HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Candle-ends, if melted and mixed w ith, turpentine, make a good polish, for stained floors. Very rusty steel can be cleansed by rubbing with hot vinegar and salt. Foolish with a flannel. A box of quicklime placed in a damp cupboard for a few days will absorb all moisture. , ' Grease spots on suede shoes will disappear if they arc rubbed with a piece of cloth dipped in pure glycerine. Grained woodwork should not be washed with soap and water, but cleaned and polished by rubbing it with a cloth dipped in turpentine. Remove dirty marks on paint by rubbing first with a slice of lemon and then with whitening. Afterwards wash with soap and water. Velvet is the ideal polishing cloth, and will, outshine chamois leather or linen. It works like magic on brass, silver, shoes, furniture and floors.
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Patea Mail, Volume XLVI, 29 August 1923, Page 3
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142HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS Patea Mail, Volume XLVI, 29 August 1923, Page 3
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