Housekeeper.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 372, 25 June 1903, Page 7

Housekeeper.

, „ .HINTS. . i . > .. rfEWJTAIE rods are easily cleansed when tarnished. Wash them in soap |K2OI a °d water, and then polish with a slightly oiled-clotE dusted over with finely powdered rdtien-stohe. ' Black lead mixed with turpentine and a little water will produce a fine polish in half the time required when the spirit-is -omitted. /To take-away the-smell of stale cigar smoke ip a room, burn a little coffee on a shovel, and qafry.it th^ojigih the room. If when Happen to burn, poop it. at opbe Into a jug, ..and stand it ip of qqH nntH it is cool, when'lt fbuh’d to be quite free from the burnt smell and taste. If you suffer from cold feet, straw soles, which are cheap and easy to procure, should be placed inside the boots or shoes. They are so thin and flat that they do not make the shoes tighter, and keep the feet warm and healthy. The following simple method of getting the, dust out of the buttons in furniture acts like inagio ; Take a pair of bellows once or twice a week, and blow round the buttons. Out flies the dirt without damaging the leather. Hot-water can| should hs turned upside down every time "after use. It is gef erally the little drop of water that is allowed to stand in the bottom of the can that causes the tin to rust; and o.:ce rust makes it appearance a bole very soon follows. Here is a hint for readers who have canaries and singing birds in the house. If at any time you are troubled with insects infesting the bird’s cage, hang up a small bag of sulphur inside the wires. This will not harm the bird, but will keep away the pests. When soot falls upon the carpet it be removed by sprinkling on plenty of finely powdered salt, and sweeping off in the direction of the fire-place, Eapeat till the marks are gone. ■ A' remedy for sprains is to put the white of an egg into a sauqqr, t keep i stirring' itj with a piece of alum about the size of a walnut, until it becomes a thick jelly. Apply a pbrtioa of it on a piebe of lint,' changing it for a fresh piece as often as it feels warm or dry. The limb is to be kept in a horizontal position by placing it on a chair. • 1 - • f £ i % <.f- |: i ~ ; GEILLEDLIVEE. Grilled liver is inexpensive, and makes an excellent luncheon' or breakfast-dish. Cut some liver in slices, rub in some pepper and salt, cook them on the gndiion; fry a few slices of bacon rather crisp; serve the liver, always putting two pieces together.. with a. slice of bacon, sprinkle with butter and chopped parsley, in between, forming a sort of baconsandwich.