HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Otaki Mail, 3 January 1919, Page 2

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To clean a greasy stove, dip a cloth in drj- wot and rub over the greasy places. Then apply blacklc-tti nod the spots will disappear.

When furniture look-t dulli.lry rubbing with a fianrjtl dipped in a mixture of equal pgrto of turpentine and kero-

A few thin slice* of white soap aMvl to the water before putting flowers ih will keep them fresh twice as long. Tea leaves moistened with will remove the 'l'n-eMlouT&tian cauwd by flowers.

One tablcspoonful of ground, pepper. and two tablespoonfuis of brownKugar' mixed with enough Cream Jo make a tfiowia paste will-kill mc-< au'd «oa ? t hurt the eat. - . ■ .

When laundering curtain* rfijfifcen, on rods when partly dry and has--- at hrinloir. When dry a slight prming * ' teaves them beaatifuljj- f;VCn an ,3 m / ! the tedious of stretching them, j I A verj- eheap. Ketrvkeabk elothei" hamper .way be made i«' this way; 'Pf'' cure from your grocer m ( ,' r ,r mi *rv coffee druM and eover. With a >« asl and a hamaer >eake a few hole's ?f*.tt<: wfle- of tjhe drnm to-allow for .y/«tila-' iioou PaJsieii or f >« the, -' ettviit. 'istaia and varaish or^ a * B *' sa y - desired eolour. If ''stained painted '.,.'* . to [mztehj the iti'mmadittdjl "- owteruk'' ■ »nd j*s«-d at the end of ™e aalt or i» the bathroom ibfct hamp', s ' r w »ii prsve'- 1 viery Aewieeablc ;: and iugbsn(!pgQtrt&.