HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 196, 16 May 1930, Page 5

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Washing Knitted Articles. —If a little ammonia is added to the water in which knitted frocks and jumpers are washed, the task will be considerably lightened. Ammonia loosens the dirt quickly and dissolves grease, thus making unnecessary the hard rubbing which so quickly ruins knitted goods. In districts where the water is hard the use of ammonia is doubly necessary, but it should always bemused rather sparingly, in ease it should rot the wool. , , ~ , If one is inclined to be round-shouldered one should not -wear a shiny black silk coat, as it emphasises the slight detect. To save burning fingers when lifting hot saucepan lids keep a clothes-peg handy and slip it on the narrow part of the lid-handle. The cover can then be easily lifted without inconvenience. ■When disinfecting a sick-room l , ' ac ® a sprig of dried rosemary On a shovel of hot coals. It gives out a more fragrant scent than coffee similarly treated and is also more economical. When a child’s woollen hat becomes too shabby to wear slip it over an old mop-head to make a floor-polisher. The tiny bow found on the inside of men's hats is a relic of the time when hats were made in but few sizes, so that a drawstring was inserted in the lining to make it adjustable to the head.

BETWEEN 30 AND 40. WHAT A WOMAN NEEDS MOST. . Between thirty and forty a woman must retain her health and fitness, if she is to pass through the> changing conditions of existence that come with middle-age, ■without undue suffering in mind or body. To enjoy active health, to be free from all the worries and pains which beset the woman of middle age, you must kegp your blood rich and plentiful. If you feel tired, worn-out, depressed and suffer wretched headaches and baek pains; if the least effort makes you breathless and gives yon palpitation, then you are probably suffering from the one thing women are so prone to —that is anaemia. That anaemia can be driven from the system has been repeatedly proved by thousands of women and girls who have sought the aid of Dr. Williams’s Pink Pills. These pills do nothing but good, for the simple r.eason they reinforce the blood supply, purifying and enriching it. After a short course of Dr. Williams’s Pink Pills, you will gain strength, a better appetite,' feel more cheerful, and enjoy renewed vitality. Give them a trial to-day. All chemists and storekeepers sell Dr. Williams’s Pink Pills, 3/- bottle. DR. WILLIAMS’S PINK PILLS. Nothing Else Will Do.—Advt.

WOODS’ GREAT I’EPi'ERMINT CURE For CoujrhF and Colds, never fails. —Adv?