SPONGES, BRUSHES, RUBBING CLOTHS, ETC. 387 

 BOTTLES OF POLISH AND PASTE, ETC. 



Immediately after use the " compo " and saddle soap cans, 

 the bottles of polish, etc., should be covered, sponged and put 

 in the place assigned them. 



SPONGES AND BRUSHES. 



Feather dusters should be protected by wrappers of 

 heavy paper. Each morning, after the regular work is per- 

 formed, the sponges should be rinsed and squeezed, not 

 wrung out, the wet chamois put through the wringer, and 

 they, with the body and dandy brushes, placed in the sun or 

 near a stove to dry. Once a week the brushes should be 

 thoroughly washed with warm water softened by the addition 

 of a few drops of ammonia. As much of the water as is pos- 

 sible should be removed by tapping the brushes on the floor, 

 after which they should be placed in the sun or before a fire 

 to dry. 



RUBBING CLOTHS. 



The rubbing cloths of white crash or cotton should have 

 their color maintained by constant washing in hot water 

 and soap on a scrubbing board, in addition to which these 

 cloths should be boiled with a little washing soda, at intervals 

 of a fortnight or so, and placed in the sun to bleach. 



METAL WORK. 



Whether brass or painted fittings are used, their condi- 

 tion should always be bright and neat. To produce such 

 results the brass work should be daily gone over with a piece 

 of flannel or " waste " saturated with metal polish, and then 

 rubbed with some dry waste and afterward polished with a 

 chamois. If the metal used is painted, it should be dusted 



