HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 236, 18 September 1934, Page 3

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

‘ To polish ebony it should be rubbed with raw linseed oil, then polished with warm beeswax, and last of all with a little shellac spirit ol the consistency of cream.

Dresses or covers made of repp will wash quite well, but should be put m soapy water that is nearly cold. Rinse in water that is a little warmer, and non on the "long side. Linoleum which is very dirty should tie scrubbed with ashes mixed with paraffin, and then washed over with soapy water. A final polish will make the surface as good as new. A very good mop oil cun be made by taking equal parts of turpentine, raw linseed oil, and methylated spirits. This can also be used for furniture and lino.

After drawing a cork from a bottle, cut a small slit across the bottom of the cork and fasten a loop of line string round it lengthways. Tho slit will keep the loop in place, aud the cork can be easily withdrawn without a corkscrew.

To sharpen your mincer break an egg-sized lump of bath-brick into pieces about the size of sweet-pea seeds, and pass through the mincer, giving about twenty turns. If a small piece of bathbrick is passed through the mincer once a week, the blades will be kept clean and sharp. Statuettes to be cleaned should be dusted first with a soft brush and then rubbed gently with a paste of precipitated whiting and cold water. When dry, brush off and restore a surface to the statuette by rubbing with a soft muslin dipped in dry French chalk.