GRANDMA'S SCRAP-BOOK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 239, 7 October 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)

GRANDMA'S SCRAP-BOOK.

Closets and Pantries.-All closets after being thoroughly cleaned, should have a small tray of quick-lime placed where it cannot be upset. Ihis win absorb moisture and keep the air pure. Renew frequently. Whitewash.—A whitewash that is "ood for cellar walls and will not rub off is made by taking a half-padful ot lime mixed with water ready to put on the wall; then mix one-quarter pint oi flour with a little cold water, pour on it enough boiling water to thicken it, and add it while hot to the lime. Stir well and it is ready to use. " Whitewash for outside use may be made by slaking hali a bushel of lime in a barrel, add lib of common salt, _lb of sulphate of zinc and a gallon of sweet milk. Furniture Polish.—Dissolve 4oz orange shellac in one quart of 95 per cent, alcohol; to this add one quart of lmseecl oil and one pint of turpentine; when thoroughly mixed add 4oz of sulphuric ether and 4oz of aqua ammonia. Apply with a cloth or sponge, and rub the surface well until the polish appears. Furniture- —To remove marks from varnished furniture wet a sponge in common alcohol camphor and apply lightly. Polish with a clean cloth on which a very little kerosene has been put To remove white stains provide three pieces of flannel. Dip the first one in linseed oil and rub well; wet the second with alcohol and apply to oily surface, then quickly polish with the third cloth.

Milk and Coffee Stains.—lt is very difficult to remove these stains from light-coloured or finely-finished materials. If stained material is woollen or mixed goods, moisten with mixture of one part glycerine, nine parts -water and one-half part aqua Apply with brush and allow to remain half a day, renewing the moistening occasionally. Then, nib wdth a clean cloth and press stained pieces between cloth. If material is silk, use five parts glycerine, five parts water, one-fourth part ammonia. Allow to remain six hours, then remove remaining dry substance by means of a knife, rub with clean cloth, brush with clean water and press between cloths. To restore finish brush the silk lightly with a thin solution of gum arabic, dry and press carefully. Grass Stains. —Wash in clean cold soft water without soap before garment is otherwise wet.

Mildew. —To remove! mildew stains from cotton, dissolve 2oz or chloride of lime in one quart of boiling water; add three quarts of cold water. Strain carefully so no lumps of lime will remain. Soak mildewed spots in this liquid foi six hours, and thoroughly rinse in clean water.

Mildew may. sometime* be removed from linen by wetting spots, rubbing on chalk and exposing material to the sun. Diluted hartshorn will take spots out of woollen materials.

Paint Stains—Faint may often be removed from the most delicate fabrics by patient rubbing with chloroform.

Cleaning Preparation—A mixture that is excellent for cleaning black cashmere and other woollen dresses, coats and even felt hats is made as follows:—Dissolve loz gum camphor and loz borax in one, quart of boiling water. When cool add one quart of alcohol put in a bottle, and keep well corked. Before using shake well, apply with a sponge.

Another preparation that can be used upon the most delicate materials and will not affect any'colour is made by taking one part alcohol, one part ether and one part chloroform. This must be kept tightly corked.

Headache. —A mixture of ice and salt. in proportion of one to one-half, tied tip in a linen cloth and held to the head, will ofteji give relief. For sick headache take a glass two-thirds full of finely-shaved ice, the juice of one lemon and a teaspoonful of sugar. This mixture, eaten slowly, Avill allay feverish thirst and quiet the disturbed stomach.

Bilious headache may often he relieved by drinking two te«,spoonfuls of finely-powdered charcoal dissolved in half a glass of water. A sedlitz powder should be taken one hour later.— "Housekeeper.''