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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23058, 8 June 1938, Page 6

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Questions and answers BY FEMINA would like to know how to brighten black kid gloves which have become yery dull, although of good quality. Stains of Woodwork A good remedy for removing iodine stains from woodwork is to dissolve one teaspoonful of cyanide of potassium in a cup of water and scrub the stains with this. Take care, however, not to get'it on the hands as it is poisonous, Another good remedy and a less poisonous one' is ordinary photographic "hypo" crystals. Dissolve a teaspoonful* of the crystals in half a pint of water and rub tho marks. Cleaning a Raincoat "M.H." suggests tho following method of cleaning a rubber raincoat: —Add two to three' tablcspoonsful of ammonia to one cup of warm water and go over tho coat thoroughly with this solution until all parts aro clean and fresh. Another method is to rub tho marks with a piece of raw patoto followed by a little warm water on a cloth to take away the traces. Cleaning Velvet Curtains A dry-cleaning would bo somewhat safer on this material than immersion in water. First shake and brush well in the direction of tho pile, then lay the curtains out flat and rub all oyer, again keeping in tho ono direction, with a flannel on which is a handful of bran which has been warmed in tho oven till hot. Renew bran and cloth as often as one or the other gets dirty. To raise the pilo again pass a very hot; iron all over tho -surface of the velvet but without actually touching it with the iron, or pass every portion of tho pile side of the velvet over .the steam from a fast boiling pot or kettle. In the event of tho steaming process double over at once with tlie pile inside and leave for an hour or so. A quicker way for the steaming process than using the kettle is to turn on a very hot bath, keeping the doors and windows shut, and hang up the curtains in the steam-filled .bathroom. ~