Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 4, 24 January 1907, Page 33

Domestic

By • Maureen '

The Removal of Dry Putty,. _ N The •difficulty of renioving'old putty from a windbwsash is easily overcome. _ Heat an' iron- rod— ra soldering iron for preference— and' pass it- slow.ly . over the putty, which -will." thus be rendered . soft,_ when it may ' easily be removed.. ' -

How to Use Small Pieces of Soap. Scraps of soap should -"never be wasted. When- they are too small- to use for -washing, -they should be carefully collected, and;. put away. If flannels are to be washed the scraps should be taken out, cut in small pieces, and boiled to a jelly. This, diluted with warm rain-water 1 , makes a beautiful lather for washing woollen goods, which are spoilt if soap is rubbed on to the fabric. Small pieces of toilet"- soap should be .kept, bythemselves, and they can be melted up again with * ,'a little idrop of milk, then formed into cakes and put aside to dry until ready for use. FaintUwg Fits. »

Fainting proceeds from different causes; the commonest being a disturbance of the circulation, of , ~_the ,blooid in the brain. For an ordinary ~ fainting fit lay the patient flat. Great harm has often resulted from

the treatment of ignorant people, in '.trying to make the patient sit up, or propping up the head '-with pillows.. To send the blood back from the. heart to the brain, the flat posture is -absolutely liecessary. Let the patient lie so that the feet are % higher than the head, throw open the clothes about the chest and throat, sponge the face with cold water, and give some coljd water to drink. •

Sunshine Gives Sleep .'■

All Sufferers from sleeplessness should try,,- sunshine as a cure for their woes; it. is the very. -best, soporific that there is. Many women are martyrs ,to sleeplessness, and yet they avoid- the. sunshine as -if it were an evil thing. They wear veils, carry parasols, seelk t>he- shady side of the road", and -do ~"tsvery thing to keep off the influence of kindly old King Sol; kisses may sometimes bring an unbecoming- amount of color to their faces, but who gives them the' beauty of health and . cheerfulness. Pale and" sickly-looking women may become blooming and strong "if they; will but seek the sunshine, and basic in it both indoors and out whenever it is possible, heedless alike -of damage Co carpets - or~ clojLhes from its scorching rays. , , - '. Good Complexions

Complexion- is all a - matter of digestion. Where" there is good ■ digestion a beautiful complexion' is bound to. follow. A well-regulated stomach invariably" - proclaims itself iiL a good-looKirag face-, and t?o maintain this well-regulated condition - attention to a fruit diet is recommended. Plums, blackberries, white and black grapes, oranges, and peaches are among the table fruits,' and it is difficult to say which is the best' for" a pretty complexion. If the skin, is kept fresh and the diet is laxative the face will be good to look upon. People eat too much breadstuff s. A' .^pretty woman will be able to keep her 'charm if, she -consumes less starch, -glue, and mucilage than the gourmand. A mud-colored skin is usually an indication of impure blood. ... ■-- . - - Have You a Perfect Hand ? Contrary, to popular "belief, it is not the smallest hand that is the ideal one. - The - ideal size' is that which a 6£ glove will lit, and a well-shaped hand in this '-size is always pretty. . The ideal hand must be fairly plump, -«.wiih tapering fingers, and "such a hand as this will show oft a glove to "the best advantage, filling out every part of it so that there is_not v a crease or a line to be seen. The measurement round the wrist at" the first button should be^ln.,; round the knuckles at ,the base of the fingers, fifin. ; • round the hand at the ball of the thumb, 7-Ain. ; from the •base to the top of the thumb, 4-f in. ; and from the top of the second-finger to the fork, 3|in. ; a-nd ,the other fingers in proportion. " The woman who can "show '■~ these measurements may safely lay- claim -to an ideal hand, which will confpare favorably with '\ any other.