HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 87, 11 April 1906, Page 8

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

' To mend torn book-leaVcs;_ uge thj gummed tissue-paper- that "is- sola ■.«* reels at a penny a reel. ; J Cold-water Baths.—lf. you indulge % cold baths drink something hot fore taking the plunge. ■".'-'.' : A sofa pillow filled with sweet, cioras gives a delicious! and refreshing: Many prefer clover to a pine filling; ; -i--Salt sprinkled over: a low coal fireWWi aid in curling feathers. Shake tM. plumes constantly, and do nci hold thea too near the fire. .- When travellinar, it is well to tejP™*: : vided with a bottle of aromatic ap***; of ammonia. In ease "of- f to twenty drops taken in a wineglassfafc of water will often give relief-y H on* is to be alone, it i 3 Well to provide tfta medicine beforehand.. Fill a three-qunc* bottle with boiled water, andvadu* tea* spoonful of the spirits, shake f°T: cork tightly. It can be taken doses, half an hour apart. j To Preserve Walnuts.—Walnuts «?., quired for keeping should not be gathered, but allowed to drop off themselves* and afterwards they should be*P»««| lin the open air until thoroughly ary.j 'Pack them in jars, boxes, or casks ,wrt% fine, clean sand that has,been well driea? either in the sun, an oven, or before VM } . fire. Place the walnuts and ternately, first a layer of nuts, and then, a layer of sand. .Store them in a dry| place. :•/■'■- -. ■ ■ r j ' Kitchen ammonia should always pe* kept at hand. To clean hair brushes pourj; a tablespoonful in a sufficient, amount <% water to cover them. Wash,/rinse and| dry, bristles down, in a sunny windowtittle ammonia added to the hotwater, for washing glass or silver will .make, them glisten, and window panes andt ™»*t ■ rors can be cleaned better with a table-l, spoonful of ammonia ma basm of water, 1 When cool use this wafer to water flow.| ers; it will act as a fertiliser. , . ■ ■ J Oflcloth should never be washed witM soap, because it, makes ; the colours fad«j . I and cracks the pamt." Ammonia gives^|. : , 'dead look. To wash a new piece take,j warm water and a"dean^ flannel dcjhjj Wring the letter.out loosely portion, then rinse ouTin:the pail andj wipe dry,;using a< second- piece of flannel finally. About once a month after wash-, ing, when thoroughlydriedapply ;*l.ttig Unseed oil with a cloth, it^ ? fine polish, as will also skinuned muk. Aj common fault is to wash it too ofteu4 : When it looks dull and duoij *"«*» «*% with a ixz &B*