Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 23, 11 June 1908, Page 33

Domestic

By MAUREEN

To Mend an Umbrella. nai/ind 7~? annoying to catch' a new umbrella., on a nail and tear a hole in it. But it is -good to know of a simple and efficacious way to "mend it Take 1 SSi-aSlt* O p f lfl b p lac + V StiCkin^ plaster ' andsoakTfmtS and M% r r?y! 1S . caj --e*uHy. wider the hole inside, and let it dry. This is much better than darning as it closes- the • hole neatly without stitches. jCare of the ~ Piano. • - strn^LS- n?+*n gencra ">' that V valuable instiumept often sailers from neglect -of simple precau-, ?-™ ™ Tif 78 CloSe down the P iano at ni /ht and in SB? walw a1 £ er; °P e ?. it on bli S^ days, and, .if pos4£,& if • su * n shlne on the * c ? s > as the i^t p°i W if* T Xy fr ° m tu i" nillg yellow - U should also be kept m a dry room;, and never placed in a draught. Cleaning Serge Material. daihhK; g o a nT^ tS are a T ng the most serviceable in Wn 7 lot?' ln aSeS Where tlie first fairness has , been lost, a new lease of life may be given in ' the m}°Tit g Mm P^W :-Take about a dozen ivy leave? w«tJ t V asm + ' and , cover with one Point of boiling water. Let it stand for twelve .hours. Clean tht material with a brush- or cloth, and iron on the f wrong side and you will be surprised at the result. Exercise. kT.n In +i h^ c -? a - ys ° f exercise s unlimited it is well to know that it is very unwise to indulge in the practice injudiciously. Exercise should' nat be undertaken just liro. a 7 m !, al> aS the di gestiye organs make a aige demand on "the blood supply, so that there is very little available for the exercise of the muscles. Again after a long. fast, exercise does harm , rather than good. - Milk. I ,nnn! : p S( ;i 1^ hO K P f tak t o£ milk in quantities must not suppose that boiling it previously is all that is necessary to think about ; they, must also bear in mind twrf£ * 1S a °,? d and noti a drink - Jt should no *> theiefoie, be swallowed quickly in large gulps, otherwise curds are formed which causa symptoms of indigestion. If it is found difficult to digest, pure milk, dilute it with half its quantity of water, soda water, or lime water. . ; ' Waxed Floors. If a waxed floor is to remain a joy for ever water must never touch it. Wet a woollen cloth "with .turpentine, and rub the soiled places with it. When the floor is all cleaned go over with a woollen cloth, slightly moistened with soft wax. Let it rest a few hours, then polish with a weighted brush. The prepared wax may.be purchased at a paint shop, or/ it may be prepared at - home by melting one pound 'of beeswax and then beating one pint of turpentine into the heated wax. Don't Cough. A physician, who is connected with an institution in which there are many children who are. suffering from the usual winter colds and coughs, says there is nothing more irritable to a cough than coughing. He therefore determined, for one minute at least, to lessen^ the number of coughs heard in a certain ward, and says, by the promise of rewards and punishments, ' he succeeded in inducing the patients simply to. hold their; breath when tempted to , cough, and, in a little while, was surprised to see how some of the children entirely recovered from the disease. "■■ Constant coughing is .entirely like scratching a wound on the outside of the* body,; so long as it is done it will not heal. The #■ doctor advises peoDle when temnted to cough, to draw a long breath, and hold it' until it warms and soothesevery air cell, and some benefit will soon be receivedr owing to the fact that' the nitrogen thus confined acts as an anodyne on the mucous membrane, allaying the desire to couch, and giving -the throat and lungs a chance to heal. . -