Useful Hints
The following is a sure way of removing the most obstinate bottle stopper. By means of a feather apply a drop or two of salad oil just where the stopper joins the neck of the bottle. Then put the bottle at a little distance from the fire, where it will become slightly warmed, but not hot. The oil rapidly works down in between the stopper and the neck, and by giving the whole thing a slight tap the stopper will come out. Boil enamel ware that lias become discoloured in water to which lias been added small quantities of chlora4o of lime and washing soda. After boiling, wasli the articles in cold water. Turpentine will thin paint, cleanse glazed tiles, porcelain baths and sinks. If it is applied with a stiff brush it will keep the gas-cooker clean outside. It also removes grease instantly from all surfaces. When butter becomes hard, stand it over a basin of hot water or rinse a cup out of very hot water and invert it over the butter plate. Handles that are loose on cupboards and chests of drawers can be made secure by applying alum melted in an j iron spoon. i
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 120, 23 May 1931, Page 9
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Useful Hints
Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 120, 23 May 1931, Page 9
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