HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1922, Page 20

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Coloured cotton from materials should bo rinsed in water to which vinegar has •been added—a tnblespoonflll to a quart of water.

To free a cupboard of beetles place some paraffin in an old jar and stand it in the cupboard. Also saturate pieces of rag with para lb 11 and lay them about tbe floor.

When a large white basin is cracked, paint over the crack with white enamel. Then lay on a piece of white tape and give another coat of enamel. This will prevent the basin from breaking.

"In cleaning the teeth with a. brush it should be done as though one wore brushing out a comb: the upper tooth being brushed down and tho lower ones brushed up — never across." says Mr. George Thomson, dental surgeon of the Royal Northern Hospital.

To clean Venetian work take equal parts powdered borax and horacie acid. Mix by shaking through wire strainer put in pieces of muslin or salt caster and shake over the work. Roll up for a couple of days, shako, place in sun. If still soiled repeat.

Never hang up a macintosh. When not in use. brush and fold, afier drying it thoroughly, and place it in a drawer. To clean a mackintosh which has become hard and rigid, dissolve a handful of the best grey lime in half a bucketful ol water. Apply the mixture with a email sponge. Repeat sponging in three hours' time, dry, and fold.

To remove coffee stains dissolve a teaspoonful of borax in a pint boiling water, place the stained material over a basin, and pour boiling water through the fabric. Next rub gently with powdered Iborax, pour more water over it. and finally rinse in warm water. Place material over a chair with a pad beneath land a piece of.elcmi rag 011 top. Dry with I cool iron.