USEFUL TURPENTINE.
A bottle of turpentine should ho kept in every house, as it is most useful for many purposes. - If patent leather shoes have become dull, nib a, small quantity of turpentine 011 them to restore their brilliancy. Turpentine will remove paint and tar stains from clothes. If a spot proves obstinate saturate it with methylated spirits. Inkstaina on white materials will disappear if treated with turpentine used in conjunction with marai soapy water. About a teaspoonful of turpentine added to each ' gallon of water in which white clothes ar<i soaked will have a fine •cleansing and bleaching action. When using trtacklead moisten it with turpentine, and the articles cleaned with it will not rustTurpentine is a useful remedy for several small ills. A little rubbed on a stiff nock will often magically relieve the pain. Slight sprains, if they oan be nibbed with |a small amount of turpentine, will be speedily cured. Turpentine applied to a burn when the skin is not broken will prevent the formation of a blister and help to ease, the pain.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18565, 24 November 1923, Page 6 (Supplement)
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178USEFUL TURPENTINE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18565, 24 November 1923, Page 6 (Supplement)
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