GROWING OLD
Lying becalmed by the tide of age, They hear from the misty, hidden
shore
The voice of the children gone before, Drawing their souls to the anchorage— Old, we are growing old ! Going up where the sunshine is clear, Watching grander horizons appear, Standing firm on the mountain of truth, Out of clouds that enveloped our youth, Because heaven is in us to bud and unfold, We are the younger for growing old.
A Soap for Cleaning Carpets.—Dissolve 51b. of soap in three quarts of water. Take from the fire and add a half-pint of ox-gall, 2oz. each of turpentine and. benzine, and one gill of household ammonia;' stir frequently until cool, then pour into glass jars, ana cover tightly. When ready to clean carpets or other fabrics dissolve some of the soap in warm water, and proceed as with fuller’s earth mixture used for cleaning carpets. Of course, it is understood that the carpet or fabric must be brushed free from dust before the cleaning begins.
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New Zealand Mail, 5 February 1902, Page 21
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169GROWING OLD New Zealand Mail, 5 February 1902, Page 21
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