THE HOUSEKEEPER. HOME HINTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1913, Page 11

THE HOUSEKEEPER. HOME HINTS.

Discoloured Knife ' Handles. --- When ivory knifo handles ( become yellowlooking they may be restored to theif original colour .by rubbing them with fine emery or sandpaper. This also removes all spots and stains. A Good China Cement. — By applying. a little carriage varnish with a camel's hairbrush to the edge of broken china, tho parts being nearly joined together, tho fracture will_ when thoroughly dry be hardly perceptible, and the china will stand fire and • water. ■ r Care of Plants.— On your_ weekly washing day always made a point of soaking tho indoor plants for , a few hours in tepid soapy water. • and washing the leaves carefully. This keeps them nice and fresh, , and they very seldom require any water in 1 tho interval. White Paint.— Tho following mixture is excellent for cleaning white paint. Mix togother equal quantities of g'dft so»p, salt and whiting, and apply it to the paint with a flannel wrung out of warm water. Rinse well, and' polish with a soft duster. To ( Remove Wiho Stains. — Place a small quantity of milk in a saucepan, then while it is still on tho fire hold the stained portion of the cloth in* it, and let the milk come to the ' boil. > This will soon cause the stain to disappear. The cloth must be afterwards carefully washed as usual. £)amp Cupboards.— lf any of your cupboards are . damp, try placing a Jar- of unslaked lime in them. The lime absorbs the damp, and keeps the air dry and pure. But remember that it should be renewed fairly often, as it quickly loses its power. • To. Clean' Wallpaper.-^When the wallpaper becomes oiled looking, try cleaning it in the following way : -^ Dip . a clean duster in dry jiowderca borax, and rub it all over the soiled parts. ' This method is even more effectivo than bread. , Glass StoppetA. I\> loosen a glass topper in a bottle, put one or two drops .of sweet oil round tho stopper, ahd place Fit a little distaneo t from the fire. When the bottle _ is quite > warm, strike the stopper, with a stick with a cloth wrapped tightly round it, first on , one side and then on the other. Thisjj'ill loosen even the most obstinate stopper. Lamp Chimneys.— After washing lamp ohimneys try polishing them with' dry salt. This gives the , glass a brilliant shine, and prevents it Hrom oracking.