I HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 282, 26 November 1921, Page 20

I HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Don't bathe tho face while it is very warm or very colJ. The smaller the cake you are bakin* the quicker should be the oven. ° Stains on crockery may be removed quickly and easily by rubbing with fi ne ashes moistened with vinegar. After being iwed for fteh, frying-pans should be scoured out with salt and Lot water. Thhs removes the fuhv £mc li better than soda and water. It is a. mistake in licit weather continually to 'bathe the feet when they 1 ache. Du~t them over each raornin''with plenty of boracic acid powder , and, it possible, scatter a little of the Ipowdcr inside -the stockings. The larder should always 'be kept scrupulously clean, especially now that fche hot weather will soon be upon us When anything is upset, wipe it up directly, and see that the whole place is thoroughly cleaned out once a week. Black Boot Polish.—Dissolve }lb of glue in half a pint of water, 2oz or brown sugar, lloz of dissolved arabic ill> each pulverised indigo, lamp black,'and ivory black, and one teaspoonful of glycerine. Heat the mixture over a slowfire until it just boils, stirring it well. Remove from the fire, then stir till cold and store in small air-tight tins. To make a g-ood cedar polish, which is a simple but reliable stain: Place 1 pint of methylated spirits and 3oz of orange shellac in a stoppered bottle, and shake at intervals until thoroughly dissolved. Add ioz of Bismarck brown and Joz of nigrosin, stir well, and pass through a fine strainer. The stain and varnish are then ready. By varying the proportions of the colouring matter, oak or cedar colour may be obtained. If necessary to thin it, use methylated spirits.