ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Evening Star, Issue 22709, 24 July 1937, Page 24

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Each letter or report forwarded to “ Diana ” for publication must bear the writer’s name and address as a guarantee of genuineness, and questions that do not permit of a public reply cannot bo answered. Questions should bo concisely put and the writer’s nom de plumo clearly written.

“ Pantry.”—Your question was rather a difficult one to answer ■ —so much would depend on the type of food required. However, 1 submitted your request to the home •science department of the Otago University, and it supplied details to show that food for an adult could be bought for 6s lOd per week for a man. and 6s for a •woman. As these budgets were worked out some time ago about onoquarter would now have to be added, as the price of all foodstuffs has risen. If you wish, it could supply the shopping list for a week, as suggested, to keep within this cost.

“ D.F.” —To wash hogskin gloves, make a solution of soap flakes thoroughly dissolved in luke-warm water. Put the gloves on the hands and thoroughly wash them, then take off and move about in the water until all marks have disappeared, llinso in warm water, and then again, after the last rinsing rub in a little soap and squeeze all the water out. Place on the hands again, and after removing carefully blow into the, fingers to keep tlio shape. Place in a thick towel and press well to get all the moisture out. Pin gloves together and dry over a line in the shade. The gloves will be like new, the only difference being they will have lost the new yellow tone, which is so attractive. If you want to keep this you must have them drycleaned.