Spring-cleaning Hints

Southland Times, Issue 20618, 17 October 1928, Page 13

Spring-cleaning Hints

The bright sun of springtime reveals horrid unsightly stains on many of your household goods 1 Here are some of the remedies for removing them. Knives.—nub at once with a cork dipped in cleansing powder that does not scratch, so that the stains do not have time to eat into the steel. Knile Handles.—Ordinary stains on ivory handles can be removed with emery powder; discoloured ivory should be ruobed with lemon. Mirrors. —Spirits of camphor on a soft rag will remove stains from minors and windowpanes. Pie Dishes.—Burns and stains can be removed with sand, after the dish has been well soaked. Velvet.—Rub powdered magnesia into the pile and leave overnight. Brush out the next morning. Eucalyptus on a soft rag will remove grease. Tar.—Rub with soft rag dipped in eucalyptus oil, and work from the edge of the stain to the centre, so that the rest of the garment is not smeared. Stains on ceilings made by smoke or from a gas jet can be removed by covering with a thick paste of starch and water wim a clean flannel. When dry, brush off lightly. Stains on china can be removed by rubbing with salt. To remove stains from cloth rub with a solution made by dissolving a teaspoonful of oxalic acid in half a pint of hot water. Stained vases should first be washed in hot vinegar, and then in strong soapsuds. Rinse in clear, hot water, and dry.