THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

Kumara Times, Issue 1445, 16 May 1881, Page 2

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

Grated rotten-stone mixed in either sweet oil or alcohol will polish brass ) or kerosene oil and a flannel cloth ; or sapolio. If a child has a bad earache, dip a plug of cotton wool in olive oil; warm it and place it in the ear. < Wrap up the head and keep it out of draughts. Black cotton gloves 'Will not crack the hands if scalded in salt water before wearing. The salt - prevents fading. When almost dry, one should put them on, in order to stretch them and keep them in good shapes Cure for chapped hands 1 One part of glycerine, four of Pond’s extract of witch hazel, four of water 5 pat in a bottle and shake well j it is ready for use immediately. It is well to shake thoroughly each time of using. Beeswax and salt will make flat-irons as clean and as smooth as glass. Tie a lump of wax in a rag and keep it for that purpose. When the irons are hot rub them with the wax rag 5 then scour with a paper or rag sprinkled with salt. The inhalation of air charged with ammonia vapours, as a remedy for whooping cough, has been tried in France with success. One of the methods of application employed is boiling strong ammonia in the room where the patient is. Bleeding at the nose can be stopped by vigorous action of the jaws, as if in progress of mastication. In the case of a child, a wad of paper should be placed in the mouth and the child instructed to chew hard. It is the mo-

tion of the jaw that stops the flow of blood. The pain of a sprained limb is Quickly removed by ice-cold water. The terrible pangs of whitlow or felon are cut short by intense heat. To prevent flies from injuring picture frames, glasses,' &c.-, boil' three or four onions in a pint of water j then with a gilding brush go over yoUr glasses and framesy-and the flies-wili~notralight on. the article so washed. .. This may be used without apprehension, as it will not do the least. iiyary r to'fhe frames. To soften hard Water'! Take two pounds Of washing soda and one pound of common lime, and boil in five gab lons of water" for, two or ‘ three hours \ then stand away to settle and dip off the clear water from the top and put it in a jug. Can be used for washing dishes or cleaning; and one teacupful in a boiler of clothes, put in after the water is hot, will whiten the clothes and soften the water without injury to; the hands Or clothes.