Household Hints.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3976, 23 March 1900, Page 3 (Supplement)

Household Hints.

Witntmilk used as a wash at night makes hard, coarse, or rough akin soft. Wmor washing dishes which have held milk, rinse them out with cold water before washing them in hot water. Beetles have a great objection to unBlacked lime, and some pieces of this placed in their haunts will generally keep them away. * Wmof stuffing poultry, it is a good plan to •warm the stuffing before inserting it. This should be done in a frying-pan with a little butter. To cleajt plates and bowls which are thoroughly saturated with grease, let them •taad for two or three hours in hot water to which lye has been added. Isk stains may be removed from linen by putting melted tallow on the mark, and then washing the article. The ink and the grease trill come out together. Whes buying a carpet for a small room, •e'-ict one with a small pattern. This will not "■flfr^afld to the apparent size of the ; tt«a»b*it vriH ?I< crv fewer sign* of wear than st^ *-JtH ft ■':<•-. Pa»*? hag s ij.' ' " •-• '. '.0 ••" v the pre» ♦akaee of isotfcs ir- . .:■; hc-.^t." Waea * r &*>?« are washed, W-s*urpots b}mjuM | «tr«f i* put dawn attil the bHs*& ar? per- ! wotlydry. \ Cmthm which n»v« been i *y. sbj* Ur. in * drawer or box for some time of t<*:-. i.<\re a *usty smell ; and if this does net fU*a}>p^ar after they have been exposed to the air, [ «ke some pieces of charcoal, wrap them in Eaper, and lay them in the folds of the garments. Amcokia is a most useful article and would be kept in every household. A little Wded to the water before washing is very wnefici&l in the case of people who perspire ! a great deal. About half a teaspoonf ul of , ammonia added to a wineglaesful of water i Way be used for cleaning gold and silver jewellery. Ken-ouK.— Red spots appearing on the ««» of infants are given the name of red- £«««. It causes but little if any irritation. A little cooling medicine, such as fluid magnesia, is generally found to be alt that is squired. The application of a little rose*ater and glycerine (mixed) is of benefit to •ppiy to the spott. Good Teeth are not only a necessity for *«Mh, but a very great aid to "beauty "— J«d the latter item is not to be despised in J'c case of the fair sex, especially. Use a tooth paste or powder (areca nut tooth parte » an excellent preparation) and brush the ««o night and morning. The night brushing is the more important, «>«suß* it gets rid of the debris and particle* I ™ 'be food which have accumulated during t! <c «iay. Brush the teeth tip and down, w«w tban across. A few drops of tincture "■■ *jrrrb iv water nuke a very pleasant