HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15444, 5 September 1914, Page 3

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To clean suede gloves, place them on tho hands, and rub them w.tli a p ece c f v.'li.te flannel dipped in hot, dr.ed flour. "When/.leaning tt'as-poons, forks, etc., add a little ammonia to tho water. Tiioy are then polished very eas ly and keep br.ght in use. To remove coffee-stains from table iiiu'n. rub the spots well with glycerine and water, and then wash them well, and the sta lis w:J d.sappjar. To revive withered flowers plungo the staiks n boding water a d leave taem '.n .t till it becomes cold. Then cut about one inch from tho end of tho sta. ks.

To clean the inside of a metal teapot, in x together equal quantit-.es of s'.da. vinegar and Hour. Paste this- round tho .aside of the pot and lot it stand 24 hours. Then wash <ff tho paste, and tho insd_> will be found perfectly c.ean ami br.ght.

T.io ("lour oi' printer's ink and cedar is not at nil a_iveab!e t:> met lis. An ord nary trunk lii.od with clean news•>:'o s. umi r wVc!t a nu-i.bor of small pieces of wood from e'gar-hoxes hive ijoeii aid. makes alnuut as saie a storage place tor cloth.ng as an expens.ve cedar chest. M Idew suit.s are scmct'mes a source of great tivi.bie. and are diflicult to re. n.ove unV-s you know just the right way. Hub a little soap over the nvldew spots, and on top < f tivs a 1 ttle c'ia:k and lemon juiee. If the girimtit >s then put out m the sun for a couple of houis and afterwards washed n tue usual v.ay tho spots will disappear. At) excellent means of preventing fl*e»- from getting into the uiilk jug. on to sweets, pudd lies. m at, etc.. if you have ao meat-safe, is to cover each vessel. d : sh, el-., with a l'ttlo mat. made of white Brussels net. erochettpd round the odgo and weighted with little heads. In summer, pantry shelves furirshed with p'enty of t'.ioso da'-nty, necessary cove rings look very "well managed."