TESTED TIPS
<By Vera Wise.) Copyright. If the contents of tfie blacking tin ! should pollute a tiled or stone floor, the ' best tcay to remove the stains is to rub ■ them at once with turpentine or paraffin, before applying soap and water. TVhen-enamel-ware becomes chipped, the metal beneath will cause iron- ‘ mould on clothes which may come into contact with it, .1 good plan is to ; cover the spots with thick enamel paint, allowing it to harden thoroughly . before the vessel is used. Vacuum flasks are liable to retain a a musty odour, especially if they have contained any beverage Including milk. After emptying, the flasks should be washed thoroughly in warm soapsuds, then filled, with warm water in which a heaped, teaspoonful of borax has been dissolved, and allowed to stand for an hour or two.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 15, 12 October 1932, Page 4
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137TESTED TIPS Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 15, 12 October 1932, Page 4
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