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QUERIES AND ANSWERS BV FKMINA "T.C." (Takapuna) suggests steaming the suede shoes over a kettle of boiling water. This restores the nap. Waterproofing a Coat '•'Okoroire" asks how a garbardine coat which has become too shabby for ordinary wear can be waterproofed. Infant's Sleeping Bag "Urgent" would like to know how to make an infant's sleeping bag. She asks if the blankets are put inside it. Destroying Cockroaches "M.L.C." —To destroy cockroaches, mix 2oz. powdered plaster of Paris with 4oz. oatmeal and scatter on the floor and in the cupboards. Pine Gum Stains "Heke Mai" says she had a blue cloth coat badly marked by pine gum stains, and found the only way to remove it successfully was to have the whole coat dry-cleaned.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23017, 20 April 1938, Page 5
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