TO WHITEWASH

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1681, 18 May 1904, Page 24

TO WHITEWASH

Perhaps the most satisfactory Avay to clean ceilings is to re-whitewash them, especially if yon can do it yourself. If the tops are papered it is a very different matter and one that no amateur should, I think, attempt. Ceilings that are very dirty should he washed first before whitening, else the result can never he successful, also it will want scraping if there are any loose pieces or parts on it. The most wholesome and sanitary wash is made of lime, though for finer work whitening is'better. If yon want limgwash, which is especially good for outhouses, etc., you mix some lumps of quicklime with enough cold water to make it of the consistency of thin cream. The whitening is made by pouring warm water on cakes of whitening and adding a small quantity of dissolved* glue, which will prevent the white from rubbing off when dry. Many people add a oake of laundry blue to give it a good tint.

Wonders of Flowers—The sensitive-' ness of plants and flowers to certain conditions of weather and light is such that it fa always possible that they may have other properties not yet discovered. There fa, the “Country Gentleman" says, an. American garden, for instance, in which the flowers are so selected that one set closes at each hour pf the day. Others only open and shed perfume at night, others curl up and suppress their existence for months, yet will open in a few minutes, and put forth buds in a few hour a when immersed in water