HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 July 1918, Page 6

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A little vinegar put into ;i boitie cf dried-up glue will moisten and make it liquid cjgiuii. Powdered French chalk will remove grease .stains from woollen materials. Shake out after some hours. An ounce of alum added to the rinsing water or to the starch will render muslin or cotton goods almost fireproof. The following is an excellent corncure. Put several pearl buttons in an egg-cup aad cover with lemon-juice. I'jie battens will dissolve in a i'ew hours, when the mixture is ready for use. Rub on the corn every night. A burned saucepan should be filled with cold water to which a liberal allowance of soda has been added. Let it stand for an hour or so, after which heat the water slowly for a few minutes, and the burned particles will come oft quite easily. To remove a glass stopper from a bottle when it has stuck too fast to be removed by turning it'with the hand, dip a piece of cloth in hot water and wind ib round the neck of the battle. Another plan is to pour hot water over the neck. The object of these operations is to cause the glass of the neck to expand by heat, when, of course, the stopper will no longer fit tightly.