While the Boys are Overseas
Dear Aunt Daisy, / Perhaps my experience with the problem of keeping in good order the suits of our soldiers while overseas, may help some listeners. My brother-in-law, a bush farmer, left his "town" clothes in my keeping when he went with the first lot of men to the Great War, No. 1. We had a small house and small children, so I lined a box with newspaper and folded the suits and everything in newspaper. New boots which. had only been worn a few times, I rubbed all over, soles as well, with neatsfoot oil, and left in the sun several days, then wrapped them in newspaper too. Then in the box I put small pieces of common soap here and there and nailed the lid on. When "uncle" returned and opened the box everything was Al, and ready for immediate use. |
M.
C.
. (Kilbirnie).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 138, 13 February 1942, Page 23
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150While the Boys are Overseas New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 138, 13 February 1942, Page 23
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