HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Shannon News, 24 September 1929, Page 3

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When curtains have holes in them, cut out pieces from an old curtain. Dip these in stareh, and iron the pieces over the holes. These adhere and invisible mending is attained.

There will be no need to give your silver forks and spoons a special weekly clean if you add a teaspoonful of borax when washing them in warm soapy water., v Dry tuem thoroughly on the teacloth, and give them a final rubbing with a chamois leather or a special silver polishing duster. Pewter that is very dirty can be cleaned by soaking it for three or four day 3 in water with' a small quantity, of -ootash added. Then it should be'rubbed with a clean duster dipped in olive oi' mixed with precipitated chalk. Polish with a dry, soft duster.

To keep your kitchen table clean and white the following ingredients should be well mixed with some dissolved soap. Half a pound sand, half a pound lime. Put the mixture on with a scrubbing brush, and wash off with plenty of cold water. Leather chairs that 'have been allowed to get very dirty can be revived by wiping with a cloth wrung out in warm water to which a little ammonia and vinegar have been added. Worn parts should be touched up with ink! or cold water dye to match the colour of the leather; then when dry a film of white of egg brushed over to pre vent further wear. Let this dry thoroughly, and then polish with ordinary furniture polish. Leather chairs should be polished periodically with furniture polish, as the cream acts as a protection against the acid fumes in the air which have a perishing effect on leather. When you have the misfortune to spill ink over your nicest carpet, the place should be immediately washed with skim milk and a clean, soft flannel. Pour the milk directly over the marked place and rub vigorously. Do you know how to keep your chamois leather clean, in order to obtain the best results from it? If it is very rnueh I soiled, soak it in a pint of soapy water to which has been added three tablespoonfuls of household ammonia. Move it about with a large spoon, so as to press out as much dirt as possible. Kin.se in tepid water, rub well, and finally in several fresh waters. Dry in the shade, and pull frequently to keep it soft. Egg-shells are numerous in the ordinary kitchen, and too often these find their way into the garbage pail with little thought for their usefulness. In future crush all your ege-ahells with a rolling-pin until they are as fine as powder. Use this powder to remove the stains from enamel saucepans; tea stains from cups or teapot, and fruit or other stains from white woodwork.

For the stained saucepans or china, dip a piece of flannel in the crushed egg-shell and rub gently; for the stained woodwork, dip a wet scrubbing brush in the powder and scrub vigorously. White clothes which have become marked by grass should be sponged with a solution of ammonia and water. Coloured materials for the grass stain should be well moistened with paraffin or glycerine, left for about one hour, and rinsed in w*rm water and then washed in the usual way.