FOR YOUR MEMORY

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3478, 14 October 1926, Page 4

FOR YOUR MEMORY

Old hot water bags, split open and cut into circular pieces, make excellent mats for house plants.

Squeaking shoos.-—Dip a rag in boiled linseed oil and rub the soles all over once or twice. To blacken brown boots, rub them well with a raw potato, then apply the black polish in the usual way.

Home-made Tooth Paste.- —Mix together equal portions of powdered camphor and precipitated chalk. Fish Hints.—• When scaling fish, put in hot (not boiling water) for one minute, then scrape from the tail upward with the back of knife.

If you warm, your fresh packets of tea in the oven before using them the flavour will be much better.

If your bedroom rugs curl up at the ends some flat hat wire sown firmly rourid the edges will keep them down.

If you bring currants, raisins, or sultanas to the boil before using them they arc rrjuch more easily digested, and will go further. If jugs that have been used for milk are first washed in cold water they will bo much easier to clean. When washing chamois leather, leave as much soap as possible in it and, when dry. it will bo as good as new.

If magnesia is placed on the toothbrush and rubbed directly upon the affected parts it will remove tartar from teeth after two or three applications.