Household Hints.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 September 1910, Page 4

Household Hints.

If you have to give medicine ny drops and have no dropper at hand, wet the u'dm of the 'bottls and. the liquid drops easily. The whites of eggs well whisked up and a little lemon juice added makes a very nutritious pick-me-up for sick people. Heat a lemon thoroughly before squeezing, and you will obtain nearly double the quantity of juice that you would if it had not been heatod. For "Washing Floors (wood or marble), Tiles, etc. —Add one teaspoonful of Wyandotte to a bucket of hot or cold water. Should any part be'stained tor discoloured, keep a little dry Wyandotte handy ami dip a moist cloth into it, rubbing well into the stain. If a few drops of glycerine bo added to the starch for linens, it would bo found that the iron would not-stick, and that the linens will have a beautiful gloss after they are ironed.

Defective eyesight is, according to an eminent authority, often due to wearing of tight collars, which interfere with the circulation of blood to the head.

-. in washing a pastry Ward, aire ..should bo taken to use a scrubbing brush and sand in the direction sol the grain of the wood. The dirt is by this means removed without scratching the surface. The sand should be washed off with a clean cloth', and then placed in the air to dry.

For Washing and Preserving Linoleums.—Add' one tablespoonful of Wyandotte to a bucket of hot or cold water, scrubbing as usual. This will not oidy perfectly clean the linoleum, but .preserve it, and brighten the colours in a very marked manner.

ff the boiler is rusty, the best method of cleaning it is to rub it with a piece of coarse kitchen flannel, dipped in ashes. Should this method fail to succeed, the experiment should be tried of scouring the surface of the boiler with a mixture of paraffin and ashes. Foir a severe headache a towol wrung out of hot water and applied to the back of the neck will often give instant relief. Also, putting the feet in hot water will often cure a headache by drawing the blood, from the head.

An excellent health rule for bright eyes and a clear skin is to take the juice of a lemon in a glass of water with a dash of salt .added every morning before breakfast. _ This acts directly on the liver, which has more to do with good looks than people imagine. For Cleaning Carpets without Lifting.—Dissolve half a cupful of Wyandotte in a pail of water. Take a soft brush, and go over the carpet thoroughly, using sufficient of the solution to wet the nap of the carpet; then wine over with damp heavy cloth. This will not only clean the carpet, but will bring out the colours as bright as new. For cankered throat, sore mouth, etc., use borax and honey, drink sage tor slippery elm tea. For a sore throat and congested lungs take a glass of hot uaxseed lemonade. fin's is made by pouring a quart of boiling water on a hall cupful of flaxseed, add the juice of two lemons, sweeten to taste, ano let boil in a double boiler, covered tightly, for an hour, then strain. For Paint Cleaning.—Add one tablespoonfu'l of Wyandotte to a bucket of cold water. Rub very briskly with a wet cloth, then dry off witlr another cloth. Should any part be stained dr discoloured, keep a litle dry Wyandotte handy, and dip the moist cloth into it. Ruh well into the stain, and dry oil as before. If above directions are adhered to. the gloss will bo retained in the naint.

Paste for Paperhanging.- G. E. M. (Tarnna) —New or previously unprepared walls absorb the paste so rapidly that unless the v.'okl ha. been specially treated, the paper ..-;n ,i,„... comes dry. This difficulty may lie overcome by giving the walls a coating of glue size, made by dissolving Jl'b of glue in I gallon of water. I'aperhaiigers' paste is made as follows:—Heat 41b of sifted flour with sufficient water to form a stiff batter. Heat it well to got rid oa lumps, and then add enough cold water to make it like pudding batter. Stir in about 2oz of wellpounded alum. Pour boiling water into the batter until it swells and loses its white colour. Let the paste cool before use, and it will go further.

An umbrella when wet should ho allowed to drain with the handle downwards. When it is not in use always unroll it, or you wil find creases where it has been folded.

Damp cupboards spoil all that is put into them and lead to expense in renewals. Linen mildews ami spoils, knives rust, boots turn green, and the owner is put to expense in replacing the loss of what the cupboard ha.s ruined. Quicklime, renewed occasionally, should be kept in such a place. ' This will ke« ptho cupboard d!ry and absorb all damp. Dipping keys in oil occasionally will keep loccks in order. All hinges must be touched with an oil leather now and then to save the annoyance of croaking doors. For Washing Woollens.—Use one tablespoonful of W.va:ndotte to each nail of warm (not hot) water..Wash by squeezing tho goods between the hands. Do not rub o« washboard's o~ twist goods in wringing. In the sick room no disinfectant cart take the place of free ventilation and cleanliness. .It is an axiom in sanitary science that it is impracticable to disinfect an occupied apartment, for the reason that <lisease germs are not destroyed by the in tho atmosphere of any known disinfectant in respirable quantity. Bad odours may be neutralised, but this does not constitute disinfection in the sense in which the term is used here. These bad odours are for the most part an indication of want of cleanliness or of proper ventilation, and it is better to turn contaminated air out of the window or up the chimney than to attempt to purify it by the use of volatile chemical agents, such as carbolic acid, chlorine, etc., which are all more or less offensive to the sick, and are useless so far as disinfection—properly so-called is concerned.