HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 10 January 1931, Page 9

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

THINGS USEFUL TO KNOW TO KEEP WASHLEATIIER MOIST To prevent waslileather becoming hard and dry, it is a god idea to place it in a jam jar after wringing it out, and cover it with a lid with two or three holes punched in it for ventilation. In this way the leather keeps moist. PETROL AS AN ANTISEPTIC Very few motorists know that their petrol is also an antiseptic. By pouring petrol on a wound and allowing it to run off and evaporate, all the grease and fatty bodies to which dirt and germs have become affixed are washed away. For a wound to have the best chance of healing it must be rendered clean and dry. In the case of motor-car accidents, where a wound has been contaminated by soil from the road, petrol is admirable. Petrol has recently been used in factories for the treatment of wounds and burns, And results show that the number of re-dressing has been reduced by 25 per cent., and men have been enabled to resume work at a much earlier date. CARE OF A TILED HEARTH i While tiled hearths may be washed occasionally without deterioration, a better plan is to rub them regularly with a duster and a little floor polish. This preserves the glaze and keeps them non-absorbent of dirt and coal dust. PATCHING WALLPAPER

To put a patch on your wallpaper, if you tear your new piece quite unevenly round the edges instead of cutting it straight, it will show much less. A rough edge, especially in a patterned paper blends in with the old part, and hardly shows where it has been put on, whereas a straight line is nearly always noticeable. TO KEEP CHEESE FRESH If you put two pieces of lump sugar underneath the cover of the cheese-dish the cheese will not get dry, and will keep fresh for a long time. . GENERAL If silver is well washed in warm water and soap, it needs very little polishing. Slightly soiled suede gloves can be cleaned by rubbing them, while on the hands, with a piece of flannel dipped in flour. Strong soap hardens and shrinks wollens, and causes coloured materials t.o ! run. To keep leather-covered furniture free from cracks, polish it regularly with a cream made from one part of vinegar and two parts of linseed oil, which must be bottled and shaken until it is like cream. For rheumatism and other pains dissolve three camphor tablets in half a pint of paraffin. Rub the affected part with this, and the pain will be lessened. A faded carpet can be brightened bv rubbing it with a cloth dipped in vine;{far. The white of a new-laid egg', immediately applied, will effectively stick the edges of freshly broken china.