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Cleaning Silver

Mrs. O. L. Parker.

Never put a particle of soap about your silver if you would have it retain its original lustre. When it wants polish, take a piece of soft leather and whiting and rub hard. The proprietor of one of the oldest silver establishments in the city of Philadelphia says that housekeepers ruin their silver in soap suds, as it makes it look like pewter.

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