WORTH KNOWING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18031, 20 January 1923, Page 5

WORTH KNOWING.

Glass vases which ars much stained should not bo cleaned with a gritty substance, as this may scratch them. The best cleaner for this purpose is bran, to which some water has been added. Hold the band over the mouth of the vase and shake it vigorously, and eventually the glass will be perfectly clear. It- is quite common to find among cinders in a grate an orange-coloured substance. This should be collected and crushed to a fine powder. The material, which i 9 commonly known as “crocus,’’ is most uscfeul for imparting a fine polish to stool. It should be rubbed on m a.dry state, and the article can tlvcn be polished with a leather or soft cloth. Footwear which has been worn in the ram is not easy to polish. No difliculty will be experienced if bofore the ordinary polish is applied the leather is very slightly moistened with a little paraflin. Apply the paraffin with a rag, and then without delay rub on some good polish, and finish in the ordinary way. To restore the colour of wash leather gloves which have become very laded, put some orange peel to soak in water overnight, and next day put the peel into the water which is being boiled for washing the gloves. A delicate colour will be imparted to the leather washed in this water. The sides of a rubber hot-water bug which has been stored away sometimes stick together. No attempt should be made to force the sides apart; the host plan is to pour in some hot water to which a few drops of ammonia have been added. Leave for n few minutesand then with a straight, slender stick, such as a wooden skewer or a pencil, work the sides apart. To prevent rubber bags becoming stuck together when they are not. in use it is always a good plan to blow some air ink) them. Much time, worry, labour and trouble may be saved by giving due lo table knives. In many households they have been neglected a little during the stress of the past years. If the bone colours have become discoloured they should be sand-papered and then polisbjvory handled knives can have their discoloured ivory made as new if cleaned with lemon juice and salt. Never in any circumstances ajlow knife handles to soak in water. It docs them more harm than years of use, ivory will turn yellow, bone, becomes very discoloured, and composition heroines of a very dirty line. Stains ou knife blades may be quickly removed by rubbing with a raw potato. If you warm the knite-board beloie cleaning your knives they will polish , much easier, and if the knile-board j leather wears through replace it with a | piece of good quality linoleum. It will ( then be quite as good as new. A quick and effective way of cleaning knives is to rub them up and down a times in the earth. Good quality knives should invariably be cleaned with good quality charcoal. j ] f you wipe your knives immediately' \ after use it will only require a rub or so j to clean them. . For cleaning pearl handled knives use ver_v fine salt, and polisli with a. chamois leather. After years of wear many knives become thin at the top and dangerous. Have the top snapped oft and re-rounded with a file. . j Loose handles can ho refixod by filling the hole with hot melted resin. "Warm the haft and insert; leave lor a day or i two before using. 11 audit's treated like j this nevci- become loose again, Knives which have been onioned will , not taste if rubbed with a raw potato.

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