HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
When .a child 'a woollen tat .becomes too shabby to' wean slip it over an old nj op-head to make a floor polisiter.
Fresh milk mixed with an even quantity of to rpentine will" freshen shabby linbleum. Rub the .mixture in. with a rsoft cloth and polish with a cotton cluster which has/been- slightly warmed.
When removing; 'Stubborn. screws apply a -little vinegar and let it soak in before using the screw-driver. This method often succeeds where oil fails.
To wash, coloured art serge without extracting t>lio-dye, soak it for an hour or more and then wash it well with a half-and-half mixture- of soft soap and borax. Rince thoroughly in plenty of cold water, put it through the wringer and fold- it double over the lin© in a shady place in a light wind.
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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 47, 1 May 1930, Page 2
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137HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 47, 1 May 1930, Page 2
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