Household Hints.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 162, 7 June 1909, Page 3

Household Hints.

A Cheap Whitewash. A cheap whitewash which will stand the rain and weather without coining off. and will do for galvanised iron: Place enough tallow required for the purpose in a large bucket, then layabout the same quantity of good lime. dry, on top of tallow, i.e., equal pro portions of each, then pour enough water on to slake the lime. When the heat from the lime has melted the tallow, and all is well dissolved, stir it thoroughly until all is well mixed,then apply, warm if possible, with a large brush. This will do for any surface, The surface must be quite dry before applying the mixture. If required to dry very white add a small quantity of blue. Whitewash for outside work : Take a clean watertight barrel, and put into it half a bushel of lime: slak" it by pouring water it boiling hot, a:.;; in sufficient quantity to cover it five inches deep, and stir in briskly tiil thoroughly slaked. When the flaking

has been effected, dissolve it in water, j and add two pounds of zinc sulphate , and one pound common salt. These will cause the wasp to iuird'-n and prevent its cracking. Common !")>/jr!:,;' is preparer] by ad'ii:. : ; earthly pigments to the mixtures us< 1 i'-v lime whirl;-.;:. which is whitewashing of hot. ; t:re white lime a:.'i wao-r, improved by adding one pound of * allow fr< e from salt to every hush'-: of '.-;n- ; r-. The following, approximate;-.-, are t'no prrrortions of colour to ev< :y mmm-1 of iirr.o according to tin*, required: (.'ream colour, 4 lbs to *> lbs ochre; fawn colour, 6 lbs to 8 lbs umber; Indian red, 2lb lamp black; buff on stone colour 6 lbs to 8 lbs raw umber and 3 lbs to | 4 lbs lamp black. j

To Get Up Collars and Cuffs.— If you follow these directions carefully, I am sure you will be pleased with the result: After washing the articles perfectly cljan, leave them in cold water till next day. Make a cold starch in the usual way, and wring the articles through it twice. Then dissolve two teaspoonsful of borax in hot water, let it cool, and wring the collars and cuffs through that twice. Wrap them in a clean towel, and mangle. Wait for a little time before ironing. Iron on the wrong side first and then on the right, pressing evenly so as to get a good gloss. A polishing iron is best for this, but if you don't possess one you will be able with experience to polish with an ordinary flat iron.

Peacock's feathers are well known to be unlucky, and a strange north country superstition prevailed until recent years, to the effect that persons could not die peacefully in a bed containing the feathers of pigeons or game.

Scenting the hair —which so many people affect nowadays—must be looked upon as a delicate art in itself, and only with experience can the happy means be defined, most amateurs committing the fatal error of overdoing it.

Alphonse Daudet.the French realist, had a morbid fear of an unhappy marriage, and his way of asking the critic Julie Allard to be his wife: "Suppose we help each other in making books," can hardly be called romantic.

When Windows are Difficult to Open rub the cords with soft soap, and the sashes will run smoothly.

Mix Blacking with a little stale beer if you wish to soften it and add to its polishing powers.

To Strengthen a Weak Throat gargle daily with salt and water for several months.