Lemons And Silver

The nntive jewelers oi India neve touch silverware witb any abrasivo sub stance. For all artieles ot the kind, evei, the mot delicate, the method of' clean ingr is by rubbitiir briskly with süces (J juicy leiuuns. For delicate jewelry tin Indians rut a lanre linie nearly in halt inserí the ornament ; tliey then close o] 'he halve tiglitly, and put it awHy for i. t'ew hours. The nrticles are tbcii rrmoved, rinsed in two 01 three waters, am' consigntd toa saucepan of nearly builin soafisuds, well stirred about, taken out. iigain brusheH, rinsed, and íinally (irief! on a metal píate ovt r luit water, finish ng the proceï-8 by a liidit rnb ot wasb leather (if sniooth wolk). For voy old. neplected, and corroded Bllver, the m'ticli is dipped, with a slow Btirritig motion, ii i'ather a weak solution of' cyiinide of pottassium ; bul this procens requires can and practice, as it is by dissolvir.p off the lirty silver the effect is 80 obtained Green tamarind poda (oontaininsc oxal Me of potash) are pjreiiter detergen t s of tu ld iml silver aiticles tlmn lemone, and ar inuch more employed by the artisan foi the removal of oxides and n're uitriks.