TOOLS FOR CLEANING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19683, 28 December 1933, Page 12

TOOLS FOR CLEANING

When toothbrushes are no longer uesful for the purpose for which they were originally intended, don't throw them away, but boil up in a solution of soda and water, and you will have a little friend for many needs (states the “Cape Times”.*. Dipped in clean warm water, a tooth-brush will quickly remove spo.s from clothing or carpets without making much fuss about it. It is invaluable for cleaning those awkward places behind the bathroom taps. Combined with powdered bathstone. it will remove the dust and dirt from between the s}>okes of perambulator or bicycle wheels. With machine oil it will clean the eorrs of the gramophone, stair-rod ey;lets, and runner curtain rods. Keep it handy for brushing out the gas jets; if you use common soda in the cleaning water it will remove the grease. It will be extremely useful If you contemplate dying shoes or cleaning the black and white \ariety, whoa small brush is essential. When dry. i use it for cleaning book-leaves whm 1 you turn out the bookcase, or if yo ir ! electric light flex needs cleaning it will j do the job for you. Lamp shades and their trimmings need a small brush more often than not. and for cleaning out a handbag a , toothbrush is quite the best thing I*; know. Cut off the bristles if you want j a good dibber for indoor gardening, or | maybe a finger splint is reeded in a hurry, and a toothbrush handle or ; spreading a poultice is much more i satisfactory than an ordinary knif \ 1 In this condition it will also make u , handle for winding wool. If t ie vinegar is handy you will have no difficulty in cleaning small with a toothbrush, or us? ammonia V it is a comb you wish to clean. Dip m I soai water for cleaning artificial or shell flowers, use the same soapy water j if you want to clean between the beads of your necklace, and use with plite powder for small pieces of jewellery cr alver. and again with brass polish for •• wk\* ard door handles or knockers When you cannot think of any other use for this handy little tool, pass it on ! to your husband, and when he has cleaned the sparking plugs he will be delighted at having discovered an indestructible label for his favourite flowers!