HANDY TO KNOW.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12637, 23 May 1919, Page 7

HANDY TO KNOW.

*— Polishing Waxed Floors.-.An oldfashioned flair-iron padded and covered mth a piece of a woollen blanket will polish wgx floors in a satisfactory manner. First rub them lightly with floor wax. To Restore tho Colour .—Spirits of ammonia, if diluted and applied with a sponge to faded or discoloured spots in a, carpet, will often restore them to them natural colour. Home-made Toys.-—lt is a good plan to teach children lo make their own toys- A little girl will dearly love the rag doll she makes herself. It is a capital idea to buy an empty doll’s house and make the childreij'furnish it- The boys can paper the walls mid make tho furniture, while the girls can lay the carpets, upholster the sofas ana clmirs, and make the curtains. “ Safe M Milk.—-Baby’s bottles, jugs, etc., must bo kept absolutely clean, Two white two bottles. 'and an enamel basin will be required. The food should be made momiupr and afternoon, as soon as the fresh milk comes in, and unless one can be sure that the milk supply is safe and pure the milk should be pasteurised, A double enamel saucepan is required for this. The lower pot holds water, and the milk is placed \in tho upper pan or pot. In this way the milk never boils, but is kept at a temperature just below boiling point for twenty minutes, thus lostroying harmful germs. An Egg for a_ Burn.—There is nothing more soothing for either a burn or a scald than tho white of an egg, It is contact with the air which makes a bum so painful, and the egg acts ar a varnish and excludes the air completely.