HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
INK STAINS FROM MAHOGANY. Put a few drops of spirit of nitre in a teaspoonful of water, touch the spot with a camel’s hair brush dipped in the mixture, when the ink will disappear ; after which rub it over immediately with a cloth steeped in cold water. If this is not done immediately after the application of the mixture, there will be a white mark, which will not easily be removed. WASHING. One of the best bleaching agents in washing is common, refined borax. Dissolve in hot water %lb borax to five gallons of water. A great saving of soap is effected by its’use. The borax should be pulverised first. It may be procured in the form of crystals at any druggist’s, and will not injure the most delicate fabric, and laces, as well as most other fine tissues, may be washed in a solution of borax, with great advantage to colour. FOR A COLD. Procure 6d of spirit of turpentine from a good chemist, put a drop or two on your handkerchief. It not only relieves cold, but prevents infection to others.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue I, 4 July 1896, Page 30
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185HOUSEHOLD HINTS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue I, 4 July 1896, Page 30
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