ODDS AND ENDS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 7

ODDS AND ENDS.

————.——-.—— Make yourself an attractive doorstop in the form of a dainty old-world lady. You will require a 21b. treacle tinfilled with sand. Make a slit in the lid, and fit lid on firmly. Then take a celluloid doll, and flatten from the waist down. Insert into sand so that half of the doll is left. Make a skirt for the lady from any gay material you may have, draw into waist of doll, and glue. Finish off with a ribbon around waist. The following is a good idea for shopkeepers. Thread the loose end of a ball of string, as used for tying up parcels, out through the hole in a. flower-pot turned upside down on‘ the counter where the wrapping-up is i done. The string will be tidy and} always ready for use, and the ball cannot roll away. Lacquer the pot to ' suit the surroundings. Backaohes may be avoided if a longhandled mop is kept specially for the bath and saturated with kerosene and rubbed over all discolourations. Choose young white radishes about the thickness of asparagus~tips and boil in salted water till tender. Serve on toast with white sauce for break—fast. Brooms which have been stood up on the wrong end may be restored in the following way:—Put a half-\ filled kettle on the fire, and when the steam comes strongly from the spout apply the crushed part of the broom to it. In a few moments the bristles will rise to their original position. While steaming, rub the hand briskly over the surface of the broom. To filter water simply, tie a piece of clean, undyed flannel on to the tap, leaving it rather loose. Don't forget to renew the flannel at least every week. , W-hen washing the hair, put afablespoonful of salt in the last rnsing water. A course of olive oil, taken internally, is of great benefit to the hair, if it is inclined to dryness. The oil needs to be taken regularly for several months to be of lasting benefitpat least a dessertspoonful each day. Oil of eucalyptus removes most stains from cloth, velvet or delicate materials. Rub the spot with a piece of linen dipped in eucalyptus from an inch outside the spot to the centre.