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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 147, 15 April 1909, Page 3

Of those vegetables that contain iron, chief among them comes spinach, which some specialists declare to be most valuable on account of its medicinal and strengthen ingporperties. For one thing, spinach is'good for the liver. Then, again, it freshens the complexion. So, of course, do onions, which experts, moreover, maintain are almost the best nervine known. Instead of taking hot water and soap for scrubbing boards or wooden utensils, try the effect of cold water and silver sand. Wash over the article with cold water, then dip the brush into the sand and scrub well with the grain of the wood, wash the sand off and let dry. Wood cleaned in this way will be beautifully white, and with no more, probably less, trouble than if soap were used. Frilled muslin curtains, which are very tibublesome to Iron, are easily got up in the following manner: — Choose a rather windy day, and after the curtains have been put through a thin starch hang them on the line lengthways. Then draw out the aides quite level, and just stroke out the frills with the hand. The wind will then flap them, an they will look quite as nice as if goffered. Silks that will stand water may also be sponged in warm water and alcohol in the proportion of one third of alcohol to two thirds of water. It should be done on the wrong side of course, and ironed afterwards with a slightly heated iron.