Here's Your Answer

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 245, 6 January 1928, Page 5

Here's Your Answer

I t ET THE SUN Service Bureau assist you with your problems, whether they relate to dress, health and beauty culture, cookery, homecraft, travel, sport or any other of the many things on which we are all constantly needing information. Whatever your particular puzzle may be, we will be glad to give our advice whenever possible. All communications must be accompanied by the inquirer's name and address (not for publication), and sent to THE SUN ’‘Service Bureau,” Women’s Page, THE SUN, Auckland. Answers will appear weekly in this column. FOR TIRED EYES I think you will find this lotion very restful for your tired eyes. Into a small tumbler of warm water, put rather less than half a teaspoonful of boracic powder, and bathe your eyes in it. Also make two little pads of cottonwool, soak them in slightly warmed rose-water, then lie down, laying them on your tired eyes and rest quietly for half an hour. Try also putting a little cold water into a small basin and bathe your eyes over and over again in it, if possible open your eyes, under water. TEMPER, TEMPER! You-can easily restore the temper to your irons by making each one very hot —not quite red-hot—and then putting it carefully into a pail of cold water. But don’t forget to turn your face away to avoid the splashes, will you?

NEW LAID? If you put eggs one at a time in a basin of water, the new laid ones wili sink to the bottom. The eggs that rise are not quite fresh, and if they float—’ware, they are b^d! CLEANING TILES A good way of cleaning glazed tiles is to rub them over with a lemon which has been cut in half. After some 15 minutes polish them with a soft, dry cloth. MENDING BOWLS To mend an enamel bowl which has a hole in it, make a thick cream by mixing ordinary building cement and water together. Put this over the hole and smooth it even. If you leave it for a few days to dry, it will harden and mend your bowl quite successfully. You will then be able to pour water in it without fear of leaking and use the bowl just as if it were new. AWAY WITH RUST

For preventing rust in coppers there s quite a simple remedy. Just rub some soap over the copper while it's stilt warm, as soon as you have finished using it. You will find this an excellent rust-preventer. CONCERNING CEILINGS Dirty ceilings quite spoil the look of a room, especially if they are inclined to peel, too. If you allow one ounce of alum to a quart of water and wash your ceiling with this mixture, it will not only clean it, but also prevent it from peeling. LAYING LINO

To lay linoleum successfully you should leave it rolled up in a warm room for about two days. Then scrub the floor which Is to be covered, and before it Is quite dry unroll the lino-

leum carefully and lay it in position. Leave it for a few days and then tack it down. You’ll find it will go quite smoothly. WASHING KNITTED SUITS For knitted suits it is best to use warm soapy water, and squeeze them, but not rub them, when washing. Rinse the suit several times, always using warm- water, and roll it in a Turkish towel to dry. Then lay it out flat on a table in the garden to finish drying. But don’t forget to put it in the shade, will you? KEEPING MILK FRESH If you w*ant to keep your milk fresh during the summer months, place your jug in a bowl containing a mixture of water and water-glass. To make this, allow twice as much water-glass as is given in the directions on the tin. STAINS ON WHITE MARBLE Here’s a good mixture to use for cleaning your white marble mantelpiece. Put 4oz. of soap, loz. of soda, loz. of pumice-powder, 4oz. of whiting and half a cake of washing blue in a

jar, and mix with a pint of boiling water. Stand the jar in a saucepan of boiling water and stir for 20 minutes. While it is still hot, spread this mixture over the marble, and after leaving it on for a couple of days, wash it off with warm water. Finally polish it with a leather.