HINTS FOR YOUR HOME.

Matamata Record, Volume VII, Issue 580, 10 November 1924, Page 2

HINTS FOR YOUR HOME.

Damp boots will polish if paraffin is added to the blacking. Methylated spirits will remove fly stains on mirrors. Polish with soft cloth and powdered blue. To prevent the attacks of insects, a little eucalyptus oil should be applied to hands, wrists, and face before going Out. ' '■

To get rid of beetles, pour a hot solution of one pound of alum to three pints of boiling water into cracks or seams where the insects appear. When windows are difficult to open, rub the cords with soft soap and the sashes will run smoothly. Dirty brass should be scrubbed with plenty of soap and soda water and then be scoured with paraffin and coal ashea before any polish is applied. % About a teaspoonful of turpentine added to each gallon of water in which white clothes are soaked will have n fine cleansing and bleaching action. Tu remove a splinter from the finger, press the injured part over the mouth of a bottle filled with hot water, and unless the splinter has gone very deep, the steam will draw it out.

Nail-holes in woodwork may be filled up by mixing sawdust with glue to the consistency of thick paste. Press the compound into the holes and it will become as hard as the wood itself.

Stains on flannels may bo removed by applying equal quantities of yolk of egg and glycerine, and. allowing it to soak for half an hour before the garment is washed.

Two tablcspoonfuls of soda, a teaspoonful of ammonia, and a gallon of boiling water make a good disinfectant for the kitchen sink. Pour this down while very hot, and brush the sides of the sink. Rub new boots with a slice of raw potato, and they will then polish as easily as old ones. "When inserting a stick into a new broom-head, hammer the end of the stick before cutting down. This minimises the shrinkage of the soft wood, and the handle, once fitted, remains secure.

A tcaspoonful of Epsom salts added (Continued Foot of Next Column.)

per gallon, 44.7 per 100,000 parts; potassium chloride, 0.50 grains per gallon; potassium sulphate, 0.75 grains per gallon; magnesium chloride, 2.7 per 100,000 parts; magnesium bicarbonate, 4.44 grains per gallon, 2.2 per 100,000 parts; calcium bicarbonate, 4.98 grains per gallon, 8.7 per 100,000 parts; ferrous bicarbonate, 0.08 grains per gallon; alumnia, 0.22 grains per gallon, 0.5 per 100,000 parts; sodium silicate, 10.0 per 100,000 parts; silica, 5.88 grains per gallon; total solids, 46.46, 68.8 per 100,000 parts. The left hand column figures are taken from the 37th- annual report of the Colonial Laboratory, and the right hand one from the 45th annual report of the Dominion Laboratory. Each analysis refers to the two springs held by Captain Tizard, who , does not believe in the theory that these springs are connected with Rotorua, as all the Rotorua ones are sulphurous. (To be Continued).