DO IT WITH WATER
Few women realise what a valuable thing cold water is. Doctors will tell you to drink pints daily for your health. ' Cold water will remove stains from delicate and sensitive fabrics, where hot would damage the colour. If, for example, you have dropped a cream bun on a chiffon frock, just place the soiled part over a basin and pour cold water through the spot till it disappears. If used at once cold water will remove ink stains; hot- water fixes them. Sore throats are often cured by the old-fashioned “cold-water compress." Tired eyes respond quickly to a bath of very cold water, and many a society beauty takes an hour’s rest before dressing for dinner with a cold water pad across her brow. Fruit should always bo washed in cold water, and salads, parsley and so on will keep for some days if the water is changed daily and pinch of salt added. And cold water costs nothing! I
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6802, 4 January 1929, Page 11
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164DO IT WITH WATER Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6802, 4 January 1929, Page 11
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