Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 5, 31 January 1907, Page 33

Domestic

By • Maureen • .

Prevent -Fatigue. .The reason that many women are so iriuclf fatigued . and oftentimes injured by running a sewing machine- is because their chair is too low. If a chair 'four' or /six inches higher than the ordinary chair is used no fatigue will be felt. How ;to Make Material Waterproof." . A very simple and efficacious 'way to render ma- ' terial waterproof is to thoroughly -paint both* sides of unbleached calico with raw linseed oil,' allowing^ the first side to dry in the ' open'aif 'before the second is done. This will maxe oilskin, •or a -waterproof ; material. ' . - Quinsy. A very efficacious remedy in this distressing malady - is an onion poultice. -Bake three or four large onions till soft;,, peel quiokly and beat -flat; put them- into a than muslin bag about three inches broad, and long enough to reach round the. throat from ear to ear. Apply as warm as can be borne. Keep it on con'tihuously, taking fresh onions when the'strength of the firist .poultice is .exhausted. Flannel must Ue worn about the throat afterwards, and risk of cold thus avoided." \ - • A Delicate Cement. An excellent cement for glass or/ elAna is made with gin and gelatine. Dissolve - a small quantity of gelatine in- some gin until it is of the consistency of thick gum. Wash the edges of the pieces to 'be joined; then apply the cement, -and "allow 'it to dry. This is such a. clear, clean mixture that not the slightest mark is left even oif the most delicate china. • ' • How to Walk Gracefully. Every woman should aspire to .look as , well as possible upon all occasions, if she- will make up~ her mind to sit, stand, and walk gracefully she" will -go far towards accomplishing this' state of" continually looking her best. It is not . difficult if ' you. will only persevere. The natural positions of the "body are gen^ erally correct, and stiffness is the thing to -be 'guarded against. A .woman should never hurry if she wants to look well, but should strive,, to attain a reposeful manner when walking. She should lift her feet lightly, so "that when she takes,, a step- it will, swing naturally with the toe downward. A person- should be able to balance at any movement upon the single foot that is supposed to be ' carrying the walker's weight. If -this can be done, it is ~& proof that the body v& properly poised. If we accustom ourselves to • holding the * body gracefully when sitting • and standing, it will assume that position naturally v. hen we ac walking. . - The Telephone a- Receiver for Microbes. In these days when the deadly microbes hold such undisputed sway, it should not be forgotten that the telephone is a " happy hunting ground for these lively little pests. -A special point should be made of-clean-ing the receiver and mouthpiece of the telephone regularly every week." A moment's consideration proves the necessity of this. According to an -eminent medical authority speech .is impregnated- with multitudinous bacteria -proper to the "mouths- and air; passages, and the more forcible the language, the greater tnc dissemination. Those who are fortunatejienough to. possess one will know from experience that a telephone can scarcely be regarded as a transmitter of ' soft speech,' for to say the least of it there are " times when telephone -.language is both ' frequent and' free. 1 Then, apart from this, dt must be ""remembered that the telephone is freely used by persons suffering from various, diseases highly charged with "bacteria, which are disseminated by the breath. Considering these things the wonder is ihat so few people think of subjecting the necessary parts of the telephone to \a regular cleaning and disinfecting. A special day in every week should be set apart foj> this purpose, aiwcl then it will not run the risk of being overlooked. • -

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