PAPER BAGS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21296, 24 September 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)

PAPER BAGS

SOME PRACTICAL POINTS Taper bags can be very useful in many ways. For instance, use a bag to cover the hair when soot or dust is flying. 1 bis saves washing and the bag can be used to apply floor polish before it is finally a help to light the fire. A large hat-bag makes an excellent store cupboard for woollies during summer months;, it will prevent moth. Place crusts of bread in a clean brown bag, tie the mouth securely, and put in the oven after the cooking has been done. When the crusts are crisp pass a roller over them while still in the bag, and in this way a stock of breadcrumbs are obtained with the greatest ease. Seeds, bulbs, and herbs can be dried very quickly if placed in a bag and suspended in heat. Fill a strong bag with odd pieces of material and use it as a kneeler when polishing the floors. If, when painting, the paint runs back down the handle a good plan is to make a hole in the bottom of a bag, insert the handle of the brush, and tie the bag as near the hair as possible. Spread out the bag round the hand and it, will form an excellent protection. 'I lie idea can be used when a door is just painted. Tie a bag round the door-handle as a safeguard against straying fingers when the door is being opened.