Science.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 362, 16 April 1903, Page 2

Science.

MZKANOLV • GREASEi To' remove filmk caa dle-grease f rflm ..sloth, /place a piece of browa-papar oh the top of : '\li the mark, and hot iron.* All brasswork, such as door-plates, &c , will keep bright much longer if well tubbed with a piece of soft washleather after cleaning. To Preserve Purs and Woollen Cleths from Moths.—Camphor is the best preservative.. Chips of jed cedar ,or cayenne pepper- are very good. Q .-' f ? """ i \r; I 'Washing Dresseß.—For stiffening -collars of waßhifig dresses, cut an old linen *"Stte tcP-sbape,' covef* with* J thr«ifttGfial, stitch it through to keep it firm. To Dry Clean Light Woollen Mat rial. —Eub well with pipeclay, putting plenty "on the dirt and grease*' spots, and rub *"(' ff with a clean white rag. This will make !an old dress look like I now. 3 / ~ . v ,. A Very Good Tooth P-wdef,—Take one and a half ounces cuttlefish b:.nes, quarter of aa ounce of cream of tartar, quarter of an ounce• cf orris-root, all finely powdered. Use once or twice daily. -To Soften Water,—When rain-water 1 is required and cannot bo obtained, place the' quantity you will want of ordinary-' water in the sun for-an hour or two. This will.soften the water, and answer the same purpose.. Recipe for Lavender-water.—Take a quart of highly" rectified spirits of wine; essential oil of lavender, two ounces j essence of ambergis, five drachma. Put itr all in a bottle, and shako it till perfectly incorporated. . > „.., A Darning Hiht.~ Before commencicg to darn a hole in a stocking, if you run the wool round the edge of it you will find it becomes half the size it is, and, therefore, saves half' the time and work it usually takes.} i. ■ i. To Wash Coloured Prints and Washing" SjJks.-rPut a little br,r,n into lukewarm Waiter, wash" quickly through,, rinse in cold water also ; quickly; Hang to dry in a room without fire or sunshine.' Iron on Wrong side with a;ceolish No soap tOfheused. '■, ; ~.'„", m " A Toilet' Hint.—For those who find soap too irritating for the skin, "i mixture of equal I 'proportions of--finely-ground oatmeal and almond moal,'with-a pinch, of borax, should be used. This powder,, when mixed, should be put into small bags; a fresh one to be' used each aay. Shampoo Jelly.—A shampoo jelly that is unusually-nice is made thus: Take twoounces -of white Castile soap, .finely shaved; melt in twelve ounces of hot water, and when, .nearly cold stir in two dunces of ammohia-'wateri one ounce of Cologne-water, and one ounce of glycerine.. To Make the Face look Cool in Hot' Weather.-—Rub gently but firmly witn tissue-paper, which is very beneficial in .removing greasiness. Then sponge slightly, with tepid (net cpld) water- into which a little eau-de-Cologne or la vender water has been dropped; but do not use much scent, as in excess it is not good fir the complexion. t ■ j \ ■ \

: ,: ; HYGIENE EQR PL ANTS. "Trees and plants,' said a botanist, ' require sleep as well as food. •No matter how-hardy they may be, want of rtst will, cause them to grow old and withered before their time. SoS •This is especially shown in the case of trees and flowers in towns. The main" reason.'that,they do not.flourish; as they the country is that they are kept awake too much at night. The smoke and dust, of course, have something to dp with it, but one of the principal causes of their unhealthiness is want of proper sleep.-•-/-Of...the, causes which keep" euch trees and flowers constantly 'wakeful there is 4hematter «£ noise in aH tfs forma and ..tho.vibrationwhich results ffem the incessant acfiv&y of" city life." Plants and flowers of all kinds deep best away from the glaie. So the lights of a city, rwhich shme all through the nigfefe, must ccE-f ; thiQ,tnterferefioeiwith vegetable. "-■sleep. " fiH ■: - : ' You may "wbndei plants should need sleep since they do not move about like ahimalsvor perforta'any'Vork in the ordinary sense,; .bpt -alternate periods of activity and rest are required by all forms of life, and where this natural, law is interfered with bad results follow.*"; : DONT'S tfUBSERY, Don't use a com men pin rathe nursery. The safety-pin or iioaefor all nursery: folk -r-babies, mother, nurse, or maid. Don't talk while nursing or feeding' baby, unless very gently and quietly to baby himself. Bear in mind that we appear elephantine, gigantic te baby, and that our tongue seems shocking jargon to 4|ffor r a long time. v.■ -*.™« household directions in, nor permit complaints to be brought into, the little ones; at©;, ou* gue%ts of bdnourV having neither" escape nor redress. They may only, depart with death, . Q Bon't leave BoapTofi baby's skia, nor in iiis -e'lotLittg. - Baby ; may hot at will or necessity change valet or laundry. Clean. water and soft towels 10 rinse baby with are not costly. - ;r Den t use damp or Bteamy articles of elothing about! baby's body. The lower orders keep thejir.,young,.both-jdry and immaculate.

If baby cbuld i&et hiß back up like a cat, or reaph his Nothing as a bird.does his feathers," dampness would " not cut off ventilation'; and'ventilation is ! absolutely necessary for babyte-well-being. ,n Don't speak loudly to baby. There is nothing created so tender as a baby, and the reverberations against baby's eardiUm must seem dynamitic andmonstvoue. '■..'■ ' Don't trot baby for every discontent if he. woTies.. Fancy being sent to seafur every discomfort! :' Don't roll a baby: prone m a pejramDulator and bump it over the kerbstones. Always lift the wheek over every eminence, and hold baby in the arms until he. can sit alone ; V