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Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 October 1915, Page 4

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All wooden buckets; and wa;;h-tuL>>, when jjuL in line, should iia-vu about uwo jJiclics of nil tor left in them. 'J'iiis is •specially necessary when they arc made ol joined wood, a.s it is prevents them lrom becoming too dry, and. the wood from .■shrinking so that Uiey leak. An oven that is constantly in use rc(juires lo be kept scrupulously clean. h should not only have the .shelves .scrubbed with soda occasionally, but, in addition, the shelves should be painted with quicklime two or (liree limes a year. An oven treated in tlii.s way never becomes caked with grease, and there is no unpleasant smell.when it is being used. Allow cabbage-water to get quite eo'd before pouring down drains or pinks. You will find it will leave no unpleasant smell behind,, as it does when it is poured away hot. To remove (stains from wlrite flannel, cricketing shirts, -and similar things, smear with equal parts ol' yolk of <.-gg and glycerine. Leave for an hour, and wash in the usual way. When boiling green peas, add a. lettiitsc leaf and a tablespoonfull of sugar, and they .will retain Uieiv colour and have a much better flavour. If jolly will not sot, try adding the juice of a lemon or some w'hrto vinegar, and the difficulty will bo immediately overcome. When the Clock Stops.—lf a clock «top through dust accumulating in the works, and it is not convenient in the time to take it to a clock-maker, try the following method :—iSaturato u piece of flannel with paraffin, and, if the clock is a small box clock, place the ilannel on the bottom, so as to miss the pendulum. The vapour from the paraffin will lubricate- tFe -works.