SPRING CLEANING HINTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19762, 8 October 1927, Page 6 (Supplement)

SPRING CLEANING HINTS.

The bright pud of springtime reveals horrid unsightly stains on many of your household goods! Here are some remedies for removing them. Knives. —Rub at once with a cork dipped in cleansing powder that does nof - scratch, so that the stains do not have time to eat into the steel. Knife Handles.— Ordinary stains or ivory handles can be removed with emery now'der: discoloured ivory should be rubbed with lemon. Mirrors.—Spirits of camphor on a soft rag" will remove stains from mirrors and window-panes. Pie Dishes.—Burns and stains can be removed with Sand, after the dish has been well soaked. Velvet.—Rub powdered magnesia intc the pile and leave overnight. B>-ush out the next morning. . Eucalyptus on a soft rag will remove grease. Sea Water.—Marks on shoes can be removed if a small piece of soda is dissolved in a little hot milk. While warm, applv mixture with a cloth -to ths stains, and "rub in well. When quite dry, clean with ordinary polish. Tar.—Rub with soft rag dipped in eucaIvptus oil, and work from the edge of the stain to the centre, so that the rest of the garment is not smeared. Stains on ceilings made by smoke or from a gas jet, can be removed by covering with a thick paste of starch and water with a clean flannel. When dry, brush off lightly. Stams on china can be removed by rubbing with salt. To remove stains from cloth rub with a solution made by dissolving a teaspoonful of oxalic acid in half a pint of hot water. Stained vases should first be washed in hot vinegar, and then in strong soapsuds. Rinse in clear, hot water, and dry.