HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 450, 9 February 1909, Page 4

HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE.

Trv saving every scrap of tissue paper that comes into Ibe bouse for wiping looking-glasses. It gives a peculiar lustre to the glass. ' i .. ■ . Creaking Doors. —The creaking of a door may he instantly stopped by rubbing the binge with a piece of soap. It does not spoil the look of.tbe paint as when oil is used.

Useful Toothache Remedy. Fill a small cup with boiling vinegar. Dip a piece of cotton-wool into it, and tub the gum, let the vinegar be as hot as you can endure. Stop the aching tooth with the same wool. In live minutes the pain will have ceased. Sometimes, however, two applications must be made.

Do not clean baby’s feedingbottle with bottle-brushes, as the bristles are very apt to come out after a short time ol using, and might possibly be swallowed by the child. A much better plan is to fix a piece of sponge on to the end of a wire, and to clean the bottle with this. The sponge must be kept absolutely clean.

To Clean an Umbrella. —If your umbrella falls into the mud, and you cannot brush the dirt off, the best way is to wash it with a nice soap lather. First grease the inside wires, to prevent them from rusting, then proceed to wash cover, scrubbing dirty parts with soft brush ; next, rinse it with cold water inside and out, and hang in sun to dry. The umbrella must be kept up all the time. It will look quite new when done. To Keep Collars and Cuffs Clean- —When travelling it is difficult to keep one’s collar and cuffs clean, and getting them washed may be a difficulty ; also at home. As workaday people we all know how soon these things get soiled. As soon as they begin to look a little dirty, take the coiner of a towel, dip it in cold water, squeeze it well, and rub the collar and cuffs quickly and hard with it, being careful not to make them too wet, and then rub carefully with a dry part of the towel. This should give them a new lease of life, without depriving them of any of their stiffbess. A nice, clean collar and cuffs to match give a look of neatness and cleanliness which is most valuable to many.