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House Cleaning: Cane

To Clean Cane Chairs and Wicker, Bamboo, and Rattan Furniture.- First blow the dust out of the crevices with a pair of bellows or a goodsized bellows or bicycle pump. This will greatly assist in cleaning. Make a suds by dissolving half a bar of white soap in a gallon or more of water and add half a cupful of common salt. This will prevent the cane from turning yellow. Apply the suds to the chair with a scrubbing brush, first one side and then the other, using plenty of water so that the cane may be thoroughly soaked. Place it out of doors to dry in a shady place.

This will make the cane firm and tight and renew its elasticity.

To Bleach Willow Furniture.- To bleach willow furniture, make a suds as above and add 2 ounces of bleaching powder.

To Renovate Cane Chairs. - When the cane bottoms of chairs wear out, buy new cane and learn to weave cane seats. This is a simple art which may be easily learned by anyone, experimenting with the cane of an old chair and by a little practice.