NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20492, 10 March 1932, Page 4

NOTES.

A good rccipo for floor stain is as follows:—Mix thoroughly ono pint turpentine with 6d. .Brunswick black. Apply the mixture to tho floor with a brush; When dry apply second coat. This method of staining produces a nice brown surface. New York City has more hotels than any other city in the country, 281 out of tho national total of 22,700. fc>an Francisco is second with 14 ( J. ILokitika reports state that all branches of tho building trades are somewhat slack, but tlio district iroluprospecting boom already pi-onuses betler things.

Tho property market at Greymoutli is apparently on tho move. Ono ot the most important deals for some time is the sale ol the Opera owned by the Greymoutli Opera House (Jo., Ltd., to a company including the Fuller-Wayward combination, and local interests. The pi ice is stated to be £'7ooo, and it is understood that improvements are to be made to tho building, including re-painting ana decorating. . A very serviceable colander can be made from a large tin. Make holes in tho bottom and about 3in up the side with a large nail, piercing from the inside. File off the burrs with a rasp. To prevent vacuum flasks smelling musty after being shut away, -always wash and drain well, then put in a lump of sugar before corking. A fresh lump should be used each time. When finger-prints or other marks show on white walls, clean with breadcrumbs or art wax. If neither gives satisfactory results, use some of the white which cleans your white shoes. Use a little olive oil for briglittning ebony. Apply with a warm flannel, rubbing tho oil well into the material. Mixed with an equal quantity of lime water, olive oil makes a soothing application for a burn. A little of this mixture should alwaj's bo kept handy. Silver will not tarnish in storage it a thin film of olive oil is smeared oyer it. When the silver is required for use, wash in a warm, soapy water and dry thoroughly. Olive oil is an excellent skin food. Rub a_ little into the hands and face at bedtime, then wash in the usual way. , To mend spouting, clean the inside of tho spouting where holes occur or joins have opened up for a distance of about six inches on each side. Then give the spouting-a coating; of any old paint or tar. Next .select a piece of stout brown paper and cut it suitably so that it fits neatly over holes and up the sides. Apply paint or tar to one Side; then stick it over the holes or joins. Finally give the top of the brown paper and portion of the spouting near the paper a coat of paint or tar. When dry, the paper sets like iron, and it will last as long as spouting. ' Many Dunedin business houses are having their premises renovated and painted, while domestic work is still demanding the services of the trade. For the past ten months the total value of building work done in the city is £131,681.

Many people seem to think that ouce they have painted the outside of their home there is no more to be done. But it is not only necessary to make the outside clean and presentable; the interior is just as important. A coat of paint on the weather boards does not remedy an unsanitary and 'a disreputable interior. The expenditure of a few pounds on wallpapers, and particularly bathroom enamels, would do much to sweeten up many a home which at present is camouflaged in an exterior coat of paint but nas a rather unwholesome inside. How often do we go into a house or a shop and see furniture which oould be brightened up with oil, polish, or paint? A little thought brings to mind many instances where familiarity has dulled our senses to the need for renovation. To strangers, however, shabbiness is at once apparent and it us all to keep things spick and span, and it costs little to do so, besides giving business in a much-needed direction. The new lodge at Hanmer, which was designed by Messrs Helmore and Cotterilj, and built by Messrs Keir and Thompson, of Rangiora, is now nearly finished, and will he ready for occupation at Easter. Designed throughout in the Spanish style, and cojnfortably appointed within, it is a strikingly beautiful building, a.nd there is no other quite like it in New Zealand. The walls are finished in a cream stucco, with a wavy surface, in keeping with the Spanish tradition, and the windows and shutters are being painted in a brightish dark blue. A sub-contract for the painting was let to Mr C. A. Cooper, of Chnstchurch. Aluminium saucepans can be thoroughly cleaned in the following way:— Fill the saucepans with cold water, add an onion cut into small pieces, atid allow it to simmer for a few minutes. This removes all food particles. Empty the saucepans and dry them thoroughly with a clean, soft cloth. Soda should never be used for cleaning aluminium pans. Copper kettles, or preserving pans that have become blackened through neglect, may be restored by rubbing them with a half of a lemon which has been dipped in salt. Rub the metal firmly and evenly, then rinse under cold, running water. Dry with a soft, warm cloth. An excellent cleanser for iron pans can be made by mixing equal parts of powdered pumice and washing powder. Apply with a damp rag, rinse under cold, running water, and dry carefully. When not in use, all pots and pans should be inverted and raised slightly at one end to allow the air to circulate round them.

Have you anything to sell—Do you wish to buy? If so a small advertisement in the classified section of The Press will be all you need. 12 words Is, three insertion? 2s 6d. • —6