USEFUL HINTS.

Northern Advocate, 29 October 1932, Page 4

USEFUL HINTS.

To .mend a small leak in an enamel bath, place a piece -.of resin over the hole, and apply a red'hot poker.

If a pane of glass is cracked, take a piece of the glazed paper used to cover chocolate boxes. Paste it along the crack on the inside. This patch holds well, and it will scarcely be noticed, being quite clear. . •

To paint stained ceilings, take un-. slaked white lime, dilute with alcohol, and paint the spots with it. When the spots are dry, which will be soon, since the alcohol evaporates and the lime forms a sort of insulating layer, one can proceed to paint with size colour. The spots- will not show through

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It is often found‘necessary to drill holes in glass. An easy way to do so is to mark the hole you wish to drill. Then make a small ring of putty round the mark about .a quarter of an inch high. Put a little oil . inside the putty, and drill the hole slowly. It will not crack or break the glass.

When tiles become displaced from fireplaces difficult}' is often experienced in resetting them. This is due to the tile, being of a porous nature, absorbing the moisture out of the cement, and so destroying its adhesive property. To overcome first soak the tile to bo replaced- in. water for one hour. Reset the tile "With a 'firm paste made of builder’s cement. First spread cement on tile about threeeighths of an inch thick; press tile in-■’td-place, level off with a straight-edge —a school ruler —and wipe off surplus nemeivt with a damp cloth.

Peas too hard for serving plain may be vdooked till tender, then pressed through a sieve, and used for soup purees.