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Laying Down Oil-Cloths

Oil-cloths always come in rolls. The nearer we buy, says a correspondent, towards the last end of the piece the more they will shrink after laying them down. To prevent this, unroll them, place them smoothly on the floor wrong side up, and use them so for a week or even two. Then turn them, and tack them to the floor. This method prevents their pulling up and cracking, as we often see new oil-cloth do.