HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 114, 15 May 1926, Page 26

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A simple inexpensive pad to keep the iron smooth is made by melting paraffin, adding'a few drops of oil of lavender or oil of burgamot, and pouring into email moulds to harden. This, together with a pair of holders, is 6ure to ba appreciated by the housewife on ironing day. When making the choice of a mirror for the bathroom, it ie as well to have one with a shelf attached, which always comes in useful for holding brushes and oddments, and the frame should be ; white and perfectly plain. Tooth racks of the simplest shape are best—also soap racks. To remove grease stains from silk, use cold water and a pure soap. Apply the soap with a soft brush, and rinse off with clear water. To prevent a water ring from showing around the spot, shake the garment in the air while drying, and press on the wrong side with a warm iron. Obstinate marks can be removed from mirrors by rubbing with a duster moistened with a few drops of camphor. A piece of damp camphor will remove fruit stains if applied whilst they are fresh. Permanganate of potash i 3 a cheap and effective disinfectant. Use it in the proportion of one ounce to a quart of boiling water, and pour a little down the drains occasionally. To clean brass bedsteads, rub them with a cloth dipped in salad oil, then rub with a soft cloth and with a chamois leather.