HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 1 October 1913, Page 2

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A small bag of sulphur, suspended n a bird's cage, is healthy for the urds, and will keep away parasites.

Vencil marks on linen should be rubJtsl off before washing, as water sets tile lead mark.

: : An indiarubher r bottle .filled -with nearly boiling water will relieve bold in the chest and internal pains of most

lands,

Salt will curdle new milk; hence in [jreparing zn»ilk porridge, gravies, etc v che salt should not be added until tnb dish is prepared. '■

Wooden tubs which; are not in daily use, should have a little cxold water lef- in them. If allowed to dry, they wi-i crack and fall to pieces. . •

fc£ot dripping must never be poured mU> a vessel containing cold dripping, |or it williiurn musty in a very short time.

A handful of raisins out in halves an<* stewed with pears is a good and inexpensive substitute for the port wine which is usually cooked with them. ■■.'■■' .

If a handkerchief has been washed at home and an iiron is not handy, stretch it over the looking-glass, with the embroidered side out, iand it will be beautifully smooth when dry.

Pastry to which baking-powder has been added should be placed in the oven as quickly as possible, otherwise the effect of the baking-powder will be wasted.

If a person gets, a fish-bone fast in the throat a piece of lemon should be eaten as soon as possible. The lemon will cause the bone to dissolve immediately.-.

Refrigerators should be thoroughly cleaned once a week, everything removed, shelves and racks washed in warm soda water, wiped dry, and then gunned if possible.

Before cooking the joint, out through the lean part at a point which will give sufficient for use while hot; the remainded will then be found much nicer to eat cold, as it retains the juices, which cold meat cut hot does not.

Apple parings should be dried and used as .a purifier in a siok-room. Put some red-hot coal on to a shovel, with a few dried parings on it. Carry this about to the room, and it will leave a delightful fragrance.

To keep outdoor brass bright, clean the 'jrass as usual, then rub it carefully over with a' soft cloth dipped in vaseline, and afterward^ polish with- a dry duster. This will keep them from tarnishing- quickly, even in the damgest weather. . ■.. -

It ia a very g-ood plan to keep a pot of soil from the garden on the .kitchen sink. When the "cooking kmife" has been used in preparing onions or fish, stick the blade in this, and leave for several hours, then wash and clean, and all the smell will have disappeared^

A piece of, sandpaper tacked to the end )f the ironing-board will be found yen useful for cleaning the irons. A littW salt will remove starch from ironh. A piece of beeswax rubbed upon the iron will prevent it from sticking. Unless a drop of water will run quickly off the iron, it is not hot enough for use.

The reason that piano keys turn yellow is because they absorb the grease from the fingers. It will therefore be necessary to Yemove this. If a paste is made of whiting and a (solution of potash is laid on, and allowed to remain about twenty-four hours, the ivory will be very nearly restored, if not entirely, to its original color.

The practice of putting dishes in the oven, to warm them for the table is a bad one. The dry heat causes the enamel to crack in time, and then the grease soon penetrates them, .to their utter ruinataoh. Put the dishes to be heated in a dish-pan, and pour boiling water over them. Let them stand and steam until ready to serve the meal, then wipe them with a clean, dry tow«l. ■■.■••

To prevent knives not in daily use getting- rusty, rub them over, after cleaning with a little sweet oil. Then wrap in tissue paper, and afterwards in thick brown paper, tying the parcel tightly up, so that as little air as possible - may get to the knives. Keep them in the driest storing place you have. If wanted for vi •', put them in hot soapy water, dry, and give a slight rub on the knifeboard to restore the polish.

r When g-lazed tiles become discolored pr spotted they should be rubbed with a cloth moistened s -with lemon-juice, left for a quarter of an hour, and polished with a soft cloth..'. They should never be washed in, the ordinary way;. but rubbed with a damp cloth,' and then polished with skim-milk and waier: 4. rag1 just, moistened with; paraffin also givesa brilliant polish, bu£ the tiles should be:^ell rubbeidwith ■:'£, soft, cloth; after.' K^emher tjta^ paraffinjjs very; imflammable, and must iw^ be used Dear i Hgh^ <m? fire. ■"•'•'..■ : '-; ;•.'•.';''i- ".■'-■'