Salt

16.  Boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will last longer. 
17.  Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour 
18.  Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life. 
19.  Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain. 
20.  Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing