.

418. _Directions for Carpets._

Carpets should be taken up and shook thoroughly, if in constant use, as
often as three or four times in a year, as the dirt that collects
underneath them wears them out very fast. Straw kept under carpets, will
make them wear much longer, as the dirt will sift through, and keep it
from grinding out. Carpets should be taken up as often as once a year,
even if not much used, as there is danger of moths getting into them. If
there is any appearance of moths in carpets when they are taken up,
sprinkle tobacco or black pepper on the floor before the carpets are put
down, and let it remain after they are laid down. When the dust is well
shaken out of carpets, if there are any grease spots on them, grate on
potter's clay very thick, cover them with a brown paper, and set on a
warm iron. It will be necessary to repeat this process several times, to
get out all the grease. If the carpets are so much soiled as to require
cleaning all over, after the dirt has been shaken out, spread them on a
clean floor, and rub on them, with a new broom, pared and grated raw
potatoes. Let the carpets remain till perfectly dry, before walking on
them.

419. _To clean Light Kid Gloves._

Magnesia, moist bread, and India rubber, are all of them good to clean
light kid gloves. They should be rubbed on the gloves thoroughly. If so
much soiled that they cannot be cleaned, sew up the tops of the gloves,
and rub them over with a sponge dipped in a decoction of saffron and
water. The gloves will be yellow or brown, according to the strength of
the decoction.

420. _To restore rusty Italian Crape._

Heat skim milk and water--dissolve in half a pint of it a piece of glue
an inch square, then take it from the fire. Rinse the crape out in
vinegar to clean it; then, to stiffen it, put it in the mixed glue and
milk. Wring it out, and clap it till dry, then smooth it out with a hot
iron--a paper should be laid over it when it is ironed. Gin is an
excellent thing to restore rusty crape--dip it in, and let it