HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2413, 30 January 1909, Page 9 (Supplement)

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Verdigris on metal can be removed by rubbing it with liquid ammonia. A few drops of vinegar in tile raising water will give a very pretty tint to°finc laces. , ', , - „ Silk may he cleaned by sponging the dirty parts with the water ui which potatoes have been boiled. If silver is very badly tarnished ap-ply-a paste of whitening and methylated spirit; then wash off and pousli. A slice of lemon dipped m Imelypowdered salt is useful for removing stains and iruuks from bone and ivoiv knife handles. - Lacquered brass should he mo bed dailv with a soft, dry cloth especially in damp weather, as nothing spoils lacquer more than damp, -when dust settles on the damp. To keep a really brilliant polish on silver, wash it with very hot. soapy water, using a soft flannel for 1 each, article. Afterwards dry well, ’and polish with a wash leather in iront ol afire. 7 . There is no plate powder or. brush that can compare with good honest elbow grease when cleaning silver. A daily rub with a wasli-loatlior will keep the articles looking far better than a weekly clean up. . ITow to Keep Flour.—l* lour _is almost as sensitive to odours -as is milk, therefore it should be kept in a perfectly clean, wholesome, dry place. Always raise, the barrel off the floor, either on two st rips of wood or on one of the handy little contrivances which will swing it out and into a cupboard. Never use flour for anything without sifting it first; it may be perfectly free from any foreign substance —and it may not. Sleeping sacks for children, with, arms and a button at the neck, instead of a nightdress, -are advocated by doctors because a child could not walk -about in a sack, and therefore, could not get to a fire and ignite its clothes, for it would he naked. One defect of ordinary nightdresses is that a restless child kicks off the bedclothes and rolls up the nightdress under its arms, leaving its legs and half its body exposed.