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To clean frying or cooking pans put them over the fire with clean, cole water, and add a little soda. When hot empty away, and the pans will then clean easily. Soda must never be used with aluminium ware. Pipeclay will be found excellent for removing grease stains from eather upholstery. Make the "clay into a fairjy soft paste with cold water, spread over the stain, and allow to remain for about 12 hours, then brush off. Canvas-covered suitcases which have been torn or damaged at the corners can be repaired by patching w'th strong unbleached linen. Make the patch larger than the damaged aiea, and stick with rubber solution or ordinary gum. To disguise the patch paint over it to match the covering.

The reason for enamel paint becoming sticky and washing off is probabl.v due to the surface of the furniture no having been thoroughly clean when the paint was applied. Before enamell g the furniture again wash down the sulfate thoroughly with methylated spirits to remove grease. If the previous coat of enamel has a glossy surface nib down well with sandpaper.

To clean painted doors, wipe over with a rag moistened with kerosene If the paint is very dirty, wash lightlv with a sponge (lipped in weak soda water. The sponge must be nearly cn\. and the portion of paint washed over must be immediately rinsed with •> llnnnel and cold water. If the soda is allowcd to remain on it may injure tin paint. Dry oil: with soft rags.

Ceilings are more difficult than walls to paper successfully. Measure and cut all strips first. Then drive a nail at each end of the ceiling at equal distances from the wall, the distance being the width of the paper, fat retch. a cord smeared with charcoal tightl> across from nail to nail. Pull down m centre and let it rebound on the ceiling. The line it makes will guide you in laying the strip.