Never
use soap. Take a piece of soda, dissolve it in warm water, stand the brush in
it, taking care that the water only covers the bristles; it will almost
immediately become white and clean; stand it to dry in the open air with the bristles
downwards, and it will be found to be as firm as a new brush.
In
case of head and clothes brushes, Put a table-spoonful of pearl-ash into a pint
of boiling water. Having fastened a bit of sponge to the end of a stick, dip it
into the solution, and wash the brush with it; carefully going in among the
bristles. Next pour over it some clean hot water, and let it lie a little
while. Then drain it, wipe it with a cloth, and dry it before the fire.
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