Household Hints.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 130, 11 February 1909, Page 3

Household Hints.

e ; Boiled fruits should he kept in tlx n ' dark. A dry cupboard is the besi . place for then. l . ' To stiffen curtains if wanting starcl • extra stiff a little flour added will b< fdund to answer the purpose. A" ihustard plaster mixed entirely with white of egg will neither scai nor .blister. After eating onions eat a leaf oi - parsley, or drink a glass of milk, anc > the unpleasant smell and taste will at once disappear. ' t Rub a littie oil of peppermint over a ( rensitive corn. This will ease tht ' soreness in a wonderful manner. 1 Do women drive men to drink? Yes. '■ some women do in this way: UnwholeL some, badly-cooked food is the start of . j many an intemperate life. The system . . demands proper nourishment, and when ■ it does not get it. there is uneasiness 1 ! art', an unsr.l:?.Vd lVeling tbat is tem- ; purarily relieved by r.iciiolic drink; and L : it not tr.ke long to form a craving '■ ami a habit. J j Did you know that a paper bag ;s \ just the thing to slip your hand into * j when blackening the stove? Try it. :j There arc rrany methods suggested i for ridding a house of fleas. One of i the simplest is to scatter oil of pennyroyal about in places they infest, and to put a large pan of common salt > beneath each bed.