CARE OF LEATHER COATS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3485, 6 September 1937, Page 7

CARE OF LEATHER COATS.

Of course, before trying to rejuvenate a leather coat you should remove all the grease marks. If this cannot bo done with water and soap, sponge the spots with benzine or petrol. But. soap and uatei and. if necessary, a little ammonia, is the best. It does not leave a “bloom on the leather like oil. Never resort to such tnmgs as oxalic acid, though, for while these powerful liquids may remove the mark, they damage the leather by causing it to crack and become porous. Where a coat has been roughlj treated, or where it has had long wear, the dryness in the leather may be overcome by rubbing with gl>cerine or castor oil. After a few hours, rub again with vaseline, winch will take away the excess grease, and you will find your coat is restored. After all. you must he kind to your coat and pamper it occasionally if yon are to get the best wear out of if.

One day Angus took an enormous interest in digging his garden, a task he usually loathed. To-day, he had found several coins of various denominations in the soil. His wife had to use all her persuasive powers to get him indoors for his tea. She afterwards told a neighbor that it took her three hours to calm him sufficiently to remove his old trousers so that she could mend the hole in his pocket.

“Did yon hear about the remarkable recovery of Jackson our deaf-and-dumb friend?” “You don’t mean to say he has recovered his speech?” “Well, he went into the wheelwright's’ yesterday and picked up a wheel and spoke.”

“You want a job as a sardine

packer? Any experience?” “Yes, I was once a tram conductor

“I’d like to-morrow off to go to my mother-in-law’s funeral.” said the lunior clerk. “So would I,” replied the boss.