Hints for the Household.
Honey arid float* made into" a'fealve 'form an i excellent remedy for boils. V .' V* "' Beating .mashed potatoes 'makes them lighter and whiter. - ' Powdered'orrfsroot is* a" cheap^nd good booth powdoi\ Ib also parities 'the' breath. . Cayenne pepper blown into ;the cracks where ants congregate will drive them away* ' The,eam/e remedy is also good for mice, j - ' '.. To clean, black cashmere, soak the cloth 1 in a /solution of supercarbonate of, soda and' w,ater- for twenty Jour. hovjrs. Hang up W'd^y,; and iron while damp- < ; ..Spirib^ ol .ammonia., diluted with .water, '.ifappliocl with a sponge, or flannel- to dis-' coloured spots oncarpeta or garments,, will' i often restore to colour.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 338, 30 January 1889, Page 6
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113Hints for the Household. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 338, 30 January 1889, Page 6
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