HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 171, 21 July 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Save your fine ashe-\ they .".re usc-fai for scouring kitchen utensils. ! Borax boiled in a kettle r, f water will jeleanse and sweeten a kettle which ha? become musty. j To remove scurf on eyelid l bathe the jeyes three times a day wifti ooracio ! lotion. To clean rusty hooks or other articie* 'similarly discoloured soak them '.r. ammonia and water. When the gas stove '- "">tv appiy linseed oil with a soft clot- , and snno- • paper any spots that, remar . i A shabby umbrella can bo renovated ■by brushing with a solution of ammonia iand warm water. i Do not- use soda to clean a'umlniun: t'A little pumice powder or. a damp rag jis most effective. j Ants will not annoy you -f •apritikie bicarb-'Hate of svda in their li;ium = . Toothache can otter, ' e curea in tii? ; way: Make some common -ait very hot and put it into a small flannel bag and hold it as near the face as possible. Soft, thin material can be stitched (without difficulty on the machine if a : strip of paper is put underneath it to keep it firm. 1 Bicarbonate of soda gives instant re'lief to a burn or scald. It may be ap;plied either wet or dry to the burned part. j While starch is still hot drop into it ia piece of alum the size of a walnut. :This will give a siaze and the articles -tarched will keep clean longer. A chimney on fire can be put out if 4 few handful? of salt are thrown on it md a wet blanket held up to shut off the draught. A cake or a pudding should always be aUoucd to stand for five minutes before turnincr out to allow ; * to shrink i little. ~ If when scraping cew potatoes some salt is added to the water 11 which they are soaking they will be found to scrape more easily and the fhrcvrs 'nil! not he stained. When ironing clothes h.-.'c beside you a small board "sprinkled w:-h salt. Immediately the iron ivoan>? ; rough rub it two or three over the salt and it wiil become smooth ajair. Clean hair-brushes are if vou want to keep yuur ha'r t. eood cond'tion; but frequent wasn : r_ - makes the bristles soft unless. ?b time after washing, you lay the bristles for a minute in a strong solution of alum. When cleaning the brass r. jnd a keybole it is almost impossible to avoid touching the surrounding wood. Get a piece of cardboard a bo;:* fo-.; r inches square. Cut a hole in :: the shape of the brass, and r-I.i- -.to keyhole when cleaning. I-▼ tbwi remain untouched"