Hints and Suggestions.

Otago Witness, Issue 2651, 4 January 1905, Page 66

Hints and Suggestions.

3?or flexible paint for canvas, take 2£lb yellow soap, lJf gallons boiling water ; dissolve ; grind the solution while hot with 1251b of good oil paint. The steels of the stove can be made to shine like silver by mixing finely-powdered whiting with sweet oil and applying this to the steel. Polisn off with a dry cloth, and then with dry whiting. It is not aood to eat between meals ;

and parents should take care that they do not let their children fall into the habit, as it is one of the most frequent causes of ill-health in the young and also in older persons. To keep bread and butter fresh and moist 1 when cut, place it in a cool placej cover closely with a serviette or clean cloth that has been wrung out of cold water, and many hours after it will be as moist as when first cut. It is very convenient to prepare the bread and butter for the afternoon tea in this way. Stains on Light Dresses. — Lay Q.it on % table, and cover the spots with dry pipeclay. Leave for half an hour, then shake off, and apply a second lot if necessary. Remember all spots should be taken out as soon as possible after they are made. If allowed to dry in they are far more difficult to remove. j To detect dampness, first have the bed j well warmed) with a wanning pan, then the moment the pan is taken out introduce between the sheets an inverted glass tumbler. After it has demained there % few minutes withdraw it. If the glass is found dry you may go to bed without any ' apprehension of chill or rheumatism. If one's face is too red, be careful of the diet. Take no hot drinks, but cool- > ing ones. Don't wash the face with cold j water nor when you feel flushed. Lukej warm water is batter. When o-oing out !in the sun wear a thin veil. Hot footbaths are also said to help in a- case of this ; kind. Effective pressing is one of the secrets of good home dressmaking. A badly-pressed ! thing never looks well. For cloth, or any thick material, a damped cloth laid over the seams when ironing will help to make them lie flat.