HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
When cleaning water bottles, crush an egg-shell small enough to go through the bottle neck. Add warm water and shake well.
To clean photographs, moisten a piece of cotton-wool m methylated spirit and rub over the photograph gently. This will not injure the surface. . To make burning oil for a bicycle lamp, place a. small piece of lard in paraffin oil. This will give a bright, smokeless light. To rid a room of flies, heat a poker and place it on a piece of camphor. This will give off fumes which are disagreeable to all insects.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 248, 17 September 1936, Page 13
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98HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 248, 17 September 1936, Page 13
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