HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue VI, 10 February 1894, Page 142

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

to destroy beetles. For beetles, which are the most objectionable form of pest in a bouse to my mind, I believe plenty of borax strewn about their haunts destroys them very quickly. for the eyes. An excellent cooling lotion is a mixture of four grains of alum dissolved in an ounce of rosewater, with which the eyes should be bathed several times a day. But once more I must tell you that over much reading by artificial light, and, above all, reading in bed, is most injurious to the eyes. stone steps and halls (to clean). The following is an old-fashioned recipe from an old MS. I have seen it in use, and know it is successful. Whence it is taken, or whether it is original, I cannot say : * Boil 41b. of pipeclay in a gallon of water and a gallon of small beer (if sour, it does not matter); then add enough stone blue to make it a good colour. Wash the stones well with this mixture, and, when they are dry, rub them with a piece of Hannel and then with a hard brush. AN EASEL. What, I wonder, accumulates so rapidly as walking sticks or riding-whips ? And, if hunting is added, any personal anniversary is the signal for one or other of our relatives to present us with a hunting crop. You may be sure of one thing—that once a man has decided on his favourite amongst the collection, all the others may go to the wall,

and many wives are quite puzzled to know what to do with them. Four, at any rate, may be used in the fashion suggested in my sketch ; this kind of • easel ’is put together very quickly, and can as quickly be undone if need be, and in the meantime affords a very suitable resting place for the portrait of a favourite hunter or some sporting picture.