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A pinch of borax added to water is excellent for watering indoor plants. Oil a lock that is stiff and ImrcJ with a feather dipped in machine oil, A raw egg swallowed whole, with a little pepper add vinegar, is good for a sore throat. A good cleaning paste for enamelled baths, zino pails, etc., is madef of equal parts of shaved yellow soap, whiting, and common soda, dissolved over the fire in the least possible amount of water required to keep it from burning. When travelling have two envelopeshaped cases a little smaller than the suit case, one for underwear, the other for jumpers or dresses. When it is necessary to take some article from the lower part of the hag these can he lifted out without disturbing the codtents.
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Evening Star, Issue 19616, 23 July 1927, Page 21
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134ODDS AND ENDS Evening Star, Issue 19616, 23 July 1927, Page 21
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