GENERAL HINTS

Evening Star, Issue 21714, 8 May 1934, Page 2

GENERAL HINTS

When it is difficult to make a label stick to a tin, rub the tin witli a piece of sandpaper or emery cloth, and then place" the gummed label over tho cleaned ( sp<’t. To stop a leak in tlic reservoir of a hurricane lamp empty it, pour melted mutton fat into it, and leave to harden; then refill. * * * * A cheap paint for preserving .ironwork and woodwork which is exposed to tho weather may ho made by mixing tar and yellow ochre. * * -■« When buying a stair carpet, get an extra yard and fold in a piece at each end This will enable you to move the carpet sometimes higher and sometimes lower, it will be worn more evenly, and the edges will bo prevented from fraying and becoming shabby. rjc If you have any whites and dishes merely cracked in lialves, and not shattered, get from a house painter a little white paint, which lay on the bottom of the dish with a small brush. Cut a piece of tape the length of the crack; lay it down, and cover one side with paint, which lay also over tin l crack. J’rcss down the tape, and see that it is perfectly smooth. Do not let the dish bo used for two or three weeks, after which it will be found to be perfectly cemented.