HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Mice are banished by laying wild mint in their haunts.
Sprinkle lit. ur on burning oil. It will quickly extinguish if. whereas water would :il;e Jhme.
Tea, w.i:\-e or civ.-a .-tains should be removeii with boiling water; if obstinate, wiih a weak solution of oxalic acid. The crown of a crushed straw' hat should bo dampened with col;! water and stull'fd wry lightly with old. soft paper. ’■ a pul loi.ry in a hot place. If. will ■ •■■!« d )o its. c; i;Ji;:il shape. 1 ~ bo ~v, 1 111 1 <; I in comrii; , ; ili;i: i, r.ain sub-ju-u. :.: ’ ' able tor , i: g. Those which •. pi -out subji '• that in the ori'*i : nt *■ in while n :.: - ble should not bo colored beyond (lit shade of old marble. Housekeepers will find a canton flannel bag made with tV downy side outward to slip over the broom on cleaipi Ing days a great convenience for dust-: ing the walls. Make tlu- ting with a drawstring, so that it 'can be tied securely on to the handle of the broom.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3573, 16 September 1905, Page 4
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175HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3573, 16 September 1905, Page 4
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