CRACKS IN CEILINGS

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14722, 12 August 1921, Page 3

CRACKS IN CEILINGS

HOW TO MEND THEM. Mending cracked plaster ceilings is rather a difficult task to the novice oi average householder. To mend cracks or defective ceilings, first wash off the old distemper or whitewash around the places to be treated with hot ot cold water, using an old distemper brush. All cracks must be freed from dust or loose plaster, and then damped before attempting to fill them up. When defective places are in a bad condition, they must be cut away, the remaining edges being slightly undercut ..r bevelled inwards to furnish a holdingplace for the new material. Either of the following materials can be used for filling in when made into a stiff paste:— 1. Chalk-lime pulty mixed wfthcoiu water. 2. Plaster of Paris and whiting in equal parts, with a little alum water added. 3 Plaster of Paris mixed with glue size. i. Keen's cement and plasterer's putty "in equal parts. After application, and when dry, any rough places can be smoothed witn coarse glass-paper. Then rub a little of the old washed-off .distemper over the mended patch or crack to keep it f! om drying whiter than the rest of the ceiling. Oft-times badly-cracked and old ceilings are lined with paper to hold the plaster together, and to prevent any i'rec lime or oilier matter fron affecting the distemper. • \ A good method in many cases is I put on a double lining by pasting the paper in opposite directions. Afterwards white-washing or distempering the ceilings is done in the usual way. COUGHS ANIT COLDS. GOOD HOME-MADE REMEDY. (By a Qualified Chemist.) Never neglect a cold. Tackle it right at the start. Colds neglected leave the lungs weak; then serious chest trouble, such as bronchitis, asthma, or dread consumption, makes its appearance, and the trouble bocomes much .more difficult to cure. Here is a recipe easily prepared at home that gives relief and com f ort from the first dose. It cuts phlegm, soothes inflamed throats, and stops a cough or cold in a way that surprises folk. You can feel it doing good all Hie way down. Obtain from your chemist or store a bottle of HEENZO (Mean's Essence) ; take home and mix with water and sugar as per easy directions. This will give you a pint of the finest cough, cold, and sore throat remedy you can obtain. Even whooping cough is promptly relieved by it. It will also save money for your pocket. HEENZO (Hean's Essence) is sold by most chemists and stores at 2s 6d a bottle, but if not obtainable in your district will be posted promptly on receipt of price by G. W. Hcan, Chemist, 12, Eginont Street, Wellington. Wherever you buy, be sure you get HEENZO, the original and genuine cough mixture essence. (20)