A HANDFUL OF HINTS
Grease from candles which has spilt on a highly-polished wooden surface, such as a dressing-table top, can be removed by making a clean duster hot and holding this over the grease till softened, then wiping off. * • * Last week there arrived in Wellington the largest consignment of cement from Auckland that lias been received (luring the past 10 months. * » Old motor tubes which have become perished make good protectors for bottles for picnics if cut into lengths of about Ift- The bottles are slipped in and do not break if knocked together. • » • Sink pipes can be cleaned with a strong solution of concentrated lye. This should be poured down the wastepipe,'when it will dissolve all grease and vegetable matter. Swill dowu afterwards with boiling water. Wire wool sold for scouring aluminium saucepans is excellent for cleaning J unstained and unpolished wood. Oak' doors that are marked can be restored to their original, appearance if rubbed with the wire. Use it dry, of course.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 308, 23 September 1932, Page 6
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166A HANDFUL OF HINTS Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 308, 23 September 1932, Page 6
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