HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 23, 20 February 1909, Page 3

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

Novel" put soda iu the water iu which you wash china tlint lias any gilding 011 it. Soda injures the gild'ing. Jnstead, use soap, w'liieh answers just us well and ims no ill effects.

, l'aiiit marks nmy lie removed from silk by saturating the silk in equal parts vi turpentine and ammonia; then wash it iu soapsuds and leave it to dry between sheets of blotting-paper with a weight on the top.

In order to revive celery that lias become limp get a pail of'boiling water and douche tile celery into it fur a second or two. Then put it into a bowl of cold water under a tap, and let the water rum on it for some time; it will then be quite fresh and. wisp, Boots and! shoes can be made watertight by melting a little beeswax and adding ian equal quantity of sweet oil. Warm tlio soles and rub t'lie beeswax ill till the lcatlur ceases to all-...1t !,. Don't let it touch the other parts, or vou will have difficulty in making them shins.

Au easy way to make a soft and cheap cushion.: Save all east-oil' stockings, cut them from top to ankle in pieces about two or three inches wide, then unravel them and fill the cushion.

Brass-lacquered bedsteads should on 110 amount be .polished with metal polish, as the acid l if contains is liable to destroy the lacquer. Wash your bedsteads with plain soap and hot water, and then .ru.b well witli a dry chamois leather. Bedsteads treated iu this way retain their brightness for many years. When making porridge of coarse oatmeal over-night for early breakfast a skin 'forms 0 u top, which when stirred up is hard to mix smoothly. To prevent, this, fully cook the poirridge, leave the lid] oil' till a skin ha>s' formed, then pour over a tiny drop of water, hot or cold, and leave till morning, when there will be 110 skin. Wheii made hot it will he like freshly-made porridge. To remove stains from knives, cut a potato and dip in powdered brickdust; rub briskly over the stains, which immediately disappear. No knifeboard or ■cleaner required. A cracked egg, or one which is slightly ■broken, is often put aside for baking, •when it could ibe conveniently boiled for sending to table. Wrap a piece of greased ipaper round the "egg and thsn boil in the ordinary manner; the paper ■will keep the egg together. To a pair of shoes that have become stiff and uncomfortable by constant wear in the rain, or from lying by unworn, apply a coat of vaseline, rubbing it in well with a cloth, and in a short ■time the leather will become soft and .pliable. Economical Starch. After using a bowl of starch do not throw away the mixture. Place on one aide, and when the starch has settled pour away the water; then put the basin in the oven for a few minutes. The starch will be in a hard cake, and can be .put away iready for use again, when it will be | found to be as good as new starch.