DID YOU KNOW?
SOME USEFUL HINTB. That bicarbonate of soda will take the pain put of a burn in a very short time. Afterwards a dressing of caron oil and lint is useful to keep out the air. ■ That a piece of candle rubbed along a thiok seam will make the sewing machine tackle It without difficulty. That a small pinch of salt added to any pudding Is an Improvement. That onions will not make you weep if a little boiling water is poured over them before they are peeled. That iodine stains can be taken out of linen with very hot water and soda. That fruit stains can be removed from the hands at once by lemon juice, but not after they have been set by the use of soap. That it saves endless time when making buttonholed “ eyes ” to use the eye of the needle instead of the point. The cotton does not get caught nor does the point of the needle catch in the cloth.
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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18170, 7 November 1930, Page 5
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168DID YOU KNOW? Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18170, 7 November 1930, Page 5
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