HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14393, 7 January 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Scatches on Furniture.—Mix together equal parts of linseed oil and turpentine. Dip a flannel in Ellis and rub the scratched x>arts of a table or any piece of furniture well with it. polishing, ii afterwards with Soft dusters. UnKijk the scratches are very deep this treatment will romove them. Stings of Insects. —A teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, wet with, a little, cud w to.the aitUCted pl&co "Jit onebj is excellent for a wb£p'sting;" Common soda pounded, will answer tho purpose if the carbonate of soda is hot at hand.

To Relieve a Sick Patient.—lf a patieiit has to be kept in bed any length of time the following remedy will bo found very comforting, and will prevent bed sores. Rub the body with methylated spirit and powder it well with boracic powder.

Stains on Delicate Fabrics. —StabiA on tho most delicate silk or woollen fabric can bo removed by brushing the spots with pure glycerine. Rinse it in lulce-wann water, and press 011 the wrong side. Fullers earth made into a paste with a little boiling water and applied hct is extremely useful, the stain being held "to the fire until dry, when the powder can be brusbod away.

Floor Stain. —An inexpensive floor stain is composed of one ounce of permanganate of potash dissolved in a quart of warm water. Wood painted with this when dry will keep a deep brown colour, and with on>3 coat of varnish will look well. The stain should not be allowed to touch the hands more . than possible for it will leave a brown mark.

A "Washing Hint.—lt is not generally known that a slice of lemon put into the copper wlvsn boiling clothes will make them beautifully white and take all the stains out of pocketharidkerchiefs and children's pinafores. Cut the lemon with the rind into slices, and let it remain in the boiler tfll the clothes are ready to come out.

To Wash Velveteen. Velveteen bhmses, etc., will wash beautifully if Treated in tbc? following manner: — Make a inthur of hot water and yellow soap, and wiK-n. ji has cooled down to nearly lukewarm pltmg-a in the blouse, •sotting up and down till quite clear, us'ng another lot of suds if necessary. Then take it out, but do not squeeze, as this spoils tli-a velveteen. Rinse in clean water until all the soap has disappeared. and then pin the garment on a clothes line iu&t as it i>. not wringing at all. If possible it should dry in the ■ wind. When nearly dry iron 011 the wrong side, using a moderately hot iron, then hang before tho fire t-o'

( To Clean a Sunshade. —An ordinary silk or cotton sunshade can be washed as follows: —Make suds with warm water. Open shade and stand as firmly as is passible: • then dip a clean nail brush in this and scrub evenlv all over till quite clean. thoroughly with clean water, brushing -ouA as m.uch as possible. Dry in the open a'r. but in the shade. If there is any trimming it should be picked, off first, then wnshed. pressed, " and 'sewn on again it-hen dry.