HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 2, 3 January 1903, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR BUSY HOUSEWIVES.

■f. Piastm-of-Paris ornaments should W cleaned with wet stirch, and brushed gently off whan dry.

List m«_bb made in a hurry in the following manner: N til a piece of flWan old line a on a board, and scrape with a knife. It can thin be either used alone or spread with ointment.

Servants should nevsr ba allowed to leave brooms, brushe?, or slop-pails about in passag«s, or just outside doorways, or at the top of the stairs, as th : s is a mo»t dangerous practic-, <-nd th« muse of many a bad f >li and accident. FpiLEß's fabth will ba Found a cheap and easy way to clfau doois, waicecots, etc., witb, for on wcod that is unpaiuted it forms a splendid wibsti-, tote for soap. It should be madi- into I a thick F*ste and applied on a wet fl?nnt\ and afterwards be well washed off in warm water.

A go D cemest ft* mending broken china can be made as fo'lows: - Mix equal parts of fiue glue, wi<h lead, and tbawhre of an rgg together. Wa'h the broken edges of the china, apply the.mixture to th m, and press the edges firmly tngethir. Any *e.nnt that istquetzed out should be scraped off after it has hardened. To Clean Glass Globes.- Sosk-h m in water and soda, odi a few dr p> (f ammonia to the water, snd wash th-ra with a welUoakfd flannel. Kin-e in clean cold water, dry with a soft pifce of liten, and polish wi;h a newspaper. Torn the gas up by degrees, so as not ~"tocrack~the globes af :<* wishing.

Always keep a lump of whitening in the house iu e'tseof hums or fcild*. If ie a marvellous healer if applied aiwci w*V& DO< kept moistened. Plaster the burnt or scalded p'ace with it, in tin consistency of cream, snd rvnsw it ai fast as it dries. It cods and relieves the pain, and when cured Laves no mark.

Ammosia in the water when washing I clothes is a great help, and will stve a deal of unncessary labour, as it helps to remove the dirt quite easilj. It is most excellent when washing flannels •r blankets, and if tbey are soaktd in ammonia and water they will require very little rubbing afterwards, and soap is not at all necessary. StEKGK, Ac, Skikts. For seams which are cut on the cros«, put a pieca .of narrow tape between the material and" lining, placing it so that the ma-chine-stitching will come down about the centre of the tape. This will prevent the seams from stretching. The team where the pocket comes will look neater. Also the placket-hole will not stretch and look untidy. About Garbles.—Candles are mueh improved by being kept for a time before being used. They should be kept in a cool place. When lighting a candle never hold it to the fire or gas. for this will melt the wax and give the j candle a dirty, untidy look. "UVe a match or a taper, and light it from the aide, not the top. Wax candl. s that have become discoloured may be cleaned by rubbing them gently with a piece of iaanel moistened in spirits of wine. I -To Clear Mirrors.—lf they should be hung out of reach, have a pair of steps to s'and on, but mind they stand steady. Then take a p'eca of soft sponge, dip it into clean water, and squeeze it almost dry; dip it into some spirits of wine, and i ub it well all over the surface of the glass. Next thing, dust the glass wi h some finely-pow-deied b'ue sifted through tcutlin, wipo the powder lightly off again with a clean, soft cloth, and then with another clean oloth rub the glass well orce more, and finish by robbing with an old silk hindkerchi'f. If the mirror be very hrge, ba'f must be dene at a tim°, or tke epuits cf wine will dry b fore it can be rubbed rff. Be cirefnl not to touch the frame of the glass with the gporge cr it will remove the gilding.

'.Pastilles for Bubniko.—Take e?gkt ounces of charcoal veiy finely povuen d, one ounce of gum sror?x, one ounce of gum benjam'D, thrfe ounces of powdered dry rose Ifavte, aid thre» drops ' of oil cf roses. Mix up tho whole !o a paste with bailed 6ta»ch very t' ick, form it into small sngarloif pa*tilt> f, one inch in heighf, and dry them in the sun or on a B*ore of moderate he-if. These pastilles should be Hgh'ed a', the apes, and will cxbale a delicious perfume.