HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue V, 30 July 1898, Page 158

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

It is not difficult to prevent cloth being spotted by rain. Do not permit the rain spots to dry. Wipe them the way of the nap of the cloth with a silk handkerchief or sponge, and use a soft brush. Turpentine or paraffin applied with a bit of cloth will readily remove fresh paint marks. If the paint has dried on try a mixture of equal parts of turpentine and alcohol, and clean off with lienzine. It is possible to prevent a lamp from smoking by soaking the wick in vinegar and drying it well before using it. Bruises may be taken out of furniture by wetting the part with warm water, and after doubling a piece of brown paper five or six times, soaking it, and putting it on the place. Apply on that a hot flatiron till the moisture is evaporated. After two or three applications the dent or bruise will be raised level with the surface. To make Boston eream, dissolve one pound of loaf sugar in two quarts of boiling water. Let it stand till cool, then add the whites of two eggs, well beaten, two onnees of tartaric acid, a little essence of lemon. Bottle, and use a wine-glassful to a tumbler of water.