One Tiling and Another.

Manawatu Herald, 24 February 1898, Page 4

One Tiling and Another.

It is a good plan, when possible, to set a saucer in all china or bruss ornamental pots for the plants to stand on. It is easier to lift them out and empty the superfluous water— unless the pots are always removed for the process of watering ' — and prevents the roots getting saturated. Even tiny pots can be treated in the same way, using email plates or dishes I from old toy sets, eto. Sweet oil and putty powder, followed by soap and water, are good for brightening brass or copper, Washing soda, with half Its volume of pumice powder and ditto of powdered chalk, made into a paste with water, is an ' ezoellent means of cleansing, though the ; pumice is apt, with friction, to deaden or remove the polish of the marble. If varnish is defaced and shows white marks, take linseed oil and turpentine in equal parts. Shake them well in a vial and apply & small quantity on a soft piece of cotton until the color is restored. Then wipe the mixture entirely off. A tablespoonful of powdered borax in a pail of water will keep fine white flannels from turning yellow in the washing. For the shrinkage of unbleached muslin allow an inch to the yard. Old tins bako better than new ones.