HELPFUL HINTS.
A hot water and mustard bath is excellent lor the feet if one has been wet through and threatened with a cold. Mustard, rubbed on the hands, will usually remove any unpleasant odour of fish or onions. A mustard plaster mixed with white of egg instead of water will not blister the skin, and the plaster can be kept on for a longer time. Mustard and putty mixed together and put down at the entrance of their lairs will rid the home of mice. The ends of broken knitting-needles can be resharpened with a file and smoothed with sand-paper. Short ends are often handy for sleeves, holding stitches, etc. If one desires to blacken a pair of brown shoes, first remove all traces of dust, 'and then mix half an ounce of ivory black and the juice of a lemon and sufficient vinegar to make a thin I liquid. Use a stiff brush, and after' giving them a second coat leave for I a day or two before polishing in the ordinary way. J
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 146, 22 May 1936, Page 13
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176HELPFUL HINTS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 146, 22 May 1936, Page 13
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