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Has your pet left “scent marks” of urination and/or defecation on your floor or furniture? To successfully re-train your pet to avoid those areas, follow these basic steps:

Find all soiled areas using your nose and eyes. A black-light bulb will usually show even old urine stains. Turn out all lights in the room; use the black-light to identify soiled areas and lightly outline the areas with chalk. Clean the soiled areas appropriately to remove the odors (see below). Make the areas unattractive and/or unavailable. Make the appropriate “bathroom” area attractive. Teach your pet the appropriate place to eliminate by using positive reinforcement.

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Cleaning Floor and Wall Tiles
Dissolve 1/2 cup (115 grams) shredded coarse soap and 1/2 cup (115 grams) washing soda in 1 gallon (4 liters) hot water. Using a stiff brush, scrub the tiles with the mixture, then rinse and dry. To remove cement from floor tiles, rub well with a little linseed oil on a cloth. Rub glazed tiles with a cut lemon and leave for fifteen minutes, then polish with a soft cloth. To clean discolored tiles, wash with hot water and a little kerosene. Rub the tiles with tailor’s chalk and a damp cloth to remove brown stains. Mix equal parts of linseed oil and turpentine to polish the tiles. This will prevent the glaze from cracking and will also produce a good sheen.

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Cleaning Books
To remove greasy finger marks from cloth book covers, rub with stale bread and a soft India eraser. To remove greasy marks from printed music sheets and paper, make a thick paste of fuller’s earth and a little water. Spread the mixture thickly over the stain with a knife blade and leave for several hours to dry thoroughly, then brush the powder off. To remove ink stains, gently damper with warm water using a soft-haired paintbrush. Blot up excess inky water. Then wet the stain again with a 5% solution of oxalic acid. Paint with warm water and dry with white blotting paper, then air well and press gently. If in doubt, seek expert advice.

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Annealing Glass
Immerse the glass in a pan of cold water, then slowly heat until it is boiling. Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool. This will protect the glass from cracking in very hot water, but if the glass is to be exposed to higher temperatures, boil in oil instead of water.

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