HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10360, 2 September 1922, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

' '♦ Jffik wffl keep aanat kapr M • BbaDow pan Ban. in * jßfr Bob ft HWdHrtatoed mzdmßt vflfc • raj; dipped in methylated flfbttfc «ui the state* will cßsawwr. Siams naute oy zmdtotm aal Baament may often, ba rano*ai IBB* strong ammonia, ' A mHk-botite ghaQtd **»»*» *• washed on the outside betas* nay milk is poured from tt. When bamboo flauiltmo becaaaas. dingy, wash -with water that coataaa* a great deal of salt. When iodine, after being sppttaA c* tie skin, smarts too mueh, it can ba removed with annaooia. A pleasant disinfectant far tfa» sick-room is essence of cinnamon, allowed to evaparote in a shallow dtrifc. A teasponful of pulverised atom mixed in a cup of stove polish will cause it to give a brilliant fiaiafc. Ammonia water, after it is used tor washing, may be used to water bom* plants, as it is a good fertiliser. When cooking greens boil a piece of parsley in with them. This prevents any disagreeable smell. When soaking a cauliflower don't add salt to the water. It kills flic insects, and they are left in tbe vegetable. To remove fruit-stains from Utteo,, stretGh the fabric over the mouth of a basin and pour boiling water oft the stain. Fatigue that prevents sleep > may i often be relieved by rubbing the body gently with a towel wrung out in hot salt water. Wet paint on. white goods can soften j easily be removed by simply soaping it well and then pouring boffing water over it. To mend a torn umbrella, -stick black court plaster inside the > tear. This will show less than a darn andwill last for some time. Water in' which green vegetables have baaa boiled should never be poured down the indoor sink. It hould be emptied out of doors. Peach leaves make a delicious flavouring for custards and raUk poddings. Use them in summer wben possible. • Stains on cricket, flannels win generally yield to applications, sof yolk of egg and warm water. Do 'this before washing. ; It is most important that the ladder should always be '/tept well aired, so that the contents* snay be QOtta fresh and sweet. . 4 , - When making tip cheap satin, linw it with very thin flannelette, a« this gives it a much, richer appearance and prevents it from. cre**sh>£. To lighten the tolour of the hair, apply each, night 'and morning a iwasb made by infus/.ng an otnace ef dry camamile flowers in a pint of balling water. y If milk sis heated mrtfl lakewara, ben cnillrjd snddenly, there wiH be nuch mqrre cream; the skin wnidJ win for* a should be remove* by through muslin.

To 'clean a slender flower vase, fas- , ten a, piece of old sponge <*a i» » sticlr, and push this down tl» vsse; thitj W iii also be useful for cleaning defanterß and wtflTer-bottlaa. After an umbrella has been te B» 'for a short time, pot a drop $F ofl . In the centre of tire top abort one* a month. Thw prevents the ribs from l rusting. To prevent dust and smuts getttn*: n through the open -windOTr, eovtr it frith a pi«ce of butter musKa. Tbi« ete the air penetrate, and at tbe lame time keeps everything spotless. Egg-stain e* table linen should be ©aked in cold water before being seat o the laundry. The stains come owt quite easily if treated in this ~mKf ; but hot water "seta" them, aad ariw them doubly difficult to remove. When purchasing a new kettle for the kitchen range ©noose a round shape rather than an oval, a» that it Bts right in on tbe eoal. Oval one* ire so difficult te fix aecwoiy in tfco found operating. When washing anytßi«* wooH*a, is prevent shrinking, avoid sudden changee i|n the temperature of th« water and the two of stroag s*»pa Waah and', rinse la Vrtttar of tho amme temperatetra. la order- to eeonoslfl* SM, **** » mall jouwt of moat oW a gas-Fins. nstead of) l&btaig t&e- o*e*i to do it vVell gmme a saucepan or ©»s*e*«*o, put the meat, into it (tvttfc pteaty <* itra dri*ppinsr, so that ttm* eihaXl b* no risk of bomCng), pa t it over a gas-jet tanned very to*", *•*■ M ©ook. Tarn and baste the »*e*t often, and it ;gets beautifully I K»w» a*rf tender. ,