HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3830, 9 August 1927, Page 66

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

Putty for odd jobs is made by crushing a handful of whitening in a. small bowl and mixing it to the desired consistency with linseed oil.

When washing sateen or any cotton goods with a satin finish, rinse in borax water to give a gloss. Apply- a poultice made of white bread soaked in vinegar to a corn, and cover with a piece of lint or oiled silk. Leave on for twelve hours, and then renew the poultice. Curtains and tablecloths need not be starched. Add a tablespoonful of methylated spirit to each gallon of rinsing water, and this will make the articles stiff enough, help to keep them white, and make them glossy when ironed.

Locks that are stiff and hard to turn should be oiled with a feather dipped in machine oil. Insert the feather through the keyhole and twist from side to side. This oils the parts and loosens dirt. A way of using scraps of soap of any kind is to save them until there is a fair amount, then melt them, add a little sand and make into a soap ball. This will be useful for removing stains from the hands.

A cloth, placed over a basin of freshly made starch, will prevent a skin forming on top.