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Robert Kemp Philp
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374.
Carpets.
If
the
corner
of
a
carpet
becomes
loose
and
prevents
the
door
opening,
or
trips
every
one
up
that
enters
the
room,
nail
it
down
at
once.
A
dog's-eared
carpet
marks
the
sloven
as
well
as
the
dog's-eared
book.
An
English
gentleman,
travelling
some
years
ago
in
Ireland,
took
a
hammer
and
tacks
with
him,
because
he
found
dog's-eared
carpets
at
all
the
inns
where
he
rested.
At
one
of
these
inns
he
tacked
down
the
carpet,
which,
as
usual,
was
loose
near
the
door,
and
soon
afterwards
rang
for
his
dinner.
While
the
carpet
was
loose
the
door
could
not
be
opened
without
a
hard
push;
so
when
the
waiter
came
up,
he
just
unlatched
the
door,
and
then
going
back
a
couple
of
yards,
he
rushed
against
it,
as
his
habit
was,
with
a
sudden
spring,
to
force
it
open.
But
the
wrinkles
of
the
carpet
were
no
longer
there
to
stop
it,
and
not
meeting
with
the
expected
resistance,
the
unfortunate
waiter
fell
full
length
into
the
room.
It
had
never
entered
his
head
that
so
much
trouble
might
be
saved
by
means
of
a
hammer
and
half
a
dozen
tacks,
until
his
fall
taught
him
that
makeshift
is
a
very
unprofitable
kind
of
shift.
There
are
a
good
many
houses
in
England
where
a
similar
practical
lesson
might
be
of
service.
375.
Cleaning
Carpets.
Take
a
pail
of
cold
water,
and
add
to
it
three
gills
of
ox-gall.
Rub
it
into
the
carpet
with
a
soft
brush.
It
will
raise
a
lather,
which
must
be
washed
off
with
clear
cold
water.
Rub
dry
with
a
clean
cloth.
Before
nailing
down
a
carpet
after
the
floor
has
been
washed,
be
certain
that
the
floor
is
quite
dry,
or
the
nails
will
rust
and
injure
the
carpet.
Fuller's
earth
is
used
for
cleaning
carpets,
and
weak
solutions
of
alum
or
soda
are
used
for
reviving
the
colours.
The
crumb
of
a
hot
wheaten
loaf
rubbed
over
a
carpet
has
been
found
effective.
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