HINTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2104, 1 February 1908, Page 1 (Supplement)

HINTS.

Powdered hath brick will remove *tains on china. A few grains of salt sprinkled on coffee before the water is -added v. ill improve the flavor. YYhen cooling -anything in water, add -a little salt to tho water, and it will cool much quicker. To dye cloth black impregnate the material with acetate of iron mordant, and then boil in a decoction of madder and logwood. To clean white- cashmere, rub it well with hot- flour. Afterwards brush it well with a clean and dry brush.

To clean pewter, wash it first very hot- water, rub it with very fii silver sand and finally polish it wi leather.

Scrubbing -brushes should always be stood on end to drain after they are finished with. This plan will make them -last twice as long.

Oil, fruit, or paint stains can be successfully removed by means of a home-made mixture composed of a teaspoonful each of oil of lemon, peppermint, cloves, and cinnamon, with a wine-glassful! of rectified spirits of turpentine. This should he rubbed over the surface of the fabric with a piece of silk an old handkerchief answering the purpose excellently.

AA’hito kid gloves may be rubbed with cream of tartar, and if very slightly soiled it will make them look like new. A piece of flannel dipped in benzine and allowed to nearly dry before it is applied is more efficacious for-really soiled gloves, and after the benzine they should be rubbed again with breadcrumbs until ill stains and dirt arc removed, changing the crumbs as soon as they become soiled. i

Here is a plan that has been tried with success for cleaning and pressing skirts. Brush them first, then whisk off with -a clean -brush, dampened in ammonia and warm water. Any stain can he removed if rubbed out at once with a mixture of equal parts of ammonia, alcohol, and water. After the skirt is thoroughly cleansed, brushed, and dried, lay it oil the pressing tAde or board, pin oacli plait down z, its proper fold, cover tlie skirt with- a piece of dark woollen goods which has been previously dampened, and then press. TO ENSURE GOOD COFFEE. Always heat your pot before putting i.n the ground coffee; add a pinch-of salt, and licit the pot again for a few minutes before slowly pouring oil the water. TO (SCALE FLSM. There is some difficulty in sealing freshwater fish, but it will he found easier if they are dipped in boiling water for a few minutes before the attempt is made.