LADIES' COLUMN.

North Otago Times, 3 September 1910, Page 1 (Supplement)

LADIES' COLUMN.

HOUSEHOLD H1NT5..,... ■ Bait and vinegar will wmove the most obstinate stains from chins. '■'/.■■■' »,' ■ Linseed oil should be used lor door hinges if you wish them; silent. Velvet coat collars ,wlll be all' the better for rubbing with, a flannel wrung out in ammonia and hot water. Coloured cotton, goods have not always fast colours. If there is any doubt, in the matter, lay them in salt and water for two hours before washing/. - ' If lemon juice is spilled on a coloured material, sponge it at) often as possible with ammonia and water, using one part of ammonia to three of water. • Brooms, when new, should be scalded in boiling suds and they will last much longer. Always hang them up, or stand on the handle, never on tho bristles, For putting on coal in a sickroom, where quiet is..essontial, mate a loose sac glove (without fingers) of black volvet. Slip this on the hand, and you can take up the coal quiotly without blacking the fingers. When using a gas stove, never leave anything on it that might boil over.' Any fluid boiling over may extinguish the flame and leave the gas escaping. When someone strikes a match to light tho stove an. explosion is likely to occur. To purify a sickroom put a small piece of camphor on a tin plate or box cover. Lay a red hot poker on it, and as the fumes rise, move \\ about ,the room. This gives a refreshing smell for a few minutes, but does not hang about the room, However carefully coke is broken there is always a certain amount of dust from . it. This, should .be sprinkled with water so as to make it stick together, and then put on a good fire. 'ln • this way not an ounce is wasted,