HOUSEHOLD HINT’S

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4407, 13 July 1901, Page 4 (Supplement)

HOUSEHOLD HINT’S

To Prevent Shoes Creaking.—A little soft soap rubbed into the .earns of creating shoes pflen prevents the unpleasant S °To d Make Corks Air and Watertight.— Corks may he made entirely air and watertight by being immersed in oil ior nve “To* Clean Baths.—When a scum forms on the inside of baths, or of fixed marble wash basins, rub the places with dry salt and the marks will come off witpqut a Lamp Smoking.—A smoky lamp is often the result of a clogged and dirty wick. Take the wick ont of the lamp and soak it ip a little strong washing Spda and hot' water, then dry thoroughly, and the lamp will burp much batter. To Make a Shoe Comfortable. A shoe that is uncomfortable from pinching may b« made easy by laying a cloth, wrung put ip hpt water, across tfie place where it pinches, changing frequently as it nr owe opoler. 'pbia will cause the leather to shape itself tp the foot. To Make Walnut Stain for Floors.—Take 1 quart of water and loz of washing spda. 2hez pf Vandyke brown, and J of an PZ pf bicarb, of potash* Boil for minutes, and apply with a brush. This stain may be used either hot or cold.

A Paste for Labels—One of the best pastes for sticking labels on to tin boxes is made by adding to *lb of flour 4oz of white sugar. Boiling water should he used to mix it, as with ordinary paste. It is necessary to make the paste as required for use, for it turns sour very quickly. To Dry Boots.—When hoots have become thoroughly soaked with water, fill them with warm, dry bran, and lace or button them up. Hang in a warm place, not too pear the fire; the bran will absorb ah the moisture, and the leather will be soft and pliable, and not so likely to crack as if dried in the ordinary way. The. bran can b 6 used again and again after it has been dried. To Tlemoye Egsr Stains.—When washing table linen or cloth stained with egg, avoid putting it in boiling water, which will set the stain till it will he almost impossible to remove. Soak the cloth first in cold water, and then the stain may be easily removed. The same rule applies to egg enps and any dishes stained with egg. If they are put with other china into hot water, the stain hardens and requires considerable patience to remove, hut it comes off easily in cold A Handy Cement—A good cement for mending almost anything mav he made by mixing together litharge and glycerine to the (consistency of thick cream. This cement is useful for mending stone jars or any coarse earthenware, stopping leaks in the seams of tin cans, etc. In all oases the article mended should not be used till the cement has hardened, which will require from one day to a week, according to the quantity used. This cement will resist the action of water, hot or cold, acids and almost any degree of heat.