FOR THE HOUSEWIFE’S NOTEBOOK

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 441, 24 August 1928, Page 5

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE’S NOTEBOOK

DENTED FURNITURE Light scratches and dents in furniture can often be remedied by holding a pad of hot wet towelling to the affected portions; deeper dents disappear if brown papei* soaked in water is placed over the wood, and a moderately warm iron held over the paper. The combined effect of moisture and heat serves to raise the dents. When the furniture is quite dx*y, polish it in the usual way Heat stains are an almost daily problem. Place a layer of cooking salt, the thickness of a two-shilling-piece, over the stain, soak in olive oil, leave till the morning, and then wipe off. If necessary, repeat this treatment. CEMENT FOR GLASS A reliable cement for mending glass is made thus; Allow '5 to 10 parts of dry gelatine to 100 parts of water; to this solution add 10 per cent, of a concentrated solution of bi-chromate of potash, and keep the prepai-ation in the dark. When articles joined by this cement are exposed to the light, the gelatine film is acted upon by chemical rays. The chromate is partially reduced and the film of cement becomes extremely tough and dui’able-