USEFUL HINTS.
If corks are too large lor a bottle soak them in boiling water for a few minutes. When soil they easily enter the bottle. (scissors cau be sha rj >ened at Jiojne simply 'by making a series ul' cutting motions on an ordinary steel knitting needle. , The keys of a piano should never be washed with ordinary soap and water, as is often done. Tins discolours the ivory ( ami it the keys tire stained it is 'better to tub them with a little lemon juice and salt. .1.1 milk is kepi in a huge shallow basin, it will remain /resit much longer than if kept in a deep Jug. II a lew drops id' olive oil are added to the water whim washing chamois leather gloves they '.'ill not become ha-rd or stiff. ‘The oil preserves the leather.
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Patea Mail, Volume XLIX, 21 November 1928, Page 4
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140USEFUL HINTS. Patea Mail, Volume XLIX, 21 November 1928, Page 4
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