For the Ladies.

Dunstan Times, Issue 997, 27 May 1881, Page 2

For the Ladies.

THINGS WORTH REMEM BEK INC. That parsley eaten with vinegar will remove the unpleasant effects of eating onions. That cakes, puddings, etc., are improved by making the currants, sugar, anil flour hot before using them. That earthy mould should never be washed from potatoes, carrots, or other roots, until just before cookiuu. That charcoal powder is good for polishing knives without destroying the blades. It is also a good tooth powder when finely pulverised.

That potato water in which potatoes have been scraped, the water being allowed to settle ami afterwards strained, is good for sponging dirt out of silk. That straw matting may he cleaned with a large coarse cloth, dipped in salt and water, and then wiped dry. The salt prevents the straw from turning yellow. That tea-leaves, used for keeping down the dust when sweeping carpets, are apt to sta’n light colors. Salt is best in the winter, and new mown hay in summer. That buttermilk is excellent for cleaning sponges. Steep the sponge in the milk for some hours, then squeeze it out, and wash it in cold water.

That a piece of cotton cloth dipped in turpentine and wrapped round the toe on which a soft corn is situated will give relief, and after a few days the corn will disappear.