DOMESTIC TIT-BITS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 41, 28 May 1910, Page 12

DOMESTIC TIT-BITS.

Rub a mud-stained umbrella with a rag dipped in methylated spirits, and the stains will disappear. To take ink out of boards, apply spirit of salt to the stains with a piece'of rag. Afterwards was.li well with water. To stop a leak in a gas or -water pipr -beat some wliitins up in some yellow soap. Well rub into the leak, and you will find it will stop it when other things have failed. Oilcloth should never 'be washed in soapsuds, as the soap loosens the paint and spoils the varnish. Clear water will answer, but a little skim milk added to the water greatly improves it. When the cane chair seats are out of shape, turn up the seats and with hot water and soap wash the cane-work ur* ail thoroughly soaked, and leave tile ] chairs to dry upside down in the air,] when the seats will become firm and j tight again. When a pipe from a lavatory basin or a bath becomes clogged with soap, mix a handful of soda and a handful o. common salt together and force it down into the pipe. Leave this for half an hour, then pour down a large kettleful of boiling water, afterwards rinsing thoroughly with warm water. When a splinter has been driven deep into the hand it can be extricated without pain by steam. ■Nearly fill u wKk-.-mouthed bottle with hot water, place the injured part over the mouth of the bottle,' and press .ightly. Ine suction will draw the flesh down, and in a minute or two the steam will extricate the splintc and inflammation torretker. If glaze., tiles are spotted, wash them ■with lemon juice, leave them for a quarter of an hour, and finally rub thenwith a sou cloth. Tiles should not be washed, but only rubbed with a damp cloth, and then polished with skim milk and water. Perhaps a rag on which a little paraffin has ibeen sprinkled is the best of all polishers; but it should be used before a hre is lit in the grate. Always keep carbonate of soda in the house for burns and scars; it is an excellent remedy. The surface of the burn should be covered with it, either dry or just damped. It relieves the pain caused by 'bites or stings of insects. A small saltspoonful in half a tumbler of water will relieve heartburn and indigestion, and if taken with tepid water last thing at night will frequently induce sleep in a restless person. To whiten ivory handles of tableknives rub them the way of the grain with a little moist whiting on a soft flannel. A little ammonia and water will take out stains made by perspiration; after applying, wash the material in clean cold water. To clean a saucepan in which anything has been burnt, fill it with wood' ashes and water and let it stand aside for a few hours, when it can be cleaned without any trouble. Bitter butter is the result of letting milk stand too long before it is skimmed. Tin vessels should he drained over the range after washing to prevent their rusting.

For picture-hanging use copper wire. It does not rust easily, is moth-proof, and lasts for years. When a cake bakes too-quickly on the top, make an incision in the crust that the steam may escape through it. When bedsteads creak with every movement of the sleeper, the slats should be removed and the end of each wrapped in newspaper. When roasting meat or game remember the old cookery rule: "White meats well done, black (or red) meats underdone." lodine stains can be removed .by liquid, ammonia. Rub thoroughly, and then rinse in cold water. This should -oe done before washing. Furniture polish will be greatly improved bv the addition of a little vinegar. It 'aiives brilliance and renders the wood less liable to show linger-imuks. When cleaning up a fireplace in a sickroom, sprinkle seme tea leaves among the ashes to prevent the dust Hying about. This will make a great difference to the cleanliness of a sick-room. As saucepans are used and finished with they should be filled witli cold water with a small lump of soda in it. Set them on the stove, bring slowly to the boil, and they are easily cleaned. . A neglected sewing machine.—Stand it near the fire, that the congealed oil may melt, and then clean thoroughly with paraffin, working the machine so that it »ets into all the ports. Wipe carefully as the dirtv oil oozes out. When perfectly clean, oil .with machine oil, and it is readv for use. When cleaning a bicycle one is apt to <ret one's firoser-nails very dirty and stained. To avoid this take a piece of vellow soap, damp it, and draw your finger-nails over it. This prevents the) dust getting in, and afterwards the soap is all removed by using a nail-brush. Boot Dubbing. —Put into a jar ten ounces of boiled linseed oil. two ounces of resin, and two ounces of sliced beeswax. Stand the jar in a : saucepan o water over the fire, and heat gently till the ingredients are dissolved and thoroughly mixed. , BEAUTY HINTS.

At this time of year a rougti, flaky skin is due to impure soap and hard water, careless exposure to cold winds, and to the lack of the use of some emollient. . , ~ , , Women have very little idea what danger there is in forming a habit of continually taking .headache powders. Thev may be quite efficacious at the time but' to ma.ee a continued practice of them whenever the headache appears is courting danger. _ The use of toilet powder is sadly abused. That a little powder will coyer a multitude of Blemishes is the idea most "iris have, and, instead of removing disfigurements which would easily yield to hot water and soap or ea.refu. dieting they prefer to cover them up with powder. „ ~ , . j \n admirable curling fluid for the hair is made of a tablespoonful of bruised quince seed to a -pint of hot water. Ihe water is poured over the seeds and the whole is allowed to stand for several hours. You can add, if desiraole, a few drops of violet essence, which last will oive it a dainty perfume. The hair is moistened with'the fluid before curling. Roughness of the skin on the <>a f K ot the arm between the elbow aim _ the shoulder is not uncommon. Sometimes it is due to carelessness in not drying the arms thoroughly after bathing. Rub the spots with a cake of pumice-stone, following this by the use of cold cream. Russian women, .who are noted for their beautiful eves, relieve tueir weariness by bandaging them loosely with a cloth moistened w : ith witch hazel or rosewater. The woman wnn .wants to look her licl at night removes the traces of -,\ weaning day by lying down in a dark room for a few minutes and binding her eyes v.illi such a bandage. The eves brighten from the treatment, iike flowers freshen after a fall of dew.

, A hot footbath is useful in the case of j a cold, especially a cold in the head. The body should be well covered. The water lan "cblcl Wte^/'-ld-cfta^&^ai^'f"'- 0 - j IjOwl "so Miat' t'llfl ciiUr*- Vn-.rr- L .l.: f ". 1 ...« mersed. Have the water as hot as can be borne and previously mixed with a quantity of mustard. During the bath the patient should slowly drink a glass of hot lemonade, and all draughts and chills must be avoided during the pro-