USEFUL HINTS.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 29 December 1920, Page 4

USEFUL HINTS.

',' Dried iteaTe.ay.es y bumt on'hot cinders drive flies away. . j 1 Before washing flannels shake v th"em j to get. rid of'any loose" dust, . j 'On washing day place a slice of raw .lemon in the copper with the white clothes. It helps to whiten them. When stung by a bee or a wasp, make a paste of earth and water, put on the place at once, and cover with a cloth. Tapestry chairs and sofas will look better for being cleaned occasionally - with bran, rubbed on with a flannel. Gaberdine of a light shade can be dry-leaned with equal quantities of baking soda and fuller's earth. Your eyes will not water if when you peel onions you begin to remove < the peeling from the root and, work upwards. Equal parts of resin and beef suet melted together make an excellent wax for sealing bottles containing ftuit or pickles. For cracked lips borax and honey i ! a ;plecdid remedy. .Take hall a tea 1 spoonful o£ finely powdered bora: aad mis it with a teaspopnfiil o honey. When the steel fittings oi a stove beootne brown through heat, rub then over with a rag dipped in vinegar before cleaning in the usual way. Half a dozen or so serewed-up balls o£ waste paper that have been soaked in .-alt, inserted here and there over I a iire will stop the lapid burning 1 away of the coal. Green peas, asparagus, cabbage, l| cauliflower, spinach, brussels sprouts I aud dandelions keep their colour better S if they ate not covered while cooking. ! A cement for glass or china is made i by dissolving a little alum in an iron d spoon over the fire. It should be carej fully applied with a lino brush and j left to dry. , ! White blotting paper makes an exj cellent filter and strainer for water or j any other liquid. A funnel can be , formed by folding a double piece in fan fashion. To keep moat fresh, pour a little vinegar iu a deep dish, place two sticks across it, aud stand the this. Cover with a thin piece of musiiu.' Flies will not go near a joint protected in this way. ! To sweep matting, cover the broom with a cloth slightly damped with salt water. It will take off all the dust, and save the'matting from being splintered, as happens when an uncovered ! J broom is used. I If a metal or enamel teapot has be- ] come musty, fill it with boiling water ! and drop in a red-hot cinder, close the lid, aad leave tor a short time. Then rinse out with clean water. To remove stains from brown shoes, brush off all mud and then scrub in boiling water with a little, soap, but no soda. Allow to dry for twenty-four hours before cleaning with polish. The cabbage is useful for drawing and cleaning a gathered finger or poisoned hand. Take a cabbage leaf, roll it out with a bottle until the juice comes, and tie. on the affected part.