IS THE SIEVES NEGLECTED?

Shannon News, 1 February 1927, Page 3

IS THE SIEVES NEGLECTED?

Sometimes the very housekeepers who are most particular about keeping their floors waxed and polished, and their furniture carefully rubbed—in fact, who give the house furniture the most careful attention —for some reason or other neglect their silver, perhaps the most valuable of all r their possessions, t Possibly the reason for this ig that there are so many possible methods for cleaning silver that no one is sure which is the best and safest way—and so the silver is left uncleaned to tarnish sloAVly until stringent measures are necessary to brighten it to its original state. If silver vases, coffee pots, and the like, a s Avell as flat silver—forks and spoons—are cleaned regularly, once every two or three weeks, only an easy rubbing will be necessary to keep them shining. More frequent e'eaning than this is not essential, ana involves unnecessary wear on the silver as well as on' the silve gets ordinary care in the daily washing, a polish once every tAvo or three weeks Avill keep it in good order. Carefully sort the silver after each meal, and wash the knives by themselves, so that they will not scratch the lighter pieces, the forks and the spoons. Wash the silver with clean hot water, and wipe with a clean dry towel while the silver is ■warm. Silver should be put away where it will not be rubbed or thrown against ot her pieces to mar it. - Rubber is injurious to silver. One of the constituents of rubber is sulphur, which has the effect of tarnishing silver. Be careful to keep your silver well away from any rubber •articles. Don’t leave it on the rubber mat if you have one on your sink drain-board, or let it rest against the hose attachment if you have one for dish-Avashing. When washing silver, place a teaspoonful of borax in the water.